Of Occult Philosophy.

On the Calculation of the Genius

...of birth, the five HylegialHyleg refers to the "giver of life," a specific point in a birth chart used to determine longevity. places. Once these are noted, let the characters of the letters be projected in their order and number, starting from the beginning of Aries: and whichever letters fall into the degrees of the said places, arranged and combined according to their order and dignity, constitute the name of the GeniusA "Genius" in this context is a personal guardian spirit or guiding intellect.. There is another method: let the AlmutelFrom the Arabic "al-mubtazz," meaning the prevailing planet that has the most dignity or strength over a specific point in the horoscope. be taken—that is, the ruling stars—over the said five places: and let a projection be made from the degree of the Ascendant, collecting the letters falling upon the Almutel, which, being placed in order according to their dignity, constitute.constitute the name of the Genius. There is yet another method, much held in observance by the Egyptians: by making a projection from the degree of the Ascendant, collecting the letters according to the Almutel of the eleventh house, which house they call the Good DaemonThe "Agathodaemon" or Good Spirit; in traditional astrology, the 11th house is associated with hopes, friends, and protection.: from which, being placed according to their dignity, the names of the Geniuses are constituted. We elicit the Evil Genius by a similar reasoning: except that the projections are made against the order and succession of the signs of the Zodiac. And where in the good ones we project from the beginning of Aries: in the evil ones we count from the beginning of Libra. Where, in the good we count from the degree of the Ascendant: in the evil we project