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Coming
in May 2008:
Works
of Sahl & Masha'allah
Sahl bin Bishr (Zahel) and Masha’allah
were two of the most influential medieval astrologers from the Arabic
period. In a new translation of over 500 pages, Dr. Benjamin Dykes presents
15 of their most important works--most of them for the first time in any
modern language! This exciting work will include many charts and lengthy
introductory remarks and explanations by the translator.
- Sahl: The Introduction. An
introduction to astrological principles, with important definitions
of planetary combinations.
- Sahl: The Fifty Judgments. A
set of fifty essential considerations for astrologers, an important
source for Bonatti’s 146 Considerations.
- Sahl: On Elections. A
classic work on elections, drawing on Dorotheus.
- Sahl: On Interrogations. Comprehensive
horary treatments on all matters.
- Sahl: On Times. Collection
of numerous predictive techniques, both general and topic-specific.
- Masha’allah: On the Knowledge of the
Motion of the Orb. An astronomical work covering
the elements, planetary orbs, eclipses and weather.
- Masha’allah: On the Roots of Revolutions.
Also known as the “Letter on Eclipses,”
this work introduces basic concepts in mundane astrology.
- Masha’allah: On Rains. A
work on weather prediction.
- Masha’allah: On the Revolution of the
Years of the World. A lengthy work on interpreting
ingress charts and eclipses, both for political events and weather.
- Masha’allah: On the Significations of
the Planets in a Nativity. Intriguing lists
of planetary positions in the signs, houses, and the bounds, including
a use of planetary periods for prediction.
- Masha’allah: On Nativities. An
introduction to life-expectancy predictions and quality of life delineations.
- Masha’allah: On the Interpretation of
Cognition. A work based on “consultation
charts,” finding significators for the purpose and outcome of horary
consultations.
- Masha’allah: On Hidden Things. A
collection of techniques for finding hidden and lost objects.
- Masha’allah: On Reception. A
lengthy, classic work on horary technique and the value of reception.
- Masha’allah/Jirjis: What the Planets
Signify in the Twelve Domiciles of the Circle. Delineations
for the planets in each others’ domiciles.
Works
of Sahl & Masha’allah is scheduled
for release in May 2008, with a pre-sale offered during book production.
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