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164 NOTE XXXII. THE "PART OF THE UNSEEN"
XXXII. Additional Mote by Mr W. Gornold on the
"P&rt of- the Unseen" and other Astrological terms. >.
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" It appears to me quite patent that all theories as to what the Part
of the Unseen may be are Dispelled by the text of your work which
clearly gives th* rule (p. 131 supra) :
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'As for the Part of the 'Unseen, by day they it compute from the
Moon and by night from the Sun, adding thereto the degree of the
Ascendant, and subtracting thirty (for) each (whole sign) from the
Ascendant, as before : then what remains over is the place of the Pa, r t
of the Unseen.'
"In the case cited, 28 Safar, A.H. 511 (i July, A.D. 1117), the time
of birth being New Moon (here shown to, be at .32 p.m. local mean
time) when both the luminaries were above the horizon, we* have to deal
with a day horoscope. Therefore we count from the Moon's place to
that of the Sun, which is twelve whole Signs and nothing over. The
Part of the Unseen must therefore be on the Ascendant, and this must
be the case at the time of every New Moon, whether it happens by day^
or by night. Only we have to note that as the Moon separates from the,
Sun the Part of Fortune is carried from the Ascendant downward to
the nadir, while the Part of the Unseen is carried upward towards the
midheaven, and this converse motion goes forward in each case at the
rate of about 12 degrees per day until they meet again, this time in
opposition to the Ascendant, at the full of Moon.
"
I had the pleasure of seeing Mr Shirley yesterday and conferred
with him in regard to his use of the term '
Alcochoden '
with '
Hyleg '
as synonyinqns
or Hayldf, and he informed me that he derived his
information from Wilson's Dictionary of Astrology, a work of which I
am extremely suspicious, as on many occasions I have found that he
treats of subjects about which he has evidently no practical experience.
But I think the matter must be settled by reference to some of the
Arabic or Persian works in which the term is used. The context would
undoubtedly give any astrological student the clue to interpretation.
If, as I think, Alcochoden is Ruler of the i2th House then its influence
would be associated in the text with enemies, capture, imprisonment,
et{, which would clearly indicate its evil repute, wtfile Almuten, co'nversely,
would be associated with friends and supporters, favours and
wishes granted, etc., indicating its beneficent* influence. Probably you
can turn up some reference in support, or otherwise, of this view.
I hope so."
" P. 6, 1. 4.
'
The four subservient forces '
mental as well as physical processes thus :
'
appear,
The '
Force Attractive ' =
Absorption
=
Perception,
'
'
'
Force Retentive ' = Circulation =
Cogitation,'
F,orce Assimilative = Secretion = Memory,
'
Force = Excretion =
Expulsive Expression.
to answer to
"P. 3, 11. i and 3. The Almagest of Claudius Ptolemy appears,
from observations recorded by him, to have been compiled about the
year A.D. 140,
for it contains no account of observations made after the