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Book IV – Astrologia Munda Appendix I Appendix I Comments on Chapter 3 in Section II of Ramesey’s Astrologia Munda called, «Of the significations of the planets, Dragons Head and Tail, as also Blazing-Stars, when they are (in any Revolution) exalted one above the other.» I have a question concerning what Ramesey is in effect trying to explain in this chapter. So far, it appears he has quoted many sections from Abu Ma’shār, from both his shorter work, Flores as well as his greater work, On the Great Conjunctions in which there is one chapter in particular that deals with one planet «passing above» another, but not in the sense that Ramesey has explained in the introduction to this chapter. «…let us mention in this part how to know the indications of the celestial bodies over terrestrial events from the transits of the planets above one another at the revolutions of the years…» - The Book of Religions and Dynasties by Abu Ma’shār. Cf – Part Six, chapter one The particular section this quote is from concerns «transits» and not some position of one planet over another in the chart! In Part Three, Abu Ma’shār does discuss the aspects of the planets with regards to a position relative to each other. «…it is most necessary that we provide their (the planets) indications for the events at the time of the revolutions of the times we have described from the positions of one of them with respect to another, according to all the parts of the figures .» He then goes on to describe all the applications of the planets to each other. For example Jupiter’s application to Saturn; «[7] We say that if Jupiter applies to Saturn in sextile or trine that indicates the appearance of keepers, kings, nobles, prophecy, revelation, and secrets. If it is in quartile and it is in the fourth , that indicates the concealment of the keepers and seekers of the rulership, and the alteration of many affairs among those of the rulership and religion. If it is in the seventh , that indicates plenty of lawsuits among the people of the kingdom and the nations, and plenty of terrors. If it is in the place that indicates plenty of lawsuits among kings, rulers and qādīs.» 270
Book IV – Astrologia Munda Appendix I The temptation is for us to consider these squares to be from the 4 th , 7 th and 10 th houses. However, I do not believe that this is what Abu Ma’shār intended to say, because in his introduction he makes it very clear that these delineations concern the aspects the planets make «…from the positions of one of them with respect to another.» In other words, when he says Jupiter applies by quartile to Saturn from the fourth , his intention is to say, Jupiter applies by quartile to Saturn from the fourth from Saturn! So when he gives the delineation of Jupiter’s application from the seventh he is referring to Jupiter’s opposition to Saturn. 1 Likewise when speaking of Jupiter applying to Saturn from the tenth , he intends to say by square from the tenth relative to Saturn! When you read the following citation from Al Biruni, it will be made clear that this consideration from Abu Ma’shār was also an important form of «elevation». But again, it is somewhat different from Ramesey’s account. As mentioned in my footnotes to the first paragraph of this chapter, there appears to me to be some confusion or mixture of techniques in what Ramesey is describing. That may be a result of him not understanding what the ancients were saying. 2 However, it is also possible it is not his fault since most of the content of Astrologia Munda is principally his paraphrase and copies of what the ancients already taught. His use of conjunctions of the planets in this consideration makes it clear that he (or original author whoever that may be) cannot just be speaking of the situation where one planet is «elevated» in a predominate position of the chart with regards to the other planets, which was primarily the 10 th house; although it could also have been the 11 th house. This particular consideration was important in delineation although I have not seen this referred to in a particular mundane consideration such as Ramesey is giving and I have not been able to identify this consideration from any earlier author. 1 As a confirmation of what I am saying, you must note in the quote from Abu Ma’shār he does not mention the opposition aspect! He mentions the conjunction, sextile, trine and square. This is because an opposition is understood when Jupiter aspects Saturn from the seventh from Saturn! It is also important to see that there is a difference between a superior square, i.e. from the 10 th of the aspected planet and a square from the 4 th . 2 You will later see that there are some very definite examples where Ramesey has not clearly understood the original text and made some critical errors or he is re-asserting the errors of other early medieval European astrologers. 271
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