Treatises on Arabic Astrology

[it] be joined to it, but that it goes toward the conjunction of the sign until it begins to be joined there. And if the planet is at the end of any sign and joined in this way, it strikes the other sign with its light; whichever of the planets is most worthy of that light will be joined to it, despite the planet being in the first sign and not "seeing" In astrology, planets "see" each other when they are in specific geometric relationships called aspects. If they are in signs that do not form an aspect, they are "blind" to one another. it.

Separation or Departure

And concerning the separation or departure of the planets: it occurs when the swifter planet passes the heavier one, so that it no longer has any degrees [of contact], neither in regardoriginal: "regard" — the aspect or geometric relationship between signs. nor in conjunctionWhen two planets occupy the same degree in the zodiac.. For "regard" is measured from sign to sign, and "conjunction" is said to be from degree to degree. This judgment is from Masha'allahoriginal: "messehallah" — a famous 8th-century Persian Jewish astrologer whose works were foundational to medieval European astrology.; it means "what God wills to be master" The author provides a French interpretation of the Arabic name Masha'allah ("What God Wills")..

Transfer of Light

The transfer of light original: "Translation de lumiere" — a technique where a fast-moving planet acts as a bridge between two slower planets that cannot "see" each other. from planet to planet occurs when the swifter planet is separated from a heavier one and is [then] joined to another. Therefore, it is as if it had joined them together; it carries the nature of the first planet to the other to which it is joined.
An example of this: suppose Virgo was the ascendantThe sign rising on the eastern horizon at the moment a question is asked. and a question was asked regarding a marriage. And the Moon was at 10 degrees of Gemini, Mars at the 9th degree of Leo, and Jupiter at the 12th degree of Pisces. In this case, Mars—who was the lord of the ascendant and the significatorThe planet designated to represent the person asking the question. of the inquiry—did not "see" Jupiter, who is the lord of the house of marriageThe 7th house in an astrological chart, which governs partnerships and contracts., for Jupiter was in the 8th sign from him Signs that are in an "inconjunct" relationship (five signs apart) were traditionally said not to be able to form an aspect.. Therefore, I looked to the Moon, which I found at the 10th degree of Gemini, separated from Mars and joined to Jupiter. Thus, she carried the light between these two and signified the outcome of the matter—that is, the acquisition of the wife through the hands of a messenger original: "legat" — an intermediary or legate. who goes from one to the other.

Collection of Light

Collection of light original: "Conjunction de lumiere" — usually known in astrology as recollectio luminis, where two planets both move toward a third, heavier planet. is when the lord of the ascendant and the lord of the thing sought are both joined to a single heavier planet alone, which joins their force and their [strength...]