Tag Archives: Sahl

Sahl on “prohibition” in horary

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Anthony Louis

In the last post I reviewed Lilly’s understanding of “prohibition.” This post is a follow-up which will look at some examples of prohibition by Sahl (Zael, Zahel), a 9th century Persian Jewish astrologer whose work was translated by Dr. Ben … Continue reading →

Posted in Astrology | Tagged conjucntion, prohibition, prohibition by aspect, prohibition in horary, Sahl, Zael, Zahel | 2 Comments

Lilly’s definition of the Void of Course Moon

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Anthony Louis

Recently Chris Brennan did a podcast on the various definitions of the void of course Moon. I thought it would be useful to clarify how Lilly used the concept because it is not widely understood in the astrological community. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Astrology | Tagged Abu Ma'Shar, Al Morrison, al-Biruni, al-Qabisi, Benjamin Dykes, Bonatti, chris brennan, emptiness of course, feral, feral planets, Guido Bonatti, Johannes Schöner, kenodromia, Lee Lehman, Lilly, Sahl, Sue Ward, The Works of Sahl, VOC, void of course, wildness, william lilly, Zael, Zahel | 3 Comments

Some thoughts about “prohibition” in horary astrology

Posted on January 30, 2021 by Anthony Louis

Recently a colleague asked a question about “prohibition” in horary, which prompted me to look up Lilly’s definition (CA 110): “Prohibition is when two Planets that signify the effecting or bringing to conclusion anything demanded, are applying to an Aspect; … Continue reading →

Posted in Astrology | Tagged Ben Dykes, Christopher Warnock, horary, Horary Case Book, Lilly, marriage, prohibition, Sahl, Will he marry me? | 1 Comment

In horary, can a planet in a house signify the quesited?

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Anthony Louis

There is disagreement in the literature about whether a planet in the house of the quesited can signify the quesisted if it is not also the ruler of the sign on the cusp. John Frawley, for instance, on page 34 … Continue reading →

Posted in Astrology | Tagged almuten, Ardra, Ben Dykes, Bonatti, classical orbs of planets, DeLuce, horary, houses of Mr. B, Lilly, nakshatra, planets in houses, Porphyry, Sahl, Wade Caves | 8 Comments

Bonatti looks at a horary by Sahl

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Anthony Louis

In his Treatise 6 Bonatti discusses a classic horary by Sahl. On July 5, 824 OS in the wee hours of the morning someone asked Sahl whether he would acquire a kingdom — a 10th house horary question. To approximate … Continue reading →

Posted in Astrology, horary | Tagged acquire a kingdom, Bonatti, emplacement, retrograde, Sahl, stationary | Leave a comment

Sun beams, moon beams, eye beams and the theory of astrological aspects

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Anthony Louis

In the 5th century BCE, the philosopher Empedocles believed that when the goddess Aphrodite fashioned the human eye from the four basic elements (earth, air, fire and water), she lit a fire in the eye which emitted eye beams that … Continue reading →

Posted in Astrology, horary | Tagged astrological aspects, emission theory, eye beams, optics, returning, Sahl, visual rays | 3 Comments

The 5-degree Rule in Horary and the Twilight of the Gods (part III)

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Anthony Louis

This is the third post about the 5-degree rule in horary astrology, which Lilly adopted and used extensively in his practice. My hypothesis is that Lilly adopted this rule from Ptolemy’s discussion of how to calculate the length of life … Continue reading →

Posted in Astrology, horary | Tagged 5-degree rule, civil twilight, equalization, length of life, Masha’allah, Ptolemy, quadrant houses, Sahl, twilight, Whole sign houses | 2 Comments

The curious case of “not-reception”

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Anthony Louis

Astrologers love to talk about how one planet receives another in one of its dignities, including the wonderful situation of mutual reception in which each planet occupies a major dignity of the other, for example, Venus in Cancer (ruled by … Continue reading →

Posted in Astrology, horary | Tagged Ben Dykes, fall, horary, mutual reception, not-reception, relationship chart, Sahl, Zael | 1 Comment

Puzzling receptions in a horary chart

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Anthony Louis

The issue of reception in horary can be quite confusing. For example, Nina Gryphon stirred up a hornet’s nest of controversy when she published a blog about Bonatti’s idea that a planet being received by malefic planet abates the infortune’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Astrology, horary | Tagged 5th house, detriment, Dirius, John Frawley, mutual reception, reception, Sahl, Sahl ibn Bishr, Will she go out with me? | 4 Comments

Understanding “standing” in horary astrology

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Anthony Louis

I recently posted this comment at the Traditional Astrologers page on Facebook: “I have a historical question about the first use of a term in astrology. Modern astrologers sometimes talk about a querent’s ‘standing’ to ask a horary question. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Astrology | Tagged Bonatus, considerations before judgment, horary, Sahl, standing | 4 Comments