Ibn Ezra, Abraham - 120 Aphorisms for Astrologers.pdf

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120 Aphorisms for Astrologers

By

Abraham ibn Ezra(fl. ca. 1140-1160, mainly in Italy and France)



1 Becaue the !""n i near the Earth and accelerated in it c"ure, it increaethe c"n#uncti"n "f $lanet by c"mmunicatin% it f"rce t" them &ith"ut e'errecei'in% any f"rce fr"m them it tranfer brilliancy fr"m "ne t" the "ther itc"rre$"nd t" the ne&-b"rn in that it beam de'el"$ %radually until they arefull, and after&ard it decline %radually until it i n" l"n%er 'iible anddia$$ear fr"m the &"rld. hat i &hy the ancient aid that it influence e'erydeliberati"n and the be%innin% "f any ta*. If it i in it acendancy and it

circumtance are fa'"urable, anythin% &hich "ne may tart at that m"ment &ill meet&ith ucce, and c"ntrari&ie if it i in the unfa'"urable circumtance. heyadded that, f"r the a*er, y"u h"uld "ber'e the acendin% i%n &ith it ruler,and f"r the re+uet, the th i%n &ith it ruler, and al&ay $ut the !""n inc"ntact &ith it.

If the !""n i m"'in% by itelf, '"id "f c"ure/ that indicate any futilethin%, and it i%nifie that any thin% &hich the a*er re+uet cann"t $"ibly"ccur.

he $lanet &hich enter int" c"n#uncti"n "r int" a$ect &ith the !""n$r"%n"ticate e'ery future thin% and anythin% &hich the a*er &ill e$ect if the$lanet i fa'"urable, it &ill be a b""n if the $lanet i unfa'"urable, it &illbrin% harm.

4 he e$arati"n fr"m the !""n den"te thin% &hich ha'e $aed if it e$aratedin c"n#uncti"n "r in a$ect &ith a hel$ful $lanet, it &a beneficial, and &ith aharmful $lanet, it &a initer harmful/.

2 If the aterim &hich recei'e it f"rce fr"m the !""n i in it acendancy,then the thin% &ill be d"ne $r"$erly #ut the "$$"ite if it h"uld be &ea*.

6 3i*e&ie, in the cae "f any c"ntellati"n &hich c"mmunicate f"rce t" an"ther"ne, the e'ent &ill ta*e $lace acc"rdin% t" the $"&er "f the reci$ient.

n the day &hen the !""n i &ith the baleful $lanet, n"thin% &hich "ne may a*&ill be c"m$leted $r"$erly if there i a $lanet in the acendin% i%n if the !""n

h"uld be in "ne "f the $"le "f the meridian, then it i &"re, becaue itf"recat fear in mind and ic*ne in b"dy if it h"uld be in the fallin%cadent/ h"ue, it indicate fear but n"t ic*ne.

5 he $lanet m"'e in t&" face, "ne hel$ful, the "ther harmful &here'er y"u findthe $lanet t" be fa'"urable, $redict %""d f"r the "$$"ite $"iti"n, $redict the"$$"ite.

he fa'"urable direct $lanet are ueful &hether they recei'e "r n"t. If theyrecei'e, " much the better. he unfa'"urable $lanet are detructi'e by their 'erynature, but if a $lanet h"uld be recei'ed by it, it mali%nant influence &ill beattenuated. he ame h"ld true &hether the 'iual an%le f"rmed &ith it i aetile "r a trine a$ect

10 A $lanet h"uld n"t be c"nidered harmful until the ray "f the harmful $lanetd"minate it in $r"$"rti"n t" the f"rce "f it b"dy if it i le than that, thenit &ill f"recat "nly li%ht harm after it de$art in a$ect "ne de%ree fr"m thene&-b"rn, and relati'ely m"re if it %"e further a&ay, it &ill $r"'"*e fear &hich&ill n"t ha'e any $ractical c"ne+uence. hat i al"/ the $r"cedure "f thefa'"urable $lanet. If the $lanet, &hich $r"%n"ticate all that &hich i t" ha$$en,d"e n"t f"rm a 'iual an%le &ith the acendin% i%n, the h"$e "f the $etiti"ner

&ill n"t materialize.

11 If the beneficial $lanet are in a$ect &ith the baleful $lanet, the influence



"f the latter &ill be le harmful.

1 he fa'"urable al&ay $r"%n"ticate a b""n, and the unfa'"urable $r"%n"ticateharm. 7e'erthele if the unfa'"urable "ne h"uld be in it ealtati"n, the effect&ill be %""d, alth"u%h it &ill in'"l'e $ain and "rr"&.

1 If the hel$ful $lanet h"uld be in a $"iti"n "$$"ite t" their character, inthe h"ue "f their dih"n"ur detriment/, in the h"ue "f their hatred fall/, "r

in the fallin% cadent/ h"ue, and if n" a$ect lie bet&een them and theacendin% i%n, then it &ill eert ab"lutely n" influence.

14 3i*e&ie if the unfa'"urable are in that $"iti"n, their harm &ill be li%ht.

12 If the fa'"urable aterim i in it acendancy and if it al"ne eert aninfluence "'er the ne&-b"rn, then it %""d influence &ill increae.

16 If 8u$iter i in a$ect &ith the fa'"urable $lanet, it &ill ma*e it naturefa'"urable. 9enu cann"t m"dify the nature "f :aturn ece$t &ith the aid "f8u$iter. 8u$iter nullifie the harm "f :aturn, but 9enu nullifie the harm "f !are'en m"re than d"e 8u$iter.

1 If b"th the fa'"urable and unfa'"urable $lanet are in a bad $"iti"n, "r ifthey cintillate, they $r"%n"ticate "methin% 'ile yet they cann"t caue %""d "rharm becaue "f their &ea*ne.

15 If a baleful $lanet h"uld be eat "f the :un, in a i%n &herein it eert aninfluence, and if n" "ther unfa'"urable $lanet i in a$ect &ith it, then it ibetter than the fa'"urable "ne &hich cintillate "r i retr"%rade.

1 If the baleful are in c"ntr"l "f the thin% re+ueted, and if the ruler "f theacendin% i%n #"in in c"n#uncti"n &ith them, and if the !""n i in +uare a$ect"r in "$$"iti"n, then, h"uld the re+uet be %ranted, it end &ill be detrimental.

0 If the baleful i in an acendin% i%n and ha &ithin it any $"&er, itinfluence &ill be le harmful if it i retr"%rade, it &ill hea$ e'il "n e'il.

1 If the baleful i in +uare a$ect "r in "$$"iti"n, it &ill l"e itfa'"urable influence.

If the baleful h"uld be in the $"iti"n "f it $"&er and in "ne "f the $"le"r "ne "f the u$$"rt, it f"rce i t" be c"nidered e+ui'alent t" the f"rce "fthe fa'"urable $lanet.

If the baleful i etran%ed in it $"iti"n, then it influence &ill bec"mem"re harmful.

4 If the baleful i in "ne "f the $"le, "r if it harm the tar "f the +uarea$ect "r "$$"iti"n then it e'il influence &ill be c"m$lete all the m"re " "f

it i m"re $"&erful than the tar. If, h"&e'er, it i in a trine "r etile a$ect,the e'il influence &ill be attenuated.

2 If the baleful h"uld be in c"ntr"l "f the thin% re+ueted, it indicate delayin the matter, and it mean that it &ill n"t materialize but by %rief and &"rry.

6 If the baleful h"uld c"mmunicate it f"rce t" an"ther "min"u "ne, then it&ill hea$ e'il u$"n e'il if a fa'"urable "ne %i'e it f"rce t" an"ther fa'"urable

"ne, then it &ill reult in m"re luc*; if a baleful %i'e it f"rce t" afa'"urable, then the fate &ill chan%e fr"m e'il t" %""d the "$$"ite &ill ha'e an"$$"ite effect.



If any beneficial "r in#uri"u c"ntellati"n i in it h"ue "r in the h"ue "fit h"n"ur, it &ill al&ay reult in a b""n.

5 Any $lanet at the be%innin% "f a i%n i c"nidered &ea* until it i 2< a&ay.3i*e&ie, if the $lanet h"uld be le than 2< a&ay fr"m "ne "f the h"ue, it &illbe c"nidered t" be in the f"rce "f the h"ue if it i further a&ay, then it fallbey"nd the f"rce "f the h"ue.

Any aterim bet&een the be%innin% "f the h"ue and 12< $"ee %reat $"&er.

0 If the $lanet i &ith "ne "f the $"le "f the baleful and it de$art fr"m ita$ect by 1<, it &ill caue fear but it &ill n"t ha'e any $ractical reult.

1 If the c"ntellati"n i in the h"ue "f it dih"n"ur, it $r"%n"ticate %rief,an%uih, and ditre.

he $lanet &hich retr"%rade den"te rebelli"n and the detructi"n "f any$r"#ect.

he $lanet, &hich i in it firt tati"n, i li*e a man &h" d"e n"t *n"& &hathe &ill d", and it reult i bad; if it i in it ec"nd tati"n, it i li*e a man&h" e$ect "methin% and &h"e h"$e &ill n"t be in 'ain.

4 If a tar h"uld be delayed in it c"ure, it &ill delay the thin% eitherf"rtunately "r unf"rtunately if 8u$iter "r :aturn h"uld be in the 'ariablecardinal/ i%n, they &ill haten the thin%.

2 If the $lanet i at the end "f the i%n, it f"rce &ill be l"t f"r the firti%n, and all it f"rce &ill $a t" the i%n int" &hich it i t" enter. If the$lanet i in the th de%ree "f the i%n, it f"rce tay in the i%n &here it i,becaue the $lanet eert f"rce in de%ree; in the de%ree in &hich it i, in the$recedin% de%ree, and in the ube+uent de%ree.

6 If a tar i ab"ut t" enter int" c"n#uncti"n &ith a ec"nd tar but, bef"re the

c"n#uncti"n i c"nummated, the ec"nd tar lea'e f"r a different i%n, and thefirt tar $urue it and "'erta*e it, and if, bef"re "'erta*in% it, n" "ther tarunite &ith it, then the thin% re+ueted &ill be acc"m$lihed after the de$air.

If a tar i in a$ect &ith an"ther tar, &hich then m"'e fr"m it $"iti"nbef"re the li%hter tar reache it, n" harm &ill reult, becaue the a$ect d"en"t interfere &ith the c"n#uncti"n "f celetial b"die.

5 If an aterim i in a i%n &hich c"rre$"nd t" it nature, it $"&er &illincreae if it i in a i%n c"ntrary t" it nature, it $"&er &ill &ea*en a, f"ream$le, :aturn in a h"ue that i c"ld and dry.

If the $lanet, &hich i recei'ed, i fa'"urable, then it f"rce increae; if

it i detrimental, then it harm i leened.

40 If the $lanet i n"t in "ne "f the $lace "f it influence but i in the 6th "r1th h"ue, it &ill n"t reult in a b""n.

41 If a $lanet i beneath the brilliancy and i "ne "f the u$eri"r, it &ill eertn" influence; the ame i true "f the inferi"r. If they retr"%rade, their influencei &"re than any.

4 If the tar, &hich er'e f"r the $r"%n"tic, i retr"%rade, but later itm"ti"n f"ll"& the "rder "f the i%n, that indicate that the thin% &ill be



fulfilled $artly. 3i*e&ie if it i beneath the ray "f the :un and then de$artfr"m there.

4 If a c"ntellati"n, aumin% that it i fa'"urable, i in "ne "f the cener,it &ill l"e it %""d influence if it i unfa'"urable, it influence &ill bec"me&"re.

44 If the fa'"urable $lanet i in the 5th h"ue, it indicate neither %""d n"r

bad if "ne "f the unfa'"urable i there, that $r"%n"ticate c"m$lete harm.

42 If the $lanet i ab"ut t" re'ere it m"ti"n, it f"recat unuccefulc"nultati"n, difficulty, and detructi"n; if it m"ti"n bec"me direct, it &illbetter the luc* in the matter, it tren%th, and it u$ri%htne.

46 If the $"&er "f the $lanet h"uld be 1 < in an au$ici"u $"iti"n, that &illeert a better influence.

4 If the $lanet i in a fied i%n, it f"recat anythin% &hich &ill be c"ntantand firm if it i in a 'ariable i%n, the thin% &ill 'ary if it i in a i%n &itha d"uble b"dy, it au%ur that "ne $art "f the thin% &ill remain c"ntant "r thatthe thin% &ill be m"dified t&ice.

45 If the recei'in% tar i in an unfa'"urable $"iti"n, it $"rtend e'il.

4 If the ruler "f the acendin% i%n i in the h"ue "f it hatred, it cann"tc"ntr"l c"m$letely the thin% re+ueted.

20 If the $lanet enter int" c"n#uncti"n &ith the fa'"urable "r unfa'"urable, thenature "f the tr"n%er "f them i t" be c"nidered.

21 If the ruler "f the acendin% i%n c"mmunicate f"rce t" the ruler "f thec"nulted h"ue, the thin% &ill be deired 'ery tr"n%ly but if the ruler "f thethin% "u%ht c"mmunicate f"rce t" the ruler "f the acendin% i%n, then the thin%&ill materialize &ith"ut any difficulty.

2 If there i an "btructin% $lanet bet&een them, it $r"%n"ticate an indi'idual&h" &ill $ut an "btacle bet&een it and the thin% "u%ht.

2 If the mater "f the acendin% i%n e$arate fr"m the mater "f the thin%"u%ht, hi deire &ill dia$$ear.

24 If n" $lanet i in a$ect &ith the !""n, that indicate ind"lence.

22 If many tar are in a$ect &ith the !""n,, th"e &hich ait in fulfillin%the "b#ect &ill be numer"u.

26 If an aterim tranfer fr"m the ruler "f the acendin% i%n t" the ruler "fthe thin% re+ueted, then the thin% &ill be acc"m$lihed thr"u%h an intermediary.

2 If the ruler "f the acendant i in the h"ue "f it tri$licity, and if theruler "f the i%n "f the tri$licity are in a$ect &ith it, th"e near t" it &illhel$ it.

25 If the $lanet m"'e in the $ath, t" &hich &e referred f"r the return "fbrilliancy, the thin% &ill ta*e $lace after de$air.

2 If the $r"%n"ticat"r i in a $"iti"n t" c"mmunicate f"rce, that mean thatthe thin% &ill be acc"m$lihed eactly a he &ihe.



60 If the $r"%n"ticat"r i ab"ut t" c"mmunicate influence, that au%ur that thethin% &ill re'eal an"ther.

61 If the tetim"ny "f the $r"%n"ticat"r i in the act "f c"mmunicatin% thenature, that den"te %reat #"y in the affair.

6 If the tetim"ny "f the $r"%n"ticati"n i in the act "f c"mmunicatin% t&"nature, that $"int t" the #"y "f the $etiti"ner and "f the "ne c"nulted.

6 If the tetim"ny "f the $r"%n"ticat"r i in a direct manner, that indicate a%""d "utc"me in anythin% deired.

64 If the tetim"ny "f the $r"%n"ticat"r i in an "bli+ue manner, it mean thathe &ill aband"n the $r"#ect.

62 If the tetim"ny "f the $r"%n"ticat"r i in the $"iti"n "f $r"hibiti"n, itau%ur that the affair &ill be detr"yed after ha'in% been e$ected.

66 If the tetim"ny "f the $r"%n"ticat"r i in the manner "f the return "f li%htt" e'il, it h"& that the a*er &ill re$ent hi re+uet.

6 If the tetim"ny "f the $r"%n"ticat"r c"rre$"nd t" interference, it $"rtendthat e'ent &ill arie &hich &ill detr"y the thin%.

65 If the tetim"ny "f the $r"%n"ticat"r i in the $hen"men"n "f the accident,"methin% &ill ha$$en t" it &hich &ill $ut an end t" the c"nultati"n.

6 If the tetim"ny "f the $r"%n"ticat"r c"incide &ith ruin, the $etiti"ner &illee* "ther c"unel.

0 If the tetim"ny "f the $r"%n"ticat"r i anal"%"u t" the culminati"n "fbrilliancy, it $"int t" an indi'idual &h" &ill detr"y hi "&n c"nultati"n.

1 If the tetim"ny "f the $r"%n"ticat"r refer t" $leaantne, it mar* a mant" &h"m it ha d"ne "me %""d.

If the tetim"ny "f the $r"%n"ticat"r fall in the $hen"men"n "f rec"m$ene,it f"recat that it &ill d" %""d t" "ther al".

he tetim"ny "f the mutual rece$ti"n "f the $r"%n"ticat"r $redict thin%&hich are $re$arin% "methin% that ha n"t yet c"me t" mind.

4 If the tetim"ny "f the $r"%n"ticat"r c"rre$"nd t" liberality, it au%urthat the "licit"r and the ad'ier &ill l"'e "ne an"ther.

2 If the tetim"ny "f the $r"%n"ticat"r i ta*en at the time "f imilarity, itmar* e'ery %""d &hich i in the $r"ce "f f"rmati"n.

6 If the tetim"ny "f the $r"%n"ticat"r "ccur in the e'il mediati"n, it refert" the $ri"ner and the unf"rtunate, but if it "ccur in a %""d "ne, it refer t"the maimum benefit.

If the tetim"ny "f the $r"%n"ticat"r c"incide &ith the di%nity, it i an"men "f e'ery hi%h ran*.

5 he e'en $lanet in their re$ecti'e $"iti"n in the ecli$tic "ffer

$r"%n"tic. If a tar i in it h"ue, it i an eam$le "f a man in hi h"me.

he tar in the h"ue "f it h"n"ur i li*e a man in the $innacle "f hi ran*.



50 he tar at it limit term/ i li*e a man in hi eat.

51 he tar in the h"ue "f it tri$licity i li*e a man &ith hi relati'e.

5 he tar in it face c"rre$"nd t" a man &ith hi "rnament and cl"thin%.

5 he tar in it a$heli"n i imilar t" a man atride hi h"re.

54 he tar in it f"rm i li*e a man in a ituati"n uitable t" himelf.

52 he tar, &hich i in the re'ere "f it f"rm, i li*e a man in a ituati"nunuitable t" himelf.

56 he tar in the h"ue "f it hatred i li*e a man diatified &ith himelf.

5 he tar in a $"iti"n "'er &hich it d"e n"t $red"minate c"rre$"nd t" a man&h" i n"t in hi c"untry.

55 he tar in the h"ue "f it $eriheli"n i imilar t" a man &h" fall fr"m hi%reatne.

5 he :tar &hich m"'e beneath the ray "f the :un i li*e a man in $ri"n.

0 he tar &hich cintillate i anal"%"u t" a man &h" i "n the 'er%e "f death.

1 he tar, &hich i ab"ut t" aume a retr"%rade m"ti"n, i li*e a manbe&ildered and tremblin% at the mif"rtune &hich &ill befall him.

he tar &hich retr"%rade i li*e a t&itchin% and rebelli"u $er"n.

he tar in it ec"nd tati"n i li*e a man &h" e$ect %""d luc*.

4 he tar, &hich i delayed in it c"ure, c"rre$"nd t" a man ehauted andlac*in% tren%th t" %" "n.

2 he tar accelerated in it c"ure i li*e a y"un% man runnin%.

6 he eatern tar i *indred t" a $er"n ha$$y t" fulfill hi deire.

he &etern tar i li*e an ind"lent man.

5 he tar in c"n#uncti"n &ith the :un i li*e a $er"n &h" it &ith the *in% "nhi thr"ne.

he tar in a$ect i imilar t" an indi'idual &h" ee* &hat he deire.

100 he de$artin% tar i li*e a man &h" i re$entant ab"ut the thin%.

101 he tar at a $"le "f the meridian reemble a man &h" tay at hi $"t.

10 he tar at a u$$"rt i li*e a man &h" i h"$eful.

10 he tar in a fallin% h"ue i li*e a man &h" chan%e hi $"iti"n.

104 he tar in c"n#uncti"n c"rre$"nd t" t&" c"m$ani"n.

102 he tar in a etile a$ect are li*e t&" indi'idual &h" ee* each "ther=l"'e.



106 he tar in a trine a$ect reemble t&" $er"n "f imilar tem$erament.

10 he tar in a +uare a$ect are imilar t" t&" $e"$le each "ne "f &h"m ee*c"ntr"l f"r himelf.

105 he tar in "$$"iti"n are *indred t" t&" men fi%htin% each "ther fiercely.

10 he tar in the acendin% i%n i li*e the ne&-b"rn child that c"me "ut "fthe &"mb "f it m"ther "r li*e a thin% &hich "ccur at the ri%ht time.

110 he tar in the nd h"ue i the ame a the $er"n &h" i in the h"ue "f hiaitant.

111 he tar in the rd h"ue harm"nize &ith the man &h" 'iit hi br"ther.

11 he tar in the 4th h"ue c"rre$"nd t" a man in the h"ue "f hi f"rbear "rin hi land.

11 he tar in the 2th h"ue i in affinity &ith a $er"n in hi buine and inhi $leaure.

114 he tar in the 6th h"ue i e+ui'alent t" a &ea* man runnin% a&ay.

112 he tar in the th h"ue i the ame a a man $re$ared f"r battle.

116 he tar in the 5th h"ue i related t" a $er"n beet &ith fear and terr"r.

11 he tar in the th h"ue refer t" a man lea'in% hi $lace t" %" int" eile"r a man &h" ha l"t hi hi%h ran*.

115 he tar in the 10th h"ue tand f"r a $er"n in hi $"&er, in hi di%nity,and in hi $r"fei"n.

11 he tar in the 11th h"ue i in c"nf"rmity &ith a man at the h"me "f hi

friend.

10 he tar in the 1th h"ue i a*in t" a $er"n in $ri"n.

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