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Book IV – Astrologia Munda
Appendix II
so often, there is some ambiguity. Lines [1] – [18] are specifically referring to
the ingress and conjunction charts. This changes in line [19] where he
specifically refers the reader to the second division of considerations; namely,
those based on the actual time of the rulers ascension to power.
Excerpt from Abu Ma’shār’s: On Historical Astrology
[On the Great Conjunctions]
[Part 2 – Chapter 5]
[1] The fifth chapter, on how to know the length of their periods.
[2] Discovering the knowledge of the length of their periods is divided in its
consideration into two divisions: the first is from the revolutions of the years of
the world and the conjunctions, the second, from their accession. 1
[3] As for the consideration from the revolution of the years of the world and the
conjunctions, one looks at the revolution of the world-year in which the
acceder accedes, and then one looks at Saturn. If it [Saturn] is in its house,
knowledge of the length of life span 2 of the acceder is discovered in five
measurements: (1) from the number of degrees between Saturn and the
Ascendant, each 30 degrees a year; (2) from the number of
degrees between the Ascendant and its house; 3 (3) from the number of degrees
between its [Saturn’s] position and the position of the conjunction; (4) from the
number of degrees between the Ascendant of the conjunction and the position
of the conjunction; (5) up to the completion of
that conjunction. If Saturn is in one of its two houses, beyond 5 degrees and up
to the completion of 25 degrees, fear occurs to him twice: once in the year in
which the conjunction occurs; the second time in accordance with the number
between the Ascendant of the conjunction and the position of the
conjunction, for each sign a year. There are two further times for it; 4
one is its arrival at the years of the conjunction, which is 20 years; the second is
its arrival at the life span of the religion, which has 25 years (?). It is known that
this is from the terminal point of the dawr at the cardines or the trine of the
conjunction, or according to the arrival of the dawr at the malefics or at their
cardines, each sign a year. If Saturn is in one of its two houses as
we have mentioned, and it is a minute from the completion of 5 degrees, or
between 25 degrees and the completion of 30 , this is an indicator of
the shortness of the duration of the acceder.
1
The second division, in which the time of their accession is treated as equivalent to their “birth”, is
dealt at more length, in lines [11] & [19].
2
It would appear that “life span” is being equated as the “length of their period”.
3
I.e. Saturn’s houses, Capricorn and Aquarius
4
I.e. fear
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