Treatises on Arabic Astrology

...exaltation exaltation A specific sign of the zodiac where a planet’s influence is particularly strong and honored., for example, if the Moon is in Cancer or in Taurus and she is joined to Jupiter or to another of the planets, then she returns her virtue original: "v̄tu"; refers to the planet's inherent power or influence. to it because she has given it over; that is, she communicates her disposition of the house or of her exaltation. Likewise, the other planets do when they have given over the disposition of their houses or exalta-
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Pulsation pulsation Also known as "pushing" (Latin: admissio), this is when a planet moves toward another and transfers its influence or "nature" to it., or the handing over of disposition and nature, occurs when a planet is joined with another planet and it hands over its disposition or its nature to it. An example is when the Moon or any of the planets is in Aries and joined to Mars, or when it is in Gemini and joined to Mercury; and the Moon, when she is in Taurus or in Cancer, hands over the virtue and disposition of the Moon and of the other. And when she is not in these two signs, she hands over only the disposition.

The explanation of the strength of the planets and what opportunity for favor or hindrance there is to complete the cause The 'cause' refers to the subject of the astrological inquiry or the desired outcome. once they have received it and held it. And this will be done in five manners: The first is that the planet is in its place of the ascendant ascendant The sign of the zodiac rising on the eastern horizon at the moment of the chart., that is in the Angles Angles The four most powerful points in a chart: the 1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th houses. and in those resembling the Angles, that is to say, the places which look upon the ascendant. The second manner is that the planet is in any of its parts or dignities essential dignities A system of scoring a planet's strength based on its exact position in the zodiac., that is in its house or exaltation, or in its triplicity, or term, or in its face, or in its joy Terms, faces, and joys are specific subdivisions or conditions that grant a planet varying degrees of power.. The third manner is that the planet is direct direct Moving forward through the zodiac, which is considered its healthy, natural state.. The fourth is that it does not have a malicious planet malefic Typically Mars or Saturn, which were traditionally thought to bring misfortune or obstacles. with it in that same sign in which it is, whether it be joined to it or looking upon it from the opposite opposition or from the square aspect quart reſguart An aspect of 90 degrees, usually considered a sign of conflict or tension.. The fifth manner is that it is not joined to the rising star of the ascendant or of the planet which is in the...