Treatises on Arabic Astrology

...in its descent, or whether it has descended while voiding its disposition. Whenever that voiding planet performs the action, it signifies that the matter will come to pass for her.

The explanation of void of course void of course A term used when a planet, particularly the Moon, completes all its aspects with other planets before leaving its current zodiac sign. It is usually considered a time when "nothing will come" of a situation. is when the Moon or a planet is empty. The planet is then like a wanderer, and therefore it is called "void of course." This occurs when it is not joined to any planet, and no planet is joined to it.

The explanation of return return (restoration) Also known as 'restoration of light,' this occurs when a planet is prevented from completing an aspect, but the influence is 'returned' or restored by another planet's movement. is when the planet or the Moon is joined to a retrograde retrograde When a planet appears to move backward in the sky from our perspective on Earth; it often signifies delays or reversals. planet or is under the sun's rays under the sun's rays A planet is "combust" or weakened when it is too close to the sun, as its own light and influence are overwhelmed by the sun's brightness.. In this case, it returns what it has received from that planet, and the cause The 'cause' refers to the subject or goal of the astrological question. is attained.

And the other manner of return and of destitution destitution A condition where the intended outcome of a planetary relationship is abandoned or fails to materialize. is when the voiding planet—that is to say, the light planet Fast-moving planets like the Moon or Mercury are called 'light' in medieval astrology.—is joined to a heavy and cadent cadent (falling) A 'cadent' planet is one located in a house that 'falls away' from the powerful angles of the chart, often indicating weakness or lack of effectiveness. planet, and the light planet is falling from the ascendant ascendant The zodiac sign rising on the eastern horizon at the moment of the question, representing the person asking.. Such a planet returns what it has received from the other and destroys its disposition or arrangement. This signifies that this interrogation interrogation original: "interrogacion" — in horary astrology, this is the specific question posed to the astrologer. shall have neither beginning nor end.

For example: let the ascendant be such that the Moon is in Sagittarius at the 5th degree, falling from the ascendant, and let it be joined to Mars; and let Mars be in Gemini at the 12th degree, falling from the ascendant. This then signifies the destruction of the seeking seeking (quereureument) original: "quereureument" — the object or purpose of the inquiry. and the end of this interrogation. There is another manner of return where a light planet is joined in an angle angle The 'angles' (1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th houses) are the most powerful positions in an astrological chart., and is joined to a planet falling from the ascendant. In this case, the matter will have a beginning because the planet that is joined—which signifies the start of the thing—was in an angle. However, it will not have an end, because its receiver—which signifies the end of the thing—was falling. The one that is joined is light, and to it belongs the beginning of the matter; the receiver is the one that is heavy, and it is named the receiver of the disposition or arrangement.

The explanation of this matter: that the planet be joined to another of its house, or of its triplicity, or of its...