I’ve posted the February digest. It summarizes new translation work (Theophilus, Dorotheus, Rhetorius, Abū Maʿshar), reflects on a negative result regarding supposed Dorothean material, and outlines the March plans, including a talk on zodiac and sign divisions.
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The regular Q&A session is open until Friday. Any questions, including requests for second opinions and direct readings, are welcome.
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The January digest of HOROI Project is now available. You'll find the highlights of the new translations (Rhetorius/Dorotheus, Valens, Abū Maʿshar), a summary of HOROI Talk #19 on the development of planetary significations, and what is expected in February.
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The historical development of the astrological understanding of the planets is a long story. I've attempted to cover all its important aspects in HOROI Talk #19, a massive 4-hour lecture spanning from 3000 BCE to the present day. I hope you'll like it!
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A HOROI Talk dedicated to the planets? See you on January 25!
Maybe the zillionth translation, but I’m still happy I’ve done it
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Elemental theory is really a Procrustean bed for the planets
It took a bit more time than I’d expected, but Dorotheus’s nativities exemplifying success and failure as preserved in Māshāʾallāh’s surviving version are now available as the first installment of Rhetorius, Part V.
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I’ve posted the December digest of the HOROI Project. Rather than merely summarizing results, it focuses on points where manuscript comparison raises methodological questions that could affect previously completed work.
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November in retrospect:
- horary astro from Abū Maʿshar, 1st transcribed/translated
- Theophilus’s weather predictions from mss transcribed for the 1st time
- place division & longevity stuff from Rhetorius, party brand new
- a talk about the Moon’s roles in Hellenistic natal astro
- theories concerning lunar nodes and bendings
- the doctrine of lunar days, a predictive technique that employs the Moon’s positions on the 3rd, 7th, and 40th days after birth 3/3
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The topics to discuss:
- the astrological understanding of conception and the use of conception horoscopes in rectifying natal horoscopes
- ideas related to lunar phases and bonds, applications and separations
- the various roles of the prenatal and preconceptional lunation 2/3
HOROI Talk #17 focused on the Moon’s roles in various astrological traditions, except in Hellenistic natal astrology, a substantial subject in its own right. This very topic will be explored in HOROI Talk #18, scheduled for November 30. 1/3
In Part 1, which will be delivered on Sunday, October 26, at 5 pm GMT, I will talk about the roles of the Moon in observational astrologies, lunar “zodiacs,” Babylonian functions modeling the Moon’s motion, and non-horoscopic uses of the Moon in Hellenistic general and catarchic astrology.
Arguably, the Moon is the most important planet in most types of astrology. In the next HOROI Talk, “The Tales of the Moon,” I will cover the uses and historical development of lunar concepts and conditions. Due to the abundance of relevant material, this talk is split into two parts.
For the whole monthly digest about HOROI Project activities in September, follow the link.
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Significations of planets and other goodies from Abū Maʿshar, the survival and adoption of infants discussed by Rhetorius, natal and electional uses of some lunar mansions… these are only the texts translated for the first time.
Important forthcoming volume. Astrologers at Work: Essays on the Practices and Techniques of Astrology in Memory of Helena Avelar.
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Coming soon: "Astrologers at Work brings together fourteen scholars to explore the history of astrological practice, focusing on techniques, doctrines, and methods of interpretation across cultures and centuries."
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In July, new translations from Abū Maʿshar, Dorotheus, Rhetorius, and Theophilus were produced. Find the monthly digest with a retrospect and the plans for August here:
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I mean, the querent produces or forms
My take is that H5 represents "children" in the broadest sense, including non-animate roles like artwork. Everyone/everything the produces or forms.
1. H5, if the teacher is the querent (H1), and the teacher-students dynamics are being investigated.
2. No. Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't use natural significators for main roles in the question.
I wonder if there's a lucky corner on the planet where most of them aren't clowns and/or baboons.
I agree. Rhetorius conflated a number of sources, including the model of the poets of the Manethoniana and, I believe, Teucer on the barbarous sphere.
“If Mercury and Venus are in fall in their own or each other’s terms, they make imitators or politicians, especially in Capricorn due to the Ape’s co-rising.” (Rhetorius)
