Treatises on Arabic Astrology

and noble. That is to say: Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius. ¶ And some signify habitable and level places, such as those that are warm and continuous original: "contines"; likely referring to solid or stable land. That is to say: Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn. ¶ Some signify level and humid places, such as Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius. ¶ And some signify common places and those full of water, which are next to water. That is to say: Capricorn The text here groups Capricorn with the water signs, though it is traditionally Earth; this may reflect a specific medieval source or scribal error, Scorpio, and Pisces.

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¶ There are 3 signs of fire which signify fire and everything that belongs to it or is made by it, and they signify noble men. The signs of the seed Earth signs signify the earth and all the containment of the earth and everything made from it. The signs of man Air signs, often associated with human intellect signify the air and everything that is raised from the earth. ¶ And the signs of water signify moist places and every work that is made of moisture. ¶ And the signs that generate many children signify assemblies of men. ¶ Therefore, the triplicity A group of three zodiac signs belonging to the same element of Aries is hot and dry and has the nature of red choler The humor associated with fire, linked to a quick-tempered or ambitious personality, and its part of the world is the East. Of this triplicity, the lords are the Sun by day and Jupiter by night, and Saturn is their participant both by day and by night.

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¶ The triplicity of Taurus is cold and dry and has the nature and complexion of black choler Also known as melancholy; the humor associated with earth, and its part of the world is the South. Its lords are Venus by day and the Moon by night, and Mars is a participant with them both by day and by night.

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¶ The triplicity of Gemini is hot and moist and has the nature and complexion of the sanguine The humor associated with air, linked to a social and active personality, and its part of the world is the West. The lords of this triplicity are Saturn by day and Mars by night, and Jupiter is a participant with them both by day and by night.

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¶ The triplicity of Cancer is cold and moist and has the nature of phlegm The humor associated with water, linked to a calm or stoic personality, and its part of the world is the North. The lords of this triplicity are Venus by day and Mars by night, and the Moon is a participant with them both by day and by night.

Know that we have divided for each interrogation A term used in horary astrology where a practitioner answers a specific question based on the stars