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Cazimi Press Astrology of the World II Revolutions & History 2014 Edition by Benjamin N Dykes
Astrology of the World II: Revolutions & History is the second in a trilogy of translations in traditional mundane astrology, from Latin and Arabic astrologers. This volume focuses on astrological views of history, Saturn-Jupiter conjunctions, and interpreting mundane ingresses. After an extensive Introduction with numerous charts and tables to help the modern reader, Part 1 provides short summaries and principles from medieval authors. Part 2 includes three works by Masha'allah (one from Arabic) on ingresses and conjunctional theory, as well as a lengthy work attributed to Abu Ma'shar which includes chart examples from Sahl. Part 3 contains a new translation of Abu Ma'shar's Flowers, with some corrections to the medieval text based on Arabic manuscripts. Finally, Part 4 contains a complete translation, from Arabic, of the mundane book of al-Rijal's (Haly Abenragel's) Book of the Skilled in the Judgments of the Stars. In Appendices, Dr. Benjamin Dykes provides modern tables of mean Saturn-Jupiter conjunctions as well as Saturn-Mars conjunctions in Cancer, and translations (from Arabic) of several mundane chart examples from Sahl b. Bishr, with historical commentary. Throughout, Dr. Dykes provides helpful introductory comments and analysis to aid the modern reader in this complex subject. It is a must-have for traditional astrologers and historians of astrology. Table of contents : - Foreword by Eugene H. PetersonIntroductionPart 1: Theoretical Foundations1. Inductive Study2. Transjective Study3. Intentional and Rational Study4. Re-Creative Study5. Direct Study6. Comprehensive and Integrated Study7. Individual and Communal Study8. Compositional Book Study9. Canonical Study10. Flexible Procedural StudyPart 2: Observing and Asking11. Survey of Books-as-Wholes12. Survey of Parts-as-Wholes (Divisions, Sections, Segments)13. Focused ObservationPart 3: Answering or Interpreting 14. Selecting Questions and Formulating Premises15. Drawing Inferences from the Premises16. Implementing InterpretationPart 4: Evaluating and Appropriating17. Description of Evaluation and Appropriation18. Implementing Evaluation and AppropriationPart 5: Correlation19. Character and Practice of Correlation20. Implementing CorrelationEpilogueAppendixesIndexes