The Judgments of NativitiesThis English translation of The Judgments of Nativities by the medieval Arabian astrologer Abû 'Ali Al-Khayyât, who is usually called Albohali in astrological literature, was made from the 1546 Latin edition by John of Seville. It includes the Latin Editor's introduction. The Judgments of Nativities, a book on natal astrology, was written in the early ninth century, and James H. Holden has included an introductory essay on Arabian astrology and has provided explanatory footnotes, appendices and a glossary of astrological terms. James H. Holden is Research Director of the American Federation of Astrologers and is the author of A History of Horoscopic Astrology in addition to translating numerous other works, all of which are available at www.astrologers.com. |
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Chapter 3 The Alcochoden and What it Signifies | 7 |
Chapter 6 Testimonies Signifying the Nativities of Kings | 13 |
Chapter 8 The Time of the Natives Good Fortune | 34 |
Chapter 12 The Fortune of the Brothers | 41 |
13 | 43 |
Chapter 16 The Fortune of the Parents and the Things | 47 |
17 | 52 |
Chapter 34 The Natives Audacity and Courage | 79 |
Chapter 35 Friends | 81 |
Chapter 36 Enemies and the Things Signified by | 82 |
Chapter 37 The Quality of Death and Its Occasions | 84 |
Chapter 38 The General Way or Method of Judgment | 87 |
Chapter 39 Saturn in Its Own Domicile and in Those | 88 |
Chapter 40 Jupiter in its Own Domicile and in Those | 89 |
Chapter 41 Mars in Its Own Domicile and in Those | 91 |
Chapter 19 Finding the Hyleg for the Life of the Parents | 53 |
A Diurnal Nativity with the Beginning of Scorpio | 60 |
Chapter 26 The Things Signified by the Part of Marriage | 65 |
Chapter 27 The Natives Travel and Trips and the | 67 |
Chapter 28 Utility or Loss on a Trip | 69 |
Chapter 29 The Natives Law and Religion and His Dreams | 70 |
Chapter 30 The Natives Dignity and Work and the | 74 |
Chapter 31 The Natives Place in the Kingdom | 75 |
Chapter 32 The Natives Prosperity and Power | 76 |
Chapter 33 The Natives Profession | 77 |
Chapter 42 The Sun in Its Own Domicile and in the | 92 |
Chapter 43 Venus in Its Own Domicile and in Those | 94 |
Chapter 44 Mercury in Its Own Domicile and in Those | 96 |
Chapter 45 The Moon in Its Own Domicile and in | 97 |
The Head and Tail of the Dragon of the | 105 |
Notes on the Twelve Example Horoscopes | 111 |
Mâshâallâhs Book of Nativities | 120 |
Glossary | 129 |
Bibliography | 143 |
Common terms and phrases
11th house 2nd house 2nd sign 4th sign 9th house Abû Alî Al-Bîrûnî Alchabitius Alcochoden Alî's applies Arabic ASC by day ASC by night ASC degree Ascending aspect the ASC cadent cadent house Chapt chart circle of houses combustion configured conjoined conjunction cusp death degrees of ascension diurnal nativities domicile domicile of Jupiter domicile of Mars domicile of Saturn Dorotheus Dragon especially evil house evil planets evil stars father fixed sign Full Moon gives the formula Guido Bonatti horary astrology horoscope Hyleg Ibn Ezra impedited infortunes Joachim Heller Jupiter kings Latin look luminaries malefics marriage Mâshâ'allâh Mercury Midheaven mother natal astrology nocturnal nativities opposite aspect oriental pect Pentateuch position printed text prosperity Ptolemy retrograde Rhetorius Sagittarius Saturn Scorpio signifies bad signifies few brothers signifies good fortune Similarly slaves square or opposite succedent Sun in diurnal Taurus Tetrabiblos tion translated triplicity Virgo wealth women zodiac