Treatises on Arabic Astrology

[asce]ndant or whether it be in its descent This likely refers to the "descendant" or the setting point of the zodiac.. ¶ The 6th [condition] is that it be received Reception occurs when one planet is in a sign governed by another planet with which it shares an aspect.. ¶ The 7th is that the higher planets—which are Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars—be masculine and that they be oriental oriental Rising before the sun in the morning., which is to say that they appear in the morning and they be under the sun's rays The text says "be under the rays," which usually denotes weakness; this may be a scribal error or refer to a specific phase of visibility before becoming "combust.". ¶ And that the feminine planets—which are Venus, Mercury, and the Moon—be occidental occidental Setting after the sun in the evening., which is to say that they appear in the evening. ¶ The 8th manner is that the planets be in their "humor" Likely referring to the concept of Hayz, where a planet is in a sign and quadrant matching its gender and the time of day., which is that they be masculine planets by day in themselves, and the feminine by night. ¶ The 9th is that the planets be in [appropriate] signs. ¶ The 10th is that the planets be in the heart of the sun cazimi original: "u cuer du soleil"; a planet within 17 minutes of arc of the sun's center is considered exceptionally strong. and with the sun in one degree; for then the "fortunes" Benefic planets like Jupiter and Venus. increase the fortune and the good, and the evil [of the malefic planets] is strengthened for the bad. ¶ The 11th manner is that the masculine planets be in the masculine quarters of the circle of the parts of the ascendant—that is to say, from the midheaven until the ascendant—and that they be direct from the quarter until the 4th [house]; and that the feminine planets be in the feminine quarters—that is, from the 4th until the midheaven; and that they be direct from the ascendant until the quarter. And that the masculine planets be in masculine signs and the feminine in feminine signs. These are the witnesses by which the planets are comforted and have no circumstance that hinders them from completing the cause or the matter once they have received and promised it. ¶

The debility or weakness of the planets occurs in 10 manners, which hinder them in nativities The study of birth charts. and interrogations Horary astrology, where a chart is cast to answer a specific question.. Of these, the first is that the planet be straying from the angles The "angles" are the 1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th houses; planets outside these (specifically in the 6th and 12th) are "straying" or cadent and thus weaker. and does not aspect the ascendant; this is the 6th and the 12th [houses]. ¶ The second manner is that the planet be retrograde retrograde When a planet appears to move backward in the sky, often signaling delay or reversal.. The third is that it be under the rays of the sun Known as "combustion," this hides the planet's light and weakens its power.. The 4th is that it be joined to "evil" planets The malefics: Saturn and Mars. by conjunction or opposition, that is to