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¶ Chapter 13: On the fixed stars, their temperaments original: complexionibus; in medieval science, this refers to the balance of qualities like heat and moisture that determine a star's influence, and their magical effects.
¶ Chapter 14: On the twenty-eight mansions of the moon: the 28 divisions of the zodiac through which the Moon passes during its monthly cycle, each used for different magical purposes, their effects, and their powers.
¶ Chapter 15: On the twenty-eight faces original: faciebus; usually there are 36 "faces" or decans in the zodiac, but the text here aligns them with the 28 lunar mansions of the signs and the works over which they hold power.
¶ Chapter 16: On the magical works performed during the hours of the day and night.
¶ Chapter 17: On the explanation of those things which a mage: (Latin: magus) a practitioner of learned, ceremonial magic must observe when performing the work of any planet.
¶ Chapter 18: Concerning the images: (Latin: ymagines) magically charged talismans or figures of any planet... specifically regarding the Moon by itself in every sign, and also regarding each of the other planets by itself in every sign.
¶ Chapter 19: On the magical works of the seven planets and their associated metals.
¶ Chapter 20: On the power and virtue of the superior bodies the stars and planets and the degrees of the zodiac signs in magical works.
¶ Chapter 21: On the trees associated with the images, the fixed stars, and the planets, and concerning their designations and their works.
¶ Chapter 22: On the designations of the superior bodies and all their various images.
¶ Chapter 23: On the four ways that images can be worked, and on the method for obtaining a response from spirits.
¶ Chapter 24: On the ten images of the seven powers, the ultimate goal of that power, and how one ought to perform the work.
¶ Chapter 25: On all the matters which a man can accomplish through this book, and how we ought to work by means of it.