Glossary of Traditional Astrology Terms

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Glossary of Traditional Astrology TermsMost of these definitions are direct quotes from "Christian Astrology" Volume 1, by

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ALMUTEN - is that planet that bears chief rule of any sign, or in any figure, as saturn inLibra is Almuten, or is Almuten of Libra, because he has both exaltation and triplicitytherein, and Venus has only house, so that saturn bearing chief rule, is of this signAlmuten. Astrologie Restored , William Ramesey, 1653, page 111.ALMUTEN OF ANY HOUSE - is that planet who has most dignities in the sign ascendingor descending upon the cusp of any house, whereon, or from whence, you require yourjudgment. Christian Astrology, William Lilly, page 49.ALMUTEN OF A FIGURE - is that planet who in Essential and Accidental dignities, is

most powerful in the whole Scheam of Heaven. Christian Astrology, William Lilly, page49.Examples from William Lilly, Christian Astrology.

Lost Items--Look to the Lord of the 2nd and his Almuten (viz. he that has mostdignities there) there are the goods.......Christian Astrology, William Lilly, page352.

Whether the thief be suspected of the owner or not---If the Moon have conjunctionor opposition to a planet in the 7th, or to the Almuten thereof, the Owner suspectshim.........Christian Astrology, William Lilly, page 360..

Johannes Schoener, Opusculum Astrologicum p.62 Latin Track, volume IV, ProjectHindsight.

The ruler, significator or governor, called in Arabic the ALMUTEN, is reckoned as that[planet] which has more essential dignities in the sign or the degree of a sign, as [forexample] if 6 degrees Libra rises in a diurnal figure, venus has in that place 5 essentialdignities by reason of her domicile. But Saturn has 9 by reason of its exaltation, triplicityand terms, overcoming all of the rest [of the planets]. So saturn is reckoned as theAlmuten or ruler of the Ascendant. In this manner one must work with the other [planetsas well].ALMUTEN RULER BY DEGREE/ DAY AND NIGHT- complete listing can be found inthe 1995 Special Edition ofThe Horary Practitioner, pages 36-37.ANTISCION DEGREE - [ANTISCION OF THE PLANETS.] Besides these and manyother divisions of the Signs, I thought good to be plain in setting down the Antiscions ofthe Planets.[PTOL. APHO. STELLAE IRRATIO.] The Antiscion Signs are those, which are of thesame virtue and are equally distant from the first degree of the two Tropic Signs, Cancer,Capricorn, and in which degrees whilst the Sun is, the days and nights are of equallength; by example it will be plain; when the Sun is in the tenth degree of Taurus, he is asfar distant from the first degree of Cancer as when in the twentieth degree of Leo;therefore when the Sun is in the tenth of Taurus, he has his Antiscion to the twentieth ofLeo; that is, he gives virtue or influence to any Star or Planet that at that time either is inthe same degree by Conjunction, or casts any Aspect unto it. But that you may more fullyand perfectly know where your Antiscion falls in degrees and minutes, behold this

following Table. A general Table of the Antiscions in Signs. GEMINI CANCER

LEO TAURUS


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VIRGO ARIES

LIBRA PISCES

SCORPIO AQUARIUS

SAGITTARIUS CAPRICORNAny Planet in Gemini sends his Antiscion into Cancer, or being in Leo into Taurus. If youwould know the exact degrees and minutes, you must work as follows. Let us suppose

Saturn in twenty degrees and thirty five minutes of Leo, I would know in what part of theZodiac he has his Antiscion. Over against Leo I find Taurus, so then I conclude hisAntiscion is in Taurus. To know the degree and minutes the Planet is in, subtract thatfrom 30 degrees, and the remainder tells you both the degree and minute. As Saturnbeing in 20 degrees and 35 minutes of Leo, I subtracted from 30' 0" minus 20' 35" = 9'25"Here I subtract 25 min. from one whole degree. or from 60 min. which I borrow, and thererests 25 min. one degree. I borrowed, taken from 10, and there rest 9 degree. one that Iborrowed and two are three, taken from three, then nothing remains, so then I find myAntiscion of Saturn falls to be in 9 degree. & 25 min. of Taurus, which Signs as you see isover against Leo; but this Table expresses the work more quickly._______________________________________________APPLICATION - Application of Planets:

First, when a Planet of more swift motion applies to one more slow andponderous, they being both direct; as Mars in 10 degrees of Aries, Mercury 5: hereMercury applies to Conjunction of Mars.

Secondly, when both Planets are retrograde, as Mercury in 10 degrees of Aries,and Mars in 9 of Aries; Mercury being not direct until he has made Conjunctionwith Mars; this is an ill Application and an argument either suddenly perfecting, orbreaking off the business, according as the two Planets have signification.

Thirdly, when a Planet is direct, and in fewer degrees, and a retrograde Planet

being in more degrees of the Sign, as Mars being direct in 15 Aries; and Mercuryretrograde in 17 Aries; this is an ill application, and in the Air shows great change;in a Question on sudden alteration: but more particularly I express Application asfollows.

APPLYING ASPECT - An applying aspect moves toward perfection; a separating aspecthas already taken place. The faster moving planet is the applying body. If a direct planet,the aspect is mutually applying.AZIMENE - [CALLED BY SOME AZIMENE DEGREES.] Degrees lame and deficient arethose mentioned in the fifth Column; the meaning whereof is thus, If in any question youfind him that demands the question, or in a Nativity, if you find the Native defective in anymember, or infected with an inseparable disease, halting, blindness, deafness &c. you

may then suppose the native has either one of these Azimene degree. ascending at hisbirth, or the Lord of the Ascendant, or the Moon in one of them: in a Question or Nativity,if you see the Querent lame naturally, crooked, or vitiated in some member, and on thesudden you can in the figure give no present satisfaction to your self, do you thenconsider the Degree ascending, or Degree wherein the Moon is in, or the Lord of theAscendant, or principal Lord of the Nativity or Question, and these is no doubt that youshall find one or more of them in Azimene degrees.BESIEGED - [BESIEGING.] Besieging is, when any Planet is places betwixt the bodiesof the two Malevolent Planets Saturn and Mars: as Saturn in 15. Aries, Mars in 10. ofAries, Venus in 13. Aries: here Venus is besieged by the two infortunes, and it representsin questions, a Man going out of Gods blessing into the warm Sun; I mean is Venus be aSignificatrix that time in time in the figure. There are other accidents belonging to thePlanets one amongst another mentioned by the Ancients, but of so little purpose inJudgment, that I have clearly omitted them.


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COLLECTION OF LIGHT- Matters are also brought to perfection, when as the twoprincipal Significators do not behold one another, but both cast their several Aspects to amore weighty Planet then themselves, and they both receive him in some of theiressential dignities; then shall that Planet who thus collects both their Lights, bring thething demanded to perfection: which signifies no more in Art then this, that a Personsomewhat interested in both parties and described and signified by that Planet, shall

perform, effect and conclude the thing which otherwise could not be perfected: As manytimes you see two fall at variance, and of themselves cannot think of any way ofaccommodation, when suddenly a neighbor or friend accidentally reconciles alldifferences, to the content of both parties: And this is called Collection.COMBUST - [COMBUSTION.] A Planet is said to be Combust of the Sun, when in thesame Sign where the Sun is in, he is not distant from the Sun eight degrees and thirtyminutes, either before or after the Sun; as Jupiter in the tenth degree of Aries, and Sun inthe eighteenth of Aries; here Jupiter is Combust: or let the Sun be in eighteen of Aries,and Jupiter in twenty eight degrees of Aries, here Jupiter is Combust: and you mustobserve a Planet is more afflicted when the Sun hastens to conjunction of him, thenwhen the Sun recedes from him; in regard it's the body of the Sun that dos afflict. I allow

the moiety of his own Orbs to show the time of Combustion, and not of Jupiter; for by thatrule Jupiter should not be combust before he is within four degrees and a half of the Sun.I know many are against this opinion. Use which you find most verity in: the significator ofthe Querent Combust, shows him or her in great fear, and over powered by some greatperson.CO-SIGNIFICATOR OR JOY OF HOUSE:

I house - saturn

2 house - jupiter

3 house - moon

4 house - sun

5 house - venus 6 house- mars

7 house - moon

8 house - saturn

9 house - sun

10 house - mars

11 house - sun, saturn

12 house - venusCAZIMI - [CAZIMI, OR IN THE HEART OF THE SUN.] A Planet is in the heart of theSun, or in Cazimi, when he is not removed from him 17 min. or is within 17 min. forward

or backward, as Sun in 15.30 Taurus, Mercury 15.25. of Taurus: here Mercury is inCazimi, and all Authors do hold a Planet in Cazimi to be fortified thereby; you mustobserve all Planets may be in Combustion of the Sun, but he with none, and thatCombustion can only be by personal conjunction in one Sign, not by any aspect, eitherSextile, Square, Trine or Opposition, his Square or Opposite aspects are afflicting, but donot Combure or cause the Planet to be in Combustion.CONJUNCTION - When two planets are in one and the same degree and minute of anysign, we say they are in Conjunction. A Conjunction, Coition, Synod or Congress (forsome use all these words) is, when two Planets are in one and the same degree andminute of a Sign: Other new Aspects I have formerly mentioned in the beginning of thisDiscourse. You must understand amongst these Aspects, the Quadrate Aspect is a sign

of imperfect enmity; and that the Opposition is an aspect or argument of perfect hatred;which is to be understood thus: A Question is propounded, Whether two persons atvariance may be reconciled? Admit I find the two Significators representing the two


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Adversaries, in Square aspect; I may then judge because the aspect is of imperfecthatred, that the matter is not yet so far gone, but there may be hopes of reconciliationbetwixt them, the other Significators or Planets a little helping.But if I find the main significators in opposition, it's then in nature impossible to expect apeace betwixt them till the suit is ended, if it be a suit of Law; until they have fought, if itbe a Challenge. Conjunctions are good or bad, as the Planets in Conjunction are friends

or enemies to one another.COSIGNIFICATOR - Cosignificator is when you find another Planet in aspect orconjunction with that Planet who is the principal significator; this said Planet shall havesignification more or less, and either, assist or not, in effecting the same thing desired;and so has something to do in the judgment, and ought to be considered: if a friendlyPlanet, he notes good; if an infortune the contrary, viz. either the destruction of the thing,or disturbance in it.DEBILITYDECLINATION OF A PLANET - Declination of a Planet is his distance from the Equator,and as he declines from thence either Northward or Southward, so is his declinationnominated either North or South.

DEXTER -DIRECTIONS - [DIRECTIONS IS.] When a Planet moves forward in the Sign, as goingout of 13 degree. into 14. and so along.DISPOSITORDRAGONS HEAD/ DRAGONS TAIL - The Dragons Head we sometimes callAnabibazon. The Dragons Tail Catabibazon.EXALTATION - [EXALTATION.] If he be in that Sign wherein he is exalted, you mayallow him four dignities essential, whether he be near the very degree of his exaltation,yea or not; as Mars in Capricorn or Jupiter in Cancer. If the Significator be in hisexaltation, and no ways impedited, but Angular; it presents a person of haughty conditionarrogant, affirming more unto him then his due; for it's observed, the Planets in some partof the Zodiac do more evidently declare their effects then in others; and I conceive this tobe in those Signs and degrees where fixed Stars of the same nature with the Planet, aremore in number, and nearer the Ecliptic.FACE - [FACE.] If any Planet be in his Decanate, Decurie or Face, as Mars in the firstten degrees of Aries, or in Mercury in the first ten degrees of Taurus, he is then allowedone essential dignity; for being in his own Decanate or Face, cannot then be calledPeregrine. A Planet having little or no dignity, but by being in his Decanate or Face, isalmost like a man ready to be turned out of doors, having much ado to maintain himselfin credit and reputation: and in Genealogies it represents a Family at the last gasp, evenas good as quite decayed, barely able to support it self.

FAST/SLOWFEMININE PLANETSFEMININE SIGNSFORTUNESFORTITUDESFRUSTRATION - Frustration is, when a swift Planet would corporally join with a moreponderous, but before they can come to a Conjunction, the more weighty Planet is joinedto another, and so the Conjunction of the first is frustrated, as Mercury in ten degrees ofAries, Mars twelve, Jupiter in thirteen of Aries; here Mercury strives to come toConjunction with Mars, but Mars first gets to conjunction with Jupiter; whereby Mercury isfrustrated of the Conjunction of Mars: in Questions is signifies as much as our common

Proverb, The Dogs quarrel, a third gets the Bone.HAYZ - is when a Masculine and Diurnal Planet is in the day time above the earth, and ina Masculine Sign, and so when a Feminine, Nocturnal Planet in the night is in a Feminine


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Sign and under the earth: In Questions it usually shows the content of the Question attime of the Question, when his significator is so found.HOUSE POSITIONIMPEDITEDINFERIOR PLANETS - SEE SUPERIOR PLANETS.INFORTUNES

JOYS OF THE PLANETS: Planets are said to be in their joy when they are in thosehouses where they are most strong and powerful.

Saturn joy in Libra

Jupiter joy in Sagittarius

Mars joy in Scorpio

Sun joy in Leo

Venus joy in Taurus

Mercury joy in Virgo

Moon joy in CancerLATITUDE - Latitude is the distance of a Planet from the Ecliptic, either towards the

North or South, by which means we come to say, a Planet has either Septentrionall orMeridionall Latitude, when either he recedes from the Ecliptic towards the North or South.LONG ASCENSION - An into Signs of right or long ascension, viz. CANCER , LEO,VIRGO, LIBRA, AQUARIUS, SAGITTARIUS.LONGITUDE - The Longitude of a Planet is his distance from the beginning of Aries,numbered according to the succession of signs, unto the place of the Planet.MASCULINE SIGNSMOIETYMUTUAL RECEPTIONOBEYING SIGNS - LIBRA, SCORPIO, SAGITTARIUS, CAPRICORN, AQUARIUS,PISCES.

OCCIDENTAL-OPPOSITION - An Opposition or Diametrall Radiation is, when two Planets are equallydistant 180 degrees, or half the Circle from each other. Signs Opposite to one anotherare:

Aries Libra

Gemini Sagittarius

Leo Aquarius

Taurus Scorpio

Cancer Capricorn

Virgo Pisces

ORIENTAL - [ORIENTAL, OCCIDENTAL.] Saturn, Jupiter and Mars, are Oriental of theSun, from the time of their conjunction with him, until they come to his Opposition: fromwhence until again they come to conjunction, they are said to be Occidental; to beOriental is no other thing then to rise before the Sun: to be Occidental is to be seenabove the Horizon, or to set after the Sun is down: Mercury and Venus can make noSextile , Square, Trine or Opposition to the Sun: their Orientality is when they are infewer degrees of the Sign the Sun is, or in the Sign preceding; their Occidentality, whenthey are in more degrees of the Sign the Sun is in , or next subsequent: for you mustknow Mercury cannot be more degrees removed from the Sun then 28. nor Venus morethen 48. though some allow a few more. The Moon is Oriental of the Sun from the time ofher opposition to he conjunction, and Occidental from the time of her Conjunction to

Opposition; and the reason hereof is, because she far exceeds the Sun in swiftness ofmotion, and so presently gets further into the Sign, &c.


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PARTILE ASPECTS - Partile aspect is when two Planets are exactly so many degreesfrom each other as make a perfect aspect: as if Mercury be in nine degrees of Aries, andJupiter in nine degrees of Leo, this is a Partile Trine aspect: So Sun in one degree ofTaurus, and Moon in one degree of Cancer, make a Partile Sextile, and this is a strongsign or argument for performance of anything, or that the matter is near hand concludedwhen the aspect is so partile, and signifies good; and it's as much a sign of present evil

when mischief is threatened.PEREGRINE - A Planet is then said to be Peregrine, when he is in the degrees of anySign wherein he has no essential dignity: As Saturn in the tenth degree of Aries, thatSign being not his House, Exaltation, or of his Triplicity, or he having in that degree eitherTerm or Faces, he is then said to be Peregrine; had he been in 27, 28 &c. of Aries, hecould not be termed Peregrine, because then he is in his own Term. So the Sun in anypart of Cancer is Peregrine, having no manner of dignity in that Sign. This is very muchmaterial in all Questions, to know the Peregrine Planet, especially in questions of Theft;for ever almost the significator of the Thief is known by the Peregrine Planet posited in anAngle, or the second House.PERFECTION - The Ancients have delivered unto us, that there are four ways or means,

which discover whether one question or the thing demanded shall be accomplished yeaor not.

1. [CONJUNCTION.] First, by Conjunction; when as therefore you find the Lord ofthe Ascendant, and Lord of that house which signifies the thing demanded,hastening to a Conjunction, and in the first house, or in any Angle, and thesignificators meet with no Prohibition or Refrenation, before they come to perfectConjunction; you may then judge, that the thing sought after, shall be brought topass without any manner of let or impediment, the sooner, if the Significators be inswift motion, and Essentially or Accidentally strong; but if this Conjunction of theSignificators be in a Succedant house, it will be perfected, but not as soon: if inCadent houses, with infinite loss of time, some difficulty, and much struggling.

2. [ASPECT OF SEXTILE OR TRINE.] Things are also brought to pass, when asthe principal signifiers apply by Sextile or Trine aspect out of good Houses andplaces where they are essentially well dignified ( and meet with no malevolentAspect to intervene are they come to be in perfect Sextile or Trine; I mean to thepartile Sextile or Trine.)

3. [ASPECTS OF SQUARE AND OPPOSITION.] Things are also produced toperfection, when the Significators apply by Square aspect, provided each Planethave dignity in the Degrees wherein they are, and apply out of proper and goodHouses, otherwise not. Sometimes it happens, that a matter is brought to passwhen the Significators have applied by Opposition, but it has been, when there

has been mutual reception by House, and out of friendly Houses, and the Moonseparating from the Significator of the thing demanded; I have rarely seen anything brought to perfection by this way of opposition; but the Querent had beenbetter the thing had been undone; for if the Question was concerning Marriage,the parties seldom agreed, but were ever wrangling and jangling, each partyrepining at his evil choice, laying the blame upon their covetous Parents, ashaving no mind to it themselves: and if the Question was about Portion or Moneys,the Querent did, its true, recover his Money or Portion promised, but it cost himmore to procure it in suit of Law, then the debt was worth, &c. and so have I seenit happen in many other things, &c.

4. [TRANSLATION.] Things are brought to perfection by Translation of Light and

Nature, in this manner. 5. When the Significators both of Querent and Quesited are separated from

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dos separate himself from one of the Significators, of whom he is received eitherby House, Triplicity, or Term, and then this Planet dos apply to the otherSignificator by Conjunction or aspect, before he meets, with the Conjunction oraspect of any other Planet, he then translates the force, influence and virtue of thefirst Significator to the other, and then this intervening Planet (or such a man orwoman as is signifies by that Planet) shall bring the matter in hand to perfection.

6. Consider what house the Planet interposing or translating the nature and light ofthe two Planets is Lord of , and describe him or her, and say to the party, that sucha party shall do good in the business of, &c. viz. if Lord of the second, a goodPurse affects the matter; if Lord of the third, a Kinsman or Neighbor; and so of allthe rest of the Houses: of which more shall be said in the following Judgments.

7. [COLLECTION.] Matters are also brought to perfection, when as the twoprincipal Significators do not behold one another, but both cast their severalAspects to a more weighty Planet then themselves, and they both receive him insome of their essential dignities; then shall that Planet who thus collects both theirLights, bring the thing demanded to perfection: which signifies no more in Art thenthis, that a Person somewhat interested in both parties and described and

signified by that Planet, shall perform, effect and conclude the thing whichotherwise could not be perfected: As many times you see two fall at variance, andof themselves cannot think of any way of accommodation, when suddenly aNeighbor or friend accidentally reconciles all differences, to the content of bothparties: And this is called Collection.

8. Lastly, things are sometimes perfected by the dwelling of Planets in houses, viz.when the Significator of the thing demanded is casually posited in the Ascendant;as if one demand if he shall obtain such a Place or Dignity, if then the Lord of thetenth be placed in the Ascendant, he shall obtain the Benefit, Office, Place orHonor desired: This rule of the Ancients holds not true, or is consentanious to

reason: except they will admit, that when the Moon, besides this dwelling in house,dos transfer the light of the Significator of the thing desired, to the Lord of theAscendant; for it was well observed that the application of the Significators showinclination of the parties, but separation usually privation; that is, in more plainterms, when you see the principal Significators of the Querent, and thing or partyquesited after separated, there's then little hops of the effecting or perfecting whatis desired, (notwithstanding this dwelling in houses) but if there be application, theparties seem willing, and the matter is yet kept on foot, and there is greatprobability of perfecting it, or that things will come to a further treaty.

PLACTIC - A Platick Aspect is that which admits of the Orbs or Rays of two Planets thatsignify any matter: As if Venus be in the tenth degree of Taurus, and Saturn in eighteen

degrees of Virgo, here Venus has a Platick Trine, or is in a Platick Trine of Saturn,because she is within the Moiety of both their Orbs; for the Moiety of Saturn his Rays orOrbs is five, and of Venus 4, and the distance betwixt them and their perfect aspect iseight degrees.PLANETS - Saturn , Jupiter , Mars , Sol (Sun) , Venus , Mercury , Luna (Moon).PROHIBITION - Prohibition is when two Planets that signify the effecting or bringing toconclusion any thing demanded, are applying to an Aspect; and before they can come toa true Aspect, another Planet interposes either his body or aspect, to that thereby thematter propounded is hindered and retarded; this is called Prohibition. For example, Marsis in 7. degree. of Aries, and Saturn is in the 12. Mars signifies the effecting my businesswhen he comes to the body of Saturn, who promises the conclusion, the Sun is at the

same time in 6. degree. of Aries. Now in regard that the Sun is swifter in motion thenMars, he will overtake Mars, and come to Conjunction with Saturn before Mars, wherebywhatever Mars or Saturn did formerly signify, is now prohibited by the Sun his first


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impediting Mars and then Saturn, before they can come to a true Conjunction. Thismanner of prohibition is called a Conjunctional or Bodily prohibition; and you must knowthat the combustion of any Planet is the greatest misfortune that can be.[2.] The second manner of Prohibition is by Aspect, either Sextile, Square, Trine ,Opposition, viz. when two Planets are going to Conjunction; as Mars in 7 degree. ofAries, Saturn in 15 of Aries; let us admit the Sun in 5. degree of Gemini; he then being

more swift than Mars in his diurnal motion, dos quickly overtake and pass by the Sextiledexter of Mars ( and comes before Mars can come to Conjunction) to a Sextile dexter ofSaturn: This is called Prohibition by Aspect, in the same nature judge if the Aspect beSquare, Trine, Opposition.QUADRANTS - The whole sphere of Heaven is divided into four equal parts by theMeridian and Horizon, and again into four quadrants, and every Quadrant again intothree parts, according to other Circles drawn by points of Sections of the aforesaidMeridian and Horizon; so the whole Heaven is divided into twelve equal parts, which theAstrologers call Houses or Mansions, taking their beginning from the East.

The first Quadrant is described from the East to the Midheaven, or from the line ofthe first house to the line of the tenth house, and contains the twelfth, eleventh and

tenth houses, it's called the Oriental, Vernal, Masculine, Sanguine, Infant quarter. The second Quadrant is from the Cusp of the Mid-heaven to the cusp of the

seventh house, containing the ninth, eighth and seventh houses, and is called theMeridian, Estivall, Feminine, Youthful, Choleric quarter.

The third Quadrant is from the cusp of the seventh house to the cusp of the fourthhouse, and contains the sixth, fifth and fourth houses, is called the Occidental,Autumnal, Masculine, Melanchollique, Manhood, cold and dry.

The fourth Quadrant is from the cusp of the fourth to the cusp of the first house,and contains the third, second and first house, is Northern, Feminine, Old Age, ofthe nature of Winter, Phlegmatique.

The first, tenth, seventh and fourth houses hereof are called Angles, the eleventh,second, eighth & fifth are called Succedants, the third, twelfth, ninth and sixth, aretermed Cadents.

The Angles are most powerful, the Succedants are next in virtue, the Cadentspoor, and of little efficacy: the Succedant houses follow the Angles, the Cadentscome next the Succedants; in force and virtue they stand so in order:

1, 10, 7, 4, 11, 5, 9, 3, 2, 8, 6, 12.

The meaning whereof is this, that two Planets equally dignified, the one in theAscendant, the other in the tenth house, you shall judge the Planet in theAscendant somewhat of more power to effect what he is Significator of, then hethat is in the tenth: do so in the rest as they stand in order, remembering that

Planets in Angles do more forcibly show their effects.QUERENT - the person asking the question (horary).QUESITED - the person or thing the question is asked about (horary).RECEPTION - Reception is when two Planets that are significators in any Question ormatter, are in each others dignity; as Sun in Aries, and Mars in Leo; here is reception ofthese two Planets by Houses; and certainly this is the strongest and best of allreceptions. It may be by Triplicity, term or face, or any essential dignity; as Venus inAries, and Sun in Taurus; here is reception by triplicity, if the Question or Nativity by day:so Venus in the 24 of Aries, and Mars in the 16 of Gemini; here is reception by term,Mars being in the terms of Venus, and she in his terms.The use of this is much; so many times when as the effecting of the matter is denied bythe Aspects, or when the significators have no aspect to each other, or when it seemsvery doubtful what its promised by Square or Opposition of the significators, yet if mutual


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Reception happen betwixt the principal significators, the thing is brought to pass, and thatwithout any great trouble, and suddenly to the content of both parties.REFRANATION - There's another manner of Prohibition; by some more properly calledRefrenation; as thus, Saturn in 12 degree. of Aries, Mars in 7 degree. here Mars hastensto a Conjunction of Saturn, but before he comes to the tenth or eleventh degree of Arieshe becomes Retrograde, and by that means refrains to come to a Conjunction of Saturn,

who still moves forward in the Sign, nothing signifies by the former Conjunction will everbe effected.REGIOMONTANUS HOUSES - house system used during Lilly's time.RETROGRADE - When a Planet goes backward, as out of 10 degree. into 9, 8, 7, &c.SEPARATION - Separation, it is, in the first place, when two Planets are departed but sixminutes distance from each other, as let Saturn be in 10 degree. and 25 min. of Ariesand Jupiter in 10 degree. and 25 min. of Aries: now in these degrees and minutes theyare in perfect Conjunction; but when Jupiter shall get into 10 degree. and 31 or 32minutes of Aries, he shall be said to be separating from Saturn; yet because Saturn has 9degree. allowed him for his rays, and Jupiter has also the same number allowed him,Jupiter cannot be said to be totally separated or clear from the rays of Saturn, until he

has got 9. degrees distant from him, for the half of Jupiter his orb is 4 degree. 30 min.and the half of Saturn his orb is 4 degree. 30 min. added together they make 9. wholedegrees; for every Planet that applies is allowed half his own orbs and half the orbs ofthat Planet from whom he separates: As if Sun and Moon be in any aspect, the Moonshall then be separated from the Sun, when she is fully distant from the Sun 7.degreesand 30.min. viz. half the orbs of the Sun, and 6.degrees. the moiety of her own orbs; in all13 degree. and 30 minutes. The exact knowledge hereof is various and excellent: Foradmit two Planets significators in Marriage at the time of the question, are latelyseparated but a few minutes; I would then judge there had been a few days before greatprobability of effecting the Marriage, but now it hung in suspense, and there seemedsome dislike or rupture in it; and as the significators do separate, so will the matter andaffection of the parties more alienate and vary, and according to the number of degreesthat the swifter Planet wants ere he can be wholly separated from the more ponderous,so will it be so many weeks, days, months or years ere the two Lovers will wholly desistor see the matter quite broke off: The two Significators in moveable Signs, Angular andswift in motion, dos hasten the times; in common signs, the time will be more long; infixed, a longer space of time will be required.SEXTILE - When two Planets are equally distant one from each other, 60 degrees, wesay they are in sextile Aspect. A Sextile aspect is the distance of one Planet from anotherby the sixth part of the Zodiac or Circle; for six times sixty degree. do make 360. degree.this aspect you shall find called sometimes a Sexangular aspect, or an Hexagon.

SINISTER -SQUARE - A Quadrate aspect, or Quadranglar, or Tetragonall, is the distance of twoPoints, or two Planets by a fourth part of the Circle, for four times ninety do contain threehundred and sixty degrees.SHORT ASCENSION - Signs of shorter oblique ascension, viz. CAPRICORN,AQUARIUS, PISCES, ARIES, TAURUS ,GEMINI.SIGNS - There be also twelve Signs: Aries , Taurus , Gemini , Cancer , Leo , Virgo ,Libra , Scorpio , Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius , Pisces.SQUARE - When two Planets are 90 degrees distant one from another, we call thatAspect a Quartile (SQUARE) Aspect.STATIONARY - When he moves not at all, as the superiors do not 2, 3, or 4 days before

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SUPERIOR and INFERIOR PLANETS Saturn, Jupiter and Mars being placed above theOrb of the Sun, are called the superior, ponderous and more weighty Planets. Venus,Mercury and Luna are called the inferior Planets, being under the Orb of theTERMS - If any Planet be in those degrees we assign for his Terms, we allow him twodignities; as whether day or night, if Jupiter be in one, two, three or four, &c.degrees ofAries, he is then in his own Terms, and must have two dignities therefore, and so Venus

in any of the first eight degrees of Taurus, &c. A Planet fortified, only as being in his ownTerms, rather shows a man more of the corporature and temper of the Planet, then anyextraordinary abundance in fortune, or of eminency in the Common-wealth.TRANSLATION OF LIGHT - Translation of light and nature is, when a light Planetseparates from a more weighty one, and presently joins to another more heavy; and its inthis manner, Let Saturn be in 20. degree. of Aries: Mars in 15 of Aries, and Mercury in 16of Aries; here Mercury being a swift Planet separates from Mars, and translates the virtueof Mars unto Saturn. Its done also as well by any Aspect as by Conjunction. And themeaning hereof in judgment, is no more then thus; That if the matter or thing werepromised by Saturn, then such a man as is signified by Mercury shall procure all theassistance a Mars man can do unto Saturn, whereby the business may be the better

effected; in Marriages, Lawsuits, and indeed in all vulgar questions Translation, is ofgreat use, and ought well to be considered.TRINE - When two Planets are 120 degrees distant, we say they are in trine Aspect.TRIPLICITY - If he be in any of those Signs which are allotted him for Triplicity, he hasallowed him three dignities; but herein you must be cautious; as for example: In aQuestion, Nativity, or the like, if you find the Sun in Aries, and the Question, or Nativity, orScheam erected be by night, and you would examine the Sun his fortitudes, he shallhave four dignities for being in his exaltation, which continues through the Sign; but shallnot be allowed any dignity, as being in his triplicity; for by night the Sun rules not the fieryTriplicity, but Jupiter; who had he been in place of the Sun, and by night, must have hadallowed him three dignities: and this do generally in all the Planets, Mars excepted, whonight and day rules the watery Triplicity.A Planets in his triplicity, shows a man modestly endowed with the Goods and Fortune ofthis world, one prettily descended, and the condition of his life at present time of theQuestion, to be good; but not so, as if in either of the two former dignities.TRINE - The Trine aspect consists of 120 degrees, or by a third part of the Circle, forthree times an hundred and twenty degrees make the whole Circle, or 360 degrees: It'scalled a Triangular aspect, or Trigonall, and if you find sometimes the wordTrigonocraton, it is as much as a Planet ruling or having domination in such a Triplicity orTrygon; for three Signs make one Trygon or Triplicity.UNDER THE SUN'S BEAMS - A Planet is said to be under the Sun-beams, until he is

fully elongated or distant from his body 17 degree. either before or after him.VOID OF COURSE - A Planet is void of course, when he is separated from a Planet, nordos forthwith, during his being in that Sign, apply to any other: This is most usually in theMoon; in judgments do you carefully observe whether she be void of course yea or no;you shall seldom see a business go handsomely forward when she is so.

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