The Tetrabiblos; or Quadripartite of Ptolemy being four books, relative to the starry influences / Translated from the copy of Leo Allatius [i.e. from his Latin version of the paraphrase of Proclus], with critical and explanatory notes. By James Wilson.

  • Ptolemy, active 2nd century.
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[1828]
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Credit: The Tetrabiblos; or Quadripartite of Ptolemy being four books, relative to the starry influences / Translated from the copy of Leo Allatius [i.e. from his Latin version of the paraphrase of Proclus], with critical and explanatory notes. By James Wilson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    —— ‘The Luminaries also operate according as ‘they behold the Annual and Monthly Signs: for if they are agreeably configurated with the operative places in the Nativity, and also at the Tngresses, they are beneficial, but if other- wise, they are productive of evil; for when they are in Evil Configuration to the said places, and contrary in condition,-and are found in Square or Opposition at the time of a Transit, they will cause Evil; but if they do not Square or Oppose, but are otherwise Configurated, they will not be so injurious. . If the Lord of the Time and of the Ingress be the same Planet ; if it be Good, the benefit will be extreme; if Evil, the evil will be excessive. If such Planet have dominion also at the Birth, and indeed, wherever all tbe Prorogators, or most of them operate on one particular place, or to one and the same end, or even if they be not so constituted, if all the times and periods have a continued series of Eenefic or Malefic Occursors, they will produce every thing in the extreme, whether Good or Evil. This, therefore, is the method of judging ——————— that the former only operate on the places in Seeon- dary Directions, and have no effect on the original places in the Geniture: whereas, on the contrary. ‘Transits operate on the Radix only, and have no effect on the places ef the Secondary Directions.— See Book 111. Chap. xv. *