{"collection":"astro","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/astro/aia/index.htm","path":"astro/aia/index.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/astro/aia/index.htm","text":"Sacred Texts\u00a0\n Sky Lore\u00a0\n \nAn Introduction to Astrology\nby William Lilly\nZadkiel, ed.\n[1852]\nFirst published in 1647,\n as Christian Astrology, this is one of the best\n known post-classical works on Astrology.\n the present edition, heavily edited by 'Zadkiel,' was\n released under the current title in 1852.\n As the planet Uranus ('Hershel'), discovered in 1781,\n is mentioned throughout, and Neptune, discovered in 1846, is not,\n we can bracket the date of composition of\n the revised edition to the mid-19th century.\n \n Horary Astrology, the subject of this book, interprets planetary\n positions to answer a wide range of questions, from lost dogs and\n stolen fish, to the death of kings.\n While there is a basic repertoire of interpretations, (e.g., Saturn bad,\n Venus good), the horoscope is used as a jumping off point for the\n astrologer's intuition.\n And Lilly apparently had spectacularly good intuition.\n His famous prediction of the London fire of 1666 was so accurate\n that he was suspected of starting it, a charge he was later acquitted of.\n Lilly also used Astrology in medical practice and\n this book discusses the use of horoscopes in diagnosing diseases,\n determining whether a patient will die or get better, and so on.\n \n Zadkiel was apparently the pseudonym of Richard James Morrison (1795-1874).\n Thanks to John Mark Ockerbloom of Online Books for pointing this out.\n \n This etext uses Unicode extensively\n to display astrological symbols; for instructions\n on viewing Unicode in your browser,\n refer to this file.\n \nTitle Page\nPreface\nTable of Contents\nLife of William Lilly\nChapter I.\nChapter II.\nChapter III. Of the Aspects\nChapter IV Of the Twelve Houses, Their Nature and Signification\nChapter V. Of Saturn, and his Signification\nChapter VI. Of the Planet Jupiter, and his Signification\nChapter VII. Of the Planet Mars, and his Several Significations\nChapter VIII. Of the Sun, His General and Particular Significations\nChapter IX. Of the Planet Venus, and her Several Signification and Nature\nChapter X. Of Mercury, and his Signification, Nature, and Property\nChapter XI. Of the Moon, her Properties and Significations\nChapter XII\nChapter XIII. Another Brief Description of the Shapes and Forms of the Planets\nChapter XIV. The Colours of the Planets and Signs\nChapter XV. The Nature, Place, Countries, General Description, and Diseases Signified by the Twelve Signs\nChapter XVI. Teaching What Use May Be Made of the Former Discourse of the Twelve Signs\nChapter XVII. Of the Essential Dignities of the Planets\nChapter XVIII. Table of the Essential Dignities of the Planets\nChapter XIX. Considerations Before Judgment\nChapter XX. What Significator, Querent, and Quesited, are; and an Introduction to the Judgment of a Question.\nChapter XXI. To Know Whether a Thing Demanded will be Brought to Perfection, Yea or Nay\nThe Resolution of all Manner of Questions and Demands\nChapter XXII. Questions Concerning the First House. If the Querent be Likely to Live Long--Yea or Not?\nChapter XXIII. If One Shall Find the Party at Home he Would Speak with?\nChapter XXIV. Of a Ship, and her Safety or Destruction\nChapter XXV. Judgments Concerning the Second House\nChapter XXVI. Of the Third House, viz. of Brethren, Sisters, Kindred, News, Short Journeys, etc.\nChapter XXVII. Of the Fourth House, and Judgments Depending Thereon\nChapter XXVIII. Of the Fifth House and its Questions\nChapter XXIX. Of the Sixth House\nChapter XXX. The Seventh House, and its Questions\nChapter XXXI. Of the Eighth House, and its Questions: These are Death, Dowry, the Wife's Substance, &c.\nChapter XXXII. Of The Ninth House and its Questions. Long Journeys, Voyages, Arts, Science, Church Preferment, Law, &c.\nChapter XXXIII. The Tenth House and its Questions.--viz. Office, Dignity, Preferment, Government, Trade, or Profession, &c.\nChapter XXXIV. Of the Eleventh House, and its Questions, viz. of Friends, Hopes, Property of the King, &c.\nChapter XXXV. Of the Twelfth House, and its Questions, viz. of Imprisonment, Great Cattle, Private Enemies, Banished Men, &c.\nAphorisms, by Zadkiel\nAppendix\nExplanation of the Hieroglyphics\nDescription of Persons According as the Significator may be Found in Each of the Twelve Signs\nEffects of the Aspects Between the Significators\nOf the \u2736 and \u25b3 Aspects Between the Significators\nThe Effects of the \u2610 or \u260d Aspects Between the Significators\nList of Fixed Stars Which may be Considered in Horary Questions\nExplanation of Terms Used in this Work","title":"Introduction to Astrology Index","type":"page"}