The translation of a fragment from the book by the astrologer of VIII c. Omar of Tiberias (‘Umar Ibn al-Farrukhân al-Tabarî) on horaries. This fragment says about accomplishment of some doubtful thing. The way of judgement doesn’t look standard for modern horary astrology.
Omar said: whether a doubtful thing will be accomplished?
Look at the lord of Mid-Heaven, and if it will be in any angle and not combusted, say that this thing will be on the same day. And if it will be in 3rd house, or 6th, or 12th, it is already completed. But if will not be in any of these places, then look at the degrees from the lord of the hour to the lord of Ascendant, to which add the degree of Mid-Heaven, and begin from the first degree of Mid-Heaven, and where the number will be complete, there will be the Lot of Doubtful Thing. Then look if the lord of that lot or that lot beholds the lord of Ascendant by an aspect of trine or sextile, then say this thing will be, if from the other hand – not. Moreover, if you want to know, when the thing will be, look how many degrees are between the lord of Ascendant and Ascendant, and give a month for every two and half degrees. Or otherwise, if the lord of Mid-Heaven will be in an angle, or in the 3th house, or 6th, or 12th, then see the degrees between itself [lord of Mid-Heaven?] and the lord of the hour, to which add the degree of Ascendant, and begin from the Ascendant, and where the number will be complete, there will be the Lot of Doubtful Thing. Also, if the lord of Mid-heaven will be out of these places, you will take a distance from the lord of the hour upto the lord of Mid-Heaven, and where the number will be complete, there will be the lot. Then look among the Ascendent, and the Sun, and the Moon, if they are strong in the asked, put the degrees, which are from the lord of Acdendent to the Ascendant, a day for every degree. If they are weak, put a month for every degree; if they are badly placed, then put a year for every degree.
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Then look if the lord of that lot or that lot beholds the lord of Ascendant by an aspect of trine or sextile, then say this thing will be, if from the other hand – not.
____________________________________Hi,
“if from the other hand – not” – does it mean – from square or opposition? I do not quite understand “from the other hand”…
Cheers,
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Hi,
It rather means “otherwise”, “else”, I think. I.e. if it doesn’t behold the lord of Ascendant by trine or sextile, then – not.
I just tried to follow the Latin text as close as I can
Anton
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Trackback from Conspirama on December 21, 2008 at 9:55 pm
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Umar always ends up sounding like Dorotheus, especially in his work on nativities, although this passage is a bit unusual.
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