Until the end of the Book.

Sec.	Aph.	Sec.	Aph.
7	129	7	170	28	58	101
7	133	7	171	29	59	102
7	134	7	173	30	60	103
7	135	Uncertain Authors.		31	61	104
7	136		1	32	62	117
7	138		2	33	63	118
7	139		3	34	64	120
7	140		4	36	70	122
7	141		5	37	72	133
7	142		6	38	73	134
7	143		7	39	74	166
7	145		8	40	75	167
7	146		9	41	80	168
7	147		10	42	81	169
7	149		11	43	82	170
7	150		12	44	83	171
7	153		13	45	84	205
7	154		15	46	85	221
7	155		16	47	88	222
7	156		17	48	89	230
7	158		18	49	90
7	159		19	50	91
7	160		20	51	92
7	162		22	52	94
7	163		23	53	95
7	164		25	54	96
7	166		26	55	97
7	168		27	56	98
				57	100

CLAUDIUS PTOLEMY'S

One Hundred SAYINGS, or

The Fruit of His

Books.

This text, known as the Centiloquium, is a collection of 100 astrological aphorisms. Although traditionally attributed to Claudius Ptolemy, modern scholars believe it was likely written by a later Arabic or Greek author and attributed to him to give it authority.

1. From you, and from science original: "A Te, & à scientia". For it cannot be that one who is knowledgeable can predict the specific forms of things, just as the senses do not perceive a specific form of a sensible thing, but rather a certain general form; and it is necessary for the one treating these matters to use conjecture, for only those inspired by the divine predict specifics.

2. When the person who consults [the astrologer] examines himself better, there will be no difference between himself and the form of his question.

3. He who is suited for a certain matter will surely have a very powerful star of this kind of significance in his birth chart original: "genitura," referring to the horoscope at the moment of birth.

4. A soul naturally suited for the knowledge of truth achieves more than one who has trained himself to the highest degree in the science.

5. One who is knowledgeable can avert many effects of the stars, when he knows their nature, and [prepares] himself The text suggests that astrological influence is not absolute fate, but can be mitigated by wisdom and preparation.