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!1 = 4 = = ,.-- - THE BOOK OF INSTRUCTION IN THE ELEMENTS OF THE ART OF ASTROLOGY Q.n r uq =l ABU'L-RAYHANMUHAMMAD IBN AHMAD J AL-BIRUNI < 5 Written in Ghaznah,7029 A.D. _= Reproduced from Brit.Mus.MS. Or.8349 The Translation facing the Textby R.Ramsay Wright, M.A.Edin, LL.D.Tor.and Edin. Emeritus Professor of Biology University of Toronto 7934 LONDON LUZAC & CO.

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THE BOOK OFINSTRUCTION

IN THE ELEMENTS OF THEART OF

ASTROLOGY

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ABU'L-RAYHAN MUHAMMAD IBN AHMADJ

AL-BIRUNI<

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Written in Ghaznah,7029 A.D._=

Reproduced from Brit. Mus. MS. Or.8349

The Translation facing the Text byR. Ramsay Wright, M.A. Edin, LL.D. Tor. and Edin.

Emeritus Professor of BiologyUniversity of Toronto

7934LONDON

LUZAC & CO.

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THE

IN . TI{E

B O O K O F

ELEMENTS

INSTRUCTION

OF THE ART OF

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ABU'I--RAYHAN MUI-.IAMMAD IBN AHMAI)

AL-BIRUNI

ASTROLOGY

| 93+LONDON

LVZAC 6c CO.+6 Grcat Russell Strcct

Writtcn in GharnaA, rozg A.D.

Reproduced from Brit. Mus. MS. Or. B 3+g'

TItc Trantlarion /acing thc Tc* fuR. Ramay lIlright, III.A. bairl LL.D. t'or. and Edil.

Emcritat Pro/cstor oJ BiologyUnivcrtirl oJ Toronto

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uuoh t funoand rabour 1n tho.e tudy of cresk ana'rnoron , t " t ror .og:y1 f he bad no t ber lo rod rn t ' s t ru th o i - i f iu - th lng .n o f .chron' p- zr , - - : ro. apparontry alao "u"""d- iuu gonorarbel lof ln tbo of f lo icy or oLorrus snd tar lonana, but hlscouteqporBry . l 'y loenna 18 yorf conteoptuoug ln hlsro f utot l on of As rrorogora . n iedral ; i

- ; ; ; ; ar-muna J Jrdn.o t r t ' {ohrsn p . 23?, - r tou lnoJo i -o - Fr . coa i " i . Bardo6or6s . ;s srrratr ph11000pbor ln tho 2nd harf . ; - ;b; zna ; ; ; ; , i#,oondunod as t ro logy ln p la lu nudt xo lgUiy - i i * " .

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ArlogTmrru.s

GonlnlCaucor

LooYlrRg

Ll.bragcorplug

Sagl t ta r lusCopr l oornus

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t{hq thoroforo you knox the aotlYo vlrtuss of a algnxbothbr .hoat o ' r oo ld. , and tbo paaalvo v l r tuee; rhotherdr]nnsas or molEturor 1t xlIL not bo couoealod, fron youxhat lnrtloular elomnt of the rcnld and rhat partlcularhumour of the body oach algn reeqblee. Xach slgn t 'bat1a hot ond dr1r ls rolatod to f lro aud yo1lon blIo,eaohthat 1a c tLd, ard dry, to oar th and b laok b1Io, oachthat ls bot and.. lrolat to a1r and, blood and sach ttnt 1aoold, and, nol6t to rator and. phlogn.'

Tho Hlhdut r€gard as nolc t 'c lgar Plsoss, thohlnder half 'of Caprloorn nnd tbo antorlorthalf ofAquarlur for ieasons glven above 1ir epeoklng of thoirroprcseDtat long, aLz. that thc h lndor end ' o f Capr loorn1a f lsh-l lkc, hnd tbat of Aquarlus rator. Thoy do notbcrover reobln gcobplua as bolonglug to t io tuolst slgnqbut oount 1t r l th the aerlal onos, xh1le Canoor holdean lutotudlats poolt lonr aotrntlFa a belng regardod asratory, a6t lnoa a8 aor la l acoOrdl ln€ to c l toumstancos.

548. Fam6' aI-dbakar rnlnhE^ra'I-unthd. A]. l ths hota lgns aro lanets 'ars

pororf ir l ln those slgns rhlcbMAI,E IND IEUAL& roaoublo tbsn ln. nature and oor,but

they partake of tbo uaturo of th'es l lns ' ln rd loh thoy aro s l tuatod so that a p ianotobilously rni le oh6is a tendonoy to f eoalenoss by bolngln a fen i1e s lgn. The l l lndua aay ' that a I I tbe od 'd, 1 'o 'nalo elgna are unluoky.and tho .fenalo slgus luc!11-

tr.onE al-nahirl nlrhi na pE al-Iallf . Thero lsro dluryal

an<I the fenals aocturnal. TheAltD NOCTURNAL. dlurnal planoto aro.powerful

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nooturnal tn t l ro n lgbt on68. In tbo Grsok b lz fdhaJl f t1s -s td tod tha t aoco rd lng to gom l r l os , Conoor , ' Loo andSagl t tar lu t ar€ day o lgno and tbe l r 'nodl ro L lbra,CalrloorD,Aquarlua auct Gsnlul aro nlgbt on-os, rrhl lo_tl torui^, lndor partaks both of.day and, alg[t. Tbs l l lndw bollqvotbs t A r1oo , Tau l r ra , Gon ln t , Cggog l , Sag l t t a r l us ondCapr l6cnn a ro ponor fu l a t n lgh t r tho ' s l x o tbo rs by doy .

. 550. FanA a l -m+qturah a l -a196. Ar losr Tauruo,Looand P lsoes l tUo f { ra t t h roo

booaueo ths l r f eo t a ro ou t o f f a t t ho hoo fsMATMED and ptarsr. and. Tauirrs 1n ad,cl l t lon booauso 1t.

' 1e only hal f an ox out ln tno at tbo naYoJ. ,rhl lo Plsoo!. tg lncludod. on account of tbs obmnoo of l lmbe.

.55I. rainE. al:Flr+lagibah rg gbavr. 9l:muntaglb?b'.Ar learL lbrE and. Sagl t tar lus are d.osor lbod. ae oroot oon-

s to l l a t l ona 1n tbo booka r tho o tbo ra a ro p tERECI . [XD ' ro fsrzod to ln tb ls rogard,but tho l l lndusOTiIEnlt-IgE .alraya oay that Arlos,Taul:t tarCanoor,Saglt-

tarlus and Caprloornua Lro aoloop and, to-proeont tben rsoumbontr rh l le LoorYl rgorL lbrarsootp lueand . l ,quarlug aro olsot,za-D.d. Cenlnl ancl Plscos 16ollno onono a l t lo . Thol r lu tent lon 1u th ls Eat tsr 1s unkuorm tomo, fo r t ho pou l t l on o f t ho - f l gu roa l n ths oone to l l a t l ons1g of uo lnportancorart tloy offvr rc svldmco.b tbo omtrury

952. I 'arn-a al- lnalyyah rm sbayrld. The fol lorlngolgns aro t rY l rgor l , lbra and

half of Saglttarlus and . l ,quo4lua. Suoh 1oEUUAN .AND iho. oage 1n tba flguroa shoxn abovoOTEIRIIISE dth tbo orooptlou of . L1bra, but rhcn l lbra

1o roproaontod 1n the aot of ro1g}1ng, a

I I ur lndsbtod to Profo l tor Nal11no for . tho ln torpro-ta t lon of th ls r rord, , to tho.proPor polnt lng of t rb loh .A.Loomos noarogt . I t 19 tbo Pahlavf v lz ldhak (N.P. gUzlda)r c h o o o n r -

' A v 0 o ) . o y i o r . ' ( o f y o t t l u e y o . l s n s ) o n o o f t h o .

Crook xorks xbloh roaohod, tbo .[.raba ttrrough a PahIaxIt rons la t l on . Soo Na l l l no ,Momo l ro p roaon to t t t o P ro f . n .C .Blormo p. 35I and. soo ie forot ros to fnd la I , 15O. Uyf l r o t L a t l n b o o k w a 6 d , f D o l s o t u c r r n o v o r . a s o o o l a t o d r l t htho nomo of a oornpl lor . Cf . Gtr rnd. . , . l ran. ph l l . P. p0.5-Ya lons a loo ,appoars l a t s r as - t * , l , 4?6 r . -4 ' 1 .9 . ' , 4 r ^ . , r .2 0u tho l r boada l - P bu t oonoo to t l na rg ln ' . h IA a [qhE .

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buman or b l rd f lguro auapends tbo balonco or s lmply ahurnm band, Tho four- footod f lgure6 aro Ar lea, Tauruo,and Loo , xh l l e t ho h lndo r ha l f o f Sag l t t a r l uo , ao roo -t l tnos t t to f ront ha l f (o f Capr loorn on t l rs anulogy ofTau : r r cA) a ro a loo go rookono<L . Thon o f t boao A r l cs andTaung bavs c loven fsst , Loo o laxs and Sa6l t tar luohoofa: ^gnln tbe peoplo general ly frorn youth upentor ta ln cor ta ln ldeao as to tbe e lgne, such as tbatLeo , Soorp lue , Sag l t t a r l ue anc l . Capr ioo rn (P leoeeA)ouggos t boas ts o f I r r€T ; Gon ln l , Y1 rgo , P looes an< I t boh ln r l o r t ; o - th l rde 6 f Capr loo rn , b l rdo ; Canoor ,Sagl t tar lus, Soorp lug and Capr loorD. , ropt l leo; and,Cancer , Sco rp luo and , P locoo , aqua t l o an1na1o .

The l l lndu" ho"o a rodundanoy of ln tarprotat loneof thls klnd; they say that tho hunan 6lqn8 arsGsrn ln l , Y1rgo, L lbra ( the foro par t o f Sagt t tar lua)Aand. ths h lndor bal f o f Aquar lua, a l l o f r f i ,1cb thoyd.osor lbo as b lpeds, xh l lo tho quadrupoda are Ar loo,Loo, the h lndor hal f o f Sagl t tar lua, and tbo foropar t o f Capr lcorn. Refsronco hag oJ-roady boen nadoto tho l r ldsag ae to natory and. aor la} s lgno

353. Iarni al-nusawrltah nlnhE ra Rhavr a1-. +

rnugar.r l tah.. GepxlnT; volood,,o f thsgo Gemln l 1e capab le

VOICED Al lD YOICELESS of opoecb; ArloB, Taurusand. Loo are ha l f -vo lood. ,

Capr loone and Aquar lu i a rs voak-vo1oed, , rbJ- IoC a n o o r , S c o r p l u s a n d P l a o o a a r o v o l o o l e o o

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Knowledgo as to vo loo and speoch l s essen t l a l aa torho tho r l n a d l f t l ou l t y 1nd . l ca t l ons tn thoss s lgno o roharnfu l or tho roY€rao

354. Fand al-wal[d Ddnhe rrarl-raolm wa ehavrhum.Ind. l c a t lon

o lgns Canoor , Soorp luo , P l sooeF.ERTfI^E A}lD BARREA{ and ths blnder balf of Caprloorn

favou r l a rgo fam l l l es ; A r los ,Taurus, L lbra, Sagl t tar tus and Aquar lue smal l onoo,whllo the f l lpt part of Taurua, Loo, Ylrgo and. tbof l re t par t o f Co.pr loora. ln t t loato s tsr l l l ty . Tbeprod.uot lon of twlns. 1a apoola l ly 1n chargo of Goro1nl ,but a leo 1s favo.urod by .Y l rgo, Sagl t tar lue €nd. P lsces,and 'somot tnos by Ar los and L lbra aud, the last par t o fCapr loorn. ( ths fore par tg of Capr loorn and. Scorp luslndlcats hormaphrod.lt lsra) fn consoquonoo of what nobavo eald, Ar lss and L lbra ars d.ssor lbod aa bolng oftxo natureo, aB aro also Calir loorn and. SagtttarlusA.Ylrgo 1a oallod. mletross of three. fotas, and, Gornlnlas many- facod, , .booauso thoy d.euoto not on ly twlne buttbroo or more ch l ldrsn.

555 . I anE a l -hE1he f l ' I - n l kEh . W l th ' rega rd . t onarr lago, i lcorn lnd lcate

oagerlroso tborofor, for Llbra andFIIATI0N T0' Saglttarlus much tha aamo can .bo sald..l f tnnl G:E t{ l th regard to tho oonduot of romon,

denote roeerys Tlt"li;rli:;"3i"'llH":"3J3;ii'iio"uand Caprlcorn oorrrptlon and bad. cond.uct, whlJ.o Cornlnl,Y l rgo , Sag l t t a r l us and P lsooe dono td a tnean tn th l sregard,; of tho four Vlrgo la tho ruogt vlrtuous.

356. FamF a}-burfiJ a]-rnurlfunah d,hatEt al-harnn.Loo r Scorp

and, thero 1! r a ouoplo lon of t roubloDARK At'lD 1n Vlrgo and, Llbra.

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357. t rarna dald. Ia tbE ra ld J lbat a l4 l$n. Ar tos do_no tes tUe @€o a po tn r ro tho l s f t o f

t ha t t o ra rda i he Nor th ,and Sag i t -REI-A'TrON T0 POrN'fs torlus ons to -tho rlgbt torardo 1be'

0F COl{PrLSg South;s ln l lar ly E l th eaoh of tboo the r t r l p ) .1o l t1oe . Thus Taurus

lnd . l ca tea tha cen t re o f . t ho Sou th ,V l rgo a po ln t t o 1 t slo f t tor rards tbe East and capr loorn o io to the T lght and.Wse t . Cen ln l oooup leo the oen t re o f t ho \ yea t ,L lb ra a

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r t S corp l usa polntto thoIe f t andYlee t andP l s o s s

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^ 558. f+ne daldbathE "aI6 a1-r ty6 'b . A wlnd comlng.f ron a qua i ou la r s lgn te i l " o

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t b a t s t g n . t h u s t h oRELATION T0 WfNDS IeBt r lnd r r l th Ar los, tho t {ost x l th

Cemln l r t ho Sou th w l th Tou rus and thoNorth r l th Canoor . S l rn l lar ly n l th tho ln tsrmodlatoquar te ra ,a S .X . w lnd 1g re la ted . t o y l rgo o r t o Sag l t - 't a {us aooord lng as 1 t 1s nea ro r S . o r -E .

t h e f l o r y ( E . 1 , a n d a l r y ( Y { . ) t r l p l l o l t l e s b a v o o h a n e e dp laoee . A0 A0r PL r co r rso t . (S ) oa r thy , (N ) na to ry .

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aro ro la t sd to tho seve ra l s l gno .TO Tho hoad and faoo to A r1oo , t bo

BODY nook and. r lnd.p lpo to Taurug, tho

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arms and. hand.s to Comlnt , tho oboot ,b reao to , s1d .ea , o tomach and Iungo to Conoor , t hshoar t t 6 Leo , i ho vonb l l t h l t s con ten te to Y l rgo 'ths baok and but tocks to L lbra, tho gonl ta lo toScorp lus, t t io th lgbs ' to Sagl t tar lus, th9 )msos to

Capr igorn, ths shanks. to Aquar lus and ' tbe fost andh o e l s r t o P l s o o s +

fn th te mir t tsr thore 1g muoh oonfuglon 1n tbebooks , f o r acco rd lng to sono , no t .o4 l y t ho hoadanr l f ice but a lso ' tho bowols aro govorned' by Ar los 'Thr j analogy ln th ls oaso doee not seem to bs c isar 'Err ! l t lo-c lear 1n tho aaylng of a Brnhman tbat l fls lmaglno ths zod,lac to be a manrrlth -0.r lss thohoad, aua tbe so los of ths fsot d ' l roctod, toxard 'o 1t , 'thon the a l locat lon of tho par to of tbo bodyaocord lng to tho Hind.ua conforms n l th rbat -xo haveeald aboys oxoopt that tbe faco ls g lvon to Taurue '

. Tbe a lgns are aLso lnd lcat lve of tbo var lousd lseasog o f r i ' sn , o f h1s oonp lox lon , f 1gu ro , f aco ,and tbs l1ke, tboy a lso SoYora looal l t loe aDdnnrrnt r t en and d,enoto var lous mat tere regard lngw v s w . 4 v e t

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T IAughlng and talkat lve,klngly anrl hauglt ty, fondof poot ry , shorp- tonguod. , luo t f t r I , b ravo .

U 0 f good Jud .gnon t ,nog l l gon t ,a l l a r ,a obea t , l us t -ful aud a fool.

lGenerous rohas to ,oxco l l l ng 1n ganoor fond o fphl losophy and act ronony,nunl f loont , v lo lont ,and a b6 , f1? ( l aa t t ro qu r ' 6n by hsa r t ) .

q5 Jndo lon t , dumb, f lok lo and ohangeab le .

Jl"liJ. r,r gly, f o rrn l dab l o, o ha rp - t o n gu o d., h a rd- h.o a r t o d, tl l t l g l ous ,knav lab ,many t roub loe ,a o lnno r , f o r -get fu l ,poxor fu l by naturo, bo ld. .

xTLlboral, good. monnors , trutb,fu)-, woll- lnf o:mod.,p louo, a Judgo, thougbt fu l , I lvo ly , p layfu l , fond,o f danoo and mus lc ,a [a f l 1 .ffhA'@-fI[I , pol l to , gsaerouB, lndolo nt, oorard ly,J u a t J u d g o r p l e b o l a n , o x o l t o d 1 n a p o o o h r a n u s l o -1an and . a lngg r ,a |E f l z .

Y\Gonerous by naturo , anxloue , dooeltf ir l , bold, , rsugbmoroso , aha rp : tongued . ,a s layo r ,a $d f l z ,a fdo l ,lndo1snt ,p loaoed, r l th h lngol f ,bo ld.

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Klngly , ro t 1o ent , l lbe ra l , t r1 c lqy, pre Jud.1o o d. , acapablo rnathsmatlc tan, survsyor, thougbtful aboutthe next wor ld , fond of horsso,par t lcu lar as tofood,dr lnk and e lotb lng,v l r l le .

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Arro gant , faloo , cholo r1o , lmpotuous , ohangoablo ,ov l I - th lnk1n6, anx lous , qu6r re laome , op ln lonat lvqfond, o f gemos and. l l fo ,o ra f ty r fo rgo t fu l rshaqq,bo Id .

[ol]-d. lapooitd, obasto , eagor to ac cumulate t lohoo,oagor for nagnlf lcsnco and. nanllno8s,a goutmet,bad-bsar ted. , lnor t , lndolont , rost f \ l l , too anxlousabout xorldly affalrs

XGood d, lsposl t1on, gensrous, e logant , lust fu l , un-stabls ln b1s opln lons, o f good. fa l th , rnoc l looroln bus lnb ao , t r loky and d.o cs l t fu l , 11oblo to orr ,for gptf ir l , fool isb, boId.

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Yhtodlurn uelgnt , th1D, shor t -a lg ,h t@eye s .dark , or gray, or d.arli g-roy , nos o and oaisIar8e,ug. !y mouthrhal r cur ly and rodd. lsh.

UI o L I , 0 r o a d 1 ' o . r o h e o d . r o y o b r o w e s h o r t r e y o s b l a c k ,t h o r h l t o a a m a l f , d , o r n C a e t , n o s o b r o a d , t h o . p o l n tu p t u r n e d , l a r g e r n o u t h , t h l o k l l p s , h a l r b l a c k ,!qcl__qqoqg.

trMedlun helght, good appearanoo,eie-FJlnebeard. and faco, sbarp-o1ghtod, broad,-shouldorod,shanks long ln compar lson wl th foro-aru.

6hloderate bolght , . l l robs th lck rather fong,hal rf l ne b ro rn rnosa c rookod . , t eo th unoyen ,downcas tIook,corpuLont , shanks lonRet than foro-arms.

a.FULI Aelgnt , Droad, 1 'acB, tn lcK 1 ' lnger3, s . |6nd8rth l gba,h lp b lgger , good- Iook lng, gray-oyod. ,accus to tood , t o r l no , Ia rgo nose ,w ldo nou th ,( toeth separated f rom 'eaoh othor) , ohostnutha1 r ,A p roml nen t bo l l - y .

fry[ io([um stouton ohogt audf la t -noged. .

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1lIl l€ad orect , good,- i .ook lng, oyos snal l - ,xh l tes yoI -l owr face rou rd r fo rohead . na r ro r rha l r ooa rsg ,slondor thlglts and. .anklos rbroad. cbeet ard sboul-d,ers ,broad nose,paunch and a rnark on the back.

^rLf Bnf , taIJ. , Sood-J.ooKlng s spool al .Ly f ro[0 ba cKf ron t y levrgood eyesr long board . , ooarss noso,complex lon red , ,bo l l y la rge rshnnkB longer tbanth lchs . ruarks oD. a rna and lecs .

ruBody s fqnds r e rec t ,11no 11gur0 , racs goa t - J .1ke ,w lde g ray syes ,ea rs o rookedr long boa rd , I l t t l oha l r . t h ln l ess . ac t l vo Ra l t . handsono .l {ed lun holg l r t , tondlu6 to ta l l , forohoad narrow,eyes d.ark gray,b laokr ' tho b laok par t 'w ld.er thantho xh, l to , coarse l1ps, donr ioast look, bod.y nol lf l l led out . Iegs unsqual . Rood- Iook lns.broad drst

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trGreontsh_ ye I Iow.c u l a t o r s , t e a c h e r a ,-p.g_$!gla, tallors.

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ft Yrnrt lsh r€d.. ' t /hlte of -C@

tab les . Horsomon , oo lno rs . f a l cone rs .

rqi l tr1t lsn yol low. Changlng.--@seorotar l 6s, supory l sors, or r l lnary po oplo,oanco rs , 81nRers . assemb l loe o f men -7iin l tar l ep, pr lvy coun seLlors, rne r ry-malc ors , ph1 Ib_sopbors^, go ome t r lc l ans, mo tohant o, ( grarnnAi tans )d s v o t s o a .

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Bolkh and Ad!44E9gItt:d Magog ' and' l- l lo

ru lned, o l t l ss tuers ,Ao ia lon , ro iu i i te* ' I t?1b1" 'inu twln olt loa rl. lalalya, Sl strn.,l '{akra'u' Dalr&m'

n € l l { l n o I L l - t t u r r \ l q r q l J q r s r e v s " _ t "

bra sbalu, TOo, So thdl ala' TlT19b'

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f f i i [AhsTa,Syrla,creto, t tr9, -uupnrales truu lro

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ates and t r teso-

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rsTan ' Iraq, Dluarar ' l9;il;;;"dF;;i;e-;i- tn6 rc'a"i5e, .run|l:lo!g''sbarog ln Bukhura and Gurgdnrtbs boroors or

the Sea of A:montarqnO gaibaqf..9.s lar,ggSgfPt lhrgn ( rud'us

;;d'- tb";ou-totiusn Onan and, Elnduetan,EastgmChtna, Asl a Ufnot, nn"., on9.-Ts!tk+".,

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prer h o r o f l r o l s u s s d . , t h l o v e s tJerol lorv 1s natrufacturod.

U Mourtalnouo plaoo e, orcliailf@houaoa for foodrcor and o lephant sbode.

trltoun ra1 rul, ulLJ.B, moundc, huut Ing- ground s, rl v-Fs ld.oarroaor ta of aorobi ts ana-ganblors 'andruglol_ane, klngs I palaoog.

6Ho r s rvo 1r s, ro o d- b e d, a, r I ve r nar gl n 6 ;odff,fta t €tfp laooar t roes rxo l l a r r l ye ra rand p lac ie o fIorahlp.

JtrtountalDa, rortrossoe, hlg"h oano tua-fe-o pngCrpalaooo, d.sgor t . p lao os, quarr le e, bauon- eal i lsngou:rdl. _

lrt D:t. Yang, troEo_n t e quar_to re, mus 1 o t anErtroua o e,throahlng f loore, oult lvi tod f lolda.strl++ ltosques end plaooa@oultlvatl on, palm- groye B, oba o rva tori 6 s, plal n o,orobardg,tops of nountains rhloh are tiftrmtir

ltu18b PLaoosrpoole of barl *@9f grlo! aqil nouralngreoorplonsi holesi-de gert e d pla o e g . vln_eyirda, nulb o rry- cro vo s .

ft.ero r pralns r yagl gr_ tmpleo, Chf ltflan

-ffii@-Iars€nalo, cat t le-atal lo, ] funo-pl ta, l ln lgatsdorohards.

?tCast los, anolent reser tp laooar{ rooplng p lacos) r r i laves ' a l iep lngplaoeerholeo- of dogs aud. fotoerloi lglngi fJratrangere. The f lrgt part of t ie glgn-1nd.lodssstono and, gavsl and rvatsr Fhoole.BUDnlng and standlng ;atorrh@taverua,brothols, oanals aui dt tobos,blrdlsnoatg an4 resortr of aquatlc blrds.'

. T ADodFs of angelorholy neurMaglan pF{osfa,nournlng plaoee, oane-brak6erlake shoroe, ialtnarghes , Rranarle a.

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oPPOrr l ron,l r t l l oa .

oldarg lops fmn@- C)gthos rno-ok laoee, ro5 l ,ha l r ,

oo l l a ra : a roo t frul te . arl tchoke e, bistard aathon.Tarr lroaa. Zophyr, goqtlo ffi'-dF]frTffisplr l te. Annlotarbiaoolote rdlrans,dinu1 l r r rLE. Ar r l roEg, DraooJ .o tg ,d l ramg,d lnara ,qtt l r r : dnrns. lqtoa and f lut is.

raln, nrnnlng' t4 Ergos, .Cood, dr lnk lng rdor ,raterranil tbat rrbloh ooms dlorm

Rloq and, cane suRar.

traotod fron the ground,olo,r(y Eatbor. Coata ofrnJl od anlra-qsesrta!.utal veieole;malds e.,f nfir

ld andt gllvor q4_g!,bg!g_qanr8ctu"ua froro- idil

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aa aro groru onthrur troea and

oproad. thon;de-lutos and tlnus.

Dlsuru.u olzso, l rooar xuDn1n6 tatorg,r l r t rsr tot_rauts,und,orground, oondu1ta,black rnia and ?forolaIant lrauoh.art loles as aro fnoadsd or oi in--lrooloua ctonoc fmrn rato_rr l lko ooral; (diuga),aal.cm!n1"t rFk vess"r arai.fr,,auoh tbtngs' is aie

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roprrhorbagoulio to bo I

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bollorlo nyrobalan. god!rnri if ire' rators,i lnd.ewh{c! st l r up tho roalraui doatroy ta l l i roosaud hsrbago;ooltl fogl. Toola h"'l id.tos lb drar-!'g rator and for bullitlng houaos, a!,d, for d1g-

lug anil pl.antlng troes.U llmO, onn[tnOfltreos. Stqnat

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Ar I l rBt vory.at rong,af tor lardg nook andl1ablo to d. lsord,crs ,oapecia l ty ln ths hoadguoh aa ba ldnoes ,b l6od - to ths faoo , raohoe ,Iopra and, aoabr l lnbs . [orn out rphlogrnat lo ,sreet-smsl l lng.

UAl f lrst yory atrong, torurds the end. Ioan andgparo,ot r Iy rnod,orato ly subJoct to d lsorders, fortbo rnost part of tho nook ltko acrofularand.qulnsy and polnts to f rook lss loZagnn and rnarkson baok andl broaat .

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s6t tou6rgenora l ly oatarrh or gout ,not muohd l a t r o e s .

FY{eaX aru 11okly , gout , oatarrh, oancor ,baldnoao,e o zona, dlo afno a g, r1 ngto rn, dand,ru f f , lo p roa y,pltuplqarl l lesrheavlnose 1n loft foot qd, f lnqera

a Ar rlrat atroDg, Dut aftorrard.s roa-k and ] labloto d l laoaaoroalnola l ly o f tbe s tonaoh aud pain1n the oyoar loss of ba l r ; a t f l rs t o f fens lvob rsa th .

]ry $troDg,I logoratoly J.oarrrand, slond,or, olchoig'nodarate. loaa of ha1r . oa l r .Llmbs atrong, tound,rl t ldcu.Dg a]ond.or.

hae rl .16r Errong and ttr1ok8ot. but Et tho oud o1Ilfo rroak and alokl lrf . I luesses oblofly deaf-nots and du.obnosa, cataraot , cn4oar , 6ozot t ra ,r lngt rorn, leprosy, ro tont lon of ur lno . ouniohlsn.

fA! r l r6 t sEIOngraE I {81 UOaK aDd 6 lCk Iy rmod.or -atoly thtn hoaltby bodyrgout, catarhrbl lnd,nooqb l lnd o f ono oyorba ld loqarop l lopry oupor f luouof lnnora .headaoho.and ra rka on tha lo ta .

ti loaK 81OKIy DUI 8OUnd, I ID,D8ro.oar And. dumDrophthalnla, bleodlngr ltoh, sorofuld , oatroor, bald,-nesrrttunours; tbo tendonoy to bald.nsss rmohctmnRor tban undot othor slnlrs.At f lrst l trolrgrat ] ,act lvoak aufL alcklyrl1nbeoouud. ,d iaoaaes of tho tonguo, Jaundlco,oatarrh,gout , b l l louo boai lacho, pa ln ln tho oyoa, andvslnc , vor t lgo. rupturo. op l lepey and, ozaeDa .

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ant t r lgh, t o f l t ,and, thors ls a s l r th oftbo zodlao (600) bottosn any dogroo of that slgn and tboonr"o dogroo of thoso naruod,. Sln1larly tho quart l lo ao-poot , ta ib f r , ls bst roon a o lgn and. tho four th and tonthio f t ' aud r t i p t , aopa ra tod by -sgo ,and tho^ t r l no r tB tb l l t b ,botxaon tho f l f th ahd n lnth.d la tant I2o" and tho op-posl to a lgnrmuqdbala, la tho-sovonthr IBOo. There arotborofore s-ovon algno to rrblch tbo algn lu nuuutt l i"

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d oonJuno t lon ,

o o r t l l o , $t r l no . A

faco enlrhlch areconso -quent-Iy oon-s ldorod,to bebound 1naspo o tt o 1 t .Tho tnos1 gnsrh lohar€ sachsldo of

' tbs onoln quoo-t lon andtholr op-po o1 tos ,v lz . tbosocond adtro l f tband thoslrth ondolghthare notl n as -poot andaro lgrortras 1n-con Junc t( s u q l ! ) .

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szl. tt i al:buifiJ at-Ff tgbEbblyah ra'l-mgtab5r+trl0ahra , l - ;u ta rm' o

aro f r lond, lY to oaoh othorr thosoSICItrI fnIIllDLY, 1r quartllo unfrlondtly and that

UNTIIINDLY, nOSTnI oppoolto. lnfuoloaI. Thus Csnlnland Aquar lus aro 1n sort l lo. to

Ar les.Leo and, Sagl t tar tus 1u tr lno to l t ,and' thoso aromutuai ly f r londly,whl lo Caaoor and Caprlcorn botng 1nquertlli and Llbii oppoelto are lufinloal. The lnoonJunotitgns to Arlsa ars lour ralz.Taults,'tllrgo,Sorplua & Ptscos'

g?5. HA tartfb al-no7ar. I ' lxe follorlng ls tbe orderln powor offi i l i 'ots. Tho nost pororfu1. 1o

conJunot lonr l .o . mot lng 1n tbo 6anoRXIATIYB POmn 8184,thsn tho oppoel to, theu ths der-

Of AsPEctS terl quartl lo , slui 'stor quar!tlo r t lor-. te r t r lno ,o ln l 'g te r t r luordo l to r ae l -

t l loralnlstsr sort l lo, l fhen thsrs are t ro aspeots thol[oro'ponorf\rl rotrdors tho reakor ono lnooupotont and'takos aray l to Porerr '

5?6. HaI nrrEf lqt lu aI-hlnd f I dbal lka. Tho Hlnd'usuru parit"

"llllrtll" .ITINDU OPf}rION regar{ to 'tho oppoolto, quartl los and

tr lnoo, but tboY saY that rbt ls aalgu looks torardg 1ts th l rd, . tbo th l rd doos not ts-gaia t t , Bd nhl lo 1t d,ooa not look to 1te str th, thoitxtU d6es rcgard lt. They do not apply the torro as-poc t to oonJunot lonr fo r thoy aay . tha t xhen ono s tandsorsot and looke aboid, one Laanbt soo onoool f . . i r f turegard to tho rslatlvi lrnportanoo of tho aspooto thoyeaf tbat fron a slgn torards tbo thlrd and' tenthslfos tbors ls a quartor of an ae.poot', -anq- to thsflftb andt, nluth, half an 8sp6ot (ponard'e tho 8th and4tb . throo quart6ls of an aspoot an<l to ths ?th aconploto aJpoot)4. They doacr lbo tho sooond andtneUtn sl6is as lnconJunot to tho flrst and lt tothon.

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ars thoso oontrarY tplauot ln T oasts air s ln lator quart l lo

o the ordor of ihodsrtor quartl lo

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3?7. HaI l l lbur i lJ l t t l fEqf t chavr a l -nazar . 1 \o s l€psequld. la tan ro sa ld

to bo oqu lpo l l en t , I booouso tho dayREIJ\TIONS hours of oach are oqual to the nlght

DESIDES ASPECT hours bf tho othor, and thelr aeconslqrsa ro oqua lZ 1n a I I f l aces , 242 suob as

Ar los and, P ls cos,Taurus and Aquar lus, o tc . The oorros lpnd-onco l e by l nve rse deg roes ,ono bo lng uo r th ths o tho r

sou th , t hof l re t o fArles bolngoqual to thetronty-n1ntho f P l a o e s , 3and tho 10trt o t h s ' 2 0 t h .

Twos lgns te -vo lv lng 1ntho gamspara l lo I ,l{orth orSouth ( sqt{-dlstant frona s o l s t l c e )are doscrtbedas corropon{lng 1n ccurs€'r( l n l t l no re ) ,tho l r dayhourg arooqual as arsths l r n lghthours, and.the l r asc€n-s lons aro /

ldsnt loa l a tthe ecluator,suoh as Gon-ln l and Can-oo r , Tau rus

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Tho rertlcal l lnes Joln equlpollentat6ns, tho horlzoutal those. corroapondl1ng lu thelr courso. '

ADC. l lorthsra half . CBA. Southem half .DAB. Agoondlng. BCD. Desoond, lng hal f .Tho asoondlng s lgns aocord lng to T l l loon

, aro YUtr , ^ t ' t fbocause rben 1n tbom thosun tB dso l l na t l on 1s tno raa

q a l n -quffia - oo0uvcpc0v rc 6rnop? r o po of Ptplony.

o. Tho

5 The 50th tlogroo belng regardd as destl tute cf a corpanlmso es to assoolato od.d, d,egroes rlth odd and. oren wtth svst.4 l . luttaf lqaln fI t l- farfqa. 6p6ltrro cf Dernophllualoo0uvuUoUvrs of Pto leny.

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co r rospondenoe 1s a l so by l nvo rso dog roos , t bo beg lnn ! \go f Ca : r ce r co r rospoud lng ' t o tho end o f Cero ln l , and tboten tb o f t he fo rue r t o tho twsn t l e tb o f t ho Ia t to r 'iUuuo two ro lat lons rooolve d l f forent no;1os 1n tho b@ks,and thore ls no ponDauonco ln suoh Dlua€s,but thot tormts bss t xh l cb co r r€spouds to ths noan lng .

Abu Maqbar hcs ial loct t t io two clgns rchlch have tbo6amo pros ld lng p lanot ( t 44O) as conQolggn- l lq-1J1ner9. ,a '6 a i though th is ls d i f foront fF-on tbo tno k lnds ofu [ - ru *un t i o fe r red to above , l t l s a ro la t l on vb l ch hastd Ue consldored. t /1 th rogard, to tbe agreonent rh lch we

bavo apokeu of ,abu Marshar oaLls t [o ro la t lon of Ar lesto P l s ies ,and o f Y l rgo to L lb ra by poxe r ,and ' . t ba t o f

ceo1nl to Cancer and sagl t tar lua to capr lcorn by cours,as natura l sor t l los,a l thougn tboy do not regad' sacho tho r rbu t a luco ths noa r€s t aspec t t o t bo l nconJunc tp laco ls tho sor t l lo ,bo has oal led. thora by that namo.3fnr t tar ty tho ro la t lons of Ar los to Yl rgo ond Plsoesto L lbra by courao, aJxd thoso of Genln l to Capr looruend Cancer to Saglttarlus by pof,ol, bo apeaka of aBnatura l opposl tos, a l thougb thers 1s here t ro aspeot 'But lu tui-quart1i6 aspooi 1t oocaotonally happeirsfrom thsse Cgroenonts as 1u tho oage of Tqurus toAquarlus and. Loo to Soorplus by porrer, and' 1n tbat oftaurus to'Leo a:rd Soorpluo to Aquarlua by oourse 'tbat tho d laagrooablo onnl ty of tbo qual t l lo Ioesonsard 1ta ov l l ln f lueuoo dtaappoara, eo tbat tbootg l l f lcar loo of tbs re la t lon galns ln powor, Just asthJ rooval of ths luconJunotlon, obsourlty andsvl l fmm thoss gor t i les and netura l opposl toe a lsotakos p laoo

Fiou thoee t ro oorreopoudoncos to lh lcb ro bavead.vsr tod, porsr ard oourso, . tbo zodlao la d lv ld 'ed 'ln to t ro-g i ts o f ba lvoc, 1 / uor thorn aut l southornb" Ives, 2 / asooudlng and ' d .osoond' lng balYos (9E/1d 'a n d M b l ! ) .

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578. Ue n1_g_[_g1:Iqlak al-s6rld rrarl_hablt. The lat-ter ars naffifffidid-;"i;'A.scENDfl{c tl1p :gSpltalng tbe.follorlng slgis:

nfsCfmlnd :apr lcoru,Aquar lus,plsces,Ai los,B^rvES oF'toDttc i-lii'ii3"*ll;Isrtti"dosoondlns

Tbo ll lndus oarr theae barvoa-;"iono;rih" o"o"ndtlngruttarayana t or. nor-thrbeoauao artroui&--iu6 -iecrlnation

of th6 ann 1n tbts hai f of ths eol tp i fo ie aouth,yot thesuu d'urlng the rhoro of the harl ruip"-riu iuoo tonardslta. nortbem goal- Tho doaoendlng uair tu curroorilakshayana! or. aouthcry by -alnllar rsa"onine._ . slgna of tho asosudrlng half ore d,esoiitd'o as olgnaof short or orookcd asoenaronrbooauao tnei i -ouuquo is-oonslon 1a shortor thaa that in ' ths ero- i -upuuru, iur i "

thoae of the doscend.llg barf are s61d to bo'argri oilong or dlrect ggoguslonrbeoawc tholr obl iquo ascensron1a longer thau tbat 1n t f ,o eroot.apUeie.-Aai .

Ths orooked slgna ara arso oai.reo, iburaruritr andthls 1e d,uo to oonoordanoo tn_courserbooauae nnon youconpare. two_ elgns on ono para1lolrth6 one Uufoogfnl Gtudesoend.jlng barf oono'. f lr it-by tb6 dluinar movernent,andths ono of the asosnd,lng harf later;"o-iuu iorru" cornr'otuthe latterrxhlch oboye iho oomana iaa alraye ro[o"sJ[ trcoordlng to paulus Aloxan-drlnus. l f l t tsnborg. lS p E g.Tbu oonmandlng slgns ard frcuTaurus to ylrgo:tho obodlonto lgu aro oonnectod wl ththen by ver t loa l . l lnes. Thebehold,lug slgns from Gon1n1to Aquarlua connsoted byhorlzontal l1nse to thosothey regord. So also yolonsp . 2 4 . B u t . C h a u c o r ' s a y o I . c .p. 58 nTtoeo orookocl slmrsbou oboClent to tbo e lg istbat beu of r lh t Asooni loun(Cancor to Sagl t tar lua) : ; l -

ror Ptoromyrs uso of the terus.o6mauarng iic ouuyinE -

soe Totrablbroa r. ' lz. Tbs uorthora e1;n; comano bocrugsnbon tbo sun 1o oL thomrtho_d.ay rs-roDEJr inan tuo nrght.Junct lnui I . 69 adhoros-to ptoiouyru " |""n"Iuturu.

r Ths soutborn slgns tuBouch6-Loo loroqrL iAs t ro loe lu -Gruoeuo.D- l6s an {n tha,L tAst ro log lo Greoquorp.16g,aa ln t f ie*1:qg, I1T_pallue^Aroraiorrnua, riii iliGJiilirei pl"r g.

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atod. l t r tho zod. lao at ths anglea ofTnIPLICITIES rlgbt-anglodl, tr lauglos; tboy aro oon-

soquout ly knoro, aa t r lp l lo l t los and arorooognloodl as 'ant l t losral thoqgl i throo ln nu.nbar, tbo of-fecta of oaoh belng Ldont loaL or otnl lar . Tbo f l rstt r lp l lo l ty ls fomJa of l r loarI io aad. Sagl t tar lus,al lof rh loh.aro f lery ln. thelr naturorr l ther lng ard hoarytnh1 lo tho apoo la l .dona ln o f oaoh '1a fo r l r loa , f l res lnordloary usorfor 'Lso tboso prosotr t 1n nlnerala andplante,and for Sagl t tar lua that rh loh lc dlatr lbutod,fron ths hoort of onlnala througbou! tho body.

Tbo sao.oud trlpllolty oonposod. of TauruorYlrgo andCaprlcom 1a oartbyrgonoroua wlth 1ta ' rcal tbrand tbolntorprotatton of 1to sffsots la that Taurtrc 1a raspono-lblo for paatrrroland, $loh ls not sotrlrYlrgo for plantsrblob ba.vs nolthor berrlo! nor scsd.a a.ud anall troor;caprloonr for sorm orop6 antl largo and, tall trooai

GoulnlrLlbra antl, Iquarlus forn tho th1rd. trlpllcttyxhloh 1g al ty 1n natureraondlng r luda abroadrand ln do-tall Gerdul 1o oharaotcrlzod by that qulot alr rhlcbgto-d.uooc and.oustalns l l for l lbra by tbat rb loh oauaos trsssto gror,fertl l lzos thell and' produoo! fnt1t, and,lquarluo by dertnrotlvo dtorrns .

Tho fourth trlpllolty of Caqoor,Soorplus aud,Plaooo 1i ratsry lu ayupathy, Canoor donotlng sroetpuro mtor, Soorplus that nhi .oh 1s turbld and Plgoogtbat rhloh 1o at1nk1ng, dlstaato+1 anll alkallno.

gBO, l{d al-uurabbar6t ra burffJ al-fasil.I. Quad'rautsof tho zod c, Tautuo

and, Gon1n1 aro vornal,SICNS Otr flIE SEA.SONS ohaugeablo, _govorn ohl}lhood'

thc oast and tho oaat l lntl,tbo flrst ratoh of day and nlght. Canoor, Leo andl'Ylrgp aro aort lval , roat f i r l , govorn youtb, tho routh.and tbo routh rlnd and tho aoooncl rqtoh, Llbra,

Nd aI-ruutnir t tatni t . thoso slnns rhoso naturo@g*z l la ldent lcu l a re s l tu - .

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Soorplua and Saglttarlug are autumnal, changoable'gov"in attult 1l io, tbs nost and lts r lnd', and tbo thlrdia tcb, rb11s capr ioorn, Aquar lus aDd Pleoes aro h lbor-naI, ioaoenrL, gororn old. ago, ths nor.tb and tho northrlndl aud tho fourth rratch.

The f l rs t a lgn of caoh soasou la oal ]ed t rop loalaa 1t ls tbo turalng polnt, tho sooond f lrod., booausotbon tho sun la 1n i t tne soason 1s ostabl lgbod, an6the tb l rd b lcorpora l . Eaoh onc of . theso ls rs l "a tod byquar t l lo ' to tho-othora of l ta k lnd ' . , qnd. th-us- I r1oo,iancor, Llbra aad Caprloorn fora tbo trof,cal totragono 'the ln i loat lous of n l loh aro gont lonooarpur l ty and 'eoolabt l t ty v l th a tondoncy to ac lonoo and d.ota l ls .i frul Taumi, Soorplua, Aquarlus an6 Leo form tho f lrodietrarono. iUe ruOtoailono of rbtch ato m{ ld:roag rttrouef,tnrj-noss aDd Juatloe, ln rnany casos of l l t lglous-nsgi -aua 'pugnacl ty , .and so i le t lua of ondurAnoo 1n ad.-verafty aird.-pat1oi6; fu troublc and lnJustlco. Gernlnl,V l igo, -Sagl t iar lua aad Plsoea,^&9 b loorpora l to t ragone,inaioito irnrlbl l l ty, lovlty. playfrr lnooc, tboughtloas-; ; ; , a laoora 1n bui lnoaa, oapr lo lou 'nosa an6 dupl lo l ty .

Tbe lnf luenco of tbo f lrod algna acoord.lng to rhat

bas boon aald 1e obvlouo, that o f tbo b lcorpora l morooUioo"u, antl tbat of tbo troplqal botrosn tho txo.

so muct nor turn to tbe eaeout lc l charactsr ls t l0eof tho plano tc unmnplloated' by auy 9th9l lnf luanoo ,booauso- the ' roLat lon of tbo p lanota to tbo a lgna 1osucb that rhen they ontor tbom thoy undorgo 'oor ta lnaltoratlonal 16r tbo planota l lho tho s15,ns. aroupf"i t"ul f6rcos xhlcb ohiu6o tho nature ot bodloe sub-'

r i l i ia to ttretr lnf luence, i rotrogrado planot foroianplo, r 'ay

"hungu a tonlerament into a oholerlo one,

qt "-Joiful-or

aniloua ouo, aooordlng ao ono of tbo

iour 6l inento bocoma prop6nd.orant auil aLtore theaot lv l t ios of tho ap1r1t and ' tho oondl t lons '

5BI. Xalr t lb[r af-!e!g!l-b' Tbo planoto alnavo

fnffuonco inamiin, l"e reclp lvs 'ntlor thoro: So thorogrrl ts of iho aotton of ' Saturn aro lu

} l ^ T t , R E o r t h e d t r o o t l o n o f o r t r o n e c o l d a n d ' d r y -TIm PI.AN$IS oi"u,-of Jupltor of ,nodotats boat and

rnotclure, oi l tara, of ortrono hsat

arrd. d,rynossr. oi ini st l [ 'of .not l iaoderato beat and'

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drynoas, Ioas lbto obaraotsr lzos l ' {arst tho boat

bolng greator tban tbo dr lm""-" ' - t 'Uu lnf lusnco of

yonua ls toxar; ; ; " i ; ;a iu- cor i 'a ia-rnotatuTg' ths

lo t to r p rodom1'nant , .o f usrour i to i " ioo co ld -and ' d ry -

ness.r tbo Iat tsr-r i ' tuut stron'qer ' nhlch lnf luenoo

hoxovor Inov Do-ar lo roo uy u"uBI i i t i " " n l tb onothor

star. Tho lnoon ; ; ;d; to luoasrt l " -""ra and moloturo '

the ons sonst lms"-Ootfnot lng. tUs otUot ' -To1 th"

Itroon o.lters ro*ii.u-qur"i""-rn-aooordanco rlth tbo

oxtr lnsio bsat i ; -1" ' iuoervrne from tho raya of

tho sur. computiie'it-lii l lui uu^"ons of tho voar'

tbo flrst rrosrii; ; aprrire-iiru-ot'utaoter tond'lng

torards rarmth' ana roorituro' ' i i t-t s;oona aumnor-r1ke'

rorotb aud' t t ryn; ; ; , - i i ; th l ;d ' af tor oppoal t lon'

autunnar tot*rf, l-I lr i-aoa atyuu"u;- ani- tho ̂ fourtbnlnter- I lko to i i t i " - io ia-ana' i t r " t " tu: 'soYf peoplo

oay tbat rnotstl lro alraya.proitomlnatos'ln the utoon

lrhatsvst r t " " i l i r l i , - i lut :u:-o

fact l ta luolsturo

tonds to "aro ' i ; - ; i i [ ' tho. lnor"atrne

]1ght of ths

flret holf urri"ro-o|fd'-i ' i f , i t u-au6toailng ' 'eltt

of tbs eeconc, UJo"u"u rhon the srt r tnslo lnfLuenoo

ooosos 1 t oan 'on Iy ro tu rn to - I i " -o r lg lnar cout l l t lon '

rrrth ii?;,{i*t o tr'upianete, Satula'and' l ' larg aro

I$IJB8ICENT IND i'ruflo6Tl; iht 'f9'-:'I oapoolallv

IEI'rErIcEIi" '" i l-- luprtir tna v"nus 610 bone-

f l can t r osPec la I IY tb 'o ' fo :asr '

Jupl tor ootr f ront" s i i *n ' rn- [ iJorrol-"p unfortunato

coropllcatfons-is-vonue doos r'f"tu' tf,o lun 1s botb

bonsf lcenr aDd-;ai- i i .unt , t i i " - iJrpr rbon ln aspoct

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and d l la tant , ths la t tor rhon ln conJunct lon and near .l , Iorcury also le elther vorlt fortunats or tho revors€;l t ass ls ta ;batever p lauet 1e noar 1t , but r rhon a lonsls tno l lnet l to benof lconoo, ths moro so ln propor t lonto l ts prorlmlty. fn vlrtue of l ts omr naturo tbo moon1s fortrrnats, but 1ts poalt lon rtth regard to the otherplaneta obaDgos qulolJ.y orlug to .the rapldlty of 1tsnot lon.

0n tho rhole the ef foots of the bsnsf loont p lanotsmay bo doscr lbed aa r l r tuo, p6aoo, p lenty , good.dtapoel t lon, choor fu lnoss, ropono, goodnoss and learn-lng. ff thoge lnf luenoe! arre pororful, thoy are rf r lendly to 'each other , l f noak, they lend oach otheraaslgtanec. 0n tho otber hand, tho malof lceut e f feot .d .ost ruot lou, tyranny, d .eprav l ty , covetousuosa, atupld-l ty , ser€r l ty , dnr lo ty , lngrat t tude, gbanelessnoss,nteanneas, oonool t aud a l l k lnd.a.of bad qual l t lea. I fporcrful thoy belD each other ln onml f y, but l f f ,eak,abandon eaoh othor, and rben alono aro aotlve butcorar{,ly.

gon€ poople aay that Satura ls at flrst 1n1u1-cal on aooount of i larsr Fpd lator fortunato on acoountof Jupl tcr booauso'1t aoootrpanloa thern 1u a l l s ta tog.they aay of l{ars 1t ls at flrst fortunats atrd loternaleflcont, antl tho sa&e of the aun, but wo hror of noJustlf loatlon for theso 1d.oas, for the prlnolple at thoroot of thls ruatter ls that any plauot vhlch has ltetno'quall t les lu an crtrcmo d.egree 1s Ealeflcont; 1na mod.orate degtee, bencflcent, aad. that l f thoquall t lea aro uncqually prcaont, thon 1t ls nelthorcallsd bonetloont nor maleflosnt exoept und.or oertalncondl t tona.

S83. latral I l l rats ratl-dhanabfl naAUE Da[kbal.llany astm

asoondlDg and, desoondlng nodes, aaylugXITECT'OT that tbo fornor 1s ranr, and bsnefloont

l l00Ntg N0DES and denotes an lncroags 1u al l thlngs,and tho lattor ogld, roa).ofloent, and,

accompanlod. by a dl lnlnutlon of lnf luenoea. It ls ro-latei l tbat tho Babylonlang bold that the ascoud.lng uodo

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l no reasog tho s f fec te o f bo th .beas f l oon t and ns lo f l oou tp lanota, but l t ls Dot oyory ono rbo r l IL aooopt thoaootatmonta, for tbs aaalogy EooEls to bs rathor far-fe tchod

ll84. Fahal l l ]-hlnd, ff hai ld fE!. Aooori l lng to thgEludus, sa s aroondln[ noaolP

aro ln genora l ua lo l loout ; ( t \gy doEIIIDU OPINI0N uot montlou tbo Dragon'a tal l)r. Jttplbr

and YsnuE aro 1u gcneral bsuofloont,and, l torcury luoroasea tho of fsota of both bonof loontgand maloflosnte. 0f tbo tnootr solro oay tbat rb1lo rarlnglt 1e bonofloont; and rbou vadng, ualofloont, rbl leotbere asaor t that for tbo f l rg t ton d,ayo 1t 1s ns l tborbenof, loont lor naloflocnt, durlng tbe oeooud, ton, bone-f loentr .and t lur lng the tb1rd, qp lef loent .

585. Iam[ a],-d.hakar ratl-untbE. l'lf tbe thrsosuporlor p o, Saturn, aeng

then,belng l lke a ounuch (haa uo

$I,E l'lD IEUIJ,! lnfluonoe ou blrtb)P. Yenus aud tboEoorr aro fena],e, aatl Uoroury borua-

phrodlto, bolug rnalo xhon aesoolatod rl tb tbo nalcplanots, asd leroale rbsn rtth tbo foaloj rbon alono 1tls ualo ln ttg uoturo. SoE pooplo soy tbat Uarr tsfonalo, but tb la opln lon 1s not lscs lvod.

586. trqoli al-nabdri nlnhE rat!ila!!I_. Saturn,.Juplt€r cud, the sun aro dlurDEI and ororotso tbolrporor durlng tbo ilay. llat6, Yonuc a:rd

DrIIRNI,L AIID tbe moon nooturnal and Noroury ls olthorl l0cTURI{AL ono or the othor dopondlng on.tho algn

lu fr loh l t 1s, or oB tho planot r l tbrblch l t 1g assoolatcd,, Evory plaaot asalsls tboserogou.bllug lt, the d,lurual aoklng ac{ilatanoo fron tbsdlurnal and tbe nooturnal fron tbo uoctr.r.rual-

Tbo sutr ts lord, of tbo ilay aadl tbo lnoon of tbontgbt, booauoo thelr lnf luoooo 1s ctertod durlng thoooporlodo. Eyory plauet rblob 1g und,or tbo horlzondurlsg l ts orl porlod,- ts rttbout luf luonoo.

Sons pooplo aay tbat the. drago,nt o boed ls ualeand, dlurnal and tho tatl famals and, nooturnal, butth la 1s qul to l l logtoal .

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.W?. I Ia l tabql da ld ld t a I -karek1b. The lnd loat lonso f a 'p lano t ; t hoy a ro

d.opandont on l ts ro la t long to tholnE II.IDICATIONI varlous algns, to otbor planots ald

'C0NSIf$ l? to tho f l rsd otars, to tho posl t lonat foSofd,s tho srln. and lts rays, and

to d,lstanoo fron, or pro:drrl ty to tho oarth. TbusSaturn wblob 1a dry as 1t r lsod booornog nols t ae 1t sot€.

Tho offsota vhlch aro tbus attrtbutablo to tbovar loua s l tuat lons of a p lanot proaont thomsolves 1ntro torzs, tbo one fortunato, tbe other unfortunats.Saturn, for ota.nplo, lhlob goyorns mattoro of the lond,1f ln ooudlt lons of poior aud bonoflosnoo fuaprovce tbsagr lou l tura l 'oondl t lone, p loeatngs and good luok 6nauoand lnoroaaetl profl ts aro realLzad,; but l f the oon-dt l t lona are ad,vers6, . the fara lng oporat lone aro at tond.-od, by dlaappolntoent, 'bai l fortuno and fal luro.

AI I tbo lndtcat lone of tho p lanotary ln f luonoog:lhlch .aro dosorlbod 1n tbo bookg ars sot dotrtr ln tb,etablog rhloh foIIoi.

g8g. Lr 'nC yatakatrar aI-aha1' nEh1d, a}-nadl0lt"t.tlt tt l f!lDay Do aEXoO f,ny m6nl1otr

wrf oic. QUALIIY REPEAIEDLY la nado of govoialATfRtBt IED T0 CERTAIN plansts ln oonnootlon

PIINETS AND NOI TO'oInERg. i l th ono subJoot,vbon tbo

othor/ (tbo alsn6)p.1 rnru r"ulffi li"::t"lohi"i3 xlllta ln t lo f io ts 1u- tho 'ar t , and to oonfus lon of roaoo'n lng.Tho rnaeters of aatrology f lrat agrood to arrango tblngaaocord lng to tbe l r oo lours, ano1l , taeto, opoola lpoouJ.larl t lcc, aotlona and, hablta and. attaohod' thom toplanota 1n aooordanoc rl th tho t latujro, bonoflosnco ornals f toenoo of thcso, but o thor a6soolat long r rorosuggoatoi l by roaeoblanoe 1n t lno of appearanoo or ofoonlng lnto actlou. ft ls raro that only one planotl \ r ra lshos the lnd loat lons for ono subJsot or obJect ,genoral ly tro or noro aro asaoclatod, as for orarnplorhon tro oleneutary quall t loo am prosont obvlouslyrslatect to tro dl l f foront planots. Tbus the onlon 1arolatodl by 1tc rarmth to llarg and. by lts nolgturs toYonus, md oplur by 1ts coldnosg to Sattnr, and 1to

T^ P has burJ l for ba{r1h6.

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.dryress to l{oroury. So xben.any ono speak-s of Saturn os

t f , i " ig" i f lcator

o f op lqn, l t 1a uore ly 1ts ooldnessi i l " t - t i ro tsr rod to , and l f Xorcury 1a c l ted ln tho; ; ; oapoa l t y , t h t l s t t uo to l t a d l r yn€ae ' .Thoso peop lo

rrbo do not uss dtgor l l l tnat l0n ln those mat tsrs arothsrsforo responslb le for tho contrad. lo t lont r nh lchocour 1n the l r bookg-- - - - l lu ln

tboro aro groupa of obJeota rh lch b l rve as

g"o"r -o i " f

g ' f f tcator one 'par t lcu lar p lanot , rh l lo

6t [ " r p landta arr u"soola led x l th the lnd lv l t lqa ls of

iUu ! r ' i "p . Thug Yonus 1s tbe s l6n1f1oator for a l l

uiuu[-"t i f f fng f loxore, but l ,{ars 1n tho caso of the

io"o 1a assoolate6 r l tL l t on aooount of 1 ts tbor ls ,

ooiori. aod. pungont od,otrr rtr loh lncltee catarrh, nbllo

Juoltor shaios-rl th Yeuus 1n the oase of the naroteausl

;; i ; ;" tu tus oaso of tho rnyrt le, the Sun- ln tbat of

tUu-ri t"r-I l1y, l .{eroqry ln tUat 6f royal bagll , aud, tho

Moon ln that of. tbo vlolet.sinllarly the yarlous orgarls of a plant aro dls-

t r lbuted to d i f ferent p laUets. Tbua tbe s tsn of a t rog

ii,iiilli"i::l'J"u:Hi tffi ,'!iu'no'1"'; ; i ; to- l "p l t "" , tno iu"ros to the moon,-and tho sosdto uuroury.'Evon'ln tho frult of a plant l lko a melontho conetituont parts are dlvld,e6 among several

; i ; " ; i ; ; t le prai t l tsou.and tbe f lesh of tho fmlt'b; i ; ;g- io

tne-Jun, l ts molsturs to the 1 'oon,. l ts r ln i lto saiurn, anoll ind oolour to Yen99, taate to;;plt;;;- lr.a io.ueroury and, the skln of the sesil and1ts ehaPe to Mars

t .

589. Kal f dal [@' f bavs not a€ouru thJ-oia ronoe to a connect lon'

betrssu tho plancts and the potnts

RELATION IP POII{TS of the coppass oxoopt 1n o . -Of COI{PAS3 Noyrf zf t rr rBook of Naturor-- TA9.

1n spoaklng of tho four trlpllolt-. lss reforg Saturn to tbo Eist , [ !ars to tbe Tlest , Yenus

to tbe South aucl Jupltoi to tie Nortb'Tbe Hlndua, hoiover, attrlbute to tho planote.

oertotn porors infO tb6i oat l d l root lonal ( J lbat l )thls belouqs to tlercury and' nrpltgr at thg }orog.coP9)'

oPlnlou tbat;";;;;i ioii" attr-tbuted to ittrlzl should. be crodltodio lf"Vif"I. .e,buttl.LUUes P. has Nayrfzl. Na)'rlz 1sI5o ml leg E. of th l rEz.t - f f tuU n1-nar61l1, not lnclud'ed lu t t ro l1st of

ttaFlzf f s rorks glvon ln Not. et Ert' YII 'p' I18'

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to.tho aun ald tnoon at tbe tcnth houae, to Sahrrn at tboiiventh, an6 to Yenua and' tho ,ooon at tbe fourth' 3o ltbe6omeg 11ooo6sart to assoolato tho East r l th l trsrcury a1xdiupl ter r . tbo f ,ost $ l th Saturnr tho South r l tb tho gun andllaie and the North vlth Yonua and tho moon. I -

" Ihoy bavo alao an ootasonal f l 'gure oallsd ra'avbloh thiy uae 1n trylng to-aeouro vlotory ln gambllng.gbi. tbelplaoe the iun-at the Eaitr1upltsr_at tbo Santh,

l t" i" 'at in-s gouth-Eaatrt lro ;noon South-f lost,saturn ]torth-frurt, Llorcury Northrani, Yonua North-Eastrthe l1oot polnt

bolng loft Yaoant.

. sgO. Ealf qleTah. af:ary;tn ba1'ae[. [lth reSar& totho dlai i f k among tho

pr,,o*; ̂s LonDs sr llllilf,e# l? n:'iii"loilr'o"EgtIFg em o.lre or EEEE Sunday should be glvon to tho

Planet nhloh ls tbs oauso ofilav aud nlcht ,a!2.

'thc qri. Tbe aeoond borrr ls allottod'. io'tnc ncxl loror plaDst Tenus, tha thlrd to Moroury'tho

lro of daY

of 16 eqtral houra (40 Sbarls)- 2tLOo oqulnoot'

Nl8ht of I oqral hours(20 gbarla) ' ' 1200

tro of n16bt

Day

Day.of 12 unequ'af nours.ITtztb 'N1-8ht of 12 unoqul brrs

alo of aai. got-.-''.- . tflz1;, aro ofnlgbt . 1@

Dlagro of oqual and' trnequal houra llth

tne-mrae of -the

.houre for a Sunilay'

llto Arabg dlvlde tb,i nbolo day.flon sunrlas to aungot

lnto 12 o"v'uo""r-aoa luu orebt from.$"?91 ]9 :HIlu"iliI fi iiini-ni""* r1,-tu'c f,lasran th1 d:v *:^il3liiii.i:tu"i-iu":"rebtlro o1 91rr 11"i-l" ̂ ?: Tl::"1:::,*iillf:il;l-"'i""fril*;q.;1 to ou"u, & d - 1": -9 "-? :e quara s t b o d a y a v a r y r i r o n 6 t h . E e r c 2 a p a o o a a r o g 1 v e n^- r - -a r - - l ,^ , . - -o nnA . r ia to n inht houra. so 5 Arab dayt6 i".u aii uou'ta-uoa 9i9 to'n16ht pourlr t9 1-A:::horro - I or oure i4 o- ATat nlgUt nou{9 ' + gt oure '

o of tbo EaEs or Daro.

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fourth to thc Doon, tho ftfth to Saturn and so cin ti l f

i iJ-"uooodt day irooiuy rhoae flrst hour fall.g to ths

r i "" luooona tb s-uiur l rau0 8o.on 1n ' tbo samo ray unt l I . -qnotbor Sunday ;;; i i ;;,rbon tho flrat hour 1o agaln tho

iurrr or tbo aun'. lbo l6rda of 'ths boure bavlng boon

dotornlnoA fu t-Ufa-Iat 1t t"" natural that tho daya-oftho rsok lhould-b" or i r tbod,. fo tb,o pranot aacoolatod"r t th tho f l rgt hout tboraof ' r"-- -

Sons-peopto asaort tbat tbs odd' bourg of tho

troaty-foG are nalo andl tho oren dnoa fomals'

' 5 9 l . F a h a } f I h a { l b l l t k h t l l 4 { ' r u o E l r r d u g d . g a l r l t htUr,s isi io rsokon thslr d'aY of

' tronty-four Lours fron aunrlao to

uINDU DIFEERE{CE eunrlsoraud. allot tbe 7bo1o d'ay-toono gorornlng plauotrrlthout naklng

ssoarate provlalon foi tf,o houra. tUelr nlgbt follorg

i;"yil;-tfti;-;;u"o-uiu oquCr rrhloh apPears to bs thorri i i t"sonabro-; inoa.' Our astrqrgqull horovor'dool;;;;";i;lt ;1ai gui *fa $elt and divld'o tbon lnto un-oqual bours,ao-tfii tho loid of tb,e nlght rbloh-r9]l9lu; 'd;; 1e th6 thlrtoent[ planet ootrntlng dornrardg trom

tbo lord or tuo-pr"o"aini day aud, (a _n oaels.r oalcutat-

i i ir- i i . irrtu-dbmnardra-or tho tblrd uprard,a.It ls on oooo,,nt-of .th1o thot the unoqual bouro ars

uogruiia-o" iue-"itrorat6,but th:[a uothod of dlvlslon

la oontrarY to Baturc.

th. ":l:; ';l;!5t'"

-;;*d;tT-1s'g!' ion to satunr the flrst

pr-u{Efs AND ;d;14t.;i ;i*et and, tbo one rltu tbe

C1;UAIES rfauui"orUlt-,booau8o'tho flrgt ollnatoi"-t lu longoit of ollrthe.npgt -gol9Touf

1u yloldlne tho-Duoouult l lo of $for ind l ts lntrabl tants

rosonble sut*o ln oolour and A1spoilt lon.' Tho asoond

oltnato botongi io n plter and' oo-on to. tho aovontb

rhloh 1s a11oiio6 to ibs noon. Abt l{f ishar regardo- thls

a s a P o r s l a n v l o r , Q d o a y a t h , a t t h e . o r g g k g g l v o . t b eflrst ollroato'io"iotGn, ibs uooond to tbo a':rr. t lu

thlrd to Uerouii,tUo f"ttrtU to J\rplterrthe flfth to

Y;;i.;, i io-olxtb-to uarg and' tbo aovsntb to ths moon'

IorSkoatB L . P .

a n-goo; la toobn lca o f tbo

I . ' o . p . z 5 - ? , a n d f o r . t h oplauotarY bours eoogonalno Plauota l re

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ggg . i l e_ ta ;a l l r a l -b l lEd na r l -aqd l fn na ag [Eb ,eErEIIit To fffil ]ar- placo

and a algn or planet 1s a mattorfo r lnvos t lga t lon and l roaoaroh,ASCE}IDANTS OF

CfTfES, CLIUATBS, but bov aro ro to drax a horo-LoRDS Of TEEIn EoURS coopo or asoortaln tho lordl of

lqxor aoouratoly the tr..tli ti:\i?l"itHt^3?'itl":3':'gtnrotlon? J,-nd rrhat otty 1e thoro of rrhlch suoh a rs-co l loot lon 1a prooorvod? Evon 1f i ro l lg loue ooromonybo assoolatod r l th tho foundd, t lon of a o l tyr tho h lBtoryof l ts oar ly oondl t lonc haa pasaod ln to obl lv lon. Evanauppooo tbat to not ao, and, itrat ro assuno a cortaln datoof 1 ta foundat lonradd d. rar a horosoope and ca loulato theIord ls of tho bourC 1n aocordance thororr t th ,hor aro r t todo go for a rol l-kaown sttoam or a. groat r lTor,slnco .recan knon nothlng ag to rrhou tator bogen to flot 1n l! nrrlotoavato 1tg ohannol? Thoso quostlona ar6 futl lo andthel r absur t l l ty 1s obvlous to tho 1ntoI11gont .

394. IIE qg![ el: tgrEltU. The years of tho plagotsaro of rou@n,grolt and greatc-t (t +sz).

Tbo laat aro only u.s€d for nark-ITAIfS Otr. IHB PIANEf,g tng oortalu tlmo-oyoles,altloug,b

amo pooplo eay tbat 1n anolont$ayo tho planota graatsd such long yoarlr of l l fs. Aatrrc-Iogoro of tho prooont day ouly ugo tho tbroo fornor do-' groos for . dotonnln lng tbo ' longtb.of i l l fo a t a nat lv l ty ,'antt

tho nu.nbors rbtob, thoy thus'el1o1t rqust not bo lnbr*pretotl l t toral ly as yoararbut froolyrfor scmatlmg tbey ro-presont yoarsrbut aomet lma.uontbs, roekc, daya or bourc.

595. Ua f lrdardt al-karr6klb. The years of a nantaI l fo aooor aro dtv tdod ln to cor-

taln porlod,o (f lrdtEr)I govornedfInDAnIl 0F PI.ANETS by tho lords of_lbsso knorn ag

. clrouoorators (ti l +s8-g). f,bonono lnrlodt 1s flnlghotl anothsr boglne. Tbe flrst porlod,alnaya boglua rltb thc suu ln a d,lurnal natlvlty and wltbtho uoon 1n a uooturnnl ono;tho sooond. wlth Yenus 1n tho

. ono oasorln tbo otb,or rlth Saturn,tho romalnJ.ng porlod,ar l th tho othor planots '1u dogoondlng ordsr. Tho yoaro ofsach porlodl aro.i l lstrlbutod, oqually botrosn tbo soyon

. planote, tho f l rst sovouth bolonglng'orolualvoly totho ohronootator of tbo por lod, ths ssobnt l to 1t ln ^Dar tnorsh lp r l th tho p lanet ner t be lo r 1 t and so on .6.

Bouc!6-Leo lorcq p . 49L n . lbo f l rd .a r la appoar la tc r aeg a p t d p r c ( C a t .

- c o O . a s t . . B r a o o . o o d . . F l o i . p . B g ) . r

2 394 and, 595 ar€ tnoro sul tably placed, bofors 496 ln PIf .

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.396-401. TaUA'f af-fgt:g+lb ra da ' tUo

e"oot i i - o ; ;ao o1r. -

lndloi,t lous ae to 396 elemeut-

NtrfUREg oF TfiE PI,f,NEf,S arv qgalttlsa i 59-7 beneflooco

iffi -ffirn- rrofc-nrloxi- :i"nll'll35:i :3'"::flill,400 snell and. tagtc; 40I oolour'

Saturn ls oxtronoly oold aud $ry' 'Tb" greater.

naleflo. Llalo. pr"i-r.-DlaagreoabIo- and, aatrlngent t

offenslvery acri;-;tldil;a: ;;i-blaok also black mlrod.

iilu i"rroi, load' oolour, pltoh-ilark'

Jupltor 18'modorately raro andl molgt ' The greater

bsne f l o . t { a le . . n r " " " l i . s l ee t , b l t t o r -gnoo t r_ ds l t c l oug .

Dust-oolorr" "od-iUft"

rnlreit nitfr yellor and btorn'

ah ln lng, g l l t ter lng '

l .{ars le ortre'rnely bot audt' ary'-Tlg leaser ma}eflo'

Male (aomc ,"y^i"ri i i l .-XooturDal: Bltter. DaIk rod..

Su! 1s bot anit, dry, the hoat PT"|o4lant' Nalo-

floent whon o"i"l-[""eiiosnt at a dlstanoo. Ma]o. Dl-

urnal. penetraii"g: -P""gon!,

ellnlng -reddlsh-ye11or' lts

;;G; 1e-satd-io"uu tb"! of -tbo

lord of tbe hout.

Yenue 1s noderately oold. and molat, ospeolally tbe

Iattol. fU" :,"i"rt-U.neilo. trenale; Nooiurnal. Fat andl

sroot f layour.-ari"-rutte tenalug F strar-oolour'ahlnlug, acoordlng to sono groonlah' '

Ueroury 1e modorately ooldt and dry'-the latter

pr odomln*t, ril"i;i;;;i : -i{a1o-and

cruriir by- natrrr o, but

til;;;; ti; ;b;i"otui" of others nsar. cornplor flavour

"il-""io"", tri"-ruitu" sky-bluo mlxod, rltb a darkot

ooLour.

Uoou ls oold and molat, soietlmoa rnoilotato,

ou"u68bru. gi"uiroent ana ialefloen!. ronale. Noo-turnal. SaIt or Iuglpld,

"otoiuii ufttcr' BIue'sud

rrhtte or soluo e";P-iiiyl" uot uulrod trlth retltllahyuffo", modorato br1l l1ancY

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402-406. DaI6 ' l l h t r a l - ruu t laoah. Ka l f l yd t .ashk [ l ,oyvd.nh6 1 q rrrnhffiiC-niiffioz

6 f tU lugo , 405 tho l rfNDICATfONS fonn, 404 tbe days and nlghts of tho

COIIfINUED vook, 405 cl loatoe, {06 nature of solIs.

Sa tu rn : Oo ldss t , ha rdoa t , Dos t s t l nk lng and mos tpowerf i r l o f tb lnge. Shor tnoos, drynoss, hqrdnoao,heavlnoag. Saturday {and l tsc tnesday n lgbt ) r . F l rs tcl lm,to. Barren Eountalns.

Juplter: Moderato , conple te , ple aoant, bo st a.ndoaslost th lngs. l lodorat lonr*so l f t l l ty , moothnoes.Thureday ' (anA Xonday n lght ) I . Soooad oLlnato. Eaal lyrrorked. ao1l.

Maia: Eot, bart l , aharp and, rrrd, tblngo. Longth, -d,ryaooa ancl ooorootroos. Tueaday (and Saturday nlght)r.Thlrd ol lnato. I faaterhard aad atony laud.

Sun: Xost orport, noblo, woll-knorm anA gonsrouathlngs. Rovolutlou, rnlnoe, rorn-outnose, oqpty andtaoant plaooa. Sunday (and, Tburadoy nlght)P. Fourthollnato. Mountalns r lch 1n mlnorala.

.Youue: l t {oat puugoot , Eoat agrooablo and dsLlo loua,moat beaut l fuJ. , .aof teat aud r lpoot tb lngo. gquaDoneao,i l laporolon, snoothnoag. trr lday (and l\reodoy nlght).P.t l f th ol lnato. So1lg ;1tb, abund,ant natsr.

Moroury: Xlrturo of modorato tblnge. Conpound.od o(tro tblngs of thls naturo. ' t lodnosday (and Suuday nlebtf iSlrth ol lnats. sardy. aoll .

Moorr: Thlokeet, douaoat, lo'olstost and l lghtost'obJeots. Dendt I , po laturo, op 'ac l ty , l lgbtuoio. Xonday

(aud Frlday nlgbt)r. Soventl oltnato. Plalns and, Isvelground..

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40?-4oB. yilqUd qi--n-gL-qrn[!1n rq| l-masdkln -I n d l c a t l o n e a a ,

ooun t r l oa .BUTLDTNCS AND. coulflllrr^g

Satura: Undorground oanal r .and vaul ta , ro1 la, o ld 'bu l l d lngs , doso la te roada , I a t r c o f r1 ld boas ts 't loeer ts- fuU of thsn, a tabloa for borooa, o88ol t , and '

'camsls, aDd o lophantar houaoa. Iud1a, ?anzlbar , 'Abyss ln la , Egypts Eth lopta 'bet roen the l lsat ond thoSouth, Tenen, Arabla and Nabatsa.

Juplter: Royal palaooey man^s1ona of t i l ,e nobll l ty,rnoequea, pu lp l ta , Chr la t lan ohurohes and oynaSogues,so lonco , booke , ' 6 rd1nary Yoaoo1a , t oaoho la r ' houaos rhan-Iotg of

' Ieat twoikore. Babylon, fars , lQurdaEu, ths

oountry of tbe Tovlka anil tho Dorbors ln Afrloa as farao ths l?ost

Mara: ( I l rs- ternploalP, f l rop laooa and f l ro ' rood, -road,slt le f lrog and thc roaacla Dooeo6aly for tho art of 'tho pot tcr . Syz la, Oroeoo, Slovo.n la, Nor th- l fogterncouutrle a .

gun: Klnga r and sultanr s' palaooo. II1 J Jaz' .Jgrg-saIon, l lount Lsbanon, Arnonla, Alan; Dallan, KhUrasan asfaq ao Chlna.

Yenua: Lof ty bouaosr . veaools l ( roade) nbloh holdnuoh ratsr , p lao io of vo ish lp. 'Babylon, Arablar !1Jdz.oau6 lts noighUourhooil , ( la1andg andl eugar-plontatlonol,und, olt log

.of [osopotanla and tho l{ lddl}c of t trs Marsbs.

l leroury: Dazaara and dlva[ar l loEquosr hougoa ofpalntorc ond bl6aohors and, auoh a! aro noar oroharda,imlgat lon channels oud, opr lnga. Meooa, Madlna, r l r [q ,

Df lam, GI I6n, Tabar lu t [n .-

Mogn: Molot p laoos, undorgroundt , dr un i lor lo te lbr lok-roak lng, p laoea to oool ra tor , o t rcrns Bnd' roadsnl th t roea. l {oaul , AzarbalJEn, tbo narror a t rooto ofths oonmon pooPlo ovorYrthero.

I Sarf and lunrq aro oonfuiod ln thlr paragraph.

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409-41I . Ui taUU rr ln a l -nardanly [ t ,a l - f f l lzzdtya rl - larUhlr. i I- s to.

'illl:i;":'3;Til31"JEflELSI, CIIAIN9 r\ND IAUITS 4II,gralns and fntlt.

Sa tu rn : L l t ha rgo r l t on o lag ,ha rd g tonos . Load .Popper , bo l lsr lo nyrobalan, o l lvoa,nodlara, b l t tor pono-

6ranato, 1ontl le, l t is eod, houpae od .

Jupl tor : l . {arcas l td , tu t ty , r t r }pbur , rod arsonlo, a l lrvh l ts and yo l lor a tonorratonoa foundl 1n or-6a1l . T1n,rh l t o l eod r f l ns .b raao rd lanond ,a l l Jovo l s ro rn by nan .lT l ld pot rogranato, opplo, rhoat , bar loy, r loo, durra, oh lok-p o a 8 , a 6 8 a t r e .

ldars: Xagnot lo l ron,ohadlad, (J .or i t l1-ebapod otones)o lunabar , rougo aud uogalcs ( ras l f i to6, ) . . , , I ron and coppor .Dl t ter aLnond, aoed. of turpont lne- t roo. r

. Sux: Jac luthor lap la laanl l ryo l lor au lphur ,orp lnout ,Pharaonlo 6la'aermarble rr6-a18arrpltoh. Gold. and what-eysr ls .oo1nod thsrsf roro for k lngs. Otango and malze.

. Yonuo: L{agnosla and antlnotry. sl lvor and 6old audJoro la aot 1n thesorhoueehol i l . vosaelo oad.s of go ldrs l l -ver and brass, pear lsroneta ldsrchol la . F lgs rgrapos,dlatos rorlganun apd. fonugceek.

l leroury: Dopllatoryrarsotrlc, anberral l yol lor and.gto€n gtones. AII oolns atruck.r l th rame and. nunber andraa d.lnarcrdtrbarnc aud, oopporsrold Sold and' qulokstJ.vor,turquolo o , oorcl, troo-cotal . Poaso , boaDa r oaraYraytcorlander.

li[oon : Nobotsan gJaso, rrhl]a stono o, or0o rald, no ous t one - 51 1-vor and tLtngo uanufaotured of gl lvor,ouoh as cuPs,banglos, r lngs and tho l1ke, pear larcryota l rboado st rung.

.

*o"t.rborloyrlargo anil . goall ouournberarroelono.

r gatbatut l -kha{r6t , the gr€on sood of P ls tas la torebL+-thus aooor i t lng io J .L-Bql tar ,Not .Er t . hGI I ,23! ,s t r laeh{o;good for gums andl tooth. In a qtlE/ of f l4,f1? (60e) ovl-dently !^ohlah,lo1lapo pepatod, as a cdootloo rplota-lpongr:

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412-415. gaIudloatloDs as o'Dd

orop8 .RELATIONS TOTREES & CROPS

Saturn: oak-gal l t re6rc l t ron or myrobalnr l t roo '

o l lvo t rss and uf . Io r l l low, turpent lno t resrcaotor-o l l

; i ; ; , u i i -u f1- tuo 'se r ' loh 6ear ' fnr l ta r l t t r d laagroooble

tasts or mo.lrr-r bard-sholls suoh ag ralnuta antl

alnonda. Sesame

Jupl tor : Trooe bear lng gxeet fnr l t r r l thout har0

sk l r r aucb u" puu"Urf lg ,apr fcot rpoar . u"d-1o:o- f ru l t 'con-panlous vonus u" t6 r i r i r ig ' no ibe, f lgTof l 'borbs sreet-t#i i i l* ' ; ;- ;d1,"uon prasts as aio 11sbt and' rrbose

sood,s f lY r l tb tbo n lnd"

Uarg: A l l b l t tor rpungent and tborny t rees ' tbo1r

frr.r l t r l tb rou$-atfn,iruu[ent or Yory blttsr suoh ao

blttor po^"gru6te, r l i i . F91' , bramble ' lNstardl ' leoko ';;i;;;,-e"tlio, nro,ioototlrlri mo rradlrb, ogg-prart'

S u n : A I I t a } I t r o e s i b l c h h a v e o l l y f r u l t , a n d .tbose rboso fnr f i - fs uesd.drX,suoh ag dato-palno 'nY] :

;;;;i";-;oO ,f ou, . Dodclor, eu6ir-oano, natuls, taraugubln

and ,eb f r - kh l sh t . . . '

Y o u u e : A ] . l t r e e s a o f t t o t o u o h r o l r e o t - o o o l l l u g 'enootb to tbo oyo I lke cypross'aud toak'ap.plo and

qulnoe. swost i i ,a orrv bi ir logrfraglant-a-nf oo)'ourod'

i ; ;;;;"prroe rioiors ind uaa'a- abare ln' ootton'

l{orouly: Pungout aud ovll-lnollltrg troes' Savoury

horbs and Sariton stuffroalloo anit tblngs Srovlug lu

ra to r .

Hoon: A1I trs.ss the gten of rhloh 1s Ebort suoh

oe tbs vlno an<l ths axost ponogranato. Grassrrood'o, -oanoorflalrbomprtrall lng ptanti auoh as ououibor and

melou. t

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4:l4-4L7- , . ,al-naraeh. abrEl. aurar' l .uqr

andl dtnrga; +i3,i l3""e[o'A. RELATIONS TO rOODS & DRUGS,

"iun"i l i ; '416'atatos of

. --HOUSf8OI^D

REqUIREUEN|TS, bolugl 417,, ponoro '

sirtrs or ErNo, PotrERs

Saturn: Druga oold' and' dry l1r tbe-fourth degroo'

uu*oLuf fy- thooe-rb loh are naroot to and polaoDoue'

nt r i f f fosu. 9}oep. Betont lYo potror '

Jupltor: Thoso rfr1oh are modoratoly hot and uolst

una o iu-pro i r t "u ls and. agrooablo. Fnr l ts . c lo th1n8'

Yltal, sol ld-;; ;" i t ive"faouLttos and tbs alr ln the

hgar t . .

Ual6: ' I fhatever ls uot poleonoua but pungont'anO

rarm ln tho f;; ih-altree' ir*eu' Buglnogg' Pagslon'

Sun: tYbatever 1a ra'rm beyou.d tbe fourtb dogroo a':d'

le ga,lutaty.u"i 'G ;;n; ial uai ' Foodt'e' Eatlng andl

rlrlnlclng. Youtbftrl Yl gottt'

Y g u u a : M o d e r a t e l y o o l d ' a n d . m o l a t f o o d s , u s g f t l l a u d 'pteaoaut-io tno taato' Savoury herbs' Colt lon'

Sonsuali tY.

'ldoroury: looda rbloh arc d'ryer lbon oold and'

u"u u?"i;;i; [ut-r"rely ueoirl' Gralns' spoaklnS'

FaouliY of rol lootlon'

MOon: trood,o rbloh aro,oquil ly^oold' and molot '

somotlue" t"uiii lul*irm" dsfrlmltal ' and ars not

lu oonstant uso.-Bovorages' Drlnklng riter' Naturalporor.

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.418. Dalelit ralC dhardt al-arbara- Indlcatlonsas . to

-quaa

rltDrctTroNs L9 r0quADRttPEDg &c ;

Satum: Blaok anlrnala and, iboso llvlug ln holes1n th i g roqnd i o roD, , goata , horsos , .ehocp l r s ru lnerruUfu . xiaqel, oat, loouae , Jerbcia,a)so; Jarp blaok enakes ,, . " rp iJ"s 'an6, oth6r pola6iouc inaobts qxd f loaa andlb o o t l o a .

' . f trpltor: Xan, domstlo an1mls and. thoao rl th

o lot 'sn ioofs "uO'aa

ahoop, o lo l l r 'd ,oor , thoao t f t lohor" op"ok le6 and boaut f fu l jy oo l6urod, a [ -d edlb lor or

rpuating, or tralnedl suoh as l lona, ohotahs andIooparda.

i ,1on, loopard, rclJ, rrl ld plg, 6o8r d'oe-of 'EA rr l ld beasta, Totrotroua eerpents.

'gun: ghoop, nounta ln goat , door , -Arab borae,I lon, . orooodllo, nooturnal aulnala UblOh rOrnAln oon-

ooal6d dur lng tho daY.

Yonus: t'l ' l thoso xllil aalnala ftlbh have rhlto

o" yuj.toi hooro.ruoh as ggziUe, vl ld' aee, nountalngoat a lao largo f1ah.

Moroury: Aoo, oamel , d ,omcat lo dog, l9x, haf ! r

Jaokair- irtniou, n6oturnai orealuroc, snall 'aquatloand, torrestrlal anlra].r.

ahoop, e1ePhant, g l raf for -obsdtt6it to- rran and' donestloatod.

. M6'r8:tnrotlf e

-

l {oon: Caoelr orra l l boootg of burdon

r Natf,n A.obuturrrtrrgb Prbut&o. and n6t for oat r loh-os '

porbapo for naron ohooP

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I

;

tho. elomnts and. hu.nours,42l rorgana of c ln l larnatuta, 422ra l ta l organa.

O_qld l i t ra tC a l : tuyf i r . a1-anag1r ;ar I -ffi. IT-5ffi--ai:m;if

IITDICATToNS AS T0 BInDg,ETJTIENIS l.ND IIUMoUR8,

ONCANS OT TIIE BODr,]rITAL ONGI.}E].

. Satu. ru: Aquat lo and 'Dodturnal b1 ids, rayons,srarlors hnd f1-1aa. Earth, uiaot blre ani oooaalona)lyomde ph l?Sp . Ha l r r_na11a , ak1n , f ea tbo rs , noo l , bono l ,marrorr and. ho:n. Sploon.

Jupl ter : B l r i ls r l th at ra lgbt boaks, gra ln oat lng,not b lack, 1 rgoonr f rancol lnrpeacook, d ,onoat io fowLs,hoopoo and lark. A1r and blood. Artorlosrsp€xo sr1'bono-narror: Eoart ln partnorahlp r l th the eun.

Mare: F losh-oat lng 'b l rd ; .d th ourrod b l l ls rnoo-turnal , t ra to l honarbafara l l rod. b l rd .arrasp! t . Tho uppor .part of f lro'and yellov bl lo. yelns and the hludei-reglons. Llvdr together rtth 3onus.

Sutr: Ea6le ,r lng-i lovo, turt lo dorB , oook and f a1con.Tbo lorsr part of f1ro. lraltrarnorvoorand the hypoohon-drla, fat and ovcrythlng of th19 k1dd,:P Stornaoh.-

Yonuo: Rlug-dtoie, r l ld, plgoon, Eparrovrbulbul,nlgtrt lngelerloouatt ani l lneit lble blfds. ---:-. FIeih,fet and, aplnal Earror.Kldnoya.

l lercurys Pl goon, atar11n6, or1 okota, faloon, aqua.t l ob l rds and, n1ght1nga1oe. Blaok b1le. Ar ior lbs. -Ca:- f -b laddsr . /

l{oou Dudcs, cGiB, ca:rlotr cro re, he rona, chl o ka,partr ldge. Pblogn. Sklu and everythlng rslatod thereto:Lungs

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4';9-426'. Ue]8.!gbad,an. DaIEIEI

pErt" of the Uoa!; 4?4'

IUDICITIONS A.s TO PARrg ionse oreaua i a25) palred

6r r*^n; sENsEs, r,mlqns and othor gTqqDs; 426-6r aopt, TruE or LrrE porlod of Ilfe'

Saturn: R16ht ear. Eearlng' ButtooXs, podel'

uorol i , p i" tu, 6aok, belght, knoea' 01d age'

Juplter: Lsft ear. Eearlnq 11d touoh' Tbl8hr and

tntoetl ioo, rorub and throat'. XlddJLo age'

Mqra: Rlgbt noatrl l ' SoolL and' touoh' Logs'puboal?I, gatt-Etadd'cnt, . klclney. Toutb'

9r.ur: Rtgbt eye. Slgbt' Eead aud' cbost, oldoa'

toothr. noutb. nrU nnnhsgr{

Tonua: Lsft uostrl l. SeIl and lnhallng orgauo'

t{onbr'eui1it1a, baude aud flnSora' 'Youtb anAado logoenos.

ilrroury: Tonguo togothor rltb Yonrg' Tasto"

Organe of pPeoob- Ch.1ldboo0'

" ldoon: Left oyo. Ylalou and tagte ' Nook, ' broaats '

fune6;-stotaou, ui,f"uo. Infarioy to old' ago qooordln'g

to ltg varlous qrartcra

r zahdr, zab'ra tg P. for gall-bladdor, ae ln PP' ' '

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. 4z,t-42a. xarauu nrn ar-asgrlr. t8iFHt-ft**ll-u!r{ -T. ; \"gg""{ryud, c,onne,ct r.ons, 4zB

RELATION9 lIO'CONNECTIONS flguro anil faoo'TIOUHB A,ND TACE

- - L r - r a r a n A f a + h a r a o ' t r l a r b f O t h o f ggaturn: Fatbora, grand'fathora, oldor brooa

"Lo".a. uely; taif i r lzonod, souT-faco,^Fteu

uoaa, eyobrorri-16rnoa, lamall sy69r r1d'o rnoutb'

;;1;L i ip;; aoiioait-iook, rnuol biaok halx'.short;;;i,- ooiil,u uini;

-inoii iro5"ru, axknard,llsuro, Iosa

orooked, blg feet

Jupltor: Chlldren and grhuAobllitrea' Ilne f16uro'

rountl i;;"; ihi.k-;ionrniutlnor!, larso "{91'.

fra:r}c

i;.k; "r"ri

bo;d,'lu.unaant ourlv balr rsdd'lgb'

l(alo: Brothers of nld't t ' lo qgP'. 'TaIl, ]argo boad'

snafl-Jiea anO eals ' antt f lns forobead, s!911t groy

;yr;; g6od noao, luin l lpo, Iank balr, rod'd' lah' Iong

f lngors, long etePo'

Sun: Fatbsrs and brothora, 'slavsg'

Largo.head'conptorlon rhlto lnollnlng to yeILor, Iong.halr,yel ior ' ln' tbe rhlto of tbo oyor otaannora, rargepaunob rltb fol-d'a.

Youus: Tl lvea, notbora, olatota, utorlne kludrod'

dolloato oh:[Id. 1line rouad,- faoe, rod,dlgh-lhlte oo!l-

; i ; ; ; ; ; 'aoutr"

guro, fat ohoeks,-T9t too.fat ' f luooyoa. tho blaoi fr"e6"-than tbe iUttc; eurdtl teeth,

;i;il";;-ouoi'-tiunn tarr' sbort flngors, tblokoaIYoa'

Xorouly: Toungor brotbora' 31no flgqrst oo!l-plerlon broin rlth-a groenlsh t1nge,- baud'aono' rarrori; i i i" ia,-luroi-uar",

-good noas, eyebrora -Jolnod.,

rlda'nouth, s-'1i-lgi1f,, t ' tn u6ard, f lne'long ha1rl. roll-gbaPed long feet.

Xoon: llotbira, roatdrnal aults, elilor -elstcre tnurBos. clear-;1i; oornpte4on, sq{ a1d' 11e}I" oroot'

;;; i- i"o", ronE-u9a1-dr- ovobroia Jolnod,'toeth;;p";"1;-oi"oiui at thi.pi,tnto, Sood balr rlth looko.

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It -

429. l te lqhE n ln a l -a l fd t . fud loa t lon ae tot l l opos l t lon ' aDd, Iuannotd .

DTSPOSI TON AIID UANNENg

Satura: f9o1fu1, t lP ld, au loue, ouaplo louo,rn lsor ly ,a rna' lsvolent plottor, au1l9n and proud,,nolanoboiy, tmth-to) . l lngrgrayo r tnratyrunr l l l lng. to bel leve goodl o f any-one,ongroseed 1n h1s own af fa l ra and oonooquont ly 1n-d loatog d lsoordrand et thor l lnoranco or ln tsJ. l lgonco,but ths lgnoranoo 1a ooncealod..

Jupl tor : Cood d l1apoal t1on, lnapl r lng, ln to l l lgont ,pat lont , b lgh-n l rdod, dorout , ohaoto, admln ls tor lng Just lco,t ru th- to l l lngr loarnod, gonorouc rnoble, oaut lous lu f r lond.-sh lprogolat lor f r lond, o f 6ood goyorDmontroagor for oc lu-catlonrrin honorrrablo truaty and racponslbLo oustodlan,r o l 1 g 1 o u e .

. ' ,

ldars: Confirsod oplnlona rlgnorantrrash, ev1l oonduotl11o ontloua , boldl , quaitelaone , unotoadly, untruatrorthy,v lo lont , ahamoloso,unchasto but qu lo lc ly repentant ,a do-celmr, ohoor f \ r I , br lght , f r londly and p loaaant- facod.

Sur : In to l l lgont and knovlodgofu l rpat lont , cbaeto,but gonsual roagor for loor lqdgarporor andl v lc toryraook-1ng a goot l nat ro for ho lp lng othors. r f r lendly ,hot -tonporod but qulokly 'recovorlng

reposo.

Venus: Cood,. t l leposlt lonrbandoouo faoc rgood-naturedlncl lnsdl to love. and, aengualtty,fr1on0l1noaB, genoroolty,tendorno as to obl ld , ron and f r lmdarpr ld lo , JoI rpat louoo. .

Uoroury: Sbarp lntol l lgsnoo ard un{oretandlngraffE-b l l l ty , gent lonoBs, opon countenanoo, o lo6anco , far -e1g[ ted-noBB, ohangoablo rdooply ln torosts i l 1n bualnoes,oagor forp loasurorkoopo ssoretgrsoeklng f r londahlp of poople,longlng for 'pororrroputatlon antl approvalrprosoryoa t i lofrlonde and rlthdlrairg frou bad onssrkoepo atmy fromtrlokory, str l fe rnalevolonce, bad-hsartodno ga qnd, dlgoord.

Uootr: Slnpl4adaptable,a klng aqpng klngo,a girytntamong aorr 'ants, 6ood-hoortod, foigc tf$I1 loquaolouo, t lnld,,rovsalg ooorotofa lovor of e loganootrgspotet [ by poop]o,ohoer fu l .a loror o f tomonrtoo anr louainot ln to l lootual -Iy atmng.nuch thought gnqj$k.

t puro-Iio about thon.

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450. I la lah i n ln a}-af td l ra ' l -ghql6 i - l t ra ' I -

"**i:-in- : . ao t l v l t l es .ACTTVITTES', INSTINSTS

AND IIORAT^q

Sahrm: Ed.lo aud'povorty, or nsalth aoqulrod'.by

b1s orn ir lokery or thai of otUore,. fal lurc ln buelno'a'

vohemonoe, conl i rg lon, aock ln6 eol l tar lnooe, enolav lng

ouopfu by'r lol inoe oi troachory, fraud', nooplng and

iatffne and' lancntatlou.' J \ r p l t o r ; F r l o u d l l n e s s r a p e a o e i a k e r , o h a r l t a b l o '

6svotcd'to roLlglon and go6d, rork6, .rosponalble,ulorlotn,i l "e i i rgrc foquei t , oagdr . ior^roa1th, ln addl t lon to of fa-

b l l l ty .aomo lov l ty and rooKLoE6nes! t '

.Ha rc : . l l a r r1a6o , t raw111p8 ; l l t l ga t l on ,bua lnod68 ! ' f ' 8to ' . t f"rfalao teail ionyrluatnrira bad oonpanlon, sol1-

talfrapitaArl and tr loky.

\ ,' gun: Lohgllg for porer and goverEul!,, hankorlngaftor roalth inA-rounagirnent of vorldly affalrs,an9 1m.-

' f" i tu' "1f1

oo in" lgiorant,rop1.orlug ovl l-d'oora,hare!i i tn-|pponeots. I f afrn 1s l i eialtat lonrtho poalt lon 1a

i i io"idiio io rfngs,lf 1p fal1,to thoas tn rsbolllon.

Yenuc z I:rz1_,laughlng, Jo atlngrdanolng, fond' of rlne 'ohesB, di iuglrtsr i ieat lne,I i ies'ploasure 1n overy thlng'oot-q*t"eibnira oodlonito or 6lvcn to oloesslYB YonoIy,

i . i f f ipotun rfoni of ornmontorltorf irrno, 8on8r gold, ol lvor,

{1o" o lo thca. ,

l de rou ry :Toach lng l l anuo r t , t hoo log t ' r rovo la t l onand 'Iogf olcloquint, flnc v61oc , good-!to!lor:l' for - atotle e 'nrinlig pfoope;ls ty too eioat anrlety and, nlsfortunos'

foar f i r l or on infesr ' f r lvo louaroagor- to buy a lavos 8nd

;i;i;;"tit.Ii, .ttirnnrous , th16v1ug,lv1us and' far nlr)rlne '

' lfoonl Ly1n8, oa].rrnnlatlon, oYE l-anTloua . f or he alth 1

. rnd, oonfor t r gonorousr ln d la t i i t " l i "g food, too uxor lous '*' fouii. tn aiiroprlat6 plaoosroroollecrt rplrlta'

I l t t t lo oonJugal .bapplnosor' to.o.muoh magla.go.

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.43L-+g2. Lt r yanaub 11a1b6-n1n aI - r11 l3 l nar l -urteO,

-t" - iuuq

d leoasos , 432 )o lassos o fREIJTIOHS T0 DISASE PooPIe'

A}ID CI^L9gE.S

Saturu: S lokness raf f l lo t lon, povor tyrdeath,d laoasoof lu tsrnal orgauo,got i . t . Ol r l rere 6 i sstatoa,k lngot ln-tonda-nts r re l lg loue- of var tope eeote, d 'evotoeo r r lokod.puopfu, b6reo, Ihs ovorrorkodleunuob-e, tblsvea, tho morl-[u"i lr ielolaie,domons, ghoulirrand tb6se rho rovl lo then.

' Jupl tor l g loknsaar fat lguer foYorr t teatb 1n ohl ldbod,Caseare i . aoot lon. K1ngs, va i t r i rnobloormagnatoa, Iaryoro,morobants, tbo r loh ad'-tLolr ey6opbanta.

UarB: troYor. Loadsrs, cavalry, troops, oppoqonto,dleputanta lu aeoomblY. '

Sutr : . . 'K luga, noblog, ob lofa, gonora latof f l .o la la , naglot la tos, phyr lo laner goolot los.

Youw: -----. Noblel, plutoorato, .queona,oourtozana, adultorors and .tholr oblldlrou.

Xsroury: -----; l trorcbanto, bankerg, oouuoll . lorsttar-oolleotors, alavoa aud. rrostlorai

Uoon: Dlaoaaeg of ma4r k1nds. Flngg, nobloo,nobls natronsf oolobratedrand'.roaltby' - agDr{yar .- 'o l t 1zene .

, l t

I mutaragslf0n, but horo naldfldfin2 1. f.TEtlri irarvdmll, tbo ProPorprognant x,melli

lntoregtlng peoplo.plural' ls barnAlab

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. 4gg-454. DolAIathE ralC al-adydn:sunarhd.artgtt taealre W

r'DrcarroNs As ro RELrcroNs ;:i1*:liltl:?"n::Ti:"PICfURES OF PIJ${E[S ptanots

Saturn: Jdwa audl thoss rho drose 1n btack. Old. nansoatod otr a trolfr ln h1o rlght banrl tbs haad of a mn and,ln tho lo f t a E6pr5 band; or aooord lng to anothsr p lo-turernoutrtsd on a brlght-bay horsoron h1a boad a holnot,1n tho .Ieft hand a shlold. and 1n iho r lgbt a srord.

' .

Jupl tor : Chr la t tans aud. those drosaod 1n lh l to . AIoung nan rlth a dram' srord, 1n the rlgbt hand and abor and a rosary 1n the lo f t ,oa horeo-baok; anotborp loture: ' r t ran on a thronoroJ.ad lu var loualy oolourodroboara rosary 1n tho }of t hand.

Itara I I t lolatsra rr lno-blbbora rdrosood. ln rod. Ioungtnan Boatod oa'tro l lona,ln tho rlght hand, a drarm srord1n tho left a batt lc-a:o;another l loturo: Eourtodt oD abay horaorholmot on boad,rln t[o left band a speat adon-od rl t l rod rososrponnon f lagrrln tho rlght bind hoaclof a tra!,rolad 1n rsd..

Sun: l loartng a orofir; Naglaner. l{ l tbralata. A roanooatod on sondthlng l lka a ahield 6n rUoois drawn by.fou r o rou r lg h1o r l gh t .a . s ta f f on nhLob ho res tg , l n h lele f t a uaoor $Frz, boadaA kharaz; anothor p lo tur6: ban (Jurzseatodrfaoo l lke i o1ro1orff i f i l5-g relns of four horaas.'

Yenu.s: Is16E. ITonan on a oarnol holdlng a luto rdlchaho 1a playlugj 'anotbor ploturo: f ,ctoan goafott hcr halrunLoosonodl tho' looka 1u hor left habd,lu tho rl6h,t arultror ln rrhlch obc koope looklngri lreeaod ln yeLlowlsh6160rrrr l tb e nooklaoe rbollorbraoolots and anklots.

ldoroury: Dleputants 1u al l aoote. youth ssatod ona peaoookrln hls r lg[t hand a serpont and 1u tbo loft atablot f t1oh bo kcopc roadlngl anothor plcturo: rIra.trsoatoil on a throno r ln btg h.aDd, a book rfr1oh. bo 1s road,-1ng, orornod,, yol lor audl groon robo.' Noon: Adhorenti of t ie prevall lng rol lglon. l{anl l th Javelln 1n rlght \andrlu h1g left tblrtyryou rouldthlnk thoro roro .threo.l hund,rodron h1s boad a oroml,asated 1n a obar lo t drarn by four hor loa.

r s lgad P . ! ooo

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4 5 5 .to t rodoo ,

Da l [ I a thE ra l6 a l - s1nd r [ t ' I nd loa t l ona as

@

Saturn: Bul ld lnsrPayunsterr farmlng, roolalTlng *?odan<t t t latr lbut lon of vater, ( f raudulent t ransaot lons'^ Iapportlonlng Eonoy auil hsittagos, graro-dl881n8; aoll lngtL ings roadoqf t ronr load, rbonorha l r ;ooppor rb laok a lavoa;knonledge uged for f ,ad purpos6arauoh aots.of tho.go1orn-nont aa- lead to ov1l opprolalonr l r rath,oapt l r l ty , tor turo.

Jupl tor : Noblo aot lous, good SoYornrontrrol lg lonr.dolng g6od; lntorpretat lon 6f droana;- gold 'on1t1e' iork,bankln[;aeil lug old gold ond. sllrorrtlr lto olothos 'gropos and augar-oaDo .

Uars: Latr-tuaklngraell lng and naklng annourrblaok-srul ths oraft, grooutilhophords, butolora, ve tcrluarfsurgoons,surgeoun, oirourlolaori, aellers of hbundo, obotab,uoais, . r6 lwi , ooplor, a loklea,bocr, 919?6, b.oTu-or loodonoupd, !r1 gandage, oonto nt1on, houg ebroaklnS, hl gbmynen,grir6-rotbora and, prltou, torturo, gloortlon.

sun: I looetvlng, glvlng and' soll l irg gold-btooadss.

Ysnua: Horks of boauty aud rnagnlfl 'oonoe'foia ofbazoare, ooumoroo rmoaaurlng- b) ' ro lSht, Iongth *g PulF; . .doollng' ln plotuioa antl oolouro, goldsnlths_ tork, t81I9I-lug,roaiuf aoiurlug pornrggg, deallug 1n p-oarlq r 8o1d' and. -atl ior o::nanontarnuokrlhlto andl grden olothds rTrkcr. o1crof,ur and, dtlailotrs, aoconrpouylug r1ug1u5r ootrpo81ng€oDgB,.ploylng tbo lutorfoaats,ganos and ganlng..

I toroury: Uorobants, oaloulators. and autvoyora,ostrologort , nooro$anosrs and fortuna-tol loro,go otro trl o1ai, phllodopher, (1 o put a t1on, poo try, olo guono o,oanual 6ortoitty dnd auxloty for porfootlon ln overT-th1ng, ee111ng' r iavoorbldce, booke, oolnr l profooalon ofbarboi, manufooturo of oomb!.'

t t o o n : E n g a S o d , l n b u a l l o a g m a t t o r a , r a l a r l o D c r o F l . l l b " ,uooouollni; it ioiluous ln roltglon and tt lvlno lar.,ekll l .ln al l Ur i i roUca;praot loo.of nod1olne,geonotr l t fo hlgl -

ui "of "noo"r""aiir l le

land. and rator;grorlng- and'- olltgtgfrafr; ocll ln! food, allver TlnSq and.rlrgtuc ro).lo lndlootos; ; ; i iv i ty lofu prrbn ror thq-dooopt lcrrs of x lzardls.

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. {16:437. lrf,rtrhi rla quilitir ra rln khalf. O:rnill i.Thc orbrl ""a

oREI l'lo rzl.es 0t zuxErtt' Orbs fcarr -lra-rt roau

-i i i i t ! grci ta at

!o { t } 67 265l2 . { ta .79 127I5 lo l 06 28{19 tg l l t o l { 61 (ao th lao oyo l c }

I { 5 ' 82 116 l20 {8. 76 {6126 r0 l

' IO8 52o

saturn 90JuD l to r 0ol.:aia 8oSun l5oYcaue 7oilaroury 7olbon I2o

lg6-{19. f lrdirEt rr nuddah c!-rharakq!. ?crloda ofl l fc ( tbaar ta@nctr a l obrouooratoraT

rrnDrnrr ^xd rurrr i f*ltrjtSrtHS'olln U:i" :?'ti3' lil: "rgsOcnrrot( TqtEs plaacta rlth tbo lonoral- ohronoatorriE.

1b9r9 O a"q ) troatcd l lkc othcr Dlanota' D Yot t luc Yalona D. ]6{ .har auothoi r r ry lanat loq for tbcg.ro?t toarr ( t l t t rc i rq) ot thc p larrc t i : -

I T o! O 6nat toa! . + | 6rcet j - 5? (uoto 5?2t( f t .o f O Sroat t .arr + iuaet - ?9q f o f ) ' r | + l c a c t - ? 9O l o f ) ' r + l c a a t o f ? r s - 6 0fi of .l :

, + lcart of 11 - B{ (tb6 rr.E d tb. t r9rr- gtl- { h r i + l c a r t o f O - ' ? 6r I apan.of ?5 yoarr 1d thuc pmvldod tor .

Chlonoorator!Indlurol Dmohrrul Tbcg o f a r roo ta t l onpat ly l t t ! E t l v l t l , c r lu laa t e l r acvcnthr

I ituqlo ycara

IOOA9 voars

rD !un,a porloil ly.5n]n.?tr.-Ip rooor . lcr lod ly .gE.1zl .?]h.

2 vouutI ycarr

3a!UtoI I ycare

lr vcqur, pcrtoat Iy.bTIil.EElfn Srturnf rjcrlod ty. Oa.25O.:.2U.

Jracr9uttl3 icare

Jupl tcr12 rcarr

l! E.roury, I pcrlodl Iy.T0a.EI-.-?EIa J \p t t c r ' a pcdsd f y .A r . l 7d .?b .

Il looa9 tr arr

Harr7 ycarr

. r .E toon, ! pcr1od J.y .5o.Ld. f l t r .-fu lqre t pcrlod ly. f Oh.

5ga Eurn

11 ycarasun

l0 ycarrrr satur!| r pcrlod --Iy.TuTf$lf[i

Ia Su l r r pc r lod ly .5u . {d .?h .6

J up I r0 rl2 ycarr

YOnU!I ycarr

rn . r up l . r . r . ! pc r l od I y .Bn . lZd .3hfn Vo lu l r f r r l od I y . l - a .2 fd .Sh

?qcr!

? ycar t$rrourTIt tcar!

ra qarlr porlod --lt,-

fn Icroury.r por lod fy. IOr.SdJZbE Drogonrr hcad I TaL[-

t tc . r ! 2 yoarqrhcthcr dar or u lehtr

Toc Dragoora l toad and TaI f -EroEo t ! !oo1at1on t lnor r1th tbo-plquS!rr-Thc orb or. r plaDot t. tb. dlrtaaoo rrtUru-iElilJliin_

f lutqoc 16rlr l oarr affcot aaOthcf rhcn aoolvlar to con lunotoal affcot aaothcr rhcn applytog to aouJrraotlon9l !f?:ot..TDo ft6urr! arc ar ln porpbyriui pI zOr,bui varyln lodorn bookr.t e t - soe rn , i tcf . J9{ aad 528. tbr. grrat t iarr aro tbc rura of thc lsl6!

o lcu lo tcr r r of caoh p lanr l^rSl ; t lo lcaat .of lL4;d)Ptolculo tcrrr of caoh planrl rSg;tlo lcart of h-f uabavr brcn rc latc i l to thr l r Dcr lodr 'o t rcvoiut i i " - " " ; 6 ;3:::_!:.ll? l"!:d"t? thr ir pcrtoa r' oi rcvor,i ti ior'o i- o-if tuottctoulo oyolr,or I to rt i-oir, i l i ic-iuii j- i i t- i i i 'e-"ia tnotroatolt ;:tofr rglalq uncxplaiurtt. In tb! oaro of i ana rrmatolt IloT:-IgTtt 11glet3inrd. In tbc oiro oi- 5 ^"a l.tbo noaa tg l c r l t + i l f cc t - bu t o f - Vat -y '1 - r t - M? rn r r R r[bo noaa ig rcai t +"f i i i i t -b; ;- ; i . ' i . t ,yu. p. t5? an4 BJ.Oo

4B

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+40. ld[ buyut al-kat[k!!. tto noy proooocl to dls.'cuss tbo r@ota to tb i otgns.

Ths zodlao bslt 1g dlvlt lod. lntottroDOLf iCI I ,ES 0f ha lvaa, tho f l rs t or tondlng f ron theTHE PLA"NDIS beglnnlng of Loo to t l to ond of Caprl-

corD. , ant l tb , lg ha l f ' ls g lvon to tbo.sun rhoao domlc l le 1o the f l rs t a lgu, : rLz. Lso. Theothsr ba l f 1g g lvon to tho rnoon; 1t or tenda f rou tboboglnnlng of Aquar tug to tb t , ord of Canosr ln r rh loha lgn 1 to dom1c1 le l s . As . tho o the r p lano ta havo . t t t ornothoda of movomsnt rot rogrado and d l roct , so a leotboy havs sacb t r ro dorn lo l }so ono on t l to sun s lds andotro on tho noon s ldo, a t oqual d ls tanoes f ro lo tho 1n-torva l bst rsou Loo and, Cauoor . . Boglnnlng r l th Norcurythe noarost p lanot , V l rgo on tho gun s ido 'aad Gsnlu l ontho moon g l i l o ' a rs ass lgued to . l t ag don lo l l oo , t hsnLlbra andl. Taunrs to Yenus, Scorplua antl -A'r los to l{ars,

-'1l

B

. Sog l t -tar lusandP1s oo eto Jtrp-l t o randCapr l -cornand, Aq-uar ludto Sat-

, urn asD 1n tho

annored.f lguro.

ABC -.[DC -

cThs SunThe Moon

h a l f .b a l f r

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44I. Fahal yaotarl UEf al-kankab. one of thosodoratolles Tffifiays luoro- congenfilF' tho planets anil

1t 1g eatd, that tharo tboy aro moro JoyfulDOMICfLES oD ocoount of tomporatt€ntrfotmatlonrandPnXlEnnED sol. Tho aun and Eoonrhonovorraa thoy aro'

Dot oonflnod to ono d,omlcl le f lnd oondlt-lons ln a l l . nat o f thoso rh loh hovo tvo,Mercury pro-fora Ylrgo to CenlnlrYouus Tau:rrsrlr lars ArloarJupltorSaglttarlua,Saturn lquarlus.

Tbe oplnlou of tho Hlndus agroos ln somo roapoctsand. d,l f fora 1n others; they eay that l{aro f lndg Arlesrioro oongonlalrtbo moon Taunrsrtho sun LoorMoroury Tlr-gorYonua LtbrarJupl tor Bagl t tar luorand satu ln Aquar lua.iU6y oaI I .auoh's l tuat lons t rg16111ysns;J and asser t thata pianet oocupylng ooo of thoee haa nore lnf luenco thanlu l ts omr domlo l lo .

442. I'16 al-nabaJ..lloe of th6'-flfoaffi'ro

DETRIIJEIIIS deb111tles

Tho otgns oppoalto to tho dlonlo-sa ld to bo the l r d .ot r lnents or

( Jr,rablo , iiabal, P€rsl an-r-bltydrah).The Hlnduewbl le rscog-n1zlng thedon1o1les donot knov thtsoxpresston.The dotrtnents'aro

shovn 1ntho acconpaslng f l gu re .

1 rna,la rr.zz5.

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"\

445- 1[6 ashr[f al-Karraklb ra huUfithe. Tboro aro

"urt"in-"l l6-o'es of oralta-

tlon (aharaf) 'of

tLo planota, 1-1Tu.ItrtLTA11oN lt{D the tlirones of ktugd lnd other hfgbilEt-itf-pl,$mtS poaltlons. Iu suob-a1gno tho oxalta--

t too 1a rogardodt.as apoolal ly rolat-od ' to a .cer ta ln dogroo, bu t thoro aro lnny .d ' l f fo renoos

" i " i f " ion-tn thtg-nnttor, -mm saylng !Uu! 1t or tonds

io uoru dogroos 1n front 6f br bshlnd tho degreo +lq;";l i ;", iurru othera bold' that 1t oxteuds from thoii""t-poiut or the algu to that d,ogreo, and aga.lnoinurr ' that 1t la proiont 1g the

"6ole elgn r l thout 'ony

"puoluf dogroo. B'o1or aro tho algns'and do6reos aooord-

l i rg to tho Perslans and' Greeks.

Saturn . . .Jup l to r . . -l l a f s . . . . . .S u n r o . . . .V o n u g . . .XerourYI t r o o n . . . . . .Dragonr a Hoad'DraSonra TatI

. . . 21o o f L lb ra

. . . 1 5 o o f C a n o o r

. . . 2Bo o f CaPr loorn

. . . 1 0 o o f A r l o a

. . . 2 7 o o f P l a o c a

. . . I5o o f Y l rgo

. . . so of Taunra

. . . 5o of .Gornlnl

. . . 50 o f Sag l t ta r lus

Tho opposlto algug'and dogreoa ar€ logardod agplaces-ot i i toot lon ior tho-plu+-ut1.Fuo ln them., tboyi".

" i fa to 6o ln:tbolr r fal i r (hub[] l ! and ars tbsrsln

oouflned and, thoir condltlon d.otorlorated'' '

444. Eal fI al-aehrE! ,!411q!. There 1g no dlffar-uort ; i- ip oraltAtlou, but tbo-

Ufodu" diff ir ae to tbo d,ogreea -1n-.fl${DUS DITTEB csrtaln Oaso8. thgr aro aRrood tbat

AS TO DEGREES tho eraltatlou of-tUi Jun flos ln I0o

or saturn zoo or ;lr*i'ii""ltoll:t::""*":: :|.:fr'u"'

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r l th rogard to the Dragonrs Hoad and TalI whlch ale notrn6nt lonoi l by then 1n t t t ls coruroct lon oe ls qu l te propor .

445. arbdb aI - ruuthar la that rn [ h lva. Each t r lp I lc -1 t y , . 3?9 , by n tgh t , a lao

a th l rd th l ch Saras th l s . roapons lb t l -IrnDS Of HIS 1ty both by d,ay and nlgbt. Thus theT8IPLICIUES ftory tr lpl lolty htis ae lord. tho sun

by day, and, Juplter by ntght, nhl loSaturn la a partner.both by day and nlght. The earthlytr lpl lolty has Yorius by day, tho uroon by nlght, l larsbelng 1n th lg cass the par tner . The a l ry t r lp l lc l tyhas gaturn by day, l [eroury by nlgbt and Jupltor aspar tnor , rh l lo tho watery t r tp l l 'o1ty has Yenus by day,ljara by nlght and. the rtoon as partnor.

Eorevor Eashnlyltol Latroldgera ageoolato allthroo planote at tho oau t lno'r l th eaoh tr lp l lo l ty,and rnorely uako tbo follorlng dlsttnctlon betneon dayand nlght, o.go the lords of the f lory t r lp l lc l ty arotho Sua, Jupltor antl Saturn by day, and Jupltor, thsSun and, Safirrn by nlght and the'rest on thls analogy.zThoy do not desort thelr pool t lon ( l .yarr f lna) on con-gld.oratlon, but havo fltlodl their bool:?-rr-ItE docreesbaasd tboreon, and, proposltlons ded.ucod fror,l thess(I . tafr l r l

4{6. trtuni?arq! al-kardkfn fI af-UuriJ taff Ulrc.Stenever txo pi t to

I rf-glf ibl Uaa. a poor oplnlon of ths Eaohrtyltos - v.Chron.p.9O, and 527 andl 529. -A.g. to thelr doctr lno, aoreod of tho oo@on pooplo as conpared nlth tbs nroro aa-ls toorat lo and ln to l loctual L f i r taz l l l tosrand tho or lg lnof tho nano.y.Yau Tloten - Bashvlya of Nabt ta. fn ter . ) r { .Congr . IB9? and Coldz lher - L lvro do fbn Toumert .p .65.A lgo r 1909 . D lo t .oo1 : te rm p . 396 .2 Ths f lrst page of !L has a tablo ohorlng thls arrangp-ment .

Thel r Lords11o t t l og

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ASPECTS 0I PI"LIIDTS oaoh otlor 5?3, thoy also arsIN SICNS aald to bo 1u aspoot; l f tboy aro

In tho aa le a lgu they aro 'dosor lb -ed as oonJunot uruJlgnr1n, whl lo 1f thoy aro at tbo aanodogreo tb; oouJG6-fT6tli satd to bo pirt l lo (muqtarln) .f f ons of tbom. la ln a algn tbl rd f r r rn ths othor, thoyaro 1n aort l lo aapoot to tbs r lgbt or lof t , t f 1n afourth o1gu, to bo 1u quart l lo, 1f lu a f l f th 1n tr luo'aad, l f ln tho sovonth, oppool to, thoul t t tbolr dogrooobs eqrral tboy are oty lo i l uut tagt] In for tbon bstxoontbeai aapoot i 1t 1s poaslblo t i oonstnrot o l tbsr a rogu-Iar horagon, or. a squars or a trtaugls lu tbs zbdlao,or to d1v1de 1t lnto trro - ?75'' .

44?. Ka1! aaddqah al-karrEklu ra reiddrathd. f lond-sblp or eni-Ift 6 g to uo,

basod on rrbat xs bavo sald, as toF8IEIIDSAIP lND tbolr domlolloo, but astrologore

LNMIIY 0f PLANXf,S have dlffsront tboorlog. otr thleoattor. Thoro. aro thooo rho baso

tbon on tho toupora:usnt and, uatttto of tho planota tliour-aelvoo, gatun ana Jupfter bslng rogardod, ie lnlnloalbooauso tho ono 1a dabk, rnalofloeut antl ortronoly dla-tant, rdrl ls tbo. otbsr 1o eb1nlng, bouofloont anrl onlyunodoratoLy ct lgtatr t . .Thoro aro othors rbo bass tbsm onthelr oloreutary quoltt loa, tboso tha! aro f16ry botng1n1nlco1 to the ratery,aud tbs atry to tho oartby,thllotbsre aro etl l l .othors rho found thom on.tbo rolatlvegltuatlons of thslr dom1o1lss and sraltatlouo,lf tboaspoot of thoso 1g 1ultn1oal thon tholr lorda aro aleolulnloal: lurthor eny plauot rboso donlolle 1s tvolfthfrou tho bougo ooouptod by a[otbor plauot la 1nln1oa1to ths lattor, fron tbo basls of onnolty 10 anlvod, at1n aly of tho nays f,o havo onuuoratod, tbou tbat forf r londshlp aud lndt f foronoo bsoonos obvloua,

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ono f

The v lers of Abu. ] l -Qaaln, the phl loeopher ,basod.the foregolng conaldsratlonb ars shorn rn tuir oorunnstho eubJoluod. tab le.

'nutua1lv

EurffiI.r l th

ask lnn#

l o n d s h lPlaleta

SaturnJuplterl{arsgur ..YenugMeroury

Moon

Sun and MoonMars llorouryJupltor Ysnrr.sSaturnItrars ltrercuryJuplter Yenug

Saturn

ous to

p l te reroury

{oon8nu8

onug

MarsYonuaSua

Saturnudthorotfersnor asksahlpJuplter

snusonturnrg

uplter

The astrologera of gur.day honeverr lay r l t t le gtross o\ , tthe .frlond4fp or enrnl ty of tho plineis ln. the natterof JudlolaL astrorog. The Hhdus.on .tho other hond ro-gard. tben as equally lmportant or mors ao tban the don-lollos and, eraltatlone, re b.avo aooordlncly 86t d.ormthelr opln1ona. 1n. the aooompanylng tablol

-

Planotg

oT6{ '

1+

?\ e

Frlendsl.

+,d )o +

l-o Io 9

t.f

d o

h H? Y

Xnemle.s

h ?. - nono

U, f

)

? Ho )do ,r

fndlfferent-r-lrk$ ?h s

h.hfl"

l'dt

reaYt

I23

d, latl riJra!..ln l4S.ln lfil.

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FTCES

-!l

As far ae f r londshlp or ennl ty is concernod, theyars l lab ls to cban6o, booauoe 1f a p lanot meotg anotherln . tho lO tb , I l t h , l 2 th , Znd , 3 rd , o r 4 th bouses , r l ff r londly thd f r lendshlp booomee oonploto, 1 f lud l f forsntbecomos f r londly , md l f ln ln lca l lnd l f forsnt . A] -so l ft t noo ts auo the r 1n any p f t ho o tho r bougss , tho o f foc toaro preolaoly the rovorso of tbeso.

448. Lt; a1-n1-rnbahr; Ve eball now spoal: of tbodlfferont paEE- ofbEo-s1gns ard tbo fato of ths

' p lanotg thoro ln.l {^TI r -gICN

- Hal f o f 'a a lgn 1g oal lod rbourr by

tbo }lLudus (nlla ba-b'r 1n Porslan) .2 55uf l rs t ha l f o f overy mlo.s1gn bolonga to tbo anu andtbe eecond to tho moon, and on tho oontrary , o f overyfonalo o16n tho f lrat balf bolongo to tho moou and tbssooond to tho eltn. l{y fr londo, ln thla nattsr oontln-uo to obtaln oonolustone rhlch dlffor from tho abovo orard r l l roct ly opposodl - tbsroto, s i l ludoed tbe d let luot -lon botroou tho tro oannot bo ooruparod rl th tbat betrssnIlgbt and darknoao, as tro bavs aald and sba]-l ognttnuoto eay,but tbs people rho bavo mads uge of tbts dlst lnst-1on are agrood uporr tta valuorln oplto of tho optnlonao f o tbs ts ,

8r€os449. Ue al-nrJil. Eacb thlrd of a slgn - tou do-

- ts@€-trl-faoo (raJb) ancl tbs lords of thess. faoss aooordlng to tbo agr 'oo@nt of tho Per-glons and.Grooks i re aa fol lovsl- tbo lord oftbs f l rst faoo of Ar les la Uarg, of tbe socond

tbo su[ , o f tho tb l rd Yeuus; o f tbo f l re t o f Taurusr .Iteroury aud so ou ln tbe ordor of tbo plauote fromabeve dornrards t l I I tho last faoo of Ptaosg.

450. NA a] -gurar . Tbs so-oal lod r f lSurser aro 1nroallty alE-TE'-fr-o-oorbut oallotl so (Eurar) beoauso

tbts GrooksrEludua aud Babyloulang assoolat-fICflJRXS etl xlth sach faoo as l t arosg tbo f lguro.of

a personage burnan.or d1v1uor5 and fn tUs '

I cf. tbe statomut Indla IT ?,24, vhero a planotrs nat-uro le sald to uadergo a cbaugo towards fr lsndllnoss 1ntbo Eaetern and' tonards 6nrnt ly Lu the Ylosteru bousoawl thout ro fetenoo to mest lng at rother p lanot tberoo '2 c f . Ind la I845 whero th ,e tcentroa of tho s tgnsr ehould!o the tba l f a lgno r ,0 for a l la t o f tho Egypt lan 'd lv ln l t lss aocord lng toHernos, v . Buol lo- RoY. do Pbl Io I . l90B p. 2+ '1.

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cos6 o f t ho Crsoka tho facos xe ro a l so assoo la tod r l t b' r "on o f t he o tho r 48 cong to l l a t l ons asoond lng a t . t ho

ur tos t i ru . f tsut th la r lup l lcat lon of consto l la t lona 1s

mont lonod ln oonnoot lon r t th af fa l re , des l6Aa and undor-; ; [ i ;g ; rh lcb a lo pecul lar to ths country ln quoat lon 'and, l i usod. to obt i ln docroea r l th rogard to thsss '' , .{o eba1l not undortako to glvo an account of l t both to

io "u tpooerand bsoauss l t r ou ld bo uso leso raa tho ag -

i ro fogicaf 'books no havo aro dost l tu to of aDy lustnrot -l one fo r ua lng l t .

45I . l . t -a a l -dar lJdn.- _By the l l lndus . thoso tb t rdsof a a lgn 61f f i

^65r lgan-or Dr lkan (dooanato) , l t t

tbe l r lords aro d ' l f fersnt f rqrn those of

DECAIAISS ths facos, bocauso tho f l re t docanato basas lord ths lord. b f tho xholo e1gn, ths

socond, tbo lord. o f the f l f tb o lgn- f roP 1! , and tho

in i ra , ' tho lord o f tho ntnth a lgn. 2 .Tbe lord.a of . the

facss 'and of the Hlndu docanato i aro set d ,onA ln thotab lo .

Lor i ls o f facos or aadl inS1ffge.

ArlesTaumsGen1n1CancerLeoYlrgoLlbraSoorptoSagl t -

tar lusCaprlcornAquarlusP l s c o s

rooMarsMercurYJuplterVonusSaturnSu.nMoon.MareLlorcury

2ooSunI{oonMarsMercu ryJupl torYonusSaturnSunl.foon

gooYonusSaturnSunMoonMargMorcuryJupl torYonusgahrrn

Sunl{oonMars

Jup l to r MorsYonue DlercurYSaturn JuPlter

1oo zoo gooh{ars Sun JuPltor[Vonua lr{orourY Saturn[orctny Vsnug Saturnfi.toon Mare JuPl torlsun Jupl tor Mars['torarry Saturn VenuslVonus Saturn l, iercurYfuare Jupltor MoonlJuplter Mars SunI[saturn Venus ],{orcurYlsaturn MercurY VsnuslJuSter Moon Nars

I gupcvor6) . ) .ovrcr - c f . Bouchd-Loclorcq Ic .125 and pas-

s tn . .Do l } , S to rng laube , L926 , PP ' 60 , - I42 ' ' ' ,Z-inu-foif,s or i f iu A"cinatos aie ttre lordg of tho slgns

fn- ine-o iq\e: . o f - i lu- t i fp l tc l t los

5?9 ' l r losr Leo, Segl t -

tar lus &0.

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452. Enl lsta/a:nal DatIaEiyi l6 athldtb al-burf iJ.Ptolony baff i i . '

Es dotorrnlnod by orporlonoo and obaorvo-t lod o f tho e tgna tho obangos 1n tbs a t -moapb,oro whlcb aro lndloatsd by tboa lgna as a rbo lo , by tho lnd lv ldua l

PTOII},TI8. STGN-TtrIRDS'

th lrds ln thoss ln lougltude aud, by tbelr uortborn and,southern par to ln la t l tudo . .So rbonovot th€ 'ao t lon o ltbo p lanot6 on ths veatborand o f tba t r a l tua t lona a ttbe t lme of oonJuuot lon dnd oppoatJlon ln longltudeaud la t l tudo rbon loa thor p rognoot loo aro ooug l t 1 t leno t oaay tg oo t lna to tbo conb lnod o f fso t o f a l l o ftboso ln f luonoea,ae . ro l l r ia o f t l ro asaoo la t lon and bop-aratton of tbo plano.ta a:rd tbs f lxod stars. Tbo folLot-1ng tablo 1s takon: frou Ptoloray.

In i l loo t lons o f

r art lrt l t lrd 2A rd

Todor a,ra lu

brlrglDg hoal&, dcatnr:lloa

gxLogul8

cdd & 1ocl l lDorrar l lk tbuo<lcr

Iotrpora lo urraIDS ao. plaguca n l l a r l a r

UIOO 9 IIKI.IIIF

l og tor a l r i r r r r

tc Ep! ra to u u 5 0 ! E r o qoood I tJon

oorttrq(lrcr& botJ n d r

00l(r ancr o t

Daar i I rSar .uln6 tbua-

i r r l u l t r

]I l copcra t r rlDd! WlguD ,rr'ounll

, oorohln6h e r t

lo r truo tlrrna I rtrt rr

toEp6rr , tc uuac tt lo d

67 LDprolc!!!llltarE

!oo r0D IDgh a e t

roor0a lD8hcat

Dt rddl! &lartlorakca

r!trporaEc r l od t

a uoa I l l n d Itol! turc Iddqrdrprt loaphcro

t oDpc ta t . dor tn to t t rro I r turc

lft t o l t t u r c &th r rn r t e r

l | lDd ToEPora ro fcry hot &,lc c fuotlvc

ra|rpcralo Y c r y r o t

*. ;uarrg6 a bI o u r c a ! ! 6 0 [ rrrunr Dnn€lmcrllodcr

' f l h o

rca thcrE O B P C r A t a Yory rc t

'l\ 'ouuocr &.lrr.htulus

I lou uo I r ruto [rot ouq.r lnl l

lo l lPorag! crr ! | lquarol

I rDot tr1!d rory t6 r&,unrc ttlc il

EO1 ! tUrG toEDcraEa Y6ry bot

7(f o r y r o I r ry rc l

r lugtngcatnrot lon

YarI rol Eobaugoablc

l r caE ! 06 llc rtnrotloq

[olrPo ra 9! rar!t

; o l q aEqrc t

; r o o E a o ! ! r lDo iDqauol

YOr)r toE torDPo r iEc rlI lot

tf;o lq a l lo

ro tl t l no t o ! E O O O T O I O Vo f)r ro E f o r J I l o r

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. 45g. U4-el*ggq.l Thuuu aro unoqual dtvlslons oftho algls mm;-t-onns, P.narz:nlth saoh ono of them

a p lenet 1g assoolaEF peoplo howover d l f fe lTEntAt ln th la rnat tor ,eome hold lng- to the Chaldoan12

1 .o . tho ano lon t Baby lon lan mthodro tho ra tot t ia t o f fo lardt f iar3 th l lo othora agaln adopt tho ecbomoof . ths l l lndua. Nono of theso aro employod by profos-g1ona1 aatrologorar;bo aro utrahlmous ln ualng thoBgfpt lan tormarbooause thoy aro Doro ool rsot . Tbose nbohavo erpoundsd. Ptolenyte iorke us6 tho tetue nblob herooords bavlng found. 1n an old bookrand rrhlch hs has 1n-aor toa ln h la .Totrablb los. lTe have oouetruoted a tab leahorlng both the Egyptlan and. the Ptolenalo terns:thoro1s no uee d lgoueslng any others.

slsirg Egrptla.n Lorda of Tor:ns PtoIoBIr e Lords of Termg

t-sof ,30t-soh 3 0csodso8goOso630trso6so4so

1 tbe table frod PL 1a eubstltutsd as an era:np1s of ltsoall1graphy.2 Yet t lus Yalsne, p . 14 eoq. for charaoter lg t los of saohtom. Y. 8 .L.pp.200-210.5 tblg form occura ln A and P and 1n Ab0 lrlarabarts l,{ad-khal r f . I90-gra lao ae Astar !0E ln B. l , l .Add, .25rSgg of. l ,butl-Eaean rAlfrand appoars tn tbe Iatln traneLatlonsof tbo ' la t tor no iks aa- l r ls to tua (Alburnaoar , In t rod. l4€9,Y.B. )At tarathyh, ( o f .Bouohd-Leoloroer p.215 n. )Aethoato l r '(Bonatuar1550 p.46lPro losaor Margol louth auggeated 1tras probably tho narns of a Grsek astrologst.A vailant 1n AB' f Bga I 4, AraslrEtfr, points to (anlEragls t ratoo, nhorDr.Wl th lngton shors ' tuoracoord. tng !o al lst of books ln a Groek translatlon of a rork of Ltaa-hEl lah, (cat .Cod.Aetro l .Graeo.Cod. ILor .P.Sl -2) nas theauthor of sovelal aetrologloal booksramong them one

6zsL a o6zel 2 7h25,tz+Y24Y241125nzs4zstzs

v214229 2 0Y 2 0? I e?nIe+Ie42rYrgtrsP 2 0y20

914y 1 5+13+13v1c913i r r4129 1 4YIzv l zir+

4 o9 B

53a 6' [ 7

L 06 oA B{ oIL6g e

tt gossolr.gOh g o0 3 0h g o8 s o4co6so6 s oi. sotso

6esttZZtz+keou246ze9284z+lL26h26tzs6ea

vzou229 1 7Y I e\18+?Ih2 Ig leY 2 IP224 2 0vle

912$14t4Lz9Is1 1 1917Y149119L?(ra8151.10

+ 68 ev 66 71 s{ ?,io' t 7

+t2! 7p 7?r2

rUToT

'thr&

ttt*lt

ts

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. 454. $udud a l :h lnduxanl The l l lnd,us uso only ono

"u r iu " o r f f i na lo o lgna , and tbe 'gans '

ss r l os l u t he l nve reo d l roo t l on . fo r t boHI IDU fEru iS femalo s1gns. Tbls ls ca l lod the l r t r l - ^

ahdnagh , r o r t hs d l v lg lone o f t ho th l rby<degroes,Tho resul t o f tho arraDgsl i lont le that tho d1v- 'l s l on o f t ho a lg r t l a no t t ho sa rn l n t ho t v ro ae to ,ondconsoqusn t l y l bon l t l a dos l ro i t t o knov wb to l t t onn ap -p l l os , f t f s neoooo 'a ry to rockon 1 t ou ! . Tbs so l l os 1sshorm 1n the annsrod tab lo ae ropor tod, to us -

Tenms of nalss l6ns f ron tbebog lnn lug s /oto tbe Hlndus

a

PfZ"h6

Is: l rs 6f f6mq.laalgno frora thobeg lnn lnE 6 /oto the l l lndus

+-455. t r l -nubbahrr 'The I I lnt lue rogard tho nlntb part

of a elgn(ilEEaElT-goeor - rlr loh thoy oaII nuydnahaka,as vory lruportaut. l?hsn a plan€t J.s 1u lts

I{IN'nlS 0f orn dqnlotle and nlntb,tbat nlnth 1s oallod'TEE SIO!{S rbargrltarar or most ftnp6rtant. Tbo table'

sbors the nlntbs of a l l tbs olgns;tbe lordpof tbe nluths aro tbo ]ordts of tho slgns oonoorued. Tboflrst Dltrtb of the troplcal dgns,tbe flftb of the flredand tbo nlutb of tho bloor?orsJ. ouoe ar6 oalled, tbar8!-tomt (vargot iarua).5 fh ls le- an onttroly l i lu i lu bethod, ounh loh a l l Aro agrood, . l l y . f r leuds havo a l to rod tbe ordor

ncpr gcp rop iov ' [ o f , 595 n . ) I a a s1 !01 la r l l s t by Ab0

l larshar ooours i 0 IFfoS tog 'Lpro,o i .o tpgy(1. ' l ,pcoeor l i ro ! . t )

There le no btnt ln Tfe} l -nannts ar t lo le(PauIy,RoaI- '

Ercykl o! auy aotrologloal Isari lngs on-tbo l ir t of tbereal Eras let ratua,wbo f lour lshsd 1n ths oontury af torPto lorny and 'Yalsns,

. . The torag of rAs lardtugt aro i l le t r lbuted botroonthe sevon p lanets (Uadfual r l . ] .99) , The f t rs t tonn ofeach s lgn 1s devotsd l to tbo p lauot rboso dodlot lo l t 1s( f19.4{7}and tho fo l lo l r lng onos to tp ,o other g1r 1n ds-s c o n d l n g o r d o r t e . g ,

A r l o s . 6 4 4 b g Z 6 - 9 0 ,oaud ) ooour on l y once 1n ths f l r s t t ona r tbo o tbe rp laneto t r lco. Tbors aro o l lg ,bt n lg ta l ;ss ln tbe tsrus9 f U X e r n /r roaG i r . 'hs. t r tbddi iara,2 rro thaldthln .l,of el l,.EI tUuttbaln PL hag alyak burJwltb narglnal corrsct lon Bl1gk.r Ind, la l I ?23: ln lGl , bargualn.

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of tho lords oftho ordor of tbssta ln f ron us lng

tbe nlnths ardapheroo,bu t l t1 t .

I tavs arrangod' thoro lnle bot tcr - t l ra t t re ab-

Mars Saturn

Tautus Aquarlus flxodYenus Saturn

r<r<J =<;x<':la t 5oz0r Ar lss Capr lcorn L lbra Cancor Troplca1

llars saturn Yonus l. toon olgns

6040r faurus Aquar luo Soorp lo Leo Flxsd 'Ysnue Saturn )Jars sun

1Oo Comlnl Placsg gogtttor. Vlrgo Bloor-l{oroury Jupltor Jupltor Moroury poral

15020 | Cancst Arlss CaFlmra Llbro TtoplcalUoon Marg Saturn Vonus

bthlSo4ot Loo Taurus Aqr:a:trr.o Soorplo Flxed,Sun Yonus Satu rn l lars

20o Ylrgo C,erulul Plscos saglttar. Dloor-Xoroury Meroury Jupltor Jupltor poral

23o2or Llbra Canoor Arl'ss Cagrlccnn TroplcolYonus Moon

260+0r Scorplo LeoMars Sun

9tb50o saglthx Vlrgo Conlul Plgoos Blcor-Juptter Moroury l toroury Juplter poral

The ls t 5 th and 9th of theso co lumns forn respoo. t lvo)-ytbo f l s r y roa r tb f , a l r y and wa to ry t r l p | l o1 t l es , 3?9 .

456 . 'M ; a I - l t bnd 6sh r1yE t . A o lgn may a l so bo d t -vtd,od, rntoffihriydt Veix) of 2o30r, oaoh

of rrhlch bas u lorr l , the f l rst txelf thTTmLfltttS oF havlng as lord tbo lord' of ths nholo

TI IE SIC!{S s1gn, 440 tho socond, the lord of thens r t o lgn 1n guocsgs lon , and so on to

ths ona of tho sor log. as nul t lp l lcat lon la eds lor tb ,snd lv le ton .and 1 t l s d l f f l ou l t f o ! any ono to sub t rao t by2 I /2 dogroos,pooplo s lnp l l fy ths ca lcu lat lon by nul t l -plylng ths nurabsr of dogrooo and mlnutes of the par-l tou lar tno l f t , . , -ho lord 'o f whloh ono wlsbss to know,

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ilt-

by t re l vo , Md thsn fo r ovo ry 5Oo .coun t l ng . one e lgn l n

i l ru a l . root lon of 'suooosglon f rom that 1n r rhtob tboi i u f i i n r " ; t he l as t oomp le to 50o l nd loa tes tbo a lgn . '

; ; ; ; - I " i a ' r " t hs l o rd o i t he t re r f t h 1n quos t l on ' Tho

iora" of tho varlous trslf ths of the slgno aro gborrn 1n

the tab le .

Tblg ls tbo d lv ls lon as to nhloh ths Groekg and

tbo Elndus srs 1n agroemnt , but I havs aLlaya beon. .

"*oi i"ud that ny f i fund.e h;vo not altpred, l t aocordlng

t ; i b ; - *oouas lon o f t hs a lgno o r Bo rb o tbo r eohomo.

Ior 1 f you prooeed aocord. fnE to suoh a btbod ' you d9

; ; t ; r * i t 6 tnsr absurd l t loJ to mont lon r f r lob th ls 1s

not ths p laoo.

Iprda ofTE_ms

t - ul lars ' lst l2th

Ye nur Snil lrt

llsru.ry Srll ,:O

Uoon. { tb 5rd.

gur 6tb {th

lera-ry 6tb 5tb

Yonug. ? th . 6 tb

lbrr Bth ?tb

n4ttor gtb -oth

Saturu I0th 9th

ehrrs IIth 10th

J\Y 12th t l tb 10tb eth sth' ?th 6tb 6th 4th'

Trs l f thrl l q : t n

l r th 10tb 9th

l?th l l.rh lotb

lat L2th l l th

8rd Ist l2tb

5rd znd Is t'{th

5rd 2nd

6tb 4th 5rd

6th 5tb { th

?th 6tb 6tb

8th ?th 6th

gth sth ?th

of tho 819:ra? f * ) r l ' *e tb . ? tb o th 6 th

g tb o th ? th o th

Loth g th 8 th 7 th

l l th rotb 9th 8tb

18th l l tb iotu 'ctu

lat l2tb ILth 10tb

Znd l.t lr,tb Lttb

5rd 8ud lat l2th

{tb 'Srd

znd L;t

6th lth 5rd 8a(l

6tb 6th 4th $rlt

6 tb { tb Srd

6th s tb { th

? tb 6 th . .6 tb

stb ?th 6th

g tb 8 tb ? th

lotb gth 8tb

l .1th. ]otb 9tb

Letb ll,th 10tb

Iot 18tb l l tb

Znd Lrt l2tb

3rd '

Znd . ' lgt

)L ::ir{ t b . 5 r d

x.' ' Znd

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+sz. ui al;da.rajFt, al-nYanaxtara-u ra' knu 1e4!gthgr'tlany oontrovors

dogroos of . tho a lgus, and ' tbsso d ' l f -' IIAIE .dfiD fei vory mucb as to thelr basls'rf,ua"E DEGREES *ll:l"l"lffil"i"lt["it:lt;,::?'"3"

a:lqlogy nor on tho ordor drloh ths lnto1llgonoo d'soand'sromli- obsoure untlL ro ooass to fol lorr a path 11htoh

loads uonbsro. Tboro 1a no sonso ln poople rbo proooodon suoh' l lnoe, but , noYortb 'o loae, they agoopt lnd1oa-tlous frorn tbi sol of tho algns 1n the same tlay ao fromth.o olgna tbomselvos.

Thoao pooplo, horaver, nho use a netbod baeod' onordor l xhat ive i f i rnay bo, 'do not aocept- the 1nd1oa-ttons from tho sor of- e1811s aa a nbolo, but rogard. thof l ra t d ,ogre" of a nalo a ign aa EAle, - tho-ascond' aafornalo. IUo tbtrd ag tralo snd go on by odd,.and oYontuna sl;tllarly ths flfgt dogroo of a fon^els slgn as fs-rnate tne soooBd as tralo, oto. as ln tbs caeo of the

*iu algn. Agaln tbers aro othere rlho p"Po999^3f ̂- ^

*: - Ff: 1': l:l l lpl$ilil,llie.€nld l.o ltt I'u I o l" | | Fll:;"rlioo'-

cauoor l s l . s l s l .a l " l .n l .F l ; l ; : r i l%f l "L o o l ' l . e l . l . ' o l ' l l F l ' : ' J I : ' : l Ly l r s o I , z l s l . e l ' o l I l F ; . m t " l l o ! " _L l b r a l s l . s l u l r z l . ' l l F t l : t t l : o ? " -soorplo l' l.z I' I :' I : I I Eii:,:'ffiuuiousaerttar'u"

I 2l.:

l.: l" 'I '

I I fuoo"o ao Eare'

caprloorn ltt

l .B lt l I

:::::"" l,: l:;l:l:: l,: I ll

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o to . , rh t l o eomo o f ou r p rodoooasors oons lds rsd tbof t rs t t ro lvo and, a hal f dogrooa of a 'hn lo e lgn ' to bomalo, d-nd, tbo sooond., fornalo, tho next tno and a haIC,nale and, the remalnlng two and a ha1f, fooal.o; pro-ooodlng 1n tho tnvsrso lushnor r l th tho fomalo a lgns.

I t l th rogard. ' to ocbenoa not basod on ord€r , a tab loIlko that rhloh no appotrd, muet bo oonsulted, ( ln rhlcbtho fsnalo dogrooa aro rnatkoq tr l th an r).

458. Ua a l -daraJ[ t a ] -nudlyah rar l -muzl lnah. Thed1 otlno tl offi;Gus anrffik-?Frsos 1s

l lko tbe last not foundod on any oystonrB8ICIIT AND and ooneoquont ly rocourso must be had

DARE DE0REES to tbo aubJolnod tablo.

Aotrologorarhorovcrruoe 1t for naklng t leolglbus uuto oo loura lgood and or l l ra t rongth 'and rs0krsss , Joy and.sorror,dl f f loul ty and oaso. But no t lo books aro to befouira i l toU Egroe on.thla rnattor,noF ero thoy l lkoly tobs found.

The tablo shoytg sovoraL dogroeo of l lgbt alrd dark-t roasrbr l l l lant(b) naly l r , ' Iumlnoua ( t ) PufI , duaky (d)qutnah, dork or sha{owbd (d) nuzlltr, rhl}e eone dogroosffity or vold (vl khEll.

s l

b2d7

d? IA sZ bB o2

Y5 .b0

bO v4 s'I tZ

dg b7 Li,

LO aZ L5 dg

a4 d?

Ir loa

Tau:lrsGonlnt

Canoor

Leo bz

Ylrgo dU .Llbra b5

€oorplo d5.Saglttarlua , bg

Caprloornus dTAquarluo c4

P l s o s s

d g a 5 d e . b 4 s { b 5

dg 'L7 dz bB vb bgv5 b.2 ds bS tZ b6

b5 d.z'd .5 ' ' . g6

I,4 t2

d5 bB

1 5 v 6

d5 b?

bg :c5 b{

bb d.5 bB

d7 b4 v6 LS

d c L 4 b 5.Yc f5: '

I . , '

&10

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459. L lA a l -duraJEt a l -zd laah f I a l -satddah wa nE-Ar . J . 'no lo ars a j .so doRroes l {h lch lncroass anoaL-f b[ .r . S I s B sdtm1p1"5 fo r tuno. The fo rne :aro those 1n n t r l ch 1 f tho lo : io f the per lod vhother sun ormoon, o i t t ro dogroo l o f the

agoondant or tbs par t o f for tuno 1g a l tuatod, tho gocdluck and porer . o f eaoh 1g doublod. Tho la t ter are l lkep1ta, 6 .bdr , ln ;h loh the p lansts 'are snfeoblod. ln theLrao t l on , bo lng ne l ths r ab lo to o f foo t 6ood . l f l uoky no rov l l l f un luoky - ths teudoncy 1a thorofors torard.apoaoo. Both aro ehorn ln tho fo l1on1ng tab lo.

Dogroos lnoroaalng for iuns 1n tho uppor ror , (p l teabar, A obdnh6 P) ln the loror.

Ar lss , 19th6th 11 th 17 th 2.3rd 29 th

Tau:rts 8th5th I 8 th 24th 2 5 t h 26 th

G€xntnl I I th2ndx rSth t ?th 26 th g0th

canoor Is t12th

2ntttTtb

5rd23rd

14th26 th

15tb30th

L o o . bth6 t b

TthrIAth

].?thrSth 22nd. 23rd 28 th

v1:rgo ('2ndBth

IethlEth

20th)I 6 th 2 ls t 25th

Llbra 2nal.rl g t

5th?th

12thr20th g0th

SOorplo I i3 I ,A

9thtav vg10th L? th 22nd 23rd 2 7 t h

9ag l t ta r luE IUtn7th

20th12th

25rd15th 24 th 2 7 t h 30th

uapr).oortrus I Z IA

2nilIDIAI

7thI ' / lDxl? th

Z U I N2Znd 24ih 28 th

aquarrus 7 I A

I s t16tbl2th

I? th14thx

20t l r23rd 29 th

P l s o o I IZIN2nclx

z0th9th 24th 27tb 2Bth

t l .

. .

ludloatss nlstakoa 1n t let O::"* . ts onlgslon'

f f i . l l .scondant'ABI "

DEGREES TI{CRAI\.SNTC ORDIMTNISBINC TORTUNE

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iqlg.{60. l .G al-nar idlr at-d,eUah rald al-ardt f I at--- iusie-re

osrt obs 1n {u r1ou ! t o ' t bo oyoa . Tboeohavs.noth lng to. do r r1 t . t r tbo s lgns,a l though sol rs pooplo soy that there1s a h lnt of tb lc aot lon 1n L lbra

plrirs rluunrousTO TUE ETES

and Sobrp luo , bu t tbey aro p laooo rb lch oouta ln oor ta lnnobulous-staia, or oortaln 61{rnn' l f lguroa fron otbercons te l lo t long 'xb1ch ars ab lo . to oaugs tb lg lnJury . Thoroal ly nsbulous etarg aro four ln nurnbor, ono 1n, thsIeft f ,anr1 of Persous, ani tble ono dosg not oourt be-oouso l ts lat l tudo 1i h16.h, and. l t 1e far f roa thooourso o t th€ p lanoto l a sooond, bsb lnd tho aae1 l1 ontbe surfaos of Cancor, tbls bas to bo rookons<l r l . th;a th l rd 1s beh lnd tbo lg tb mans lon o f tbo tsoon,xh loh 1sdogor ibsd ln bookg boa l lng r r l tb ths ho l laoa l r13 lng o ftbo s ta ra (Kutub a1-anr6 , '166) as tho YoDot r ( !9y"Ut 9 ltbo Soorp l6u . and tb la l s o f the nurbor ra four tb ras 1stho t lpf or ine atror ot Saglt tar lus; aggln a.oal l starsln a gioup havo a oloudy sffoot such as l laqr66 tho Stbnnnsldn oi tUo tooou xhlch 1s conposod of throo etara1n tbo hsad of 0r1on' PtoJ-ony rbgardod thsn as oloudy,bu t tbov nsod no t bs lnc ludot l on aooount o f the l r b lghlat l tudi . Tt ie Plsladoa also roaoublo [aqrah and bolongto tb ls so t te r s lnse tho l r ' Ia t l tudo la 1o l , th€ l tooupassss by thorn and tho eu:r also oouot noar tbon. Noriboss tno tuntuarles roprosont tho tro oyoa a-ud tbslrao t lon v ls ton .

The dangoroua praooq ln t f rg an-lnal . olgn6.are ' tboqo

I lko th i s t l ig o f Soorp lusrn lab tar P , tbo (po lD! o f tbo?) anor ,nusb iba o f sag l t t -q r lus , and tho -ghaukab abarpl i rr or caprlcorn, booiuoo 1!e i lnaor snd'- f i l I?h-I lko'Tbe blndor ond of Loo 1g also l i roludod, as 1s the atarbstneen the oyes oi goorplus ond tho nator bolov lguarl-ug rnaeabb.al ;nIr . Vo knoi of no nebulous star toratdetho-tr'l i-ffi-oill-r .I.oo orcopt thg tuft bsttrosn hla ta1Iand tbo 0reat Upai knora ae daf lrabr i lh loh 1o ootupoaod'of f io.al l stars uou-Iu-roluous, ' Iooklng l lke a clout lobapod l lko an lr7- leaf , tbo rbulba-hr of ' tbs l :abs, ot

I Ssvsral l.tSS] bavo raln tot s!Dr.

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" tu f t o f tho } lonrs ta l l ' I ts nor thsrn la t l tur le ls

tv lco ae groot aa the soutb ' fa t i iuae of Haqtah ' and

thorsforo t lo ' tb1nk that l t o" t - " i -Ue rockonocl ln th lc

iiiii; ;;. [u u ia" "- ir,u d* euI?y" ::: lpo'fl"lr. l::"t*t*":ff ; i | . l l l* i" i i i -"ru"u, not blg ta1t. rbo stars botwoen

tho oyos or sooili; l ;; i";a r'o^ t*:^d::$:T:t:l"IT;li ;l:""il.iiiii^i",i;;;;-ot"'u. rhs noter under Aqu-ar lus 1g .o"pouua or rou i u* i i s tarc nsar oqoh' o tbor

eltuatod' belor tho polnt nnere-tno boglnnlng of tho

f lo t o f nator 1e p loturod ' ' gorno pooplo :111- th l t p looo

tho urn of l \guar lua, but tbot" -u io io atorethero ' and

so $yl urn 1a ";;*t;A

ln the nana or tbo ruan fmm rtr lch

the rater f lowa, Juat as a erord le aesuroed ln tbe

rlgb,t band of Persous'

Or forsgoors aot t led ' tbe posl t lon of tboss s tars

lu the l r t t t r io ' ' ;1 ; t ; nh lch 600 ieg" b9I9-o lapood' ; vo

borsvor sbor tuon 1n thorr pres lnt pos l t lon (1940 of tho

ora of .e. lexandoif ir t-f i-nr?,t Uu reorenborod. that thotr

oos t t l on l uc ruou iu -U f a dog roo oYs ry 66 yea rs '1 1 'u '-approxtnatolY

a nlnuts a Yoar'' .

Thts ls ths tablo, and God 1e' al l-knorlng'

A t ? Z - T t r o a oaPproxuoately the

guY Eaof tbe ss

glvosstats a

grooont longitude

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Stara f fon oor ta ln o lgno nblob bonn tbo oyos

W s n o ; p r o o o o d t o c o n s l d o r t h o o o n d l t l o n e l n t t i os lgus ; ; ; t 'hot r ro la t lon to the hor lzon ' vrh lch re havo

o l roady ro fo r ro i l o -au . t r t o ' houssa r and ths l r adJuo tmon t

341, and, vo adopt tho sams o id 'ur as t t ra t usod 1n d lg-

cuosin6 t r re rnd i i " t io t " -or - ' the s lgns and the p lanets ' to

foot l t ta ts tbo iooognl t lon and co iprobonalon of tbo

da ta asos r ta lnsd .

ro"6ffiu.-tu

r lds. hos bsrs rmrnlr ar-fakkgh (rtpboocnrcoronn boroaL-

r" l l prosont lo@oot11us' -z Ono nould, ̂ " "Gi fsh;"k^h to bo a eplko of Capr loof l l^*

aud, not ths ," , , r r -uui tus longl tud.o oorregponds to Donsu

a l -Jad l . . . . !

iilrl -l "

samo otStars

P I s l a d s s

T lea l nn lnq r r l th on dl ondlng tr l th

ry qTryIryl i l lnute

Taurua 1 5 0 5 5 r Taunrg 1 7 0 2ar

Canoor 260?rae sePo Canosr z4

Donsbola Ylrgo 5 o Ylrgo 7o

150 SoorPluo r903ot neen tbeo y e s p fScorPtus

S oorplu s

J t l n g o f q. SoorpluB

so.glitar'lue

ot0 4 0 t 9a61ttor-

luglLo I 0 t

fenon ofScorPluo

Sagltto-lua

140 521 Sagltta:rlus

140 5 4 r

t l p o falror

Saglttar1us

100 Lot'Sagltto:s-

lus180 201

Aquarlus r80ta lL o f zCapdcorrAquarluo loo

f a t o r o fiquarlts

P lsco s g o P l s c o a 4o

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401. DI1E16I ql lat l _takbu.9@.

sggcral, nIDrcATroNs or rEE Bou:rEsr pEculian to N.[m\[TrEs

9ou l , I l f o r l eng th o f l l f e ,oduca t l on ,na t l ve l and .Suokl lngrnut t funont ,d laaater to eyoc l f ovot -

taken by l l l - luokr l lve l lhood,houoehold roqula l tes,asals tants profoaalon of oh l ldron.

rI I

III. Bro tho ra , a la to rs , ro la t l one , re la t l ona 1n-Iar,

IYf lo1da, houaao,rater-aupplX r knor lodgo ofgenoalogrrrbat auooeoda death, and rhat bappens totho doad.

Y Ch l l d ron r l t l onda ro lo thea , f l eaau re , JoL I l t t l eaoqulsltton of proprtyraoourulated. no'altb offathorrrhat mg aald of h1.n at b1s burlal-aerv loo.

VI 9 lokneaardofoota of bodyrovetr rork , l f unfor tun-atc aopldent to loga; Io la of proper tyrd lacaao ofln tornal organE, a lavea,nalda, oat t le .

VIl f ,omen, oonoublnea, glvlng 1n mrrlago rroarrlago-foaate, oontent lona, lnr tnerahlp, los scs, laraul ts .

V I I I Dea th and l t g causoernu rde t rpo loon lng ,ev l lo f feots of drugs on body/J .nher l tanoe,n l fo toproperty, erpendlture, p,ovbrty, ertrcne lnt l lgenoe ,fo lgn lng death.

Travol , rc11g1on, p lo ty , fa to , Bol louen6oa ,attalnnent of knorledgo fron the stara anddlv lnat lon, ph l loaophy, au: rcy lng, sbarp d laooru-mont, tructnorthlnooa, lutorprotatlon of vlsloneand droama.

Bulo of Sultanigov.ornnont r l th counoll ofnoblea rabaolute a i r thor t ty , suoooss. ln bus lneaa,ootrmoroc, profo saloua,rol l-behvod ch1ldron,11bela11ty.

Eapplnesa', fr lenda, apemtos, oonoern fornor t nor ld ,praybr and pcalae, tT lendahlp ofrolnen, loye , dro acl petf\rmo, omaEento , o onnero€ ,lougovlty.

Enonl ea, n lecry, anr l o t lo s , pr l e on, d ebt , f lno a,ba l l r f oa r radvo rs l t y rd l 66aBo , p rena ta l f ano leaof nothor , oat t le rharboura, a layoa, aoryal to ,arules, or1le, t tgnults.

Jerala , f l londa rmlgratlon, ahort Jourrroya ,ln to l l lgonoo,knotr ledgo, otpor tnape 1n re l lg loua lan.

Paron ta , 6 randparon ta rdesoend in ta , roa l eo ta ta ,

IX

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NI

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+62. naldlatbd al lat t y-ata rai i t ta r t - rmed r 11 .

ruDrcrrrons rui.tuHb to IIoRAff quEsTroNs

I Agklng bora iT quoot lous l lmpor tant publ lonat tero, nobl l t !y ,adYanoensi t in rank, n t toboraf tand oPol Ia .

I I Er i ro ln lng tho queront , Ien i l lng 'ant l borror lng,oount lng f r lsndg,arr lva l o f a t rangor ,enenles orfr londa,rnand.ato of anll , .r lnda rrben tboy !19t.

I I I s ior i ts . and ners and oorutentar learro l l -bornIad les , Jou rneys . bY ra te r

r y 01d 'and b ldden tb lnga , f , i oasu reo , t h levaa tb ld l ng -p laoe s , sobog I s , i o i t r es 8€ s , f e t t o ra , [ d 1 o -

m lssa l f ro ru o f f l oo ] ,opon lng absoosass r laDo lng^and oau to rY , a top fa tbo r r P r l son .

Y Mosoengo io , r t gh t gu ldauoorb r lbo ry r roo t l t udo 'd ls ta: r t p lacei , poor ' barvests , aoour ln8 tbo r rea l tbof tbe anolouts , feasto, foodl oud ' d ' r lnk.

Y I Los t and escdped ,so lno l os t t r l f l o nh l ch d998not tu :n up,af fa l rs .of rooon and ounuoha,susplc lcn 'bct rsd , oa l .urnny, v lo Ienoo, t l la a lpa t lon, deool t ,ter ror i , pr laon, enonyrpover tyr toov ln6 f ron p laoe to

P I a o o .VI I Tbe abaentr tb tef , rp laoes rbere t raYel lsrg

assenblo, t rea iure,doath of oonteuporar loa, fore lgnt ravs l , sr iddon nurdor I ror a t l l f le ] ,dou1aI ,obdt ln icy, c la ln lDg a r lght robeapnosg and deatness.

VIIf Erxled. and hlt l t ton troaaurerthlngs rulned orlost or o ld ,mlddcns ani l rubbleh-beapo,o1okno99 off r londsr lar iu l ts r l tbout c oaaoi foJ ' ly loontont tontpr ldo,dul lnooo of tho roarkot r lo louto.

I I -

Fa i turo,abondonod .bualnoss, bookor ln fornat lon,anbaggadloro ,nlrcioIo a, toada , brotbora-1u-Iatr.

X f , lngoruoiabloorJudgear tho oolsbratsd 1n a l lo laeso i rdn t r and b ts oonduo t ' l n o f f l oo r tb lugoner ly log l t l tD lzad r r lno, a top-uothol .

I t r Tbe t ieasury of tho Sul tan, l ta of f lo la la ,t roub lo l n t he o f f l oo r fo re lgno r to ob l l d ,seryants obl ld , ( road tabt l l th lngo ;h lob arosound, boautlfulr ' advantagoouo, tbe 'beg1rui1ngo ofa f fa i r s , f r l endoh lp o f t bo g roa t rb r l bo ry r food .

XI I Fugl t lvosrr r l toro, thoso lbo uegleot devot lon,a preolous gom,pr lognorsr tho nat ter rh toh PI9-csded ' tho quoa t lon rp rope r t y o f opp ro6so rs , th leves ,Iost propor tyraoornrenYy Snd f raud ' .

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CI1ARACTENISTICS Otr IIIE BOUSES IN CROUPS.OF TIIIIEE & SIXI II IIr rv Y rrr wr vrlr.rx r )cr nr

I nd la I I 281 .

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Dody & Sou l :aomo aay bodyr l t bou t cou lbooauao l t l aa t a da rkplaoo unt l l1 t onorgoelnto l lght

Body x l th-ou t Sou I :some 6aybody n l t iSou l r be -oauso 1t fus l t u a t o dbo brsonl lght andd arkno es

No l tho r body I Sou lnor SouI : I r r l thoutb o o a u s e l t I U o a y :oon ta lna t l r o I on ao -houaoe o f I ooun tdoath and I o ft tavol I rap ld

I o s o 6 n -I a l o nI

l l l g D trr left

I0.rt r lgbt Io f t r lSbt

lolour roo 0Ia 0.k E O o n rdTTor a 6 tr slor

D60dOrato s IOr !0000 ra to-;for -

goo(or tndIuok

do f lo len t gooo c o r l 0 l 0 n t -oof

Dl rso-t l a n

N |l s .E

i e x r0maL 6 trol6 | femalo In^8._l ef e n p -rorert

oold Lnd,drv

oo ld and I ho t ann o t I n a t

t lo t odrr

l l lndul d e a sa s t oba lvesd lvldodby lknMC toil,{c

f rom f f I - Ilaoondlng b6rrt l s l ng ,fo th lnote.

from II-IYDe 'soend lug bo l fa l l lng ,unfot funato.

frco X;IIIAooendtngbgrr l a l n g ,for tunate

I tq I vesdlvldedby llnefronl l o r t o0 o .

Daf ,8 r ab lpundorgrouncln lgh t o f p lano ta l l l od to r l gb tnoaeand shor t logg r

obntra r pafaaolabove Broundday o f p lbnota l l led to l s f tnessa n d I e n g t h .

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4 7 + , X a l r h A I . a l - b a l t l d h a l s h t a r a k a f l h t b u r J d n .tfben a boulG-T6- t

'EEN Housr Foru*D if,:"llL:"1::":i:Suioloi"l::u:r"t0 f : 1 t r0 S IGNS tbo houae , l f bo tb o ro l n aapoo t ;

l f on l y one l s 1n aapeo t 1 t bsoo resths t ro ro lmpor tan t , rb1 Ie .1 f bo tb a re l nconJuno t , t ha tl s supo r lo t xh loh hae the 5 rea te r nu rnbo r o f d lgn l t l es .The v lo tory nust a lvays be b lvsn to tbat ong xb loh hasthe .b lghes t nunbor o f dog roos l n t l r o houso . r

4 7 5 ,la a polnt

PANT OF

l , { l l sahn a l -sarddah. Tho Par t o f For tuno Z

@ d l s t a n c e o f r b l o b f r o mt b e d e 6 r e o o f t b e a s o o n d a n t l n t b s

t r 0 B T U N E . d l r e o t l o n o f t b o e u o o e s s l o n o f o l g n s1s egua l t o t be d l s tqnoe o f t be t rooD

f ron the sun 1n the oppoo l te d l roo t l on . S tbu me thod o fde te rm lu lng th l s l s t o f t nd tho p laoe o f t he sun (P laosI ) , t ben tha t o f t he moon (P laoe 2 l i t he asoondan t l sPlaoo 5. Thon eubtraot P laoe I f rcn Plaoo ? beg1nn1n6n l t i r t be g1gns . f f l u P laoe l t b l s 1o a b lgho r numboradd 1? s ' lgne to Plaoe 2 and subtraot . Ner t tum to tbed e g r o o s a n d s u b t r a c t a s b e f o r o , 1 f l m p o s a l b l e , d o d u o tooo a lgn f ron P1a.oe 2 and add 30o aud tbsn s{bt raot .l fhen f in lsbed vt th tho dogroea, proooed r .1 th then lnu tog tho resu l t 1a tbo d l s tanoo o f t he ' r t oon f ron tbosun. Thsn ad,d Place S by o lgnsrdegreos and mludtoo,autl look at tho reeult; l f the mlnutes are trors tban 59oarry . a degloo to tbo dogroao, l f they aro Dore than 29

I Aooordtng to noderu aatro log ls ts to tbat s lgn whtohoonta lus tbo ousP of the bouso.2 C t , Bouchd-Loo le roq P . 299 soq .5 Or the d le tanoe o f t he sun f rom tbo osoendan t 1sequal to tbs d ls tanos of t l re noon f ron the par t o ffo- r tuno ln tbe sa&s d l reot lon. f lg . '5{ I '

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o r l kP O € D O

' { t r nt o . P d ?d O . ' r A r { '' { o d\- r d111<'t k O <t . Ortr)k - < . < d t r U l oo d o q d , { d a r .o o E - k { r . c t t oo O l 1 ' o C l { r v {

" 5 3 3 9 f 6 " *^ n l + , g g f , " * jE l o o . r H k l A

. ! o . c l Q o i € o; A { , + { l q { , - r { E

t { H 2 O t { a r On E t S d n O 4 k k\ 7 v { F l A d 6 1 {t - { . { Q J d nO { t d O { , . . ) O d

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t { d . P q i l C l Oj t o d d . l d o od r { n d { t 4 t P.ct or{ d O d/ : ) r { '

o . c l o v n kl n o N o P o E l O o

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Taka tba foLloring aa nn exalople' -T!e aecendant 1s

B9ZOr ^ l? .Vi "go,

tho aun fe fn i io l i ! o f Canoer , - a l rd the

; " ; ; r I - r i oz6 r ' o l rau luo . Thoso a ro p rooed ln t i r ree

io " t uu abovo do ro r lbsd

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01I 5

. 2 5

Ig 15o 2$tr'o' {;-S#l

€ rou l i bo ln \ .aoo 5g t a t thetXo- aioe"daut ln- the -d ' l reot ton oli is, s4l 1o f r3o 50' -

9uug laoc ' I

S tene 0SPerrea s 2 ' lMl iu tee { {

5s 8?o 4{ tZi"lf$rf'.

2 In l b lob 'oase tbosame tllatauoe fromsuooeasloP - and lt i

l aoenaan t ( f )

P l a o e 305O B80

The nr.nbsr' ef: tho sfgra of- tbo gun bslng hlghor than

i i i"t-Jtihc rooon, lz-unlct bo.ad-dod, Tu{lDq }9r fr91

ii i iu' in;-5 ;i t i" sun Euat bc dcduotod,. loavlns 10.' i i l -e" ; ;eea of i ; ; ; "" 'Cre alao'bre[e1 tban ' thoee of

the rnoon, tnoreioie i mret bo.'ttoduoted:.from tbe stgna,

i ; ; " lDa-b, ana's0-uoa-ud to ths dogreoe, roaklng'{b ' f rom

nh lch .2? faUs i ; i l -aubt rao ted , Ieav lng . IB ' s lxd la r ly

"i iu:tr. i .r"ut"o ] d9g1oe nuat be oarrtod to thom'

i ' i i ir i i-r i-.nO'60'uaAla mkln6 85 frmr nhloh {4 sub-

traoted Leavsa i i . - ib; reoul t"of tbe subtraot lon of tho

sunrs pLaoe frm-iUe-rnooutg 1o lUuiofoto 9s 1?o 41r r to

iniou lue praoo .oi tuo aaoondant bolug addodt glves

r4s 25- 6Ir . Frcrn tho raat f lgq{e 99 T""!_!e deduoted

and oarr lod:aa i ( lugrtC to, ths d ' t i8Ioer ' g ld, f rour thc

f l rat .12 rnuot t i AsEuoted' 1oav1n9-2, 9o t l? i tbe resul t '

tb .e ?a tb o r ro r iun i , La 2a ' .260 or r , 'Y lz ' 26( ) o r t o f

Gonlnl- - - - - in ro la tho ne tbod o f oa lcu la t lon adopted 'byptolony for tu i -p l" i -o! , for tune nhloh he neverel terod,bu t o tbor " p rooo6d 1n tb lo nay f o r .d lu rn l ]z * t l v l t lesrrhl lo for noot, i io i f ooot tholput- tho Togi t" ln the

flrs t plaoe , t;;=;,*- i; tbo i eoond i anq . tbe . aeoendant

io- tuu' i r t r r { , nbenoo nooessar l ly t rany dloputoa'

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P roru; ;6 i" thors

{:lI!.}},t(abI1 ;. fr. zes-soo o"u. oo*pGiIIIf1:l" l l :1.d:.:9"tptton of tnu-v"rio'o;- i ; i ; ' ;o;^;:seq. .wl tb tho ournuary usod.by .L f_nf rGf .

- - -o ' t ' 'e droount aubtraoted, tbat f roro nhtoh l t lasubtraoted, the amount idded.

476 , f a ha l

cn'rn Lorx, rlg :l:i.il;i:oll"l":i';;li;:;;-',';;;-Pl l f f '0F IORTI NE nat lv l t loa, f o . ropro iuoi 1n tab loa

i i;ii"Xli:I ^oo ui'ouor t'oo

rn oaoh oaso tho ro a re i l r r ao th rngo to bo . a t tondod! o , l r ggo I / ! h : .bos lnd lns , . rmubdd ; ; - ; i ; . ; - z / t i o t ; ; a ; -'Fy"Fhdf , . and. l logJ ?/ ! i ;

'oaat1n61. i i -porot , ; ru iqd i ,r cb loh a re t rea tod as ' l n i be p rooo i l i ne -pa iog "opn , t hopoal t lon 1n a f l -gurs of tho ioavona of the for tuno orro! 1n ciuoatton bolng thoroby aotiraulud]-t iuuq throopolnto rro oa}led. regpootlvoiy,. rnanqi l$, tr"oqu+ - i i iUu,

and tnuzdd raralbrt .Z-goloei l ; ; ; tho ia io "rrangenent 1ausod for both drurnal and nooturqar nai i r r t iuui uutf roquont ly polnto I aut l z aro ' rndciotraoeid: ior nooturnalo n o s .

L . r t l s . lmpoos lb le to onuuora tc tho ro ts r rh toh bevo.be 'n lnyonto i l fo r tho soru t ron o f borary qu6 ' t lona , ' - .

and for ansrer lng onqutr loa as to proaf l r , iu i outoone?: . luup1o1ou6. t lgo fo r ao i lon l tb iv r io ro i io ln nu 'bor: I?: I l i1_!ul : t l . ' fortonlns iz arr ierunl- iotu, 7 ot

--n u r ' n . D € r o n g t o . t h o p r o n b t o , . ' 8 0 t o . t b s h o u s o e i n d 1 0t o n e l t b o r a r o t b o s s n o s t o o n n o n l y ' f n u a c .

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rup,tor to tbs lil !;r;di;:!i ifrt l::g.T}l.lilr:roast fron tbe ououoaint.-Agaln ln t tro oaas of tho' Iot

;;;t;;d;"re"t"l-i i-tuu :trI ! 1n Le6' tbev take rrsst

tho boslnnrne oi i"o 1g Satrrrn uv glvi ryd !I utsht1n ' re oppoal to-d l reot lon i . [J ld l i . t t - ia ln t t re dour1ol1o

of Saturn then ' f ; ; ; - tUu suo to saturn by day ' and-v loe

i l " i . -ufnrgut,- io uotu oases cast from tho asosndanturuo-ri 'sa-ti,rn' 1u undsr tho rays . or , othorwleoi i i i r6ir i l r sn6ora i*o toig t i rotoate the game polnt,

i i - i ; - ; ;e i raed ' iJ v" rv for tunats ' rn sono of thess

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cases the l ns t ruc t l ons fo r day and n tgh t a re the 8ame,

io o tn . ru d l f f o rsn t as nay bo seen f rom the tab lg l nthe fo rne r even t t he re l s no advan tago to bo de r l vedf roq . a aePara te oa l cu la t l on .

478 . Faba l Rba f r hadh lh l m ln e lhQn . Th le ma t te r o fo a s t l n g f o ! . o n g n l g h t

th lnk there i e no end to l t . 'For l na tanc oOTffiR LOTS there aro thoae nblob aro oa'st at the

tu rn o f t he yaa r ( t bo en t r y o f t he aunln to A r lee ) on no r ld l y na t te ra and a f fa l re o f emp l ro ,and tbose rb loh a re oas t a t oonJuno t lons and oppos l t l onso f t ho noon to e l1o l t p rognos t l og as to xea tho r , as tosuoooas of ventures, and otber horary quost lons ' t leappond in tab les the opln lons of o thers on theasro i i t " rs wblob no have ier lved f ron books on the subJect .

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alt'o,,'s N{D r,rlryd,rs pretatlcin of aulnal olllons.

Tbs book of Hermes lsrorm.as ths 85 cbaptsra dls-oussos' the lndlcat lons dor lved fron botu. .1, 'e to omeDsfron tro .antnalsr .xdsbErr lab nent lons t lat--a braokaulmal ahourd bo lnterpreted he saturn and a yor l0w onoas tbe sun. as to aort t lego by tno urro*J none of tboln te rpro torg haa.been,be tpru l - ln fu rn lsb lng an erpran-at lon-tr l tb regard, to tbeqr eroopt I t6ahqr i i ;E rbosoeranpreo ars founded on tbo uies or krnssl otrru"nenbera of tha profeaslotr are lncrtned- i5- ic iopt longoaroulattons by hanJr and devl0ua ne$bod.e neltborrestrlototl uor free frou error. sotro of thera at thoentranoe of tho sun tnto . l r les tn dtaouselna tuupentr t lnonoe of enplre and ure probabl l l ty of-robslLl0utake tbe f l t s t a l ro r as oqutv i len t to t i " o ls tanoe o f .the gun from t t re nlddro oi Leo, and tbe ieoono to thatf lon tbe noon to tho nrddre of

'canoer, -b; i l i 'cost f tou

l l :^ : : r3ndant, and tbe sar '6 for day uia-ni lnt ; r rn i le-o rners rbo have s tud led the subJeot moo t e i rn io t ryasse! t tha t tbe f l rs t amow reprbsonts sa turn h lmier fa n d t b o s e o o n d J u p l t o r . I f b a t b a o b e e n r r r l t t o n o n t b l ss u b J e o t a l o n e n o u l d n a k o . t n o l a r g o b o o k s

B8

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{B I . Fand a l - t agmln war l t aeh r fo ra r l t aeh r lb .l {e nor proceed to qear r r tar the yar loua posl t lona of

tbe p laneta ln ro la t lon- ' to f l re aun,CIZIW rbloh are re8ponslblc for the mogt

oRIBITALITf oompleto ohanges rhloh oloaelyoCCIDENTI'LITI reaenble ohanges ln thelr lndlcatlonc,

i luo to the v lo laa l tudea of natura loond l t t ons . L52 .

I f a p lans t abou ld be x l t b ln l esa than 16 r o f oon -Junot lon wl th the sun or bave paseod l t by loge thanthe ' same emour l t r 1 t l s des lgna ted as taan fmr . r Theouper lo r p lane ts , ho reye r , a re on l y l n ' such a poe l t l oplu the n ldd le of tho l r d l reot courae, rb l la the ln for -lor p lanets aro ln l t ln t ie n ldd le of tho l r d l reot andret rogradG coursa! t . In regard ' to t taahr fqr or lonta l l ty ,tbe ln fer lor p lanete ln tha n ldd le of the l r re t rogrado-courso-resotrb lo tho supor lor ln the n ldd lo of tbo l rd l root course. I f thc euper lor p lanets and the 1nfor1or .one6 ln tho nlddlo cif-the tetrograde oourse eroe6d, thenlnutoc of tagnfn a112 aro ra l< l - to bo tnuhtar lq t . -oonbust, untl l thelr t l lstanoe fron thc suir fs 6oithereaftor they aro no . longer. so' atylot l but aro ialdl tobe under the raya. Ia thla oondlt lou they renaln l lkeprlaonora ln oonflncnent untl l thc t l latanoo of venuoand Heroury frm ttro surr anounta to I3o. of Saturn andJupl tor to l5o and of l , fars to 18o. Thla-po1nt 1cdeaor lbsd ao tbe beglmlng of t tashr lqr or lenta l l ty rubut tbey ara rot neooesar l ly v ls lb le at th ls .per lod,for tbe t lne of vlslbl l l ty varlee rl th eaoh country andollrnrte. But the term tashrlq 1o properly l l tulted (totbe.hollaoal. 11o1,n6) anil after thla tboy aro doolgnated,tnuobal r lq f . , rh lob tbe Pere lans oaL[ rkan8r- l r0z l t .Tboreafter tbo hlghor planeta dlffcr ' l lon t le lonerrfortbe forner oontlnue tendlng.eagtrard t l l l tbey are S0o

r sarnln, ln the nldi l le of tbe beart, ( lane) ofIn ast ro log loal norke, caz ln l . The Cent . Dlot .

the tun.auggoo toa s l fa derlvatlon from qalb and shams, but Xagaulm,

the hear t , 1s ncre. probable.2 nnd of laound 1n PL.3 ?ney are nor r rsst ( r lght l o f the sun, r lse beforeln the east, and beoone ruornlng stars.

1 t

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f rom tbo autr , aud af tsr rb lotr they aro sald ' to bo

roak ly o r !sn la r i r i i u d ls tonoJ"J? coo fa o t fa lnod '

ana tha * tu * ' i ; i i ; " i i no t ' lu iu " - io bo appr lod ro r

at sunrrae tuoy-f iu ' ro tuo sagi i in-quort?T: ' fh l ru

rhenever tuu c6o'i; ;;t;;a:9-i l;- ioin orl-ontarltv

oeasoa to bo oppf fooUis ' Tner "o f tu t tbe f l re t

's tat lonatv pot i t : i i - t i l l r ' "0 ' af ter r rb loh ths

rotrograd. to" i tu i i uutu roi ; -h; ; - tbts lo^3?norudod

tbsre 1o agaru-u-" totronow poi i i u" iotu l l t d ' l reot

oourso ls ontsr id"t ; i ; i i ' " ! - l lposl t lon to tbo oun

ooours ln tbe rotddle 9r t l :^TuH'osroau polb: ;b loh

la tbus d ' lv l t lod tnto . t ro ' "ot ioot ; t : ' and Znd'

Tbo blgbor plaletg aftor tb'slr statlon untl l

they aro aratai t t666- i"ot tuc aio-arq ln qu east

at sunsot, *n*inti-+;i :-:try sod-rot;r lns'to the

rest, aud vbsu i[ i-af ' tano6' i"-soo thlg sltuation

ta oirred tuc-b9l1y1oq-of' : i i r i iotqrrt l (tashrlb)'

tiu uarr r, re6l-so.:"r l:|,1;lltll lll; t8o":Sil;.tlnf ng H: J+i t Fb:if "'!'; i i' i'i'v- i o r r s n'a 1 n;[;; ' tbeY are igaln ln taorm:

In tbs Alroageot tbe-opposltlon of tbo blgber

tirtii.ihifffi lt,.i'i:";:liilj::fr :thrid'*it'l:""pt"qr!, r:: ilik"ti.iti;";'il;il u:'ih,:l:,1:"'o"uholevol, atoKanar-t auat iiri i* -urO9i ioa-io*o"' prlnota' but

tbat oondrtroi-luiou .tuui- ohiliuu-tesrintDs of tbo

nrsbt ro leuii':i;iir:llif ii;iiit:"1'llu' ooo

; ; ; t , !o a!. to d' lat lngulta

t : ' A t l s a ^ - -

r Ths xafEilb alff ioefl111 tue' orprossroE

rfrz and tranar-l';ili l?::li:"1:""1: *i5i:lrorv""frtffi: tfttit";;; ;i;lur'i t"- the uornrns'

on

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. { 82 . Bd I -1 su f l l [ n az pod tasb r lq . ' I t e oo ld tha ttho orlonta "Hi i: :3i

. INFCnIon PIJNEftt oompldtod t i f f a t l lotanoc of' I I | I IA T/tSmIq To-f tot the aun ln both oaooa'

T b o r o a f t o r t b e Y a r o c t a t l o n a r Ya n d ' t h i n o o m o t t h o d l r e o t o o u r o o t o t b o l r g r e a t e o t( ioa torn) e longat lon , a f to r nh loh thoy oga ln bog ln to

aoproaoh ' the a in . f l i o f thoao l l tua t lons aro oa l led

oi icnta l ; unt l l l2o acparqte ' them f rorn the oun, t l tsbogtnnlng of tbo l r natut lno oooul ta t lon ln ths oast 'Thiy oro gnder tho royo untl l ?o fron t lo oun ond arolneir oorqUust t l IL thai rcaoh tho 11t01t of aaufu andoonJoln^rlth t 'ho aun 1a tho nlddle of thelr dlrootoor . r ie" .2 'Tbor"of tor tbcf paa! out f rou carnfm, lbonthc l r c l tuat lon ln tbe noi t roaanblec tbot o f thohlgbor p lanate lu tha oqot to tho er tont rh loh 'bsatocn uotod of tbon 1n ra6ard to oonbuatlon and bolngu:rdar tbc'raya and v1a1b111ty at eY€nlng tt( l l tght.Then they gain th .e l r greatost eaat i rn e longat lon andatop befbr- they agaln ret rogrador . paaslng throughaf l ' the s to6oo iho-d latanoba-of nh loh rs hovo not l .ood, .t l l l thoy rctrrn to f46nTn on tho rotrogrado ooutso.

{85 .iut6rld.

Fahal yanfaall al-zulruh fI dhallka rant 1s nooc8sa ry to ' d l s t l ngu l sh 0e t l l 6onIT- Is Doocoaary to 'd ls t lngulah betroon

Tonus and l{crourt ad regardoEOll YETWS DIEEEIIS orlontal l ty and oooldental l ty''mOU

MERCUfif nmn aa har.beon donc betloon Xaroon tbo ono band and Saturn and

nrp i tsr on ' tJ ro othcr ,

' (aat ronotrora aro agroed that

no auoh d lat lnot lon ls Dooossory bot roen thsso t lo .p lanota) for Yonua haa a Yory l lgU. la t l tudo, andiouot ln io oonJr .uot lon ooourp r rben 1t has at ta lnod1 to h lghod t .no r tb . l e t l t udc ro l t t hen rona lns v1o1b le ,ao that tha cxproaslonc ooubust and under tho royaoooso to .bo app l l oob lo r .a l t hough tho p lane t l e l nthoss poolt lonsl alul}arly at tasnhn xhen tho north

Eto! tn for lor oonjunot lon.2 super lor oonJunot lon.5 I {0r 60 22t .

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l a t l tude eroeeda ?o i l t . "T" ! ,uo t be dosor lbs t l as

ssnlxoah oo" t*iarl iab but orniiy-i" aoootrponylug tho

8un I ll luqErlDah'

"r tulsi;"H?d l:lffiii';;RELIITTE PosIfIoN 1!;.;t19r-pianeta'

aa lQus aa tbe'*i6r-i,rp uoti'"" lfif:i;i: :W *;"1"'iiilli"'"uodor thc rava-ttl l Ih-"-11"3uoc

lnoroato6 "Ot'l""^oit-rhloh la approtitot"fy ucr Don: tbaroafter

. oua dtstanoeg effi; i i la' i" puii i" - t is*t -*l:b

produoo

tb,e quartcrr'-naii, tbreo qotttut" ina bonptate ll lumln-

ation ruooeoq,.iiri i i-ioiroroil at tbo souo dllatanoos

on tbo otber Jrii*oi' ip;;; ' i l;" of sl'n{}ar flsurea'

t oa dfrIanstt rror;;; tr* of oonJln9ltglj3

RrGEr H";iti";: 1ii:ryF-l:"::*l:lfil:PolItIoN RIGT]_ epPuoru^v,t l io"-o" tbo rctrogroqo .

; ; - f f i r r or sux f rom conJ ' j "9 : - r r -^-+ ^^ , , . .1 . -and.AID IAET i:To:;'8i".i"-irl " t - ::q lo l"3d

tbo moon ftou oPPe'iLJi' i:l :t*; il :l.f :,.11,13"tbo moon frou ooooErrreu '" -:-i;;-Ufgho" planots fro*

;;;b;-i;oati-or' iq:-:Ht-'b:l: tha 1ow6" r"o.-iool*ot:i$:'llli'!e'iei:Fitit::Ft"i'i"iif:t"[it"li::::l;i3l' :l' lfl: ll"::t'Hl ii:i' ::"i'ilililir;:* :l\i:''l?ttll l:"i'?'tr:ilrll.ltll fi ;;";iiroi aro on tho rert(eaat) o f tbs aur l '

, 166' rttu tuotanh;yvuil-bElbe. It roav t".ilil;u"ti:iiiuolroo or

runurNoE otr PrlNErs IIIIDER trii-iii"?l?-d::::lbod'^"'-ii.rxdxo corii'iiions- -

:l:*;:ti?'ri:i: l3ll?"

bl taxha

oio uot obango, tborc."oYlq-lo-;;ldilniaso ln pavlug

attontlon to tbaii- i i tuotlgP: totroro6'9": ' :"u borrcYor

anrood tbat tho"ili;;;iotr"loi;-;i-t[e' prauota ls at

tisnrn, and auiri*it;G tl:^rnoioatlons arc or

bapplnoea and e; i oot" ; tuey-are a lso agresd tbat auob

tuf }ueuou ,u o?"iiuiioitut"-in o;nbugtlor' -unttr lt

arrlves at I pif"iti it". ' l"1lt"kluoss obanp'ea to

rutuatlon. norover,'-d11!1llti i i i-""i "ocu-rn acoordauoo

nlth the oonoo"i-iia dlaoord or tUo uaturo 'of the

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. glanoto, 6,8 o.go beat traJr boootre lnorsased and.nol6tutc d1nln1obed, oorael luont ly tbs lnJur louolnf lusnbe of oonbut t lon 1o loss t l th some p lanots andgroatcr r l th othcrs. . l f tor ooaJunot lon, tho p lanat ,rhsn under tbo raya, ta l lko.a a lok.person advanolngto oopvalosoonoo, and rhon or lenta l a t ta lns fu I Ia t raugth and lg ln a 'poal t lon to bector a l l 1 tpbonof l tg . f to Para lana oaIL tb la 1ts voz l rate,a (ant lany ong rho r lahoa to d.o a good act , does l t .a t th lst1no.) r fbey er tcnd th la nano to tbo tho le of theposl t ion r fght o f thc sunr unt t l a t a d la tanoo of 5Oofron tbc aun tha bonof lb la l aot lon beglns to atop, .and,tbe lndloatlons of bapplneaa to beoorue moderate, t l I Ia t 600 tho ao t l ou ohangor , t h l s ' po1n t 1s oa l l ed thstr lnor unluoky polnt, 75o tbe nlt ldle unluoky polnt, aDdoorabuatlon (oq tho retrogradolP tUo na'Jor unluokypo1nt . Thc p lauet a t tho f l ra t roct lng p laoe appearaotranglod, bopcloas, ln tbc f l ro t ssot lou of . tboretrogradi oourre aluggleh ana doptorood, rrhl le 1n thosooond aoctlon hopc of ruooour la glvea, nbloh tooonflf inod ln t&o sooond statlon, d.el lvory belng noarat hand, rh l le tho d l reot oourgo tnd loatea, aa l tsnaub auggoatt, lrorpcrlty and porar. S1n1}arly thenaturo of ths planota altcra fron tbolr r lelng tothel r aet t lug 1u tho orosntr lo orb l t , be lng dry dur lng' the for:nsr and nolat 1n the latter, l l tbout borrevertbs naturc of tbelr aotlon bolng affcotsd. AIso fromr ls tng to set t lng tn tbe orb l t o f the eployole, forf rom the ot lonta l .phaao to the f l ra t e top they ar6nolat, tbea to tn6 dddto of -tbo retrograd.e ooursoxaru, tben to tbo gooond stopr drXr and bqok toorlental l ty oo1d. The roasotr of tbe ohange ln the orblto f tbo oployolo le tbat tbe aot lon of the la t ter lsbound, up rtth tho cutr, Ed lt ls gald that noatnessto tho gun Eoauo dlryrrcsa'and dtstanoo trolsture.Conbugtlon also ohangec tbo naturo and otheroondll t lons l lke r ls1ng hnd sett lng rbloh brlng about.

I dast[rl1aab.authorl ty.

(dast0r vazrr bud)P !oo1t lon of

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actroD ln lll, l:';il:':,l:ffiUl:"'t;f"tll-il"ll?''"e x o s n t r l o o l o l lposl ted tn ruor" i ; i ; " ; ; - 9f t -u" ' -u iet t" o" terrns 6lvos

ir lendr lness; ; ; ' i ; ; - i ; t l " -^yt ie i or Faleneos and

romaronssr tnei-ouo, igo, . - reooJ;;- ; " i ; r rhcn sf is .ntar

; ; ; - i ; ; ie rnen ooold 'entar

Igaln nrnoDG. q: :1^9:"-- i l " p laneta alao are

affsoted bv tnf , - lnaloat l 'ons ; ; i ; ; - "hore gtgn' Just

as tbo sout aeioiau-oo the -obndl t lon of tho body' ono

oo a nolo pranSi. . i loo'u"-efr ; i ;o iu-"nun 1n a fouralo

slan, ond ls oi"n"oi i t " l tg Pf- l i i t malo oud fouolo

denrsss o f a " i i l , - ; ; - iuo t

I i " ; ; -a ro-nksa ' lnd loa t lons

of ounuoblsE .i["i. i i" iuroorti"i,--"ir"tftratc tron' and

maooul lno iorron' , _

'So dlao 1n quadr lntr-1f t t re apherg'1n-"ola ' t lon to

the bor lzon tul $ranota ,oy ouongu'r l - t le uattsr of

ser, and arso ^; t" i ; ; -o"tar i ret ; - i f , ; erreot-of a l tuat lon

at ' ibe oardlne'a-noiever r t t i "pf i to ' lnoroaao tho

lu f luenoe o f i i t -p i io : i r - : : ib ; t '8ooq- fo r tuns a t a

oardrnar po tn t - ia lnore iuua, ' lapo i ia r ry 1 f the a lgn

bo a f t red' oot '^6oi ; i i ; and aa?eral tv are arso

lu tens l f lo { , t i ' t - ; i ;a

'e rep-e tp io iou} r r oadont to

t h o o a r d l u o o , . J r - i u t h e y " " o - i 6 i i " n i a - i n a t r o p l o a l .; ih:;;.. i ' ir i lr not oadent'

Sone poople acser t . lbo! tbe weat la ' favourablo to

tbe rora" prui i i t ; - ; ;a tuo. easl-to tuo hlsher' 'but

yo' ̂ u" t trnaoil iii'a-}'"t- :li;"11:;::;:dtilll'ii"T:,ill illl"g."fo3'*33i"1*p:!':-;b'i; tu6 o-siterron orth; d l f forunoJ" i" t i luo- tht t - is- d lstonoo fron tJro sul t r

. It bos bssn sborm that the orlentaltty of the

euler lor pfanoiu ooours o1^t fo" dlroot 'oourso af tsr

oonbustton, Ji- iui i- i l t"" l ! tbev aro tbon tnoro

ponorful u'oi ioi- ie l t roro' thly 9ro'gfoaPln8 fron

dlstre16 .nq-oaiarnrtv; oorpi"oiru to tbrg la tbo

vo aportloo trl i i fr i i i- '1.1}l,-i i iu"ror' prano ts' rrhtoh

s r s o o o o u r 6 ; ; i ; ; - ; 6 b u s t l o n o n t h o d l r o o t o o u r o o ' '

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Tbo ooo ldon ta l l t l 9 f t h9 super lo r p lano ts 99o*oi i i " * i " . on tbe l i .d l root oor l rBo as thsy prooeed to

oombuat lon, . so to th ls . ls oomparable tbo ma' tu t lne

oooul ta t lon or tho tn fbr lor p ianets o lao on. tho l r

d l root oouroa- nto or lenta l l iy o f tbo l l ! : I lo t

; i ; ; ; i " - i " "eroul la tbat o f the aupor lor ones ln ao

iuoh aa ln both caeca t t ta too- 'p iace at ter -ocnnbust lon:

l f tbs ln fcr lor l iao" ts nero at tbat t l rne d l root

tboro rould b€ cntlre agrosno;t oi al ' l ln^the nattor

i?-i"rJ"i irt tv.:sui- th""oooldqntall t l 9I 1!:lnferior ploneit l t tU"tt t ' trstr novon'ent boooPeo alo?'

t6 a nuoh Eoro'ii:uiiJ";' i la iioiJnrng lnfluenoe tban

thc oootdlontal l t f of thc aupottol onoi beoauae the

foroer bave uoi iumoO tholi i"ouo both tonards tbe

retrograd'. oouiti- iua-oontuatlon; ao the -auperlorulanota ln tneii-oooiaintaf pUr.oi arc -aafor. tban tho

iffi;i;rl-uiriiro-ii-ii- onry- auoooeded bv tholroooultat lon. :

f,e havc crtraotod fron Tgrqqb b'' T?F31 al-xlnd11

aII that .a ueel ; i r - r iqurrr6. to- toorr v l t f t roSard to

thc dlffer"ot"i i i i i" i iJo"-of tho planotc 1f to tholr

oororful lnrruinoi in-orrontallty-and tholr vealneea

i ;" ; ; ;1d. ;6 i i ; ; l - " i ;u"wl thoac- dlrroronoee do not' i io.-i-to bolng-..6raot oppoaltes'-

ContuqY'

ouiil '"-p-ui"ir i;;i ;i ' rqgo|, A-Elndr' Lolpztgi;^;i;-;orcntriio ttort riooinonn' rtrrvrr'Prr'i;; ti; iit"oroeiooi.trrii"gt^1ollr oll-Elndr

aro

For bleI B 5 7 :E,TY:

i lL;i;s;-l"lPzie rB?5' Y' note'to 250'

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(07. DaltrIat!! lq_ItgroufiTFild;E;-

INDICAiIONS TNIJ ORIEITAL

{88. Dqlifathf, ra blya;uffirrI5E.L-

ITIDICIIIO}CI TEIIJ OCCIDE}IIAI

lr

1c61naln6 of old rgc', brppy luleru lug eud at t o f t r r l6at1oo,rrofound rud cffrotlrcludgncnt , rbcrp rud rutbor t t -r t l v c d l rga tob o f r l l bu r l n r cau t t c r r .

l dnaocd o ld rgc , d r r rb l ir tandrr t l o f

' l lv tng, bur tDf r r'uau

rs4 malL ln or tont ,rork ln oonlleotton rltb 1r-r lgat lon rod re l lsr poorfooil , frrud.. :

k

log lnnlug of raubood .codoa turt ty , 6ootl o ouduo t , bc auty,r l ogauoc , d l r l r ou r o f o f t l ocra v lz t r or q l t l l ro ac to lu-ru ro Ju r t l oo rnauT gocoooo lona3ood ropu ta t t on , Joy t nlb l l d r ra .

I t lvauocd n ldt l l r rgr ,ooougrt loat of nodr t t t r .l l po r t ruo r rpo r t t l on a r D t r -foot or hr- rgrat , .anl l e l Ithtogr ooulrotctl r l,th rrltglonruob a! oopylug boolr r of .t radl t lonr l l rnora l lo t r , '

9 l lgr lu4gr , ruf t to lcot rml tb.

t,ca<l lug tn batth, omandto6lnoto!rroputrt lon tor oouragc.rqgorDrrr for oonqucct 3 qulok-lo r ! tB buatucr r3 ruoor r r lnr lu lng .

lfcau porltloar lu tbr rrnyauob ar butohft , oook, ol tb,falr lcr , rurgrou; thrf t l rortto do rlth fln. r[( l.oD.

o Tcabrlq aod tagbrlb lnt l loat lng porl t toa rolat lvr to cur rrcluappltoablc to thc rua l t rr l f .

?l o t l oo r rbcn o r l cu ta l a r cLc ra c f f co t t vc t b ru rb raroo tdcn t r l .

Ecau ty ,ba t r cd , I oY l , Joy , g l ad -' - oc ! r , p l c r ru t l ,E r r r l r gc rg l f t r Iar to oraf t l r torbtddcnplcarurr r r rork r l t ! oo lourr ,p lo turcr , brooadcr , lnbrotdrry.

?lu tc l l lgcnoo r rcr lonlng porr t. oug oooo ldo ra t t on , r l c r dc -r l a l oo r , poo t r y , c l oqucuoc ,r lcrk of ta tc l , lu lycyor ,l r 0o r I t no rc I a f f ab t l l t y f

-

rcd lot no, a l t ro logy.

grno rr urd.!. trrbrfq butlc r r r f l to lcn t l ooo ld rn ta l . t t yoooar lou l l t tb ban to 1 tand tb Ycnur.

)

ron ntddlo of tsontb to tzndonotcr nqhrrc nanhood t

'-hcraaft tr to oonJunot iou,Id ago

lrou oonJunottou to ?tb day,oblldboorl, froo thorr to op-Dorl t lor,youtb; rbcn tbc loonta undcr thc rayr tt polntrto tblugr roorct aDd oos-oca lodraud capco l r l l y 1 tpotntr to tbc 1II ooui l l t lonof oreatunor relmbltng tbcl1ght a t . tho t r tago.

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{89. l {U a l - l t t lsEI rar ] - - tns l r f f . Tbs termsapplloatlo@lET-and lnslrdf) refer

. to tho formt lon of aspeots betneenfPPLICAEON the planets and nlthdraral frcrn suoh

llCI gEPl'rutION poslt lons. lbosc are dependent on the. stgnr., ani l the sane nanes aro

enployad rbloh ro have alroatly erplalnod 1n regard totho aapcotc of thc a lgn l , 573 v lz . oonJunot lon, t roaert l lo, tro squaro, tro tr lno anil oppoolt lon. t/hon txoooncta l la t lona aro ln as lnot , p laneta r l th ln then aroalao 1n aapaot , rben tha forncr arc not ln aapeot , tbcp),ancta lu then are lnoonjunot and oonoealed from oachother. I fben tno planetg are ln the aano algn or ln troa lgna. ln aspeot to aaoh otbcr and at tho aano d igree,they aro aald to be conJolnt . ln rea l l ty , and the onarhoso orb l t 1s lorer 1s sa ld to_ apply l tsa l f ( l t tagala)to that rboge orblt lc blgher, beoauie tho lorot ono1r wlfter andl oonctantly overtakos the slorer ono.Conacquently tbe troon applles l tself to al l the planetaand 1a appl lcd to by aons; Xaroury appl lea l tseI f toall cxoopt thc trootr, Yetrua to all aroept thc moon andlderotuy, the aun llara aud Juplter to those above them,Satunr alouc appllcl l tself to no planot booauso al lare balor l t . Fbeu'of t to planets 1n aopeot, thodegrecr of tbc lnforlor one are loaa tban those bf tbeaupcrlor planet, tbc lnferlor ono ls aald to beproocadlng to oonjunotlon b.nd rheu 6reator to be'separatlng ltorn tho superlor. A! the tlne of oonJunottntbe lorcr plan?t ls salal to bo 6onferrlng oounoel(daflr tadblr)t po tbo bl@er and tbs laiter leea1v1ngoounscl fron 1t (nadff i ' r t latUl). Thls 1s oonJunotlon lnlongltudc.

' {90. tahal 1funabq6' l l - l tJlqel_batld. Aa applloatrmle: l lko nc

' f f i t tng, Bo ar

luferlor p).q.net rhen lt enters a algnEEOINNINO 0t lherc lt oones lnto aapeot rlth afPPLIC{IION ' sulnrlo:c onc, beglne to sbor lts

uovount torardg oonJunotlon, tblohluorcaaoa t111 oonJunotlon 1a oonplotod, unleessouotblng elae lntory€ner suoh ao tta belng outatr lppedby anotbsr planet,. or dleaertoi l by the euperlor planet

r dafa"a 1o bers usodof rolnlllng!.

1+ 1tB aenae of g1v ln6, not that

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Ieav lng thr i o lgn ln nbloh l t raa bofore oomplet lon ' or

Iv l taEI f Ueoonlng ret rogrado aut l tbus f ruot rs t lnB; ; r ; i ; i foo. -But t f ,s re tg rquob d l l f ferenoe of op ln lon aa__

i"- iu" arnourrt and l lulta of oonplct lou. soTg PegPro 8ay

iua t - i t uog tns a t ' 5 deg roes ond oon t tnuss t l I I t bo

dss roos a ro uqu i t , t be -5 rdoadr deg rooa . , {9L rbo ln6 nado

iu31 [ i ] f " - J r tU fa ' t n to rpe ta t ton . o tno rb say 6 des roo r ,

; ; ; ; r ; r l t t o t n i ' i r r t u ' o f a sL8 I t and tbo^avo rago o f "i r t " -p i i nu t t t t o ruo , {55 : 0 the ra aga ln oay 1? dog rooo 'qre dlstanoo of xhloh tho IIBIt 6f tUo tt loon ls obsoursd'

by tbe suD, aud o t l J - l o tho ra l 16 dog roo l r ' ^ tho o rb o f

; i r . ' ;L ; - " i r ro-otnsrg aav th i 8YqT98? of tbo reapoot lvoo"Ur- .o i ' t l . p lanots ln quoot lon ( {go) ' Ae113 lnanyarao r t t ba t on f i oomp le f ,o oon l tn i t l o i neeo bo a t tondod

t o .goparat lou boclns rhon tbo dogro: ?: ! l : l : : : :1: :

uoooril ' i"Li-i-^rntt Ureber tbar Iuat of tlu guporlor'__ - | - -but, on aoooutr t of ths t iaoo of ln l luenoo vblohlromatn: , .iUu' oorplet lon-oi-u. f i "at ton sb,ouldt bs d 'otomlued by

inq oDoi- t aeolgned io tho beglnalng of appl loat lon.

u.*"oll';" "fi!l'ti:u'asooDdant-1n tbo d ' l root lonrEE.'.rDEADr DEOnEES oppoirlto to the suooocslon of . the

tboao as bo \ong ln6 to th ; tue lvo houges, .aud does 'no t

roB,ard thon aa lca ien t ' to tbo aaoeudau! , .Pot l f thero ls

;- ; i ; ; . i - io tuu, be assoolatea 1t n l th tho aaooudant.

or e *3';,f3f3*di***{ffiis+f; .*t;'olonf i t t ido, tLz. 1n lat l tut to and ln

CONWNCTION oNLf natilre. Tiro fornor ooorlrt rhon tbo-fU I,OTITUDEi latlhrdo of'tro planoto 1o tbtt 6c!r0

ci thcr nortb -or aouth, an{ thodogrooe of Iat f tu iu aro-uq,- I . Thon tboy i ro aald to bc

"" i l " fot by J.at l tude. I r iUe dogrc??.qc .not oquhl one

roui i look iUei t r i r tbat of lorei lat l tudo '1s r la lug 1u.

t f t i q*" tur fn quoot lonl aud rhctSor that of b lgberIo t l tu i lo 1s aJ t€rng 1n ihe lone quar td r , 1 f so , theyoro oo, ld to be movlng tovarde oonJunot lon' . I f tbo

qR

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l a t l ' t ude o f t hs oe t t l n6 p lane t l s l o re r t l t on tha t o f

t b e " r l s l u g o n e , t h e y u i o - s e p a r a t l p 6 . . I f - b o t b o r e r l o 1 n g

oni . t " " t ioe r i ro tuei tbe er t rema I i t t tuae of tbe lorot

i " - "o i f uou than tha t o f t he b lgbo r ono , 1 I oo , t hoy

i re novtng torarda oonJunot lon; -1f Ioas, - th3t oanoot

ocor . r " . I f both are aot i lng, an i tbat nh loh haa tho

; i ;br i r i t r tud. l i quro ig ! '1n aot t lns , !h9v are sa ld tolu"p ioooodlng to ooiJgnot lon, rhotbei ' that la oornpletod

or uot , booauss tbat o f Iowoi Ia t l tudo rnal roovo to tho

o tbo r i l do (o r . t ho o tho r Da) ' oYor tako l t ) r '

Tho super lor l ty o f oonJunot lon by la t l tude to tbat

ty ron l r tua i ls due to tba faot that 1 t dooc not ooour

o ioept ' rhon tho p lauots ato ln aopeot '

thore 1g anotbor advantago v lz ' tbat supPoso an

lnfer lor p lanet appt leo l toe l i to ,a oupor lor tnfongf tuao 'and tbe i ' to a th l rd ln la t l tude nhloh lsf "o ln lu"ot to tbc supor lor oPer- t .bo l . tho la t ter dooa

not ointtnus 1n oonJir,notlou by longltudo at tho 6axrot lns.

conJuuotlon by rature.oooura lrbon tro plauetd ato

fn cquipol-leut algira rs?I,t aud takos plaoo nhen tboy

arr l ic l t .oorroapondlng del reoc ln thcae. -F '8 '^Jupltor ls 1n 20o of lr lea antl tbo looon 1n 5' of

i i ior r , rhen tho la t tcr bao at ta lnod to-1Oo of P l roea,infoU is ths oorri"poralug dogroe to 20o of l51or', tbo

iooj*otfou by rotuio ta d'onpteted. tho oondlt lonUio6noa fort l i lod l f tbe planats aro lu aopoot durlng

-' ihi; oonlunotlou ln naturl. Slnl lar1y l f two planotaaro ln oorrespondlng dogrooa 1n algno ootrolpondontby d l l r co t l on r - t b1 oonJ tno t l on l a oo top lo to ;

' o ' g '' i i rpi ; ; ; r i c i 2oo of i r l"" and tbo noou at 50 ofY1rgo, thon oonplete oonJunotlon r11I ooour at I0o ofVfr[o. lspaot blro algo lnprovea tho oontl l t lon'

IIl /

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no,.. "il:diil:iii'"";J;;;f ii:rffil';itl'i:i"ll"ili::la:':"::'rii,-pioxiix i:f :. :Uit#i: :rrul: ill,iilio,l' u .,.

1t sboul t l bo lo id 'of th i - U99u9r l io ' .1 i1 ' rh loh- l t 1a

sl t r . rated, or bo^io: i t " -"-r ta i ion' i {3 ' 9 l '1n any ot t ior

posl t lon oonguor i l lo t t , l t . rnay fnve ono or more of

the se d' lenttiet. -ir - ioioio"

r i- i" oo t ' ln a -favorrrabloa t tua t lon l t 1c ' "o ia to b9 -pu" "Fr " i

( iuar ru ) ' rh l lo ' l f

ot tber ln l ts doi i i .uoi ,yz)or i t " fa iJ ' r443' oalamltv

i ; - ;d i"a-to tho al lon al tuat lon' '

Tho otner ' t i i i - iu 'or to $; ametblng outald 'o tho

sl tuat ton.or tu l ; i ; ; l ;ana r i -or- i t t r "L v i r let lea' lat '

nben 1t la rn i-ri iuoii60-rov;urauru to a-notbor planot

and on tbta aoJo.rot-u", tue aivaniiegl of-that other at-

trlbutod to lt;;;; ib;; ' that bo rordahlp of a houEo or

enl tat lon; zt , i 'a ipt latoe on tbc dlapoal t ton or eBton-

t la l naturo of tbe planot,aa o 'g ' tb l !?! l1ynf of Mara

1e oonnaoteo ;r i f , - " I " and' ' Iawauita 'og Jupl ter r l th

rioher and eatatas,of Yenus ri iu aiuierncnt and roarrlags;

Srd,depcnaent in- l i t i ,?goh-ac-day for tbc aun aud

nlgbt tor tbo i i""lo"' lnc fordabip of tf,e dlav or bour

oi- tuo l lko.

.,","i:;; iilfuliilili:"lll" "ORDEB OF IAECEDE{CE oraltatlon' lbogl torll' lnon---or

oto*

'nuzd,hanab thc g "iitqfoe-tui'Z

(aa lu-502-.|'B'l but

IuzEl-au'a otgnitrei ptanet ana-nrizf rantrya\ dl$lty ln

the abetraot i i t6-oo'oo"' D's: i ' -p' -qt8.nuzf,ranah 1a tbe

oraln of a pri i l i i ; ; -e- l tr in ' t iol i tol l lu a r lgn ln

rhloh lt has a fortunatc poaltrio (n"ti. r9r P!?l-Tdsuob a planet-f

"-oOf-a $c. muzar'au' of tbat algs or'

shdbldrt l tneaei-uiU pr.t?? '*u"qtunau- ! ' .o ' hazz suoh aG

l o r d s h l p o f b o u s e , o r l l t a t l o g o " t h o . I t k c n . D i l z y . I S g ggtves a faurti-a.irortron g! trauzran rlth a partlal quo-

tatton fTon ti"i!^iioil-ir=irE-o' r at ' pr6nlttor (rhtoh

uesd not be a dlgnlfteg pl"nei o" o plalg-t at ell) aud

as oocupyine tU"auoona lfaoe ln the- zoil lao ln tho {1r-

oot lon of tbe' i l " ; ; ; ; loo-or. sfs l l t - a dcf lu l t lon o!

prontt tor- r" 'o i in io; i ; ; " i tb- i [c oporat lo] of d l rcot tcn

t. SZfl l0l andt lBr havo nurigbarna iallenated) by nlsta}o'

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haa been aoa lgnod to thou rv l z . 5 to tho bouao ' r 1 I?i iL i i i r " " , 5- ; teru, , 2 .b t r lpr to l tv an1. r to ' faco '

Tbe dlgult loa oi tUu iarlous pfiouti iay tbareforo bo'

;; ;"a-i l-""d ootparod l l tg ea-oh othor, ao aB to seo

rbloh la pra-enliont ' I t ta rolatod' tbat an autborlty

ou. tb la aubJeot aar lgna 5O to- ino fordsbip of ' tbe ao-

oant lant r20 to . r i t to l to l r1 .9 to lordsblp 6r faoo '5 to

that of tonn, 3-L7i-i;-ifi l i oi Grprtoitv' { L/2'to .thaf of tba Uourl' ioO ffoolly to tlc aun or l 'oon,lhlgh-evar ta lord of t luoraa Duob ao to tbo lordab'lp of tb'o

aaoondant. tne:tigutl i *" tban ad'dcd and -oomparod'Tbla 1a the praotloo of^ tho l 'atrologera -of Babylon andp. i" f i ' rUo iog.rd the. Iordabtb ol tho faoo as vsry

lnportant. nrt 'arnong tbo -l6troiogo"o of tt-r9-proaont d'ay'

l [6 - t i ip l1o1ty . rs r iqgr{o{. aa havlng.prooodonco oYor

tenn and faoera'ia lni6;d i;ho Iatter-1i ofton gonsldered

of no aooourit.-nrrtuor ln oertaln olroumstanooa 'obangoo

naY taks plaoo i ; ih l ; ordorr 6 iF ' tho-Iord^of oral t -

atlon uay tako prtouao"oe ovir tf,c lord. of. the houso ln

rnattcrc of cr,plio aid govorunont 1n hlg! placea' ft 1l

Booolsary to toorr tbat- thoac. dlgnl t fga. are -strougthonodby.aapoot, o, i i "o i [or oonart lo is rhlob replaoo aspoot,

beoaua. rr lno-i,., ib.;; 6i. i io planots add up oqual' ono

" i - lUi in- i " ' to "Gol and tbe 6tUar lnoonJuuot, tho

forcr r, pr"ioi;; i-;t;;-u-itc iavourable poaltlons rrd

teatlnonlu" otiitii-tJti-^"s thar tboao :l tb: lo-t=t:t-'

I ;lf:r^t;filiild;T;E-ti-io 6otu tho naatorv'rd,no. rbo dcrl'iii;; i" TEu-rutl*-:*:'1":' :?:i*"*. ;1

rg5. 16'ar-rouut.azz.s r4g ry

K3';"itl";:Ai;;io""=r.",uut tla uafetrh al- rul'm e.aebaa a l - lb t lzaz, th ; -po iaoai fog.by a p lanot-of uany d18-

nlt loa' ln a .otoi l td-pi i l ; t . l ts lr t lc oarled mubtazz

;i**la:i{:t*ll:"ffirmlio inu-iodtoval aatroloSlbl:'.'lsirilia-;;q: "i-."ii"rlioabltlut . P'. - 0l' . al-nutsm'Juno tlnua r, rsdt::ii:'^il;;;1{- oa!^granota qul habuerltifnlriatot iu ascondopto gradu' 525' - '-* ̂

ie: ;: . rirl -ri:iiti

uiuoo -u

a t_ ylno eno, habo na . plur e s

ar;i[t;;:-flit;t, -rGutcT,

rbe etroisoat pranot ln a

flgurc ln ossenil;i ;l iooliontal dlgnltlea' Tho obanso

fron z to rn o" it-i" proUably duo to the olrounntanocthat zllo fruquinii.y'ou.O ai "

oontractlon dl''substlhf'for u aud n. ceit .-brot. and N;3rD. Atruton.. for 0.8r.iijrit"i---ir-i,riio". ""

tf fryfi arza Err - lns6n1ouebut uot tu aoo6rdanoe rltU tbg. blatotT o.f tho xord'

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vlo torlous planot and vlotcf rnay bo aplvett at ln troyayr ; I / uuf laq absolute

RIIIJNG PIANETNAI.I{IJ:TENN

. . - ,( e s s o n t l a l ) r d o p e n d e n t o n d l g n l t l o ad u e t o p o e l t t o n l n t h e o r b l t r o r l nro la t lon to o ther p lanots o r to

TEE

tbe bor lzor i ; 2 /t heeo d lgo l t l ost1o propor t los

Ths lrablo -rfayylzr

nuqayyad l1m1ted (aooldtenta l " ) rxhonere r s fe r r cd to .one o f t ho oba rao ts r l s -

of tbe ttelve hoUsos . 52,9,496. l.{s al-ba:y1z rra dr al-balb. Ths terasi rbarrylztr

anq , I l a ID r a re r€ Ia ted 1n mean lng ,ud they aba rc oneooudlt lon tLz. that xhou e d,1r.unal

FAYTIZ AND F{r.F plano.trSB6rlo above Bround by,day anabeuoath 1t a t n lght raud rbeura uoo-

turaal p1auet. ls above ground at ulght anrl boneatb l t by{oy r l ! 1s ea ld to be 1n l t s ba lb rand a p lanc t l a 'doaor lbed as ln or not 1n l t i ba ib. rheu ln addl t lon toth ls-a p lanot 1s- t ra l_or3,91)and In.a nale o1gnr5*8, orforuale and.1n a fouale o lgn, tbo ooudl t lou- l i oa i led,Fayy l z ,and a p lano t . l s aa ld to bs 1n o r no t 1n 1 ts!a1ylz. Idoreovor l t ls obvlour that barylz 1s nore oorl-prebenelve tban [a lbrbeoause oyery [ay71z 1a a ]a1b.butnot every lalb a [ayylz.

. Ab[ urirsharlu thle nattcr bas luoreaaodl tbe rntmterof male and feuale d,egreos, It should, bo.knorn thatMara. ln thls natter of |a1ry12 ls dlfferont t lcrn theglb9f p lanoto-rbeoaua€ 1 i 1s both tna lo and nooturnal ; l f1 t ls abovo tbo-sar th.by n lght and belor_ l t by aay inAln a i ua le

' s l gn r l t l e . t hou tu t t s bayy l z ,5

497. UA ef:aun*glah. .i,{unEkara (oontentlon) 1snoarry the@12 ond oobdre rhen e dlurnar

p lanet l i l 1n tbe domlo l le 440 of a noo_CONItri lTION turnal onerand the lattor le ln the

. donlol le of a dlurnal p lanet l or nhon anooturnal p lanet ls ln the i lonlol le or a diurnal one.and tho latter ls ln the domlorrs of a nooturnar plariet.{

o f t h e O r o o k & i p r o r g ,103 n . 2 and p . 59 .? Tbe ln l t la l -yerses o. f r l , l1 . b . Ab1 a l -RlJEIrslogloaI ArJuzah, are deyoted .to ql-mubtozz]

?-{ " ry f? t rans lates the Greek.6rpcorg and lsrdu.s tor la or duotor la g l re geour l taa i Bonatuslolp for balz, Aloab. 1?r, a;nn. Bonatus..p. 6Zl.t o { : l i .{ E ; ; . \ 1 n T a n t l f 1 n t . o " 6 1 n * a n d } .

tpatural i l lacer le the translatlonprefered posl t lon. Cf . &L. p . . '

Aetro-

tranelatodp . I g 5 . ' '. See uo te

l n U

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.498. I tE farah a l :karkab. Ths p lanets are aald tobo Joyfu l ,m ln go6a opl r l ta nhen tboy

ai l f n oonain la l -soct tona ( f ruzt rz)

. JOr O.r lEE gI^A,ltET of tho algia {{9-455'1n-tholr-}arbor $aVffzftho' quartora fr lendly to

thom N. 3. E. or l f . '3B9r ina-a l io rheu far f ron tho sunthoac rh loh l rorc proYlo iu ly ln d la t roasr l lko tbosuoerlor planott ibeu orlental and the inferlor 'vhenoo6 faon ta i t p tUo t r d l reo t oou r to . Thoy a ro a lao l niU. f r Joya 1n tboce prefe: rod housoa r l loh xo d lsduaaod( foc) - . iUf

" .1o tho Lt ia t Lnorn of a I I - and f lna] - ly

ih"y ' . t re Joyouc ln thoac quadranta dependlng on. tbo.bor izon; tUi auper lor ln tbe lnoroasln6.quadranta tbsln fe r l o i l n t ho -doo rsac lng onos (203 ) .

499. fn a i - tqbf , , I rar l tdb6r . Proapor l ty ( lqb5l ) 1saasoo la tod@t lg lg - t l f l oa te ' a happv

. Doan i advo re l t y ( l dbd r l ^ r l t h ' t bsmOSgERmf oadcit borr-asarnl lob polnt to destruot-

l}rD ID.\rEnSITI lon and. oroctd. Boln6 lu tboas bougaarb loh ato auooedont to tho anglos la

beyond tbo balf-ray: I1no to prosporlty,for. ' thoy aro thop"iUr leadlng tberi frota adveralty. But thlB prospoll tyind advora l t ! are uot .a I I .a l lke,Just as tho oard lnos.are not altk6.but aro hlgbor an<I lordr 1n glory-9gd'-dignlty. And lndeed tbc cadcnt bousos are uot a1lko 1ntUlfr iegtruotive lnf luegoearbooauae altbough tho 5rd-aud gth housoe are oadcnt , tha 6th qnd 12th aro uot on lyoadont but are 'o Iao lnoonJunot to ths horoeool rc '

5OO. Md aI -h lsdr . I p lanot ls sa ld to bo bealegod($ lsar l rha- iTf lEt id betneen- t ro others,aB'6.8. rben a

planot. lu clgn.I 1a surroundod by. ot-horo lnnRgIEOnD' i lgns 2 and lP. It alao ooour' nbsn tbroe '

p l inots are ln ons s lgn, tbe-n lddlo or ierhooc degroo-ls less than tbe onc and blgfer than the.o tUor l s - sa ld to bo .oo rpo ra l l y (b l t l - J l rn ] . boe logod 'lgaln a planot 1ri ddaorlbed as bsalegotl by- tbe ralgrrrfen 1n iront of 1t ls anotb6r ln tsrt l lc or quart l lcaui t anotbor bohlnd_1t lp l lka aapoot . I lben bealog-ed-by

. tro lnfortunea 3922 the lnf lusuoio alo ertremoly hdr'

l rh i le l f bet reen t lb- fgr tuneg. lUgf are.or l r9TsI I aood'. noted the act ro log loal mean-

' ln t o f these nor ia usual ly assoolatod r t l th thetrcoldatlon theorY 196.z- i ; . ihe L lafu ' t lh l I ' l r ] th !11961 1s root r lo tod to th la

ooiaft ion-. 'kt utyun .rghan'dtst lgt y[ nuzdram-1 o

b6;h;{81n uugaaigah.au mln nuzabonab AB| per.t noto SI0.

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5OI. ldE al-tuhE.h. A pl irr iot on rhloh a nunbsr of \unfavourablfr6i ' i f f tT6Ta 1s-heaped,and ln evlf oa60 on

' acoount of bo lng oombuat or ro t rogrado, or. SUSPTCION 1n l ta . d , .o t r lnent or fa l l or lu .a oadont .

bouso ro r l nooDJuno t ro r an tagon lzed by l n -fo r tunoaro r rbose aapeo ts a re 1n1m1oa l 1g aa ld to beouspoot (nut tab ln) ln l ta a lga1f loaD,oo. ( I f t t ahoraany p romtao , l t l a unab lo to oa r ry 1 t ou t .P )

5O2 . UE a l - l n rEm ta t l - r rukE fd t . I f a p lane t . l s t n1 ts fa l l

: fen, rn iurou l t bas

Bni'racrr0N ?i,:l"fi'"";i;l;";ii"t"":".1:":'i: ;H-AND REqUITAI ono . of the plane ts- l t lenl\Vr!! lr . to. 1t

o r 1 t s rponEor app l l es r l t ao l f t o 1 t ,and g lvea 'a help lng baad, to d,e l lver t . t f rcm l te :6s fn in { t ous s l t ua t l on r l t 1s deso r lbed aa con fo r r l ng alayour on 1t ,aud 1o. oa l lod a bsnefaotor (nunr ln) .Aga1u1f the bonefo,otor arrlvoa at a slmllar dleadvantagoouss l tua t l on ,and 1s -app l1ed . t o by tho f l r s t p laue t r ' t h la 1soalled requltal (nukErEt).

503. tr{a dbutl-yanfnaln ra r lhutl-yasEraln. IThen aplanet 1a er t l lb .

TTOfir0

former

aud, quarttlo rays fall tolothor abovoRICtsf AltD' oarthrlt 1s sald to bava lrro r lg"htLEEI EINDS handsrtf thoac faII belor oartb tro

Ioft baud,a. Thc lndloatlong of thoare 6uooosa and vlotory.

504. lrr tla1{]g_L!_91f. If rhtle rltbln a aLgn aplanet aoeff i oonJunotlon' r l th anotf,or,

a l though lu aapoot to othor p lanots,. YOID Ol COUBSE l t ls ga ld to bo vo ld of bourgo

bavlns sepsra r.; JHulil:il:tll;"1$,1;"i'f;"til r'1,*nor not . ( fUts narn i r ls g lven to 1t booaues tbc f lo ld f iompty and l t novoc n l t [out any ioupnlon.P)

sOi . ME rahshf a l -sa l r . l fhen a p lanet 1a ln a o lgnand uo otn6F!'I-inoTE!-ffin 1n aapo'ot rlth lt fron tbo

t l ne o f 1 t s on ty to tha t o f l t a o r l t , t t l s11g5t I I sa ld to be fqra l ln . l ts oourso ( rahahl rs-sa l r l

Th ls 1s praot lca l ly l ropooolb lo t l t6 . tbosupor lor p lanets and tbe sun, qnd oan taro ly ooour , butwl th the uoon l t ls neoessal l ly the oaeo and f requont lyocours , I f t he noon r r l t h l t s rap ld mo t lon d ld no t e r l s t ,r tlo nuq6daglyyah au truzEr'anlyyah.

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th la . rn lg l t rory t6 l1^bappon to the ln fsr lor p laneta 'ono

;^if i-*v1ng rapld.ly i iro otUor aloxly. Song peoplo oay

i i " ;_ t " " . tbc-nooi ls fora l , tb la la a eubst l tu te for

;;; j#;ton-r1tb tho planoti ln rrbose tern,s l t happeuo

i . - iJ i i luru tui l tepluut tus oplnlon. ls tr lv lar(nuhalhal) and, qulto rrnaupportod'

SoO. n1n { d lg . Ia t lm ,Equn a I - l t t i sd t ' Tha t ar farn l l lar l ty r t . a iTsaed should be--oonpfeted

betroen tJrs ln fer lor p lanet

C0!.{PItrIION Ol ooniorrlng oounaal (al-dEf 1r) gnd tho

CONtr{INCTI0N auPorlor reoolvlng 1t (al-nadff lr; i i ; th i j lae, tbe ie muat no l ther bs

rst r r ro ( radd) nor ovaalon { fautJ-nor ln torvent lon

i i ; i i "a, i i -ooi r" i ranatton (rntrLtr tn) nor absolaslon of

i t "u l - ( i i t tat-nor) nor prevont lon (nant) ' Eaoh of theae

;ii l- i l lalctlngulinea ana tnt'erpro tod'1. Eeturn. ' f t f " bappena to-a -auper lor p lanet whsn

rotrograd' ot u" i i " - t [o ' iayarfor f rorn ' loaknoaa 1t la

"r" ; i ; to bold.rhat lo of fcr ia to l t , thorcforo leturng

and doos not aoo-pt l t . I f tbc s l tuat lon 1o suoh that

;;*.1r*""pt1on uit"uoo thenror 1f tho lnferlor planet

ls at an angle'o"-toiU of t l irn aro at anglocror auoood-

ont houeoartbe uoa-or-uooh I\3trrrD 1s aatlafaototy. If

f,oi. i"" tb; hfcrlor planet 1s ln the roak altuatlon

i;;;; ib"i looa tuo supirlor ono at an ea6lo or ln a

auooodont uoutt l iUe isgul t -1-s^ destruot lvs eren 1f at

f l ra t ho ln ra r ' ioA i . i tua . I f bo th a ro 1n 'a 'xoak s l tua t -

ton fron tuo tcglnniog to the ond thore ls nothlne but

dloctruotlon and tu1n.e.- f r i r roo.-_inf ; oodura thou e' lufor lor-p191et ]a

atout-iJoonJoin' irtu a aupertor oDC ;beforc ^thld told plre

tbo lattot ,oo""i out of tni algnrand tbo.lnforlor plamt.i"iff"i- i lccff to anothor planot eltber 1n tb's 6arl6 or

;i; ih'; i i ieo'iuo flrst aspiot noY6! harlns been'oomplotod.-----$.

rntarrentl0n. Thls ooouts rrhon an lnferl0rptanel' 6;d;- to-tuoolne

-conJrurot rlth a suporlol ono , ln

the latto" p.ti oi inouu sign tlore l8 poeltod a thlrd

;i;"; i- i; ioi tuuo tie suporlor and blgher tban thoinicrfor planei. Defore ihe ' lnferlof planot oomplotes

I A: r t " t ro log loal erProsalon- foruy ispoot , oonJunct lon, cquo' I1 tY

re lat lon of p lanetoof dool lna t lon

( i n t l i o l ons ) &o .

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oonJuno t lon , t bo tb l rd l n tenn 'ed ia te p lone t ro t rog radostona rds ' t he super lo r p lane t ond fuases l t by , t l I I t helnfer lor lnev l tab ly conJolne r t tb 1t ont l not n l th tbesupor lo r one .-

q . Lboo lcs lon o f - I l gh t . I f 1 t ehou ld happcn ' tba ttbe ln ter r rcd late p lan l t '1g not ln tho d{rno o ign aa lbqsuper lor one, but ln the ner t and ret rogradea ln to l t ,tb ls ln tor r rent lon ts one of tno uretboi la of out t lng of ftbo ) . lgbt . The ssoond nothod ls rhen an ln fer lor p lar ie ttends to oonJoln n l tb a b16hor one and. .a th l rd . o t l l lh l gbe r l e s l t ua ted to r ra r r l a t hs . . I a t t oS pa r t o f ' t he 'F18nr . .

then beforo the ln fer lor p lanet can. 'oonJoln r l th thelntermedlate one, , the la t tor Eoyes. to the h lgher one. ' .ond possor or oonJolna v l th l t . The ln fer lor p ldnet 'doos not oonJoln x l tb the ln ter :ned, la te obe but r l th thesuper lo r La te t , :

5 . Refranat lon. f f an lu fer lor p lanet . tonds toconJunot lon r l th a auper lor one but bbfore oomplot lonbsconss retrogrodo thb famll larl ty ls aald to bs :f rust rated by ref ranat lon. . '

6 . Prov int lon; ' I fhor tbero '1a a tb i rd p lanet ln 'as lgn be tneen the ' l n f s r l o r ' and super lo r one6r1 t . p reven ts 'the oouJunot lon of the foruet r l tb tbe la t ter unt l l l t1 tac l f baa entere i l ln to 'oonJunot loo. i l t rsn t ro . p laneto'tend

to form a fan1l1arlty r l th a thlrd at tbe samet lner tbe ouo by moans of oorpora l 'odnJluot ton, theothei .by aalnot r tbe fomer rondor t tho la t tdr va ln l fthe l r dogrees aro oqual ; but rhe l r . tbe{r degrees oro

' d l f ferent , and tbe one oaot lng . the gapeot 1s nearst tooouplet lon tban the 'one tendlng ' to og.nJtutot lon, tbe

. fornet ls proferrod. ( l lben bolever t lo planots apblytbense lves by aapeo t ' t o a . th l rd a t . t he Ea l ro l l ne , ' t ha f ,1s preferable, nhoge reoept lou ooour l t f l rs t . r ) Cer ta lnosp€ots nust bavs an advantoge over 'o tberc, Just ar .corpora l oouJunot lon bag- .oyer aapeot ,oo tbat the noni

. pox-erful aspiot"ghoultt fuiterfere-rl t f , the reakor, butaatro logera have .uot pronounoed on. tb ls Eat tsr .

50?. Md a l -qabf l l . Reoept lon. ' I fbcn au ln fer lorplauet auTi6?-Tt'-6i6'of tbi d1gnlt1oa proper to a. ouperlor ono, and hrrkes lrrorn to l t tho

RECKPIION relatlon thus ostabllghod, thero 1a an' orohangs of oonpl lnentg ouoh-aa. ryourserrant f or rne lghbour t . I f fur tbcr ' t -ho s ipor l6rp lauot bappenr to be 1n a r l tuat lon ptoper to the' . ln fer lur o i ' . , i ru tuo l reoopt ton takea p laoo, and th ls lafor t l f led, the r lober the a l tuat loq 1s fu i d lgn l t leo,

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66DeolaILy rhon t [o aopcots lnd loots no cnnl ty nor

naievbrenco- rnen-reosltron d;;; noi tottu 'praoo tho

r .esul t 1a negot lvo ' '

5oB' {$ aI:qE-L' ' tre bave already etatod' 489-5oG

that ar -ddrr . : f f t f " ip i i r " " t ion-or o io p lanst to'"";';-.- ^":lliii:iiiii*itulitilitlit,,.unloas l t 1r ro i ' l reof l iea." i tuattoi ' propdr to l t

wlthout "uguto-t" i lE-tr luatton'of tbo-euporlor ' tho

nad f [ r l l a l b l , ' t u i " -oon luno t ton - ta oo l l ed da f f a I -

ofi .rrrah, and 1f 1o ooo proper' io-t lu auperlor planat'

daf ' ar - labyunl in iou i ' iua- ; ; ; - ; t q 'aunr dosor lbod

aboYe,or orac ' i t " " io?ut ior p l inet le fn a praoo propor

to l tbor f nMob arao.bappon"- to-uu oon6enla l to lho

. suoor lor prou" i ;* i i i " - r 'u-oarroa air t : i t - taurrataln '

boiauao tuo nt t i r i i -p""n"5t fu i -of both ar&'unl ted' Tbo

aaEo oxproour io- i i u 'soa'rruou- lnu- ' (an' lnfor loTf l l1:$l 'lu ltc nayytz"i"i i" i" i-trt 'branotb'or

(a auperlor ouG^ |

ln 1ta friyy1,z, thi planets,tl lne-botd' oftier dlurnal. o r n o o t u r n a l , ' r o . " - r . n u - l l l ' 1 , - i i [ o r r o ' t r o o o n d l t l o n s

io " tndo"

1t 'ooraPlotcr196' . . '

609. lG a1-t09rfdaf?h.'-!rh"o a rotrograde lnf orlor

plane t fottonJ-iiEaT6iTakc o--a I-" qo g*19, :tPut I or ono'

- t ; " - ; i h t ; i r o u r s o a r t c d i f n u r e a a f a b " H o r c

mlrorn it;t;- it-t io-ittt i--oo aoootrnt'of tbc s1nl-

rar l ty of tbelr l l t t t i t ioua but 1f tbero 1s

rooepttou tuo- i i i io" t fon fs ior tbo suoosaoful tetmln-

attou of tuainlailrurou m" tuitotensd rlth ruln' 'BoY-

' eyor tnra coiit-iti6i,-art'uouii-iuo"o 1"'o? refusar' lt'

not oqual to'8i-"-i"-t ire crrcoi oouroo but 1s far-i itrerfor

ln algulflo:noo:

uto, #'Tbore. aro ot beatdea l i i l i t - l "O oonJunot lon. [bcn

subgr;urts mn io-rort"Ioi-pro"ut ull-an lntenned-'

c0l{J'ttllcltoi iiii tetc one-6t[ applv tbomsolves to a-"-.^"sp3cr. a^r' :ffisl ilH:ii;:i:"1:'li"::"sl:l

tb ,o l lgbt o f thc otUora ' I f t iess I tu l l aspoot to eaoh

othcr , tb ts . r " - lu" i - t ; -g :?o i i oonJunol lo l n l th tbs

o o l l o o t o r . l r i l t i " y a r o n o t ' r i - t i i i i i ' t h a t o o l l s o t l o n

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of . ths l r l lgbt by anotber p lanet 1s of foot lvs ln p laooof oonJunot lon a l tbough thoy are lnoonJunot .

I f an tn for lor p lanet separatea f ron an ln ter-ned la to one nh loh 1a l noonJu4o t t o a auper lo r P lan91 , . .and thereaf ter conJolns l lUr ' t lo ouper lor one tho l lghtof tbo lutorrnedlati planot 1s transierrsd, to tha latter.Tbls l t oa lLed rnaql i or t rans lat lon and oooure betYroent io p iaouta 11bloh i re ( lnoonJr . rnot or 'pet reen t ro rh loht t o D IaDe IE f ,A ] ' qO (1 r l ' I t I . t r J ( J r r Ju r l u I \ r r Psv r l s su

u"uPJ 1n aapeot but far f ron oouJur ibt loo. .Tt t l "

(

I

condi ' t lon ls sf feot lva 1n l leu of oonJunot lon.fhere la anothsr form of tranolatlon, rhen the

rnfer lJr p lanot oonJolus r l tX the lntormedlate o49, sdiUe fat tu i hao alroady boen ln oonJunot lon rr l th ths

"up" i to. p lanot l l t 1; Juat t t re aans aa 1f tho lnfer lor

nai appl f ia t ts i f f to the aupor lor . Thls ooours rbonthe l i r ior lor p lauot 1o lnoonJunot to tbc ouper lor ono.beoauao, rben 1n aspeot , 1 t ' i s r r l f t ln a r r1v1n6 a t tb6oonJunot lon nl tb. tho suPorlor oul .

In tbs books r QDe ilrayo flnds tbe naql of Uarsby tbs sutr to Sahirn deeorlbeil ac tho greater naql andtiat of the moon by tho sun

'to Saturn aa. tho leseorniql . I f t ro planeie are 1nootrJ ln9-t to-a. th l rd or to a

"ei ta ln plaoo- ln tho zo'Ct lao, and then both oonJoln r l tb '

oou ttUfoi'f" 1n aepeot to b6tb and also to that thlrdor tbat p lace, tho-rosul t . la l lko nlrrors rof leot lugfrm bou-se to-hou!6. Thls has also beon oal lod t rad,dr

but 1n vlet of nbat ro davo saltl befors about radd' thouse of tbat rord ls amblguoue. Tboro 1a algo asotheraspeot of real translatlon rhloh 1?.not muoh anlargodup'onreroept ln rblat lon to oeparat lon; they say.that. . .risn'au l iforlor planet t ltbdiara l1.om oonJqnotlon rltba cupgrlor ono ani oonJolns rtt&, a:rotber then nq91oooGirtlgbt bolug traiafcrrs( fTotu tbo ouc to tbsothsr ind-aa tbla-tranalatton la an cffeotlvc substlt-ute for oonJrrnotlonrlt fol ' lsrs tbat 1t gbould uot be

'voldl of the-offoot 6f separatlon. Horsver aona othsrrordl tban rraddt abould be used.for th la oondl l t lon PeI.-bapa sarf or raks (oonvorelon or lnveraton) to remoYottr'o arirUtguf ty.

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5U. l'{-q falh'al-biU. 'iihon trro 'planets 'whose naturslars opposeaf-on' i6fn]f,E-fa 1s oalLed-openlng tho doors'

So the oonJunot lon of tho aun oroPEr{rNc rnE Doolts

Hil,*;l iilHl"t:1t3il;:"t:*:,that of .Yenus and l iars ' torrontlal f aln , halI , thundorancl l lghtnln6,and tbat of l lercrrry gnit Juplter theopenlng of the {ooro of the y lnds. z

, 5IZ. Kalf yaktln qurnah al-lqaqtrkl-liqiu:rfhE. In.Aoaf fne- i " nut" !o-

t ha aun r to oaoh o tbo r r to the l rirfng1c,tH AND ITEAKNES5 onn orbits,to .the zodtaorand-'0F

$IE PLAI{ESI to tho borizon,ne have d1s-ougaed as far as Posslb le ' tho

good ard ov l \ c f f eota of eaoh, as_ ro l l as tho sumed.6f feots of Eore than ono. Eaoh p lanet has q Eost' favourable

sltuattonrand nhon scEe ad,vantage 1a lo'st,l ta ponai ts d ln la te i red, to a l lke_exten. t . .The oonversoit t iue r l th regard' to unfavor.rrable slt irat lons.

'A p lanet 1 I a t the hetght o f l ts poror xhen tbof o U o i l i g o o n d l t l o n a a r o p r i a e n t . . l l o t l o n d l r c o ! t r l n f a ' .and ' l no r i as lng r fa r f rm tho aun rB rays ro r l cn ta l 1 fnrp i r lor ,ooold inta l l f ln fer lor , ln aapeot to both sUnonl .noourand these ln a for tunato atatorbe_olegedl byfor tunoa or aspoot lng thonrre l levei l o f ln for tunear .a l -soolated f, l th i treO itara 6f tne salle obaraotel, r lalng1n l. tc olm orbl.trpaaelng above the tnfortunos and belortbo fortunos.irori l tatftude lucreaalngrbappenlng to betn dbinlol lea'of the fortule!, or thelr F*fU? or 1rr ap laoc . roaembl lug 1ts of , r natursr .or ln houaes moationgenla l to ' l t , ln 1 ts orm bary lz , a t an anglo or . . i

I Tho oortsii ahors that 1t ls not oppoattlon tn thsZoOtao (ia Dozy lnoorreotly quotes fion ltull l) . but op-poa l t l on o f nE tu res ,44? ,o r o f don lo l l ec rh loh 1a re -; ; ; ; lb i r - ior - tuu . !noai tor lo phononena. PL haa $EIbElf iUun; PP kbEnfhEl loh in; the dcf ln l t len ln Mul f l r . -buyfitir.rna. lbe flgu1'e 1n 4{0 shora that tbe dornlol}oa orth i no l rs ln quest lon are opposl to .2 If 'you geo fbo noon aeiArate from Yenus and applyltael l to Marr or YrYo thls la also openlng of tbedoorsrl lbohazsn HalY P. 596.

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suooed ,on t t he ro to , l n a quadran t o f t he sano na tu re , andlnoreaslngre lovated. h lgh above tho malef los and' co.nquo rlng.

But t rhen s lor r , I ro t rogradorund,er i l ro rayaroocldon-ta l l f aupe r lo r rond l f l n fe r l o i nov lng s lo r l l ] I nea t -xa rd . to ta rda re t rog rade r lnoonJuno t t o au : r and moou , o r1n an unfr londly aapoot to tbenrr l tbout rooopt lon, tholnfor tuneg 1n an ln1m1oal . aapootror beelegod by them,aasoo la tod r l t h f l r ec l g ta rs o f a oon t ra ry na tu re r .se t t l ng 1n o rn o rb l t r . so tha t t he rna lo f l oo pas6 .aboysand ths bgnef loa bs lor r ,deoroai lbg oouth . la t1tut lo , 1nunluoky bousas, 1u 'par ta of o lgna foro lgu to thsn, 1ndatr tnent or fa l l , ln a oontrary layy lz , d ls tont f romtho angle! or suooodont houcoo, 1n a quad.raut o f .d l f f o ran t na tu re , a t t he nad l r o f t he l r Joyo , and oon -quered by tho nalof los b lgb abovc then; th la la thoaoroo of kealmoes. But 1n a l l oondl l t lona thore lealwaya an adml.xturs of gooil and bad, often dlff loultto ln torprot , and roqul r lng aI I the roeouroes of tbo

. ar t aa wsI I a6 erpor lenoo ond lndustry .

515. Fahal ranfaall aI-nayylran f l dh[ttka ral{aI-kaxdlclbIIETGff'

"* '* ^nro uoor . ii::l"li: :lfffiT:"l";"DII?ER trROU IRE PI,IIIEIB ths oac baud and tho other

IN IEIS RE0IRD planote on tho othar. llhonbotb of tbo luulnarler arp

ln aopoot ' to eao[ o thor , an0 to tbs bonef los , and aro. ln thalr onn aeot lons of tho olgno or tboae of . thsbeneflss, both of thorn are atrong. Elt lf tboy o'ro 1n.sltuatloug ulsultable to theo, aud, tho utlsflos, fuIIof enni l ty are abovo then, and, tho bonef loa beloi , or

, a re eo l lpsod, o r neor the dragontc hood or ta t l ,sopeo la l l y the la t to r by less than leo , ' bo th o f ' thouare xoak. The noon 1s espeolal ly ao nhen noar (nul t [q)or 1n oonJunot lon, or on tbo nanor or.uni ler tho I

r l lno dl 'opped.

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ear th ,o r l n t he ccubus t nay r5 I4 , a I I o f nh loh l nc reesel t s reakness .

. l ' lany people lnc lude omong the lnausplc louas l tua t l ona fo r t ho uoon the be lng ' l n t l r s l as t pu r t o f os1gn , and l n the l 2 tha o f bo tb rna le f l cs , se t t l n6 l n t hesouth, and belng ln the n lntb bouse f rorn the ascendant ,aI I o f rh loh are not ero lus lve ly oppl lcable to thenoon ,eapeo la l l y t he l as t pa r t o f t he o16 r re , rho re c I It he te rus be long to tha na lo f l oa r453 , a s t t ua t l on badfo r a l l t ho p lane ta , aa a re t l r o l 2 tha re fe r rod to .Ibero la a l ,ao to b€ oonaldered ths guar ter o f t l :el reavon, and tbo faot ' that tbe n lnth house f ron thoasoendan f 1s the nad t r o f t he Joy o f t hs moonr {69 , andth l s l s paou l l a r t o l t .

5I{. Md uf:lariqg! gLlL.tt-r.tar1qah. The conbuat rayla the IaaffiTT'ol-tlE-ra sn{'TirE?Fat of scorplua.' Theao two a lgns ate not oongenla l to

Tl{E CO}iBUST ltAT thc aun and moon on aooount of the. obsour l ty and l l l - luck oonneotod n l th

tben, and beoauso oach of then ls tho fal l of one ofthe lun lnar leo,445. Thqy a lso conto ln the tno malef los,the one by era l ta t lon (L lbra, Saturn) ; the other byhoneo (Soorptus, lJars l . tho peoul lar l ty however rb lohhao.glven the namo nubtartq le that tho exaltat lon ofSaturn 1e near, the fal l of tbe sun bolng on the onehantl and that of the noon on tho other, nhl le theadJacont par ts of both a lgna are ooouplod by terms ofl ' lars. {53.

5I5. I ld kan glnf tanqasfuq ahk6m al-nujun. Thereas nanlTl-ilSlb o ele-are

the xhols doohangc ,6xoopto the r , vhen ,v lo lent , theytako p laoel onoonploted by

DIVISIONS O8JUDICIAI .LSTIIOLOGY

nenta 1n lhe untverge. Theso nayts elther slnple or conpound andon both the ln f luence of theplanets ls act lve. The forner on

not suboll t to suob lnf l l renoe, nor to ahyrhero they coruo lnto oontao t nlth oaoh

beoause thoy are uutually opposod andare a l roys 1n s t r l fe . such admlxture doeo

the sr;rfaoo of the earth, but ls onlythe hea. t o f the gunrs ray8. So a l l - four

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olouents bsoome unl ted, and tho our faoe la tho p laooappo ln ted fo r t he ao t l on o f t he p lauo ta , rb loh e r tendaao far ag tbe potor o f thet r rayr p6netratoa by reaaonof tho prosenoe df ln tors t loes. lbon theao raya roturnby a oontrary notlon and oarrT vltb tbetr tho aqueougvapciur nbloh tbey havo produootl, and tboy rlao from thoear th unt l l they roaoh a polut rboro tbo poror of auohItroyeDo€nt beoomes reak. So tbls tnotlon and agltat lon latbo oauss o f a I I t ho v lo te r l t udes and d l saa te ra o lnatur6, tbo re6ultant pbenonena bolng althor potnanontor temlnrary.

fnytblug thoreforo ln the ray of heat or oold ornoderate tornpordturo, of rnolgturc or dryr,eao orlng totrovetrento of tba ataocphero, or of tba varlous fonlsof mols ture oarr lod by the r lnda auob aa o loud, ra1r ,snow; everythlng that ls bcard 1u the alr suoh ar aharpc laps and ro l lg of thunt lor l ovorythtng tbat 1a aoen auobas l lgbtn lng, tbundi rbol ta , ra lnbora, ha loa, Eoteors,alao abootlng atara, .00106ts and almllar atroaphorlo. 'auaorroDa; ovorytblng tbat ooours 1n ths eartb 1n thoray of tromora, and rubaldonoea, and ln tbe rator aatenopoatt and f loodr, aud tbe f lur and roflur of thet l t loa - .a11 theao fonn tbe aubJeot mat ter o f tbc f l ra tdlvlcton of astrologf. .Tbeao pbenonona aro not poruau-ont or raro ly ao l ra lu , 6nor , ooEeta and ear tbquakoaars thote rbloh bavo tbc longost duratlon; vero tboynot auf f lo lont ly l ldca lxoad thc1r . oouoontrat lon 1n onoapot rould..bo dttas.ttrous.

A ssoond d l v te lon l s . t ha t rh loh l s oonoernodxl th ths uf isd e leosuts, auob a6 'ooour 1u p lanto andanlnak, ald ls of tro klrda, affeotlng tbe rholo ofa populitlon or only a part iberoot. larulne uay bo

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takon 'ac on oranple of tbo former, d 'uo to fa l lurs of

; ; ; ; or aro"ebl l 'ana.epldemlos suoh aa aproad f rornooGtrv to oountry, I lks tho plaguo ard otbarpoat l l inooa. rb loh t lopopulato o l t lea.

Tbo ' l a t t e r Ya r lo t y l s roo re l ooa l l zed and soa t -tcrcA- fn i t r appo"ranois , 1 t rosul ts f rorn payobloal

;b ; ; ; " ; ; , auoi 'aa bat t l ia , 'a t ru** lo for poT9T, obanso

6i aonfuf6u f rcn onc land io inothor , dopool t lon oftfngo, ievolutlo.na, emorgenoo of now rol lglons and; ; ; i ; i ao that iu t i o t rapter 1s a lons one aud th lgvarloty the moro lmportant of tho- t lo.

t rho tb td d lv la lon ls apecla l ly oonoerned r l th tbsenvlronEont of tbe lndlvldua1 human or othsrr, t louvunto rb lob gf foot b ln ln tha oouroo of h la l1 fo, andtbe ln.f luanoos nh10h roroaln t ieUtna hln and 1n b1spioeen'l .nUttu tho fogrtb bag to do xlth humnn aotlvlt-iea-ani ooouPat lons. '111 sf thsao are found'ed ' on 'boglnnlnga oi orlglaa lnabEdlt posclbly tr lvlal '

. B e y o n d t b o a o t b g r e l o a f l f t h d l v l a l o n t b e r e s u o h

or lg lns-ara ent l re ly unknom..Eolo aat ro logy roaobec apoii t rbloh throatons to tranoglole l-t ,a propor l lmltotin."o problerna aro ruhltted xhloh lt ls lup,ooolb1e tosolye ior tbe trost part, and rhere tho Eattor leavesths solld basta of irntv6rsals for ono of part loulara.yfhen tbl,s boundary le lnered, l 'bers tbs astrologer laoD o'e r lde and tLc aoioeret on tho other, you entor aflcld of ouona aud dlvlnatlona rhlob bac notblng - to doii tU aotrology altbougb tJro atars nay bo rofa:rcd totn oonneotlon' r l tb tben.

5 1 6 .lgn aI-a u prlno lPIo8

. -oh a te

' applloable onqutrlss 1u thc1Pto

PRII{CIILES Ff IEICH flrst aud seoond of thoas. iiiqtiRirs nsr,oncrNc dlvlslons of istrologv are

TO iHE UR^9T DIYISIoN substantlally tho galno. Tbey.[nE KNOWN ' aro basod on tbe Sroator'

. ln ternedlate and leasol oon-

Junot lons, l tho oraot P l99ea at rh loh theso ooour andibu o"oonionts at thcsl t tmea; f ir-rther on.tho tbousg:rdaXnorn as frazdrlta bln4feia r.tens- qpq-.tEo..f lrdarla' -Thereffid that tJroso playetl thc. eams r0lofoi eVeuts ln thc maotooosn as doaa ths hotosoopo fortbs I l fe of the lnd lv ldual '

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oro DooDIo f ,bo tako f ron tho oonJuaot lon ond. opposl t lon

" i - t t J - f ; oon r t r l oh p rooeded tbo onqu l r y ,and subs t l t u te

in f r - i . " - i uo auove lond tbo re a ro o tbo ra rho dopond ' on^

; ; i " - " ; o iuo t oo l l po ia 1na t . o r f i r t u ro , - 9 f vh loh t l t e moe t

r ' u . t i " i o ru thos i t o f i ne i un roopoo f i f f y 1 f o f oons ldc r -

a b l s e r t e n t

5L?, Na tafel l dF[I lka :ra tafat-r lq' The dogrogl at

nbloh Saturn af , ' t lon, togothern l th the aaoendan t o f t ba t

I N A L T S I S A N D t l m o r a n d t h o a g o s n d a n t o frrnrrr.Pltnf^noN br rLusr jti il:* if lH ;lli:?lil'3,

t ho suooesa lon o f e lgna tb ro t rgb a nbo lc .a lgn 1n a oom-p le to oo la r yoa t . T1 i po ln t o i r l r sd a t 1 r oa l1od . a

i ; ; i "u ; - ( fn i fnur l ; rno leover th ts ter rn lnuc of eaoh year

i ; - i ; t be ' s lgn ne i t a f t o r t ha t 1n nh lob l t nas tho yea r

lu ro iu , and i n tbe aamo dograo tbo reo f r -0 ' 8 ' 1 f t hs

termlnus of tbo. f l rs t yoar- raB ln 10o of Cancer , . that c t r

; ; ; - t ; ; r l r ou ld bo 1n i oo o f Leo . The na t t s r o f t hs

{ f ,our inOa and inut fo l lora tberm 1s 1n the l lko oaserand

; ; ; ; ; -1 ' no d l f forenoe botroen theru eroept 1n tho

d l f f o ren t amoun t o f ' t lmo a l l q t t ed to tbe t l og reos and

s lRna . . Tb la l a a 'usago o f t ho ,Pero lana and beoame kno r rn

to us througb tbc l r languago.rI re bavc utat .a befJre- that aooodlng tq +UT.

Morsba r tbe yea ra o f t he tu r l vp rao a r0 .560000r4 tbe

a 'ufu i . tUutog- 1u tho n ldd le of tbeae. Thls atatonsut

;;; ; ; , 1n big book called, r l te Book of Thcueande.t nbsro

;h; - ;ue i ; .J o f tbs zo i l lao aro oaoh rnadle oquar to a

tbouaaid yoar l , ao that tbe f raot lon bolonglng to a

; ; ; ; - i i - g ' 5 , / 5 eeoouda . T t r l s l s t be g reo t .d l v le lou ;

l " I " " l iy l th" a fgne aro mado oqut i l to-g. tbousant l vears; ; ;h ; - ; [ i i rs tu i ter rn of thousand'6. Thl rdr r tbe a lsno

"".-, i^4" oqual to slngle years, tho torrlnus of yeara

[. in s inu' :proarlg 9 o,,a i= Ie.. g?4 ?e rgT? i. r?F.tF]LthP

ls Xl.t f ,b al-ult i f , rbon

the beavens wo to f l r a t oe t l n rno t l on a l l t ho .p lono to ,i f tu tu" lno luc lod, loro . ln oonJunot lon; - rhen tbo oatrophenononon ago ln p rose t t t s l t ao l f , t h lgh may no t '

6;; i l - i ;r Lrirroni or ), 'oor8, the norld r l l l ontor on

; - ; ; ; !""roo. I lolnoud,r-*ur* ' i -r lda, r ' ctrcr ' rbs Dookof tbe thouoanda on r i l lg lous housos trsats of b1rtb, '

o"ri i ion and end of tbe iorld, . ond-flros the tlmea

;liil:;tl;;l*tgi: 1+.181:"" and lrerlsrona rr111

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degreea a ro mado oqua l t o a lng le yea ra , and th l s l e t hosma l l d l v la lon .

B6t le6n tho unl ts ard thousanda t r ro otber tormrare ln t roduood, ons ln nhloh eaoh s lgn oqualo a hundrodyear ! and another ln th loh eaoh 1s ton. Notb lng ls aa ld.r r l th rogard to the ahare of tho dogreoa ln ths oaoo oftbo tons and bundrods euoh'ao ne h ive apoken of ln thsoass of the thousanda and, un l ts .

I le havo prev loualy d laoucaod tbo extent o f thsf l r t lEr la , and p laocd ln a tab lo tho l r ordsr at nat lv-1t1eg (438-91. But hero tho ordor obangoo and thatof tbo algns rhloh oontaLn t,bo craltat lons of thop lano ta l s adop tod (443 ) i l . Lz . l a t .A r l es rb toh haa thocraltat lon of tho gunS 2nd. Taurua of the Moon; SrdCenln l .o f tbe Dragonts Head; { tb Canoor , o f Jupl tor ;5 th Yl rgo, o f l , leroury; 6 th L lbrar .o f Saturn l ? th.Sa 'g l t t a r l us , o f t he 'D ragon ts Ta l I ; B th Capr loo rn , o fMara ; 9 tb P leooa , o f Ysnus {43 . Tho o rdo r l s t ho ro -foro, Sun, l {oon, .Dragonra l lead, Jupl tor , Moroury,Saturn, Dragonra Tal l , Mata, Yonua, and thon book totbe Sun. The d lat r lbut lon of par tnorshlpo 1a asbefore, but tho lordr o f exal ta t lon havs preoedenoeover tbo lords of the f l rdEr la , ;h loh horovor prosoryotbelr orm ordat arrd ths partnorahlp ln. thelr onnseot lono, exoept ln the oaoa of the Dragonrs Hoad. ondTal l , rh lob do not enter ln to. par tnorahlp and, arotherefore alone tn thclr f lrdi.r la.

Tbeao a re ths p r l no lp lea xh lob mua t bo ro l l sd rupon and uacd at 6yery auntvoraary of tho nor ld-yoarrand l ts quar tera, a loo at evory oonJunot lon andoppo6l t lon of . the rnoonr . ospoola l ly thoao r rb loh 'ooourfuntnodlatoly before

.tbe annlversary and tho quartero.

518. Fad al-adl[r al-madhkurah t lnda aI-qlr[n8tna arb[ tha -

' neot lon r l th oonJunot lonorSl?REf0ilnIO}El nEfERnED n. Srbavo a duratlon of 560'

To AT CotlJuNctfoNs aolai JroarE. Thoy are dlvldodAl{D TIIEIR qUAIltEnS dlflorontly lnto quartors, by

Porlgoc. nust have been gonc l{o E of ths rvlntorools t loe ln rh loh oaao the ro la t lvs durat lon of tboSoaeons tou ld bs S 92 .8 , 8P . 9 I . { , l f . 88 .6 , l u . 88 .12 .

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yoars 6aob as l f qua r to ro o f t ho eo l l p t l o , by o tbo ro ,eubo t l t u t l ng the ro la t l vo du ra t l on . o f - t bo 'goasona o fthe so lar yoar . ln to a f l ra t quar tor o f g0 yoats, asooond of 85 I / { , a th l rd of 90 and a four th ot 9* S/1.

519. lan[ a l -nab[d l r a l la t t l b lhE vakhtaao aI -q lsmal-thf,p! Y t';n fo-EF

pnffcrpr*s spEcra,. ro ruE ?:1":::iii*t$todornSEC0ND DIIrSION rND DIPFERE}{T quosttona of tbo flret

IBOU TEOSE Otr THE IIRST ordor,tho tollorlngaro adoptod for thoeo

of tho sooond. Ibc tunr of tbo golar ygar and of 1tgquartore, tho oonJunotlons roppoelttons rquartota and otbarphaaoa of tbc Doouralao tbo orporlonooa of pooplo ln al lp laooa ac to tbo ra lns (anvE1l66l on the daya of tbopaat year , f i r r ther , tho eol lpsor , ooubuot tona, oonJunot lono,rotrograd,e Doyenouts of tho planota xblob havc ooourrod,ln ' tbc year . Tbors bro.aatro logora rbo nots ths asosnd-aut at tho t lue of the'oat:y of tbo aur and rooon tntotbo algnarand dcal ln tba rouc tran.Der rlt'b tho flvoplauetarbut tb tg 1a obvlous ly 6otng out o f the rayw[thout advantago.

. 5e0, Letue al-cElkhudf,b. Tbat planet ls born qoth€ sitkh@ord of tbe yearl rbtcbrqt

tbo anulycraatlca of tbo rorld-yearLORD Of TEB IEAA (oolar year),,1a'at the acosndtant 6r

1Je oru dc-sroe, o' ri"loli"t ilSffi*'l;1":1%il1"" 1nrrblob 1a ln a auoood,out hourc. ff tbero la n6tbtngtherc also, tber l t 1c tbat p lauet ib1ob.1c notluoonJtrnot rtth tbc asoentlant or.tts lord,. AooordlDg tothe Hludur 1t 1s that planet rblob 1a nort tn brder-ofthe lor<la of thc daya; to ocoh planct a year bolugglve!. Tloy nako a gr6at ilcal oi tb1c.

68I. lnni al-raabEdf t allatt blh[ yatararraf aI-qlen al- th e

of tho tb l r i l order aro aE fol lora: .P8INCI'PLIXI 0f fEE lor evory oroaturc there 1g a tlmo

TEIRD DIYISION of 1ta f l ro t appoaranoe,and dooreesare thon sougbt lton tbo'asoen(alrt

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heaveur as to 1tn ssa6ltton. Thio

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lord-of-tho ravolt i t loDary f lgure (96flb al-darr) ' tho d'1-v laor or d , la t r lbutor o f tba for tunoE-of I l fo(J fnbakht f , ro" of-qnain)? and the nudabblr 1to partner8 1n adn'lnls-

omployod for p lantsrorops or an1mal" . I lbere oro t rotn t t l a l . po ln ta roo l l ng o r oonoop t lon ,and t l ne o f appear -anoo (xa-qt al- irujfr) or blrth. From tho arrangomsnt ofthe efiif8^:6;TtFj2 booooea knorn.and the kadkhud{5ir,u- u i"r.r*;u"@fe booooe a knorn, and the. kidkhud4Stbo rullng plai6-E-:6'f tho bor.rseo, (mubtazia!){ the g1ftb,o rul lng planeE- of tho bor.rseo, (mubt.azia!!{ t t t . glf to(a l loranoea of ' longth of l t fo ! ra t8ya, ths addl t l .oou,

iFra (qqtqtlt')b rh13ETtrFan end to lt..rt tbaa-licraarlos ol the btrtb thsra becona trcrnra s ' F a r r l n n r l l n t l h f , r f i t l t h e a n h a a a a ( t a s v l r a t ) . e f uthc proeFiar loua ( ln t1hf , , rEt ) , tho 9P!4994 - ( taay l rEt ) ,

t ra t lon. tha lorda of thc vaoks,and thq f l rdar la .os6 arc 1Do n thc Perl lan Yqr8lon.

? nyles of tbc lattn antl Bu511ab rcndorlnga, Crcek6,otiqS. looori l lng to Yullors tbs derlvatlon of haylf,J 1sunoerialn. I t la-oqual to the Pera. Kadbinu (rnlstross ofa farnl ly) lnterpretod by aatrologetE aa algntfylng thobody or- iuo ruat l ror aa oppoacd' to Kadkhudd' (nastsr o fafanf fyl clgnlfylng tbc tottl. Ilnder thc root thlJ t l4.uc-uentl6ia tUa uyroUalan fnrlt (Pers. hall la, lrab.hall la$'rhloh 1n tbc atonaoh 1l Ltke a.(ood hou?9vJ.fe ln ttablsnonaiui g.6?7. Yrarir v. noto {e6lfi?ffiriJ andKadkhud[ aro rlgnlfloatory and, thslr marrlage .dotend.ostbe lcngth of llf,e but of. HaIl. II 955. I'ot an lnoorreotdeflnlt ion of hayldJ soe Fagnan.tdd. Elrr dtotlqr- Araboo.3 Perslau for"boad of a bouaoboli l (1n luqklah'pronoumedl f lavE,a atcraf { l f ; t ranalat lon of o lxo0e or5tqg ) rqSycvEoioq l . thc a looohoden (ate lchod,o la.aoolpodebla &o forothcr roni,orln[?-iGG-7ffi tdarchar E IrII) of tbe trans-Iat lono. { Y. 495. 5 p lura l o f qa l l r r t rans lat lon of'qvcrpStor . 6 Tha aphet lo tbeory roata oaaent la l ly ontbe aaglnllatlon of tbe Zodlao to a roulotte on rbloh tbaIlfe of thc lndtr ldual la proJeoted rl th nore or looeforoo 1!on. a ooltatn potnt of departure (an aplie tloplaoc) and, la arrcatcd by oertaln doatruotlve (anaer*1o)itaoci beforo hav{ug lnoacd a qrrartbr of tho olrolc.B-L.| . * t t . faay l r r (geot( - d l root lo dof lnsd by Junot lnus-p.S?9. .v .

5?5. Athazh HaIy p. 15? v. 25+.' ? f q,um lraboa voro .LlgebutarrPereoa autefl zaruootar. ap-peliantr Junot.p.1068. Both- (and nunerous othor varlantaiuoh aa al lorluitar naly p.I57, algorbutarla, Abu Ma?'obrE III I Do rnag. oonJ. Ven. I5I5) lepls8ont lbo Perglan

lanurntur. !ro D.2gI uas uJ'9t3!a!9 JEnbakhti'n, rlloh!"i"r- -uggootod ihould bo Jiubakhabin,pao$bly lnfluoredby ths ^triUfo & Iatln ter:Il!. tfledenann p. 212.8 - P a r t l o o P a J u n o t . I . o .

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. 522. Md tafsI l dhAl lka ra tafafrhu. . ta to thoonolyilr aEdali-EE _lnfant (a1-

. uau l0d) la a t f l ra t do l loa te and !eak , .INIE8PREIATION 1a uofavourably cf footcd by tbe leaat

. IN DETAfL ohange 1u l ta ooud l t lonrand l t 1a ln -

survlror untrr 1t il::'lt*J:.ol;: [:t:l '?::,t]"lil:These ara oal led tbc yeors of rear lng by ths aatro logara.The f l r o t t b lng they do 1n thess yoa r6 l a t o aaoer ta lnwhetber l t 1s golug to eurv lvo or not rand rhen 1n tho l rop tn lon l t 1 r eu f f l o len t l y o t ron6 to bo rea rod l r t hoy )ockrbothor tbors 1s a bay lEJ or not . Thlo tboy aoarob forl n f l vo p laoee ; 1 / t hc ' l o rd o f t hc t t ruo , .day o r n lgh t ; 2 fthe moou by day and tbo aun by ntgbt i 5 / tbo degteo of .t bo aeoordan t l l / t ba pa r t . o f f o r tune ; 5 / t bo dog too o foor iJunot lon or opposl t lou of tho Eootr prooodl lng tbob l r t h . Tbe hay IEJ l c one o f t hoae . A f to r l t bao beon do -terotned aooord lng . to tbo proper ru leor l tbuu tbe noatporer fu l p lanot^aa regards d lgn l t lea (nuz[ rat rsh) ofthooo 1n aapoo tc to l t 1c tbo kadkhudu , . f f l t 1o a t anauglc a largo numbor 1o aaclgnedr l f auooodont an ln tor -nedlate onorand 1f 1n a oadent por l t lon a gnal l one.lbeac are tbo ntnbera rhloh ro dlaousscd uador thoyoar6 of the planeta ( {57) and aooordtlng to tbo oorvl lUcnof the kadkhudi as regarda poior or noaktrcaa, theao nlun"bsro lntt loirto yearl of l l fo or roontbc or dayr or houra.

Theae aro the g l f to ot .a l lo tanoos ( ra l lya) o f thekadkhudd. In thg ewnt of 1 td belng ln a nalef , loeut orweok poal t lonrot 'ery for tunc lh loh 1g ln a t r lsndly aa-peo t t o l t r o r 1s l n reocp t l ou n l t& , . l t r a t l dc l t a snA l l oa tnunber to the ol loranoer ln thc'foru of yearo br urontb.aaooord lng to tho s t rengtb or . reaknooa aforoaaldrxh l lpeyery lnfortuno 1u 1nlnloa1 aopeot doduotu cuoh a num-bor . Tt reso are 6ty led tbe addl t touo ant l deduot lons. Thoreaul t 1o the longest por lod of l l fc to l l lob tbenat lye oab at ta lnr l f ono of the anacrota lq doos notln ter fsre. Sbnot l i ros 1n o nat lv l ty tboro ls no hay16J,

. ln nb loh casc the length of l1 fe nust be est lnatsd f lonths numbera of tbs for.tunos pr6sont. The auaere.tal aremoroover naleflo 1n tbenselyea anil thelr rays arc lnln-loal I1ko ositaln f lrod stars nbloh aro knonn for tholr

lhs East or Ylect Anglea or ln tho fXrX or II bouce.2 aq alternatlve deilnlt lon 1s glvon by. Junot. p' 1.41ntho nost porror f t r l p lanot ' ln an aphot loa l p laoo" .5 Chron. p" 90. ?B on t ie longtb of huuan l l fe .{ Saturn auri l lars

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ev l } o f feo ts {60 . l f hen tbe d l reo t l on a r r l ves a t t beb 'a t

i lo' i l trr" vhen the half-Jrear or quart i lr or y-early al lon-

r "ou i g aue ,d l saa te r re iu l t s an t l t hen tho fo r tunes oan

do noth lng i6a lnet tbs unfavourabl -s g l t r ra t lon 'The ro o ro - i o t ro logo ra r tuJ rega rd the e l t r ra t l ons a t

the th l rdc or tho- t ; ; r " ; ; -g t i ts o i t t " kadkhud6' ln p) 'am

o i t t o poa l t l ona a t . t ha qua r te rs . Bu t t he re o ro nany

anaero ta l ranon ; t be rn i be -d .g rcea o f t hs asoendan t and

; i ih" rao6nr l f -ono of thenn in ter f eres n l th tbe othor '

^na o iofn t i re cuspa of tho 4th. ,? th and Bth houses 'Thes0

are s ipa ra te l y doa l t n l t h ' 1n tho books ' rE ioh year tho aaoondant 1g asoer ta lued rhen the

sun oones round to tho aame rnlnuto of the eollpt lo ln

i f r i ou - t t p tooa a t t he b t r t h , l . e . t he ann lvo rsa ryi l .nif f f .2 and alao everl; n6ntb nhen the Bun arrlvec at

; ; ; . ; ; ; l 'aue;ue- ina rntnute l t oooupied. lu the radloalor revoluttonary-i i 'ul; . The lord

-of tbe aaoentlant at

u i r ln 1s tha ro io o i tho f l rs t loarr that o f the oocond'

iUl pf"nct usriU"i 'on ln ttrs ordor 6f tne spherea, an6

uo t lo lorde of i t re . roYolut lonary f lgu lea for auooesd' -

1ng yeara are ieaort ia ln tbe gauri raiuton as you prooeed

iI[U' i tre lorda-of thc hourar090. The Babylonlana adopt

thc aano netuod,but start nttu ttra lord of tho hour of

i r r tnr fn" teoo o i that o f tho aooendant , the aeoondUefng 'nor t ln ord 'or be lon.

t h o t e n o l n l o f t h e y e a r a a r e d e t o n a l n e d a a f o l l o . r s ;a ofgn bo1u6 g lvoo to eaol ' y?aTr tba snd.of - the aeoond

"uar-ls 1n f,5i-aboontt otgn at t f ,o samo degroo aa tho

iiri"i"o[,{ono co nlth th; thlrd. l(hen tho ulql: i-11-d?-g"ee" of ino yeal ly torns bavo been learnt ,oaoh year 18

dlv ld ,od ln to ( i f , f i iuun) rnontbs of 28 daya t hour .SI

rn lnutec and o ' ; i ; ; io- i "ou g lvon,go that the laat month

inas ai the sane"aeflree aa ihe rcglsgt 36oildant bas

;"ti;;;i;;-iot€ii;n rlth Avloe'nna rras overtaken bv a

sandstorm hs ior i to fa b1s death nt th ln . tno daya beoausa

the dlrootlon of tbe degree of blg .t lsoendant nouLd

then reaon Capei fa- (not"Capr loorn aa 1n t ranalat lon)r ta in q6!1/a lgt rCbabi r l {aq-a lo p. B?.2' it wofofi t11ne

'o tbutoe of ttro heavens ot tovolutlonary

f lgure 1g ooni t ruotea ln the sane ray as the t r 'od loa l t

f lg ,ure 'ap l ' a t tho b l r tb .S-iooord f irg to l letueo, De rwol ' natlv' - I I - p ' 219 and

;G;;: ' ; . i6si t tr l ooninus annl ls tho lord-of the algn'

of tbe year tas dlst lnot fron the Salkhudd of vorld-

; ;" ; ; i , ' ; ;a io-nir"o" P.eP.tbrt pranst rvhlob bas rnosti ienl i iuo and-l i -stronlost ln a revolut louary f lgure-

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t ho .aano o lgn aa ' t he f l r a t , rh l l c t bo f l r a t mon th 61 tho

nJrt yoar baa tbo. oamo algn as tho yeor; alrn1larLy a; i ; r i r e lvan to oaob, of th t r toon pt r loda of 2 daya-5Uoilr-OO"nlnutssrtbo end. of tbo tait of theao porlodaoolnoldtng r l tb iho 'ond 'of tbs t lonth ly term.r---

ih; iord of the rook la dotsnnlnsd, as fol lors:takotho dayo clapaod sluoe blrtb, and dtvlde by ?rnoto thonrod,uoi.antt.Oount on tbe tamo numbor of o16ns lTon thei ioonaai t o f tha 1ad, lx , thc ono you arr lvs at 1e the.a1$ of tbo rsok.Z Tbon oorrnt tho rsualndler rhloh lsloia th.n ? fron tbo lord of tbe aaoondant lu'thedl root lon opposl to ^ : ,o tbo auooeaalon of . tho l lgnqr . the 's l *n you tUi r i ar r lvo at tc tbo. Iord of tho day of tho.i " i - i i " quoat lon.S Thsro arc ar t ro logora tho proooed lntho tt lrcotlou of the algnornot oontrary thorcto.

525. FarnA af,,r1r al-nard0dEt matE. Xs bave refeuedpruvtouoiY t lon ln'.rogar<l to-

tern ln l , thc tbouaanda and o1ro lea.otHER TEINOS T0 EE, Eere 1ti ueanlng roqulres to a

RECEONED IffE oertaln cxtcnt to be crplalnod,beoauss 1n rntlvlt loa tbo aPboala

lc not oaloulatod by tbo equal degreea of thc ool1ptlo "but by dogrcoa of aioonslon. So tho apbatlc-fron tbc de-Si"o 6f tEe asoondaut antt the .plauet rhloh.la cttuatodiherc 1g oaloulalsd by obllquo atoolut{ou at tbo. looallbyln guoot loorono yBar fof oaoh dcgree:t 8o-also theapbialr of the plauot at thc oooldcut-*8l9 r l l l .b9.ac-;6;di;g .to rto icrocnsloo at tbc looeuttf booauad thooo lq l ug ' ! ( , . LLo l l gEuo t r . ' r \ r r l qY rae avvs^ r r J lw '

aotth! of any slglr at a Iooaltty la cqual.to ^t-b9 acootFatbn oi 1tc ni4tr]' Eorevcr rlt&, rcgard to tbo X.o. anllr n anr t

' rnw n1 anat s l tua tad . therc . thc aohea l r i la ' ln aI ;0, aut t 'any plarut st tuat d, tberertbo aghealr i la ' ln aIL

looallt lec. by acoauclon ln .the'ri 'ght eulqnct 1e

'not traialtlqit !q9 !! !!!-!-e-

aooutato. Tbs yoar lad,tvLded lnto lCuontha of 88d.2b I?n g6't;9n'1tn rand, tho

S o l f acoo but

nontb lnto 5O daya of 22b' 88f 'gsn 16rr .18nrf II Of.thc laat oonplgtc rock.$ But probably .uot l ts rea l 1ordrD90.{ Tulc ' to Pto lcnyts nbtbod of dctc :Eln lnS' lho lengt4 9rI l fo by. tbo t l rnc- takon br onc p lanot to . roaob a ool l ta lu .oolnt of tbc zod,lao or tho fonncr poaltlon'of anotb $.4>it Uy'tho dlqrnal uovenant. oaloulatod ln. planotary hoara.(fAetb of . l ta.dlurnal, aro) rctL t?tv dp.tuqlcv or dogrooo6i obllqui acoenaton. . | . .ysat-9o1os aaatgned to-eaoh do-

EFCorg0-ycaro rould, bo tho al ' lcr lnoc lf tbo polnlg,f: toiupaiol"i Uy thc rool-dlurnal. arorrttob oonYerted-lntodelreoc of i fght aooenclon ulght bo oonaldorably noro. '

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a polnt bet r reen t ro angles, l ts asoonslonof thoso of tho ai l-Jolnlng angles,and thea long and d l f f lou l t bus lneoa.

1s compoundedc a l o u ] " a t l o n . l a

An aro of t l l rootlon l i alraye oaloulated frorn thebayl6Jr tbe a lgn l f loator o f l l fe ,and never f rcm i rnyother po lnt cxoapt 1n epeola l oages. Ths Kaclkhud6 latho s lgn l f loator for tho langth of l l fe . The degroe oftbe aaoondant 1a alrays uado-aphota rbethor theie 1a ahayIEJ or not. l fhen at an annl?ersary or any otber t lnotbsro 1s aacsr ta lned . tbo polnt a t tb ioh the d l root lon9f tn9 baylgJ-hac arr lvoal tUe tord of the torn tn quoa-t lon ls oa l lod gdalu or d ly laor , I ln pers lan, lEn-ba}dr t i r ,brlngor.of thc. fortunot of 1lfe. tne nano qdiln oofr-ealiron the olroLunctanoe that beoauae rl fe 1s-sltuatod ba-txson the ratl loal praoe of the bayrEJ and the anasrotlopgln! (q .Aj1f l , tUo la terva l 1g d lv lded ln to esot lons bythe terms of tho.algnarand the lorcls of tho torus ueoime. ths lordg .o f thoao aoot long. 'A: ry p lanet rh loh 1e 1n tbeterm'of the aphcta or dlreots 1ts taya to l t bsoorqos aa-aoolated r l th tha adntn ls t ra t lon of tbat acot lon.

l { l th rogar i l to thc ru11n6 p laneta (nubtazzEt) ; lntha varloua houaca'of tho pranata are numoroua dlgnlt losand aaaoolatod thcror l th preolnenoc ln tbe poscois lonof thsae (lbt lz6zlna). Tho nubtazz t l thout

-quall f toat-

lon 1s l lgt planot rhtoh at a natlyfry ts prodmlnant(nuataurr) by vlrtue of trr&elous dtgnlt lea-at tbo alooD,dant ot 1ts lordror at the f lve apbotlo polnts 1n therad,1r (apr al-uurtd! and alullarry at tta hnnrveraarles.Tbe f t rdEr la re havc.a l rcady d laouoaod both 1n ro le t lonto tt io yoara of tho torld and to natlvlt loa.

684. FakElf ,${!,a}:narElfd ra ' turalbt. prooed,ure!o Do obsorroq at a Dlrgh.

t lfhon tb.e ohtld ls bora you muatIBOCEDIIRB Xt takc tbo altltude of tho aun tf lt 1aA N TnffT':f. dayrand rork but ths aaoonilant and lto

degree, Ibls la. the horoaoopo of. tbe 'nat1v1ty. f f . l t 1r n lght r thcn the a l t l tudo bf a ic I I -' lororn fhcd. atar rblob 1s on tho.rota of tho aatrolabonuat bc takpn. Do'lot oonoertr yourlclf r l th tho planoterbloh rould only lnvolve you 1n d,l f f loult losrnor r l ththc rnoonrfor rorkln6 rl th l t rould bc a ulatako unlass1! f" noocalalt. nrl ther l f by day or ulgbt ' thc oon-dlt lgq qf tho feavena ls iuoh-by roaaon of oloud or tho

Tho dlvlaor 1a lmportant for ludloatlng tho profeaa-lon aBaly520.

natlve abould entor. Junot. p.10?0 froro l lbobazonf . 95 andl a lao to a oet ta ln et tont ra loc loadonyr rp. 255raeo TI . 3 .

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l l ker that you oannot get an obsorrat lonr thon only thode ts rn tna t l on 'o f t he t lmo ro roa lna .

l{heu you Lc4or hon nuoh of tbe day or nlght bao'paoeodr tbo aoosnt lant oan bs oaloulated by tho netbod wshavo doaor lbod, Ihe number of houra.o lapaed oan be ds- 'terulned, tn tro vaysrtbc f lret by bavlng a rvoter-olookor other apparatua for meaour lng t lno golng bo ' fors tbolabour obroea on,tho olook bavlng boon est by aunrlse orsunsot or tbs l lks . I fhen tbo b l r th takes p laoo, tho bournus t be uo ted . Tbs .o ths r ray l s t o so t t ho o look go lngat tbo t lue of b l r tb l f prov lous not loe has not besn ' .r eoe lved rand ra toh l t un t l l l t 1s 'pooa lb l s . t o ' t ako thsal.t l tui le of ths aur or a atar. I t 1a then poaolblo byoountlng baok thc nunbers of hours abora by the olookto 6ot tbo oraot t lmo.

f f tbors ls uo o look aval labLo, a l l that 1s noo-essary 1o a oup of any ruator la l rh loh f , l l l . bo ld rator l 'a bole nust bs rqade 1n the botton of auy dlrnonolou youploaaerand rbon tho ohlld le born you nay prooeed 1none'of t ro raya at oholocrEl fa t by le t t lng rator ln tolt anct sooond, by al lorlDg mtot to oooapc tour 1t. f fyou. oboobe tbe fonnerrplaoe tho oup on tho. aurfaoe ofo loan ratorr ratoh t lLL l t f l l ls and s lnka. I rmodlato lytake lt out and enpty l trautl plaoo on the rator agaln,aud oount tho uumbsr of tlnea 1t stDkg untll ths aunot a star 18 vlalblo. A natk roust tban be rnads at tb,epolut tho rater has reaohsdr to lnd loato tho f raot lon torhlob 1t hadt sutrk. Tbeu tako the altltude. and uoto thet lnoraud prooood as beforo t t l l ar t reDy a lnk lnga, tQ-gotbor r l tb the fraotlon uarksirbavo takon plaoo aonoted. Tben take tho alt l tudc agatn and dotormlno thenunbor of bours fron the sooond t lue tbe oup rar plaood,on tbo f,atsrrand oount baok the samo anoturt froo thctlme tbe sun beoanc vlglb1errhloh glvea the t lme ofb1r tb,

If you chooso.tho gscond f,aJrrplaoe tbe oup onsonethlng l1ke a tr lvetrand. tako a pltobcr ful l oflaterrand ftt l tho ouprrbou al l tho ra.ter baa poured.ortr lokled out, t l . l l agalu and oorrnt tbe uumbers ofp l toborc usod t111 the a-un or s tar 1o v tg lb ler l f tborols rater 1n tho oup Eko a narkrand prooosd as bsfororlth t&o detorrnlnatlon.of tbe .t1m

525. fn lam yatabaqaq raaad al-raqt nf,dh6 yutrnAl.shoulct no ffi-tT6'i- ffiE-€

. b l r thr tbe dctern luat lon of that. Itr' TIMB NOT NOTED tlue 1o beyoud the reaoh of aolorcq

USB 0F tf i f fMoD Bt for there 1r no xay of knoyln8 tt j

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but aat ro logera by ea. t lmat lon and oonJooturo arr lvs atons ' l - l t t lo d l f forsnt ln tho a lgn of the asoend,ant2xhenan at tent tvs oboer ier cmploya oaut lous quor t lon lng. But

' l t ls ncoossor3r tbat thore abould bs a oer ta ln degreo. fo r t ho aaoendgn t rso tboy f l nd a ray rby uo lng an l nd lo -otor (naraiddrlr rhlob furnlahoa ons- ihioU th-y aaauue tobc the degroc deal red. ' Tho lnd loator t ro6t tn uae la tbato f P to lony ra rh loh l f 1 t d ,oog no t d lao loao tho ono t do -g r e o , l a t b c b o a t a u b s t t t u t o . ' T h o n e t h o d l n q u o a t l o n 1 ato asoer ta ln aa aoourato ly ao posolb lo tho t lmo oomun-loatod to you,and dotarmlno tho asoondant , tho oard lnooond, tbe plaooo of tbo Boyan planots. I ton f lnd tbo do-groo of tbe oonJunot lon of tbo nooD rb loh ooourrod bo-fora tbo b1! th 1f that naa 1n tbe f l ra t ha l f o f tbononthror c lse thc i legroo of . oppoal t lonr t f ln tho la t tsrhal,f . Tban dotannlno 'rhloh planet baa ths rnoat dlgnlt-l es and ' toa t l uon lea r then tbc .one tba t oonor nex t rand aoprooood nlth tbe others t l l - [ tho laat and note tbsreaul t : . lbe noat lupor tant teat lnony ls bo lng ln aa-p€ot to that t legrocrfor rrhen two planota ar6 equal 1nths number of th6 l r d lgn l t lear the ono 1n ospoot rhat -

.6ycr tbat nay bo, la proferablo. Thon sramlno xh loh.ofthe tro noat d1gn1f1odl, planets ls ne3reat to an angloby oount lng thc nunber of tho l r dogrooa. Thoroaf tortransfer tho anglo to t lbo dogro: of the noarsot planotand.dor lve tbo aaoerdant f rorn that . I f tho dogreoa ofthe .tro planets are r6ty dlstant frorn an anglo,take tbener t p lanet ln order of d lgn l tyrand sraolne tbe othorstl IL you f lnd tbat ;hloh la neqrost to an angle andprooeed ag befora.

Thcro aro actrologara lbo do not attaoh any ln-portanoc to tbe ielat lvs dlatanoo f icom or noarneaa toan auglc but alnply nako tho dogree.of the anglo vhlohlc ugarcat to tbo most d lgn l f tod p lauotS tho p laoe

-(l lron lbloh to derlvo tbs aaosndant) nltbout alterlngl ts 'dogrce to tbat o f the p lanot ond proooed a6 wehave sald. r

526. fakal f tnr t la f Erasqot a l -uuf fah. Tho oaaent la loondltlon @Ef6-E6"dTEooyor tho

feoporanont, oonotltut lon and, foraTIME Of CoNctPTIoN of.a natlyo as naII aa ths oon-

d l t lons rh loh take p laoe 1n h lnTbe anlmodar of tbe Lat ln translat lons tRsot l f loat lonf j

re la t l on to tbo 'Na t l r l t y . Ch ron . p . 290 .2 Totrablb loe. Bk. I I I . , oop. f f l .5 p . has r tho sa t r s as tha deg ree o f t he l a t t o r t .

on tbo uso (and futl l l ty) of nan[dEra (ntua0dhEr) 1n

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dur lng . I l fo r l th ln tbo notherra r@b 1a tho aaoer ta ln-Don t o f t hs t lms o f oonoop t lon . . l u tbo r l t l es l na l s t o fuso bolng DAdo of th la . I t 1s poaslb lo to learn f ro intbe rnothsr or tbo fatbor 1f they agroo tho boglnnlng oftho pbeuouoDa of pregnanoyrthe dlrootlon of rblob thoybavo uonth by moutb or resk by rook aaorlbod to Saturnor Jupltor and ao doym throug! tho

'aphoreo.

Tbe prooedure attopted by aatrologers 1a fountlod ontvo prinolploo olthor of rhlob 1a satlafaotory l fFrolsrl-y ereouted z I/ Lt 1l assuEed that tbe degreo oftbo asoondant at 'b1r tb 1a tho samo as tbe dagroe atrbloh tho moou stood. at tbo t lmo of oonocptlon; and 2/oonvoraoly , tbat ihe dogrse of tho aeooudaut at thotlno of oonoeptlon la tho sans aa tbat tn rblob .thenroon atood at t&c tttuc of blrtb. In tho f lrat plaoe 1t1a doatrablo to acoortaln from tho notber vhothpr l t tatbe ?th, 8 th, 9 th or lOth nonth of prognaDoy, 'bav lngdono eo look at the asoondant and the qonflguratlon ofths beavons at the t lno rhloh baa .becn approrlnatolyarrlvedl at; l f tho tnootr la at the dagree of tbe aaoend-antrglve to tho aaoondant of oonoeptlon_ tha sans dograe.Then ths ohlltl has oourpleted so natrlf tull revolutlooaof tbo l rooo beforo b l r tb , o l thor 7 (191 daya 6 bor l re) ,B (218 i laya lC houro) - hero bo oarcfir l not to aay tbatan 'g ruontLs ohl ld g-not v lqb lo - 9 (245 daya BI houre)or 10 (223 aayo 5 houre).

f f thc Doon to not at tho dcgrcowhotbor ebove or lelor tbe oarth, l f

o f tho aacend,ant ,abovc, look bor

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msny degpeoo aolarato them, and take a day for every15q Ur,r Gnd for evory t logree t hour and 6/6, andeyory rolnuto of a dogreo I 5/6 nlnutaa of t1no, andsubtraot tho regult 1n days bours and nlnutos fron tho'dayo of that month of lhlob you bavc boon tnfotued.If tbo troon ls bolor tbe oerth, takc tbe dlstanoe fronthe asoondant to tho noon, ad prooocd ln tbe !ano. rtay,but add the teault to tho daya of the nonth lnqueotlon. So tho greator or loso number whloh you

The noan tropl r;'- noYemont

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arr lyo at 18 ths t lne c lnnt by the ln fant 1n the worob.Count baok thereforo frcm the t lne of blrth tho numborof d laya and hours, the reaul t la the t lne of oonoopt lon.Thereaf ter asost ta in the posl t lon of the moon,and nhenyou knor l ta .dograo nnko th ls ' the degreo of the asoend-ant , for th lg ls appror tnate ly aoourate f ron the data'ava l l ab1e .

SeZ. fanfi qL-g.1la--q$Eb!t. For borary queatlonsof the { th@ of tho beglnnfng of tho

matter ln band hu6t be aaoortafui-lEB F0URTR DITI9ION ed,rrh'othet that bo detarnln6d

al ready aa ln tho oase of a' nat iv l ty ,and thorcforo knorr t r ,or rhotber a t lno has to

be se looted or ohoesq a8 a atar t lng polnt . Tt ro purpoao'of th la acot lon la to es leot a su l tab le t lme for oauy-lng out scnnc buslness so a,a t 'o lnsure the presenoe offor tunos and the abgenoo of 1nfor tun66, Juat aa f ,o pro-toot oursalyaa on the surfaoo of tbe aarth fron theraya of tbo sunrby aeloot lng nor thera aapoots,and rohady spota aud uslng notatencd pulrkahE and loe-b,ouae&rfn ' th1a t ra t tor pay no at tent lon to . the at l ly ta lk . lnrh loh the lashnly l toe pora l r t 'and tho l r donta l o f 'whd, t

. re havs ao6ebted, ln thLo nat ter o f re loot lonsr( lkht lYEr) .2-' l i r e

i ssenoe o f t h t ' g ' seo t l on 1a ao to 'adJua t t beoard lnoa that the malof ! .o 'o are 'aa 'd ls tant ar poaslb leboth ln thoneelvae and tholr rayarrhtlo thby ire tobe kept l l lunlnatod by ths benofloa and tholr I lght,eapoola l ly tbo aaoondant aud 1ts lord, a lao tho moonand tha lord of l ts houso, a ld the a lgn l f loator o f thobualnota rbloh 1s tho aubJeot of thc lnqulry. . l"Iao 8oe

.to thc moon and tho lord of tbs asocnd.aht'and thes lgn l f l oa to r t ba t t (ey a re 1n aa lno t . t o ' eaoh o tho r , andp laos thom 1n suoh a po r l t l on tha t t bey a l l ' oas t ' an

" aopaot to thc aaoondant lsot tbc e loot lon should turn.out to have badl effoote. Thla la a long and wlde f leldof enqul ry ln to vh loh l t 1s lnpoaolb lo nor to penetrate.fur thet r

528. FarnE al-qlen al-kh8nals wa nabEdf f hU. Rulscfor quostl

I n v low o ftho faot tbat

I al-khuylflh a.L-trablula| rarl lD&J.uJ aI-DaOlun&nra.f f taleh hit tar va yakbbf, zlr-1

'za.rtfn agandaP.' & P.. Uaa

tnho are alraya orylng out Fllould that a mlracle oouldhappen to ua that thla oalanttJr sbould, be fntatratedand that we should be nado happft.

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. t be na t l v l t t es o f que ron ta . rogo rd lng va r lous oon t l ngen-c leo aro for the T9" t !ar t unFnowurfot rorogora doar- r r1t rt b o . s t a t e m e n t o I . t f g q u s r € u t a e a i t a r t l n g p o l n t J u s t a s1f l t rsro 6 nat tv l ty . Tho aaoendant of t [o- t l rno is tabnend lnvost lgatod,aa r ra l I . .aa l ts rord and tho uoon qndtha t ' p lane t rh lob l hp nocn l o l eav lng . Theeo a ro uesd a !o lgn l f loators for tho guerontrand as- tho mat terg on r ld .obguldanoe la . aougbt bo long for - thc Eost par t to the z thbouso and l t s ' l o rd ,o r t o suob o thsyhou ie l n nh loh thsq u o s t l o n 1 e o o u p r l o o d 2 { 6 I ; a n d 1 t s 1 o r d . a l s o t o t b a tp r a n e t r l t h r r h t o b ' t h o n o o h l s . a b o u t t b ' o o n J o t n , t h o r e 1 ano reqdon xhy r l th a l1 t t ro oaro and at ten i lon an an$rerabould not bo fpunr i aononhrre o&ong tho t rs lvo bouses.Tbla dtv la lon 1s kaora ae tbat o f [ns queot lons

,52?. tranE al-maeralab oI:EEgflU&. In case of an- : -=- ;e q- sEl .c IDo ousto lu

r . ' r f tbe naJor l ty o f . ast ro logoro ls tcrDLE rND oEllrnal tollcrr tho sar6 prooodure as 1u otts

qUnSTIONg quost lonarnamoly ' io .asoer ta ln thsaaoendant of the t l rqq of tho query,

fhoy tbon erantns tho. aspoota ag they rould at a n-atr i l tyand make oonolus lons 1.e. as to tbe ierualu lng per lod ofI l f e : r n d t h e o o n d l t l o n s t h e r e l n ,

Tbe ro a ro ho [evo r as t ro logo rs rho l no reass . thsrange of horogoopo lnspoot lon by ora ln lng tb cr lo l t . thepaot 1 l fo of the quoront . Hashr ly l to asdologers, lmi l rcdto fa le l f loat lon, rhon suob a quei t lon ts . aatdd u io the l rorlents retunr and. slocp oD the natter rbr tbroo orettF.and eonoontrate thelr attontlou on lt durl irg the t la},-adthgn quoot!.on thu-r. after patlsfylng nyserf as to tbelrrr l t lngs I knorr ol no'uetbod, of isatfn! r l t ! than oxoeptlns ls t ln8 'on €rpoelng the l r y lo lous iedressz and the1r .Ioadlng_tho quorent lnto orlno by tbe. bad advloo glrrrabtr.

5gO, Fa4E al-khab.fl rer 1:.ganir. I(habf.r iuiurfio- -=

h1dd9n obJ Fanl-i--iia $;"=i; i; .. seorel lSqrrFhls. reserved- by. tho

TIIOU0HT BBADIN0 querentlffiFa:f-greotor tgn6ntny 1o

tban tba, """urrrn*tlf*tojl#u.tliill"::f fijroiogeroE lthloh bo aDDoarr to bavo done 1n bls 'ftr ltf,b al:tanbrbfald aluE ra t- il:tarunlb;-s t ror lnctances of suooossfur lhgught-roadlng of . - tbotareo of Al-tslndl and Ar-Brrfiar ln-tho crtouq MagitaI..6{,frou rbtoh ths ueanlle of dqulr nay bo gath6rod.Th" t g lvon 1u Pro I . r , agg: rponode i soo ie tes-du dos t rn r1o too roo t : fn f66

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quc! t1on6 and ln oonpar i6on hor Duru€rouo oro tbo luokyb l ta . ,o f Mag lo lanc rho kecp up a pa t to r xh l l o t boy a ro ,0n. tbo look-out for ta I I - ta Ie. lnd loat lons and ' aot lonai

Nox ro havo a r r l vod a t a po ln t o f t hs ao lenoo o fthe s ta rs i h lob I hayo rega rdod ao su f f l o lng fo r t bobog lnne r ; any oae nbo o roeedo tho l lm l t s eo t ou t abovoerpoeec f , l r aee l f and tho .ao tonoa to do r l s l on and Boorn ,for auoh are lgnorant o f tbo fur tbor ro la t lons of tboa r t and espoo la l l y o f t hogo rh lob bavs been asoor ta lnsdr l t b oe r ta ln t y .

C o n o l u a l o n o f t h o B o o k o f f n s t r u o t l o n o n ' t h oE lomon ts o f t be 9o lonoo o f {o t ro logyConpooed by lbu aI-RaI!6n Mut-ramnad b. Ahnadar -b l rqn t . - l . f ay the Mer6y o f dod bo upon 'h lm .' lbundant l .{oroy. lnd Ble bleaolngo onItubaruroaclrhls desoondants t l to pure 1n hoart.

AI I g lory be to C'od f l rs t and loot .

Ia tho Colopbon bas no dato, tbo fo l lon lng f romtbs f l ra t f ly - leaf o f tho l ts aro addod.

By the aco ldon t o f t lms th le boo lc cane l n to thopoesos 's lon of tho poor depend,ent on Al lab tho a l l -suf f lo lont Auhad, b. Asrad b. Mlbr la t r a l - t r fustauf l . Maythe l ioet Htgh 'God lnprovo h ls o l roumstanoee,and favourtho . reo l l sa t l ou o f h lo hopoa ln tb l s ro r l d . and tho

.Dor t . ! {ay bo oausa h ln to so loot ar lght tho wlnntngarror f rom tbo qulver . In the.nonth of AI Iah, RaJabtba Deaf ; Bgg .1,R. (Jan. } t l36 A.D. ) .

. Eo , t ho 0u1do . Th ta book oamo ln to tha pooooss lon- of tbo poor_olave ln need of tho l {ero i o f our Lor{ tho

Creator rAh b. Al-Hunaln b. rAlE al-Sahqf. May Godovsrlook hls slne by Muharmad, and bis fanl ly ond hlsgenorous asooo la tos . I n ' t ho yoa r BBg A I I . ( 1485 A .D . )Pra lae bs to Cod f l rs? and last and nay l le b losa ourLord and prophet Uuh" ' f in 'qdr tbe b€st o f nor ta lg , andaI I prophots and sa lnts .

t l e l l ondo red 1s be rho v l t h eu f f l o lon t hun l l l t yun l t ss l n te l l oo t ond Sou I

Tor thess two fotu a for turnto s tar-oonJunot lonxhlob has an ondur lng ln f luenoe n l th the peope.

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