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Table of Contents Foreword xiii Acknowledgements xv Introduction xix 1 EARLY ASTROLOGY IN MESOPOTAMIA AND EGYPT 1 Mesopotamian Astrology..........................................................................................1 Egyptian Astrology......................................................................................................6 2 ORIGINS OF HELLENISTIC ASTROLOGY 11 The Hellenistic Period.............................................................................................. 11 Alexandria................................................................................................................... 12 Berossus and the Transmission of Astrology..................................................... 13 The Emergence of Hellenistic Astrology............................................................. 15 Obscure Origins of Hellenistic Astrology.......................................................... 18 Ancient Views on the Origins of the Tradition.................................................. 24 Debate Over the Origins of Hellenistic Astrology............................................ 30 The Development of Hellenistic Astrology......................................................... 36 3 PRACTICING ASTROLOGY IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE 51 The Roman Empire....................................................................................................51 The Three Branches of Hellenistic Astrology..................................................... 52 Surviving Horoscopes or Charts........................................................................... 60 4 THE HELLENISTIC ASTROLOGERS 67 Hermes Trismegistus............................................................................................... 68 Asclepius...................................................................................................................... 71 Nechepso and Petosiris............................................................................................ 72 Timaeus....................................................................................................................... 77 vi Table of Contents Teucer of Babylon...................................................................................................... 78 Thrasyllus.................................................................................................................... 78 Balbillus....................................................................................................................... 82 Marcus Manilius....................................................................................................... 83 Antiochus of Athens................................................................................................. 85 Critodemus................................................................................................................. 89 Abraham...................................................................................................................... 91 Zoroaster..................................................................................................................... 92 Serapio of Alexandria............................................................................................... 94 Anubio ....................................................................................................................... 95 Dorotheus of Sidon................................................................................................... 98 Manetho....................................................................................................................100 Anonymous Michigan Papyrus...........................................................................100 Claudius Ptolemy.................................................................................................... 101 Vettius Valens........................................................................................................... 105 Antigonus of Nicaea...............................................................................................106 Porphyry of Tyre.....................................................................................................108 Firmicus Maternus.................................................................................................109 Paulus of Alexandria............................................................................................... 114 Anonymous of 353.................................................................................................. 115 Maximus.................................................................................................................... 116 Hephaestio of Thebes............................................................................................. 116 Hypatia and Female Practitioners of Astrology.............................................. 117 Julian of Laodicea.................................................................................................... 119 Olympiodorus..........................................................................................................120 Rhetorius of Egypt..................................................................................................120 5 DECLINE AND TRANSMISSION 123 Decline of the Roman Empire and Astrology..................................................123 Transmission to Other Cultures.........................................................................126 The Rediscovery of Hellenistic Astrology.........................................................134 6 PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES IN HELLENISTIC ASTROLOGY 143 Astrology, Divination, and Signs......................................................................... 143 Divination from Origins........................................................................................ 145 An Astrology of Causes.........................................................................................146 The Study of Fate.....................................................................................................153 Astrological Determinism....................................................................................158 Four Philosophical Positions................................................................................ 162 Table of Contents 7PLANETS vii 165 The Seven Wandering Stars.................................................................................. 165 Names of the Planets..............................................................................................166 Significations According to Valens..................................................................... 167 Benefics and Malefics.............................................................................................184 Sect .....................................................................................................................190 Masculine and Feminine.......................................................................................197 Under the Beams.....................................................................................................200 Morning Star versus Evening Star......................................................................205 Planetary Speed, Retrogrades, and Stations.....................................................206 Ascending and Descending Nodes.....................................................................208 8 SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC 213 The Zōidia................................................................................................................. 213 Qualities of the Signs............................................................................................. 215 Tropical versus Sidereal Zodiacs......................................................................... 216 Names of the Signs..................................................................................................222 Masculine and Feminine Signs............................................................................224 The Thema Mundi...................................................................................................228 Domicile Rulership.................................................................................................232 Exaltations and Depressions.................................................................................242 Adversities.................................................................................................................249 Quadruplicities........................................................................................................252 Triplicities.................................................................................................................256 Irregular Distribution of Secondary Qualities................................................272 Zodiacal Melothesia...............................................................................................273 Subdivisions of the Zodiac.................................................................................... 275 Interpreting Planets in Signs................................................................................286 9CONFIGURATIONS 289 Reconstructing the Aspect Doctrine.................................................................289 Definition of Witnessing or Testimony............................................................. 291 The Five Configurations........................................................................................294 Sign-Based Configurations...................................................................................296 Degree-Based Configurations.............................................................................300 Qualities of the Configurations...........................................................................305 Right versus Left......................................................................................................309 Overcoming.............................................................................................................. 311 Mitigations and Alternative Aspect Doctrines................................................ 315 viii Table of Contents 10 THE TWELVE PLACES 319 The Whole Sign House System............................................................................320 Names of the Places................................................................................................323 Conceptual Models Underlying the Places......................................................324 The Angles or Pivots...............................................................................................325 Angular Triads.........................................................................................................328 Good and Bad Places..............................................................................................332 Busy or Advantageous Places...............................................................................333 Joys of the Planets...................................................................................................336 Significations of the Places....................................................................................340 Survey of Each of the Twelve Places...................................................................352 Interpreting Planets in Places..............................................................................362 11 THE ISSUE OF HOUSE DIVISION 365 The Midheaven and the Three Forms of House Division..............................366 General Survey of Surviving Horoscopes.........................................................370 References to Whole Sign Houses in the Manuals......................................... 375 Quadrant Houses and Dynamic Strength........................................................386 Equal Houses and the Asclepius Text................................................................395 12 THE DOMICILE LORD OF THE HOUR-MARKER 415 The Nautical Metaphor.......................................................................................... 418 The Domicile Lord in the Twelve Places........................................................... 419 Mitigation of Difficult Placements......................................................................425 Ruler of the Hour-Marker in the First Place.....................................................426 The Sect of the Ruler..............................................................................................430 The Degree of the Midheaven in Other Places................................................ 431 13 RULERS OF THE PLACES 435 Interpretive Principles for Studying the Rulers...............................................436 Preliminary Remarks.............................................................................................437 Sources for the Delineations.................................................................................440 The Ruler of the Second Place..............................................................................440 The Ruler of the Third Place.................................................................................443 The Ruler of the Fourth Place..............................................................................445 The Ruler of the Fifth Place..................................................................................446 The Ruler of the Sixth Place..................................................................................448 The Ruler of the Seventh Place............................................................................450 The Ruler of the Eighth Place............................................................................... 452 Table of Contents ix The Ruler of the Ninth Place................................................................................454 The Ruler of the Tenth Place................................................................................455 The Ruler of the Eleventh Place........................................................................... 457 The Ruler of the Twelfth Place.............................................................................458 14 CONDITIONS OF BONIFICATION AND MALTREATMENT 461 The Purpose of the Conditions............................................................................462 The Inequities of Fortune......................................................................................463 Definition of Maltreatment..................................................................................463 Overcoming..............................................................................................................466 Opposition and Trine............................................................................................. 471 Counteraction..........................................................................................................472 Enclosure................................................................................................................... 474 Adherence.................................................................................................................477 Striking With A Ray...............................................................................................481 Engagement..............................................................................................................488 Mitigating Conditions: Reception...................................................................... 491 15 TRIPLICITY RULERS OF THE SECT LIGHT 495 Sources for the Technique....................................................................................495 Identifying the Triplicity Rulers of the Sect Light..........................................496 The Importance of Angularity.............................................................................498 The Sequence of the Native’s Life........................................................................499 Examples from Valens and Dorotheus...............................................................500 Integration with Other Techniques....................................................................503 Modern Examples...................................................................................................503 Timing the Changeover Between Triplicity Lords.........................................507 16LOTS 511 Calculation and Conceptualization................................................................... 512 The Use of Lots in Natal Astrology..................................................................... 515 Steps in Analyzing a Lot........................................................................................ 517 The Lot of Fortune.................................................................................................. 518 Survey of Other Lots Used...................................................................................524 17 ANNUAL PROFECTIONS 535 Time-Lord Techniques..........................................................................................535 Annual Profections.................................................................................................536 Activation of the Places..........................................................................................537 x Table of Contents Condition of the Lord of the Year.......................................................................543 Activation of the Place Containing the Ruler..................................................544 Repetitions and Transits.......................................................................................545 Advanced Method of Profections in Valens.....................................................549 18 ZODIACAL RELEASING 553 Source of the Technique........................................................................................554 Calculating Zodiacal Releasing Periods............................................................554 Interpreting Zodiacal Releasing Periods........................................................... 559 Peak Periods............................................................................................................. 559 Interpreting the Quality of a Period...................................................................568 Angular Triads Relative to Fortune................................................................... 573 Loosing of the Bond............................................................................................... 576 Spirit and Fortune in the Same Sign...................................................................586 Areas For Further Research..................................................................................588 Conclusion 591 Appendix: Chart Data 595 Timeline 603 Glossary607 Abbreviations 619 Bibliography 623 Index647
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