Y NG ee de) WAC NS aiid Se NS OF NATIVITIES Bee oa POE A modern English translation of The Judgm Daas nee els oer eer 7 Ones Tang cree trraeeiieeemeremramririerts The trasslation was made from the 1346 edition by Jonchtay DOT SSr LY ns bt Coe Rt Sette Eco coe tes a ee roc ee me ETL Cae OCR SUNT Ca Conn Gatien ISrsaecrc aE Arabiar astrology and has provided explanctory fco:notesy, Reset owen wre mmo tme eaea | be of interest to both astrologers and astrological historiansa rns te Prger H. Holden is the Chief Research Coordinator of the Ce eaten mete ere SE | in the history of astrology eS ee aE S| ABU ALI AL-KHAYYAT: The Judgments of Nativities SSS James H. Holden MA ES rUABU SALI AL-KHAYVAT THE JUDGMENTS OF NATIVITIES TRANSLATED FRON THE LATIN VERSION OF OWN OF SEVILLE SOMES Me HOLDER,Copyright 1988 by the American Federation of Astrologers All rights reserved. ‘0 part of this bock may be seproduced or transmitted in any form or by ary means, electronic or mechanical, in- cluding photocopying er recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission Trom the author and publisher. Requests and inquiries may bbe matled to: Americar Federa:ion of Astrologers, Inc, P.O. Box 22040, Tempe, AZ 85282 First Printing 1988, ISBN Number: 0-86690-339-9 Library of Corgress Catalog Card Number: 88-70460 Cover Design: Betsy Es:ep Published by: American Federation of Astrologers, Inc P.O. Box 22040, 6535 South Rural Road Tempe, Arizona 85282 Printed in the United States of America 0 TWE neWORY OF MARY ELLEN Jones ina taught me to reasTABLE OF CONTENTS PGE wrropucTiON. Lo L8 PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1360 | Dolo flow ABU ALI AL-KHAYYAT: THE JUDGHENTS OF NATIVITIES preface. Se ot 1. REARING OF CHILDREN | Dood 2. WE #YLEG AND THE KMOMGEDSE OF THE LENETH OF LIFE |] 4 51 THE ALCOCHODEN AND WHAT IT SUGNIFLES AEDUT LiFe. | lS 4A. HOM MUCH THE STARS 49D OR SUETRACT Ta THE YERRS OF WE ALCUCHODEN toe ye? ‘5. THE NATIVE'S GLALITY OF HIND, | fools fo TESTIMONIES SEENIEVING THE NariviTIES CF KINGS > S10 TL WE NATIVE'S PROSPERITY aD ADVERSITY. Dolo NOCTURWAL NATIVITY AITH GERINI ASCENDING |}. 4S DIURNAL NATIVITY ITH ARTES ASCENDING. |] NOCTURNAL NATIVITY WITH SCORPIO FSCENDING | |. AS DIURNAL NOTIVITY ITH CANCER ASCENDING, |S. e NOCTURNAL NATIVCTY ATTH CANCER AsceNDING ||. a7 DIVENAL AATIVITY ITH GEMINI ASCENDING, 0) 1B DIURNAL MATIVIY WITH THE BEGINNING OF SCORPIO FSCENDINE wo NOCTURNAL NATIVITY WITH VIRGO ASCENDING NOCTURNAL NATIVITY ITH 18 BEMINE ASCENDING | NOCTURNAL NATIVITY WITH 21 TALRUE ASCENDING | z Da NOCTURNAL NATIVITY GLTH 3 LiGKa éSCEND ING 1B 2 DIURNSL AATIVI“Y WITH IL CRNCER FSCERDING » > 2 (RULES FOR DUDGHENTI. Sot x 8. THE TIME OF THE MATIVE”S” coud FoRrUNE B 9, THE SOURCES OF THE NATIVE S PROSPERITY | flow LOL ME NATIVES CIRCUNS ANCES, @uD THE THINGS SiGNtF IED BY THE F381 HOUSE - 2 LL. ME NATIVE"E MEALTH AND 17S. S]URCES, AND’ THE” THINGS SIGNIFIED bY THE SECOND HOUSE, ss 8 12, WE FORTUNE OF THE BROTHERS LT Dot u 1S. THE NURBER 36 eROTHERS | Dito {aL WE REPUTATION AND NOBILI“Y OF THE EROWERS || Do 15) THE MUTUAL =RUENOSHIP UR HATRED OF THE BROTHERS || By Hol THE FORTUNE OF THE PARENTS, AND THE THINGS SIGHIFIED ‘by THE FOURTH HOUSE : : Lo -ou 17. WE LENGTH OF LIFE OF THE eaTAER” Pot te Tol WE CENGTH OF CIFE OF THE ROTHER. | Diol 19! FINDING THE HYLES FOR THE Cire OF THE fameNTS Lop 20, WE STATUS JF THE CH LOREM, AWD THE THINGS. $T6N1F 169 BY THE FIFTH HOUSE a . 2h THE TINE OF THE cHILOREN, | Dolla 22, THE NATIVE’S SLAVES 4ND SUBORDINATES, ND THE SIGNIFFCATIONS OF “HE SIXTH HOUSES ss. AD2 a 26. 2 28. 28 50, 3h 3 3 8 36 a 38 ¥. 40 an 2 4s a 4 om TABLE OF CONTENTS THE NATIVE'S LUCK WITH ANIMALS AND CATTLE THE NATIVE'S NFIRNITY AWD ITS CAUSES WATRINOGIAL MATTERS AND THEIR CAUSES, @ND THE THINGS SIGNIFIED BY "HE SEVENTH MOUSE. : THE THINGS SIGNIFIED BY THE PART OF MARRIAGE. THE NATIVE'S."RAVEL AND TRIPS, ARD THE THINGS S1GNIrieD BY THE NINTE HOUSE, we UTILITY OR LOSS CW A TRIE : THE NATIVE'S LAW AND RELIGION, AND HIS DREAMS THE NATIVE'S DIGAITY AND MORK, AND THE THINGS: STENIFLED ey THE TENTH HOUSE. : THE NATIVE § LACE IN THE KINGDOR > THE NATIVE'S PROEPERITY AND PONER > THE NATIVE'S PROFESSION. : THE NATIVE'S AUDECITY AND COURAGE FRIENDS. : EREWIES, AND'THE'THINGS SUENIFLED By" THE”TAELFTH HOUSE THE OUALLTY OF DEATH AND TTS OCCASIONS. |. THE GENERAL MAY OR METHCD CF JUDGRENT OF THE TWELVE | HOUSES OF HEAVEN. SATURN IN ITS OWN OORZCILE AND 1 THOSE OF THE OTHER” PLANETS IN DIURNAL ANE NCCTURNAL WATIVITIES QUPITER IW 173 OWN DOMICILE AND IN THOSE OF THE 91 PLANETS RRS IN 11S OWN ROMICILE’ AND’ IN THOSE OF THE Ov OTHER PLANETS. VENUS IN ITS JAN DOMICILE «ND IN” THOSE OF THE OTHER PLANETS NERCURY IN 175 OWN DOMICLE aitD IM THOSE OF THE OTHER” PLANETS THE MOON EN 115 O4N GOMICELE’AND'IN THOSE OF THE OTHER PLANETS. : - te Lond oF i4€ tour) Planets THE SUN IN LTS OWN DOMICILE AND IN THE TORICILES OF THE roe 3 “ 4 ” 4 a 2 ea Fr 55 Ea 37 5 2° 60 2 6 os se “s ” oe oe rd THE STQVIFICATIONS OF THE PLANETS INTHE’ INDIVIDUAL HOUSES OF Te YATAL HOROSCOPE. : : PLANETS IN THE ASCENDKWT. | Dol PLANETS IN THE SECOND MOUSE PLANETS IN THE THIRD HOUSE HAVE THESE SteNiFicariONS PLANETS IN THE FIFTH HOUSE PORTEND THESE THINGS PLANETS IN THE SVTH HOUSE SIGNIFY THESE THINGS PLANETS IN THE SEVENTH HOUSE PAURISE THESE THINGS « PLANETS IN THE EIGHTH MOUSE DENOTE THESE THINGS PLANETS_IM THE NINTH MOUSE OF HEAVEN INOICATE THESE THINS ee PLANETS INTHE MISHEAFEN [INDICATE THESE THINGS. PLANETS IN THE ELEVEN'H SIGN PORTEND THESE THINGS - PLANETS IN THE TWELFTH HOUSE SIGNIFY THESE THINGS | 0 0 70 n n 2 7 1 ” 46 TABLE OF coNTENTS THE HEAD AND TSIL OF THE DRAGON OF "HE NOON IN THE THELGE MOUSES GF HEAVEN THE EFFECTS aM) INDICATIONS OF THE PARI OF FORTUNE THE TWELVE KOUSES 3F THE NATAL HOWOSCOPE TE REST OF THE ACCIDENTAL OIONITIES OR DEBILITIES TE fe OF FORTE ACAUTEON THAT MUST T0°BE OBSERVED 14 iuogneNTs APPENEIN 1. NOTES ON TAE TAELVE EvANPLE HoRoscuPEs RRPENDIX 2, NASHAPALLAM'S BOOK OF MATHVITIES. sosseey. : : fpusariew, | Pot te 12intRODJcTION ou “ALL al-Khayrat. ou bls al-Hhayyat (2.770-c.898) was an Arabian astroteger, whe flourished 1a the early years of the 9th century. Al-Nadia, the [Oth Century author of thy “selebrited Funeist oF Catalogue of arabic Mterature, nas ihe U say about Mi He was dbo ‘Ali Yahya tha Ghaliby also called Isazsil san Mubanned, a 2upt! of ta Sha Allah and ose 94 the nest eveellent of the astralagers. Axang hia bools here were: The Introduction; Duestians: The Meaning: Sovernnents Gynacties; Nativities; Revolution of the Yess. of Walivities;| the Prisay hien he wrote sor Tahya 1by Shalldy The Sod of Golds” evolution of the Tears OF the hartay’ atckukat Of tne ten tuaks Listes ay al-Nadiay ely ts (uestions and Wativities) are conn to survive in Aeabic, Aig Bagh on mativi ties was translated into Latin by Plato” of Tivoli 34 1136 and ajain by Jorn of Seville in 1153." It is the second of these translations that as eG: ted and published st Mdrapergy Germny, oy Joachim Meller in Tse end reprinted sn 589.7 6) far'as law awarey ABE ‘hii = boot has not previgus'y Sey transtated into any moders Language, However an astrologer using the peeuconya "Senex" wrote sy article leanings fron the old Av:rologers" that appeared "in the Exglish periodical woaern tetrology (Sepeemzer 1950 and subsequent tsyues) An mich ne gave the Latin snapter, titles with Srietconnesta. or sunaa-ies. 9 English, this seiete was reprivted in the Ara Sulleten (185 (tay 27, 1949), with adeistonal notes by the ecitor Ab Alt’s teacher Masha?allan (e,780-c.915) «as the farenost of the early Aramian astrologers. (he was actually a Jew. Hs was arolific aritery and sany of ‘18 bagks were transiated into Litia. His nane in Latiy was Nessahalla or soee suailir spelling. He wae fanilinr with the eettateuen of Doratheus of Sidon (Ist cent? amen 1 Brat teow Te Fteast of okie exited and trtelateg oy Sart dole new vores uaa thes fess, 170, po aS. ae ale earch Str, Due Haast es stron der Hater unsibre trie Gegsigs 66h Teter, O00, phe P= né te eyelet st elon ‘Leta By 160% ne ney an popes pitee Peis ds Coaithy ee tition anf ty apcal Scenes os Cats 1 Veerieey 8 Uo5 fgets Uni. of us Prem, I,ABU HALT AL-bHAYYAT becane posable sn srapic translation during his Lifetiae.? Carnes ists three boots thet ne wrote on nstivitses, One af these hae bees asiteo ty Pingreet It connate oF 4 shart cart of sine pages 14 Eslition fclloned ty tealve araaple norcecayery, of ah er tron tng Fentateach. The tes: contains sit ehapters sre tne noraseaees, These chapters correspond te. the first seen Gmagters of Os a1" Boh Mashaviilane. Chapte Ss Rey lng apts. 5 2b) and) the sane” twelve horascopes. But Fingree © Stencot thot "st Is the asia of the main worl of Masnalaiiar s punilal-Khayyat"! 1s not supported by the evisence, sisce Abu sAl1 tet ct chigte, In) te fuller ane pis” boo! sisy. eanteirs 38 sofitional chapters rot pressnt in the tect e@.tae Qe Pingree, 1 neve tesnststes s fen ehepters of Matho?ailan's wath an Appeni 2. The er can conpare them with Abu 'ALi"s tent and. form nis cw Fe skews to ne that ade Sali, pearing an ind nis teasers aestruction, set the sane saterial far the early chapters ot fie dock, ‘us! proecirg a tect similar to. fasha’allah'sy but rot Givedtly derived ‘ron it, In any cage the influence of she Pestareuch fe “obelove The use of the rulers of the tropiieities at critieate's is uharscteriatie ef that wart; alee, the frequent use. Ge tne Forts and (heir rulers, During #2 four centuries intervering peteeen dunn of Sevsile’s translation and te publieatian by Jeacnie Heller, au ‘Ali was frequently quetes in the sstrelagieal Literature, causlly under the nore "Aiganyit," on tare recent tiaes, he was cited by Jean fagtists erin (1Se2-1558) tn his Astrologia Geliseare [twas thee citation by vorin that first arcuted wy anterestin dou ‘ALi. It sacned t9 4 toot altnaujh Morin iaagreed with the rays use of triplicity ‘ulerdy he tsgnt wall nave found sone of his other techniques acre Morin refers speciticaity te Abu ‘Rl in Chast. 7 of Boa! 21 af Ssivelogee Gallicay? ahere fe contrasts bu G41,"8 asthod of inlergretstion using rulers of the trigiiestiee with hie oun meted, which Le ape specific. and an fact Agu Ali does use Neuse ful Eriensicelys in contrast ta Faleny. Howeve', unive Pkoteny land fori), "Ab1 vali Folloneg the standare. rest trodisian in'using Sethe eitice by fest Pirgten, Garam asto‘oian Lp SES seney and ad Aigreey Tie triegical stey of Fash Marre tive Fey BPC, pane 3 ‘fee Nt arhehe an fanalan 9 te Wotonary of Seetatc Bs Surtees San, 17-8 so fanstes asta the Hap 0 6 See Richart 5, sulein’s treatin angtere fFa,, IMI rer 18, fh Ian, Ne ty Won erty oti we. 72 2 Fate Lote aes comes desire Bree arsine Ty we voy ald 2 evdety go eG 0 tn Et grees rh antrolges, fining ty OF ec nano he Brae artes Dt ety ote Te Fare oe Fortean Ptden, hive Sggees that they are insted by fo Hib ences ‘they oe apalty cara "ihe" araban Farts Te eas 6 inact any af thee ety it UWeniverteds plata suphy tron tie Ble Poleay Mase! rents riabblory fib Tl Wit Ronee alte of predetio we sll vecige, tl by an of Lite nd rakes Hck yo-redecae slaty eat t2 guess" IM sLuiceeeary shoes Get (he riers (nr to wo 1ATRODUCTION Abu ‘hls Jasgeents of Haruvities coule be descrsbed as a typical evanple of “Araziae” astvotogr. 3ut it 14 more than that. Its 30 Geangle of Greak estrology sligitly weditied and developed by the Arabian astrologers, For ty and Large, frabian astrology is creer Setrclogy. This 1s eepecsaliy true of natal aeerclogy. Iv order t3 Understand the reasons for this statesent, st in. necessary ta consider the Mistory of stro‘ogy. The Faasiy Tree of éatrolosy. Horoscopic estrelogy originates in Alexangria, Egypt, in the secord century B.C, a2 a analcan of Batylonian, éreek, and Egyptian Glesente, The principal innovations ware the systen of celestial houses, classification and ruiersnip of the signs, the aspects, ang Pevised natures af the signs and. glanets, it is ca-Led Grech astrology becwuse {he origins treatises and aost of chose that Survive fron the classical period were arslten sq that Language, (The Latia treatises or Manilius and Firnices haternus are the only srceptigns.| It passed t2 the Hindus sn the second cantury Ad, ne tothe fersians in the ture century. 1 Astrology. te the second century .D., Claudius Ptoleay wrate a small doch on astratogy. Its undoudtedly’ the most ‘amcus” astrology book ever Written and nas excerciass a) influence or Western éstralogy out of UN jropartion to its intriasic. erst. Sy. the end of the third Century, Ptoleay Mid come to ae consigered the premier astranoner and Geagraprer of the classical world, Since he had alse written 2 Book Sn astrelogy, Ris lane spilles over into that fuels, #5 the centuries Failte en, nia ragutation Grew, unt-l sone astrelogers cane to believe that ne tag actualy invented astealagy. (Otvicusly, those had sot read his Book attentivety.! The truth of the matter is thet ne was_not an astrologer at alt, bot serely a science uriter.* He had already written a #ajor book on fstranony’ (the syataxit. or Almagest!, 40 t was logscal to write one Gn astrology, 0 far #0 goad, He evidently wanted to write soneshirg wortiwhile, bit he was obviously unwilling” to devote the tie ard Polen st Lots as ats Interretati. rot hve been ach of an ater esther, Ste Hert 2, Seton The Erne of Claes tit sahs Hepes Univ rey 167). Menton dest ates tat wes ss asrotnica “ehieratios® wwe fi:titiwsy tht Ne Lane wh the reres serenade by exile atroeers, that ne coped Higpartus's Star Caton are aig Purr to the Totgitues, ane tt Ne autventical trates eh plaetary antons 1 ot Icessily the best, Aevon also cclares thatthe publie cess of Roles astanaicl wars fy hive deyrvat ut eta af egal gfeatr alae ty cautny a lev of Anorak In bee | ould octane watt to sncogearlopcl works,EL CALL AL-EMA YET eitort necessary te do the subject justice! He does not even pretere te set forth Sreek ssteclogy ie full eetaity for he saytt fue shal decline to present the ancient aethod of preaietion, which brings ints combination all or agst Gh the stave, because IC ts manifole and well -nigh fofintte, if ote wishes te acount at mith, actursey. sind furtharnare we shall anit it on aceaunt Bh the cifivcuity sn using Je and Fetlowing iter Here are sone o! the things Ptelasy “decliiad te present s 1, The influences of the planats in the signs, 2. the inflaences of the plaasts in the houses. 3. The sft ces of the mutusl aspects of the rlanets. 4. The msthow of using the Parts later than the Part of Fortuse) 5. The aatiod of reading s chart by means oF derives houses, House rulers, and dispositers He gives na ecepie charts and mentions ne astrologer by mane. The ancient method that he found so ceaplicated ara aitfieuit 1s in fact quite simiar ta est used in erary Retrolegy, which has teen teansnitted te us fromthe reeks more or less intact only Recaure Plaleny chose to ignore if The rules and procedures of natal astrolayy set forth in the sre ang Mth Beaks of the Tetsabid les" co not giuP an accurate picture af stralogy a5 it ex sted in Ptolens a day. ha has lergely ignereé the FouSes ang tne ace genta. significators ard substituted a simplistic tethag tases upon universal significaters and appearances. This fetnod 1s "Ptolenaic As:rolagy." It is 2 deviant version at Greet fstralagy at variance vith the teaching ind aeactice of 2nd certury estralogers Moving agntsonel oes of the things Ploleny eft aut of nis ersion 9: estraloyy, i 18 inartant te see shat additions and Changes he maga. ae "had alrescy introduced a sigrificant change in stranony by adapting the vernal equinax as the Firtt Point of Aries, ntions Enis change in his ‘astrological boot,!# and it Became AsertegytLoton Prtriye Haséen, 16H, 1 $55, vas strane or rans ty fatbing (Loe Casical bry, 100, erase ster th the rites Con atl ie his te cear* fatty paint) rwTaopucTiON standire in western astrology. His otter sin innovation was nis grocelure for deteraining the Length of Life. Nis method of selecting the praragater of live ~~ the yea, 36 the arabs and. their successors called it s+ and of aaling astrovonical calculations to bring it iate confignration with a fatal paint in the horoscope caugnt the fancy of suzcending generations ot fatrovogers, The Arabian asteclogers give Aare elauorste rules {or the selection of the Ayleg than” Peoleny gave Whether these vere their own or” dertveg fros the Persiane, (tiles! is frow a Persian ordi or fron sone tate Greet source that passed through the Pers. sre fe the Arabs is uncertain. fatrotogy During the Midate Ages. The Ronan Expire was split tn the fourth cestury. tp that sane century Christianity becsne the state religions. It was hostils to astea.ogy (and to science and ahilosaghy. in general. tn the 1608 Century the Western empire collapsed. Europe wntered 3 perios of Stagnation, depression, and ignorance that lasted for. seven Centuries, Fubite education died out, Putlic Libraries sere pillayes. Krowlsege of. the Greek. langue: fut, fnoviedge ef the Latin Language died aut except in the sonasteries. Literacy retreated into the wonasteries. The monasteries copied toois for their ow use, But the “cosmerciat post trade vanisned ing custaners!). The! aly fon was Italy steelty where a thin strean of Lay Literacy and féucazion “naintained steel!” curing the dark ages, Unger tress Eangisions, astrelagy all but died out. In the Eastern Ronan Empire, education, Libraries, ard the 00h trace persistes.” Ligrary resources were crastica ly reduces with the Toss af the great collection. at Alerandria ane isportant collections at sther “Iocations, tut saalter collections ravained at Constantinosie and elseyhere, Mnowleege of Latte becase rare, but that vas no” great lose, to science, for there sever. hac been auch rtianiifie or sstralogics! literature in Latin, the srtellsctual Elinate favored theaiagy and opposes science and astrology as in the Mest, bot sone astrological activity evidently persisted even in the SESH and seventh centuries Hinds astrology. Greek astrology nag found fertile sot tn India. fran the sezord century A.D. forwarg the Hindus Studies astronony and astrology ard adapted Gath ta their enn ideas. The astrology cand astrenoey! they Gberised tron the Mest ust pre-flolenaic. Consequently, the classical Mindy astrology preserves features of the ler Greek Sstralagyy such tre use af the Siga-Hause systen of house sivisiony the 1S, tevabasy its 10. Ts caper nae sprit inanimate argaents ang astecloges an lat to the tnvestion of the tap otegalabirn sysane hae vison. hae and Pucdes ch un clan a hve deleraied "the rue atta of eae.Abu ALE AL-KRAYYRT ealeuration af aspects by whole signs rather than by cegrees, and the Sie of y siseg sogiac. "The principa: native elenant seed was the risten of sseshervar or Lutar Mansiens Persian astro:ogy: The Persians stuaieg say and astrology. particularly Mundane Astroteyyy an conpesee treatises on it prior to the forced Tslanizztion of the country tn. the seventh century. Fanatic Rrabs destroyed sost othe Persian Literature on all subjects, s0 not uch As bnowy about tegividual writers er sheir boots, aut some bosks o6 ‘stronoty sed aetrology. strvived Leng. enough to" Se traneiates into Bratic in che eighth and mints centuries. theoretically oprosed to astrology. Mohamed had “The. estrologers are liars. by. the Lord 3f the Faaba'® Bu: the craving For hrowledge altiaately proved stronger than strict orthodany. By the end of the eighth century, the Araos had hecone seecers of knowledge of all sorts. Ther soon discovered that the Byzantine Eapire az s rtorehcuss of anfernation eo everything under tie sun. # steady Stream of Greek baols began teflon inte Enghdad ani other centers. of Learring. These were translates into Arable and nage available to the putlice There were also Greek, Fersiany ans Hindu astrotogers at court in Paghded. "Their presence gave ingerus to the acquisition ang translation af astrological litersture fren their Languages, the Arabs astained ihe works of Oorcthwus, Ftoveay, vettiua Valens, Aatiochin 9# sthens, “ang sther Gresk writers. srabic translations oF re Midale Persian and Sanskrit astralogical certs were also made, Sit the covtrabusians fran these to Languages Muodane astrology. To these foreigr slenents, sagea their Ov Uradational fare on th 28 Mansioxs of the Moan anc sone of the omer fives star Arabian Astrology. Arabian astrotogy ts the name given to the works of the sedieval astrologers ano rate in the arani language in the pericd fron about Dio" to 1179 A.D. The writers were toatty Arabs, bulla (ew were Jews ar Persians. Many af their” Dooks tert transiaved into Latin by the So-called "twelfth “centuri transiators.” There transitions foraeg the basis of” European astrological Inouledge tnd. the foungation of the nodern tradition. tn the sas eastical reek This Greek aietur tn the Ligit of th OF Natal asteatogy, Arabian astrology 1s essentially tralogy. with an agmtture of Ptolensic astroleays as nod.fied and actendee by the frat astrologers rom’ experience and social conditions, but the “4 eveanucr ton changes are sicor. che obviaue differences, ther, between Arabian hatal sstroiogy and Ptoienaie nazal astrology are rot gue t0 “erabian influence," ef aoderr astralogers have almost universatly suppose?y tot tothe fact tnat Ptalenaie. aatal tetralogy is a deviant oFtaneoe of tragitional Greek natal astralogy. It is Platem thet is ce rot the Arabs, The inportart paiet to note <2 that ahen you reed frabien natat sstralogy, the Dusit of what you are reaging + traditiaral Gresh detraiogy, intersperse¢ here and there wth Ptolenaic astrology, bit StL essentially tredi tinal Astrolcgy in the Renaissance and Carly Modern Perioe. The great thirteerth century European astrologers, such a4 Guide Bonetti, practiced fratian astretogy. This was algo true of their successors in the tae stecending centuries, but the recovery of Greeh earning in the West eset ar tura at suneriority over everything Greek. “This caused astrologers ta pay sore attention to ftoleny's Guadripartite (Tetrabiotes) as ane ingividual worl pf nent Preveausty they had teer content to use Plaleay 25 cited by the Arabs anther boars, although tne complete heck had. been avarlapie in Latin version traneteter fron the Arabic since the tazlfth century. Once the duasripartite was read by steels, the astrologers were struci by the nusertus differences getween it ang the waris of the fratic astrologers. rnewiag. Liltle or nothing of the history af astrology, they naturally supposed tnat te aifferences they san were inventions of the Arabs." Parti! due to the enthucisee ‘ar anythisg Greet, and partly due to political arc religious presueice 2gainet the misiie states, there was a. novenent andy fron Resbiay Astral ogy towara Ptoteasic aetrolcgy. le ray sunsarize the changing attitudes of astrologers during the succaeting centuries conn to the resent as fellows. A few Sstrolagers tried ta acopt a strictly Plalenaiz, fare of estrologes This was of course tepossitle, since fotenaic astrology is t stingy to use ettectively by Itself. erother gai” stuck with Isesbian) tracition but! pat’ more attention te the folenie festuras. tnd a third group ignored Plateaaic wstrology a= 2 separate Horary Astratogy vs. Natal astrology. The principal branches ef astrotogy are Herary, tal, ane Hunsone. Horary answers quvstiors and arly raguires s clect and a current ephaneris. Natal requires a'ingeiegge of the Latitude and Longitude of tne birtnplace, tre enact tate of birthy ine tine of birth to at teast the nearest tour, and. an eprensris" lo" planetary tables! vor the tirenyear. Tt may alto require, a iiowleage tt calender conversions 1f the ctigets are iran fareign places We are not concerned nere with fungane, so. me Sil slip. wer ite Pequirsaents 1saU RL a.-RAWYAT Horary Astrology answers the question of the aonent. stat Astrology gives a general account af the entire life of s client, Sone astrologers practice ene or the other exclusively, sone botse tn classical antiguity and the Mudie ages thers does ot seen to have been any thought that” one branch wis” superior to the other -- they vere sinply used for different purposes, Honever, shen estrolagers Began to divide up ever" Peolessre Aatrologys “they. noticed thse Ptolenys Tetrapsbios wis restricted to Matal (and Mundane) Astrology. 0 snather “wrong. ies. erase: Natal Actrology. Ptolemaic, but Horary aatrelogy aust nave Been invented by the Arags Smother three-nay split in attitudes sevetopea. Jone astratogers seve up Worary fstrology altogether (declaring it to be # wictes and Valucless inventicn of the heathen Arabs] and practiced oly Natal, Snather group continued to practice both, fnd a third group practiced oth er ‘eountenanced the practice of palm, Gut. insistee upon a sifferent set of rules fer'eaen tranch, Ins last group reasoned huss “Ptolenaic astrology, which vas” (40 they supposed! the pares Braginal fora of satal Astrovogy, tid not ute Mouse fulers ane stner Features of forary. fstrology:” therefore, these features were raperopriate for Natal Astralogy and ust be veed eaclusirely sa Sorary #strology. the fact that this attitude mac, inherently Vopicat does not seen to have bothered its supporters Jo sun py Gravian Astrology 1s Greek Astrology with an agetsture 4 Peolensic Astrology. [twas popular in. the Middle’ Ages and the Henatssance, but acquired aad mane (for a wrong. reagan) in the arly Modern perios, This bad nase caused s reaction in favar. af pure Hateeaie Retreloge and a seniss Between tie. cecnigues of Nata strategy and Horary Astrology tnat has persisted to the presest ay Abu (ALi 's Judgnents of Rativities Back ow to Adu “AIL. His book on nativities is in the sain strea Gf the feabian tratition. It Is, therefore, very elfferent fron the Tetradintes. The principal difterencss are the use ot the Lore a¢ the Bae, traplicity rulers, nouses as stinery sources of signification: rouse rulers, sispositors, special rales for strength and weakness of Hlanetary rulers, and concurrent use of special Parts for uagnens oF Secific natters. There is enghasis on reintorcenent of indications, by two or nore horoscopic indications. Sone of the techniques. are unfamiliar to aodern astrologers. and theretare. ofter cpportunities for research E would Like to point out sone testures of the bool. Firsts it as ot a beginners tool. as we san atovey ABU ‘REL. Rad aritten oe Introduction to astrology, and he would have presuned that those who ook up tis vudgnents of Wetivitier auld have already nestered che fundamentals, Consequently, he does not dsuatiy define the tecnaices teras he uses, “ncr dacs ‘fe think it necessary to ssplein now ta calculate the ‘partst he mentions, [have added sosthotes were T thought the wodern reager sight nend sone help. fnotver seportant foie. abu “fly seess to have used wat we call tne taunt Mouse tethog. 01 house. divtsian.s*” Un ints ayateny the Gtgree af tne AAC 1s the Cusp’ of the ist hauoe, an the guape of tne Sther nousen are sound be successively adding 30° ta tte Thus, 1H degree ot the BIC ty 13 Taurues. shen the tune of the End nawse te Senne the cusp of the Grd house 18 15 Cancer, and so on. In this Sratery the sitheaver or AC "ra always 90° aehind’ "tne cegree oF the Hot, 1d aguarius in the tangle vant given Sut snderiyteg this aysten of houses is another sore ancient aysten that To tave culted 'Stpneiouse,""® [4 this aathag, nich va SUUI"iy ose to sone estent in Iniigy the risitg sign is determined Then, tt ts cansidered te be the lst house, the navt sign is the 2nd Rounty ater Bagress (o tot enter inte ite Or, ta put it ancther wary the cass is inviesabl+ at te" beyinning of the sige. In tse eevaple Previously used. Taurss sould ke the {ot house, Gestni tne ord houses Ste, Tus, Abu ‘ly apraie indtiverentiy of the "Btn novae" or tna Seth stan. In ath of these systans, each house consists af exactly 30°, There are no “intercepted signs’ 28 with tne various aystens. of Unequal house division. Nor dare the sans sign. sppear an nore thar gre cuss. This point is especially noted ty doaemie Molter in the Intredustien to the Latie eds tion The veader will also ante that the suthor Frequently adgs Sof the circle (of houses)" te the funber of the rouse, a6 Mars in the StF house atthe corcte' This ca a> ancient usage which reflects the Feet that the “ariginators. of aetralsgy mere” sctustoase. to aunt houses tot just from tte ASC, us siea Fron the Suny the Moony the Part pf Fortune. one a6 tne’ other Parts, ora planet.” Tne prasry ring of houses ss of course that of the'"circle of houses" anchored Gn'the 352, and the rostar can sssuae that that or wnat as seant of no other startisg pois ss specified. Thoms ano are aceastened to ove of the unegual aethods of house igh hay suspose chat the Sigs-House ang Equal Heuse nethoos are Srsnitive ang snadequite. Not racesearily 22, House @ivision has Deer Storie ct contentiar song ‘astralopers aver” since the se-eallat Sporpoary" systin mse gnvised (20d century”. te has not yet geet satisfactorily raszivea. Ihe resoar ane wishes to test the aetnogs of Interpretation given ia\:Mis bagi is advises to try the old methods of heuse Givisian as sel. a5 whichever one of the unegual ayetens he 1 also eal! the reider's sttention to tn anportant point stressed by the ratian quthor, setealage warts within the sounds of the Dessibue, It as nagt un.siely that tne son of a peasant mill becoas 16 Sean of th covesinting carts in te tet of tattaat's feof atoatien Sao fuehatites cups. But tyra tateartyy Mat st fay natch the oe cae ee Ay Bt has gu he SC tigre, shai’ cart eo fffrert AS Geren Fugues of oy art at rane 0 rer, tut tas Yes {oe aeiterate atraios 35 the hr lastearescal HE spre, Unde eredaatecss-my oa ee sted Ww stall ars by sane appa Pte, Us see ay ine eset fave vent inthe furtado serch) te hy ay fa as.