A complete dictionary of astrology in which every technical and abstruse term belonging to the science is minutely and correctly explained, and the various sytems and opinions of the most approved authors carefully collected and accurately defined / by James Wilson.

  • Wilson, James, philomath.
Date:
1819
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    as the ), and that the ) must have her combined power increased in as well as the Sun. Ip, being at the greats est distance from the ©, is lodged as far off as possible, and accommodated in VJ and xsr, the former being in g to the house of the ), as the latter is to that of the ©, and both being inconjunct with the houses they do not oppose, ^’s two houses are J and the former of which is in /\ to that of the O, and the other to the house of the J) ; they are also inconjunct with the others, the same as those of Jp, which is rather improper for the houses of a greater fortune. being the next, has and Tfy for his two houses, because they are in Q to those of the luminaries, but they forget they are also in to them, although is the lesser infortune. 9 lias b an^ — assigned to her, which, by the bye, notwithstanding her being a fortune, sets her more at variance with the houses of the luminaries than (5 himself; for her houses are, like his, in □ to those of the 0 and J), whereas she only beholds them by a >(c, while beholds them by a /\. 9, because he is never but one sign distant from the ©, nor that neither, is domi¬ ciliated in Twhich is next to and because they had then only one sign left, which is n, they gave him that for his other house, which is one sign distant from the J, because Ptolemy says, his sphere lies near that of the ]) : an observation that has no meaning whatever. His reason for assigning qf and TT[ to is because they have an evil aspect to the houses of the luminaries, but he never mentions those of 9 5 which have the same. Had there been 14 signs, the luminaries would have had two as well as the rest, but there being but 12, they have but one each. The planet Herschel was then unknown, else he would have dislodged some of them by a writ of ejectment. Few seem to have been more aware of this absurdity than Placidus, but, not wishing to contradict Ptolemy, he preserves an almost profound silence respecting exaltations and domal dignities. He speaks largely of the terms, but appears to consider Ip or $ equally anaretic and powerful, without any regard to their other essential dignities, although he frequently mentions their being angular, oriental, &c. It is with regret I am obliged to confess that the chief part of Ptolemy’s system is founded on this ridiculous, cabalistical nonsense of the domal dignities of the planets, a mere human invention and arrangement, and one of the worst that ever was known, being neither agreeable to nature, nor reason, nor consistent even with itself. The existence of an eighth planet unveils the absurdity at once ;