Treatises on Arabic Astrology

light and take on their nature. For example: a question original: "interogacion" — in horary astrology, this refers to a specific question asked of the stars. was asked by a king to know whether he would acquire a kingdom or not. The ascendant The sign rising on the eastern horizon at the moment of the question, representing the person asking. was the sign of Libra; therefore Venus was the lady [ruler] and signifier of the question, and she was at 16 degrees of Aries.

And the Moon was the lady of the royal house The 10th house of an astrological chart, which governs kingdoms, power, and high office. which signified the Kingdom, and she was at 12 degrees of Taurus; the two did not "see" each other.

And Jupiter was at 14 degrees of Cancer and in the "angle of heaven"—that is, in the royal house—and both the Moon and Venus were joined to him. Therefore, Jupiter joined the light—that is to say, the king and all those factors—at the place of the thing sought, which is the place of the kingdom. This signified the acquisition of the kingdom through the hands of some duke or bishop, or through the hands of some beloved soul to whom the two planets willingly give their assent.

Prohibition

Mana From the Arabic man', meaning "prevention" or "prohibition.", which is prohibition or defense, is performed in three ways. The first of these is called the removal of light original: "ablaison de lumiere". This occurs when, between the lord of the ascendant and the lord of the thing sought, there is another planet with fewer degrees than either of them, and its conjunction When two planets reach the same degree. is such that it joins with the lord of the matter.

For example: suppose Virgo was the ascendant and a question was asked regarding a marriage. Mercury, the lord of the ascendant and signifier of the questioner, is at 10 degrees of Cancer. Jupiter was the lord of the 7th house—which signifies the spouse—and was at 14 degrees of Pisces. Mars was at 11 degrees of Aries.

Therefore, Mars "removed the light" from Mercury to Jupiter. Furthermore, Mars was in the 8th sign from the ascendant—which is the sign of the "substance of the woman" The 8th house represents the partner's financial resources or dowry.. Thus, it signified that the destruction of this matter [the marriage] would be caused by the loss of the dowry.

The second way is when the swift planet and the heavier planet are both in the same sign.

The third occurs between them in