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  • Hellenistic
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Hellenistic

Source texts from the Hellenistic astrological tradition.

Dorotheus of Sidon, Carmen Astrologicum
Dorotheus source used for traditional lots, elections, length-of-life material, and foundational Hellenistic technique.
Dorotheus of Sidon · Hellenistic · composed 75 · published 1976 · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Tetrabiblos
Claudius Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, (1940), translated by F. E. Robbins
Claudius Ptolemy · Hellenistic · composed 150 · published 1940 · 6 citations · 22 documented rules
Anthology
Vettius Valens, Anthology, (2010), translated by Mark T. Riley
Vettius Valens · Hellenistic · composed 175 · published 2010 · 59 citations · 82 documented rules

Late Antique

Source texts from late antique astrological transmission.

Matheseos Libri VIII
Julius Firmicus Maternus, Matheseos Libri VIII, (1975), translated by Jean Rhys Bram
Julius Firmicus Maternus · Late Antique · composed 335 · published 1975 · 27 citations · 33 documented rules
Late Classical Astrology
Paulus Alexandrinus, Late Classical Astrology, (2001), translated by Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum
Paulus Alexandrinus · Late Antique · composed 378 · published 2001 · 5 citations · 45 documented rules
Hephaistio of Thebes, Apotelesmatics
Hephaistio source used for late-antique condition context and the reviewed lunar parent-predecease aphorism row.
Hephaistio of Thebes · Late Antique · composed 415 · published 1998 · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Rhetorius of Egypt translation (James Holden or equivalent)
Rhetorius source used as a later synthesis and transmission witness for Hellenistic methods.
Rhetorius of Egypt · Late Antique · composed 575 · published 2009 · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Anonymous Hermetic author, Liber Hermetis
Anonymous Hermetic source used as a late antique lot-variant witness in the corpus.
Anonymous Hermetic author · Late Antique · published 1993 · 0 citations · 0 documented rules

Medieval Arabic/Persian

Source texts from medieval Arabic and Persian astrological traditions.

Works of Sahl and Masha'allah
Sahl ibn Bishr and Masha'allah, Works of Sahl and Masha'allah, (2008), translated by Benjamin N. Dykes
Masha'allah, Sahl ibn Bishr, Sahl ibn Bishr and Masha'allah · Medieval Arabic/Persian · composed 825 · published 2008 · 3 citations · 3 documented rules
Al-Kindi, Forty Chapters
Al-Kindi source used for medieval interpretive-rule material and Arabic/Persian transmission context.
Al-Kindi · Medieval Arabic/Persian · composed 850 · published 2011 · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Persian Nativities III: On Solar Revolutions
Abu Ma'shar, Persian Nativities III: On Solar Revolutions, (2010), translated by Benjamin N. Dykes
Abu Bakr, Abu Ma'shar, Al-Kindi, Umar al-Tabari · Medieval Arabic/Persian · composed 850 · published 2010 · 2 citations · 4 documented rules
The Great Introduction to the Science of the Judgments of the Stars
Abu Ma'shar, The Great Introduction to the Science of the Judgments of the Stars, (2010), translated by Benjamin N. Dykes
Abu Ma'shar · Medieval Arabic/Persian · composed 850 · published 2010 · 3 citations · 8 documented rules
Al-Qabisi (Alcabitius): The Introduction to Astrology
Al-Qabisi (Alcabitius): The Introduction to Astrology
Al-Qabisi · Medieval Arabic/Persian · composed 950 · published 2004 · 0 citations · 0 documented rules

Medieval Latin

Source texts from medieval Latin astrological traditions.

Bonatti on Elections
Bonatti source used for medieval electional rules and technique expansion.
Guido Bonatti · Medieval Latin · composed 1277 · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Bonatti on Mundane Astrology
Bonatti on Mundane Astrology
Guido Bonatti · Medieval Latin · composed 1277 · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Benjamin Dykes, Choices and Inceptions
Choices and Inceptions source used for electional method implementation, medieval election doctrine, and lunar mansion electional context.
Benjamin Dykes · Medieval Latin / Arabic · published 2012 · 0 citations · 0 documented rules

Renaissance/Early Modern

Source texts from Renaissance and early modern astrology.

William Lilly, Christian Astrology, All Three Volumes
William Lilly, Christian Astrology, All Three Volumes
William Lilly · Renaissance/Early Modern · composed 1647 · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
William Lilly, Christian Astrology, Books 1 and 2 (plus all-volumes scan)
William Lilly, Christian Astrology, Books 1 and 2 (plus all-volumes scan)
William Lilly · Renaissance/Early Modern · composed 1647 · 0 citations · 0 documented rules

Modern/Contemporary

Modern and contemporary source texts cited by public reference pages.

Sepharial, Directional Astrology
Sepharial, Directional Astrology
Sepharial · Modern/Contemporary · composed 1910 · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Sepharial, Primary Directions Made Easy
Sepharial, Primary Directions Made Easy
Sepharial · Modern/Contemporary · composed 1910 · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Hellenistic Astrology: The Study of Fate and Fortune
Chris Brennan, Hellenistic Astrology: The Study of Fate and Fortune, (2017)
Chris Brennan · Modern/Contemporary · 2017 · 7 citations · 13 documented rules
Ancient Astrology in Theory and Practice, Volume 1
Demetra George, Ancient Astrology in Theory and Practice, Volume 1, (2019)
Demetra George · Modern/Contemporary · 2019 · 1 citations · 6 documented rules
Ancient Astrology in Theory and Practice, Volume 2
Demetra George, Ancient Astrology in Theory and Practice, Volume 2, (2022)
Demetra George · Modern/Contemporary · composed 2022 · published 2019 · 7 citations · 15 documented rules
al-Biruni, The Book of Instruction in the Elements of the Art of Astrology
Al-Biruni source used for Arabic lunar mansion sequence, star-anchor witnesses, and related house or angle context.
Traditional astrology · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Austin Coppock, 36 Faces
Austin Coppock, 36 Faces
Traditional astrology · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope
B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope
Technical / supporting reference · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Benjamin Dykes, Traditional Astrology for Today
Benjamin Dykes, Traditional Astrology for Today
Traditional astrology · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Bernadette Brady, Brady's Book of Fixed Stars
Bernadette Brady, Brady's Book of Fixed Stars
Traditional astrology · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Bernadette Brady, Predictive Astrology: The Eagle and the Lark
Bernadette Brady, Predictive Astrology: The Eagle and the Lark
Technical / supporting reference · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra
BPHS source used for nakshatra name and deity sequence context in the current calculation-first reference row.
Traditional astrology · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Carol A. Tebbs, The Complete Book of Chart Rectification
Carol A. Tebbs, The Complete Book of Chart Rectification
Traditional astrology · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Carole Devine & Kenneth Demott, Solar Arc Directions: How To Read Life's Roadmap
Carole Devine & Kenneth Demott, Solar Arc Directions: How To Read Life's Roadmap
Traditional astrology · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Cristian Tolsa, The Orphic Astrologer Critodemus
Cristian Tolsa, The Orphic Astrologer Critodemus
Traditional astrology · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
De Quindecim Stellis translation
De Quindecim Stellis source used for selected fixed-star identity rows and fixed-star electional context.
Traditional astrology · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Dennis Harness, The Nakshatras: The Lunar Mansions of Vedic Astrology
Dennis Harness, The Nakshatras: The Lunar Mansions of Vedic Astrology
Technical / supporting reference · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Guido Bonatti, On the Arabic Parts
Guido Bonatti, On the Arabic Parts
Traditional astrology · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Hart de Fouw and Robert Svoboda, Light on Life
Hart de Fouw and Robert Svoboda, Light on Life
Technical / supporting reference · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Hart de Fouw and Robert Svoboda, Light on Relationships
Hart de Fouw and Robert Svoboda, Light on Relationships
Technical / supporting reference · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
James Holden, Ancient House Division
James Holden, Ancient House Division
Traditional astrology · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Jim Lewis with Kenneth Irving, The Psychology of AstroCartoGraphy
Jim Lewis with Kenneth Irving, The Psychology of AstroCartoGraphy
Technical / supporting reference · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Jodie Forrest and Steven Forrest, Skymates 2: The Composite Chart
Jodie Forrest and Steven Forrest, Skymates 2: The Composite Chart
Technical / supporting reference · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
John Townley, The Composite Chart
John Townley, The Composite Chart
Technical / supporting reference · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Liz Greene, composite chart article
Liz Greene, composite chart article
Technical / supporting reference · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Martin Gansten primary-directions source bundle: chiefly Annual Predictive Techniques... ch. 6 + App. II-III, supplemented by local historical directions material
Gansten source-bundle key used for primary direction methodology, parameters, and historical framing.
Traditional astrology · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Martin Gansten, Annual Predictive Techniques of the Greek, Arabic and Indian Astrologers
Gansten annual-predictive source used for returns, revolutions, and cross-traditional annual timing context.
Traditional astrology · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Martin Gansten, History of Directions
Martin Gansten, History of Directions
Traditional astrology · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Matthew Robinson, Ardua et Astra: On the Calculation of the Dates of the Rising and Setting of Stars
Robinson source used for phasis rising and setting terminology, apparent visibility language, and observation/calculation uncertainty context.
Traditional astrology · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Ralph Holden, The Elements of House Division
Ralph Holden, The Elements of House Division
Traditional astrology · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Regulus, A Rectification Manual: The American Presidency
Regulus, A Rectification Manual: The American Presidency
Traditional astrology · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Robert Hand, Planets in Composite
Robert Hand, Planets in Composite
Technical / supporting reference · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Ronald C. Davison, Synastry: Understanding Human Relations Through Astrology
Ronald C. Davison, Synastry: Understanding Human Relations Through Astrology
Technical / supporting reference · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
The Decans of Albumasar
The Decans of Albumasar
Traditional astrology · 0 citations · 0 documented rules
Vivian Robson, The Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology
Vivian Robson, The Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology
Traditional astrology · 0 citations · 0 documented rules

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