The astrologer's guide : Anima astrologiæ, or, A guide for astrologers : being the one hundred and forty-six considerations of the famous astrologer, Guido Bonatus, tr. from the Latin by Henry Coley, together with the choicest aphorisms of the seven segments of Jerom Cardan of Milan / edited by William Lilly (1675) ; now first republished from a unique copy of the original edition, with notes and a preface, by Wm. C. Eldon Serjeant.

William Lilly

Date:: 1886

Credit: The astrologer's guide : Anima astrologiæ, or, A guide for astrologers : being the one hundred and forty-six considerations of the famous astrologer, Guido Bonatus, tr. from the Latin by Henry Coley, together with the choicest aphorisms of the seven segments of Jerom Cardan of Milan / edited by William Lilly (1675) ; now first republished from a unique copy of the original edition, with notes and a preface, by Wm. C. Eldon Serjeant. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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of the nature of 1/ and of the second magnitude. In Cancer likewise two, one in 2° 2', the other in 29° 5', both of the nature of 1/. In Leo one in 9° 4', of the nature of % and ?. In Virgo one in 4° 7', of the nature of ? and ]). In Libra two, both of the nature of 1/ and $, one in 13° 45', the other in 14° 45'. In Scorpio four, one in 9° 55', another in 13° 1', a third in 14° 45', the last in 19° 15', all of the nature of 1/. In Sagittarius two, one in 10° 15', the other in 7° 55', both of the nature of 4/. In Capricorn three, one 2° o', another 7° 55', the other 7° 55', all of the nature of 1/. In Pisces two, one in 7° 11' of the nature of the other in 14° 59'of the nature of 1/ . Wherefore always when thou findest the signification in a corporal conjunction with any of these, thou mayst pronounce happiness and a good end.* 101. The 101st Consideration is, To mark in Nativities or Questions, which Planet is the cutter-off of life or years, or hinderer of a thing; from being done ; for he it is who destroys the life of the Native, etc., who is strongest in testimonies of dignities or power. Yet Messahala concealed this, and discovered the secret only to a certain scholar of his, who out of pride appropriated the same to himself. Now after thou hast found who is this destroyer, etc., then see to whom the Lord of the Ascendant or the Moon is joined (who participates in signification of everything, as It must be borne in mind that the fixed stars increase in longi- tude at the annual rate of 50'25 but their latitudes vary very little. The right ascensions and declinations of all the fixed stars mentioned in the two foregoing considerations, together with many others, are given every year in the Nautical Almanac, so that their places can easily be computed by means of their known annual differences, for past years and for many years in advance if necessary. There is an excellent article on the Fixed Stars in Wilson’s “ Dictionary of Astrology,” together with a table of all stars which are worthy of consideration in both Horary and Genethlical Astrology. A useful table of the fixed stars will be found in “ The Text-book of Astrology, Yol. I. Genethlialogy,” by Alfred J. Pearce (London, 1879). They are computed for January 1, 1879.

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