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This is a detailed and highly informative book, demonstrating clearly and unambiguously that traditional methods are applicable to all astrology. Barbara Dunn examines the methods by which astrologers of the past evaluated planetary strengths in order to make a judgement on a Question, Nativity, Election or any other type of chart.

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Publié par	The Wessex Astrologer Ltd
Date de parution	27 février 2012
Nombre de lectures	2
EAN13	9781902405773
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	3 Mo

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Published in 2009 by The Wessex Astrologer Ltd 4A Woodside Road Bournemouth BH5 2AZ England
www.wessexastrologer.com
Copyright © Barbara Dunn
Barbara Dunn asserts the moral right to be recognised as the author of this work
ISBN 9781902405353 eISBN 9781902405773
A catalogue record of this book is available at The British Library
Cover design by Dave at Creative Byte, Poole, Dorset
Printed and bound in the UK by Biddles Ltd, Kings Lynn, Norfolk.
Unless otherwise stated in the text, astrological charts produced from Solar Fire Deluxe v.6.0.32 by Esoteric Technologies Pty Ltd.
All rights reserved. No part of this work may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission. A reviewer may quote brief passages.
Saint Chrystom says, ‘By a STAR did God direct the Gentiles, not by an ANGEL, not by a PROPHET, not by a VOICE from heaven, because he would condescend to their weakness and teach them by such things as they were most acquainted with’, and here because these Arabians were Astrologers, and well versed in the stars, he calleth them to himself by a STAR. 1
Dedication

This book is dedicated to my friend and teacher Olivia Barclay, to my partner Victor and to my children Tremayne and Emmeline.
A CKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I thank the Urania Trust for their generous grant, which helped make this book possible.
I also thank my family, friends and colleagues for their input and support, particularly:

Victor Downer
Tremayne Bidgood
Emmeline Downer
Dr Amanda Hilmarsson-Dunn
Babs Kirby
Ian Lewis
Margaret Cahill
Paul F Newman
I am grateful for permission to use material from the following:

Dr Nicholas Campion, Astrology Quarterly and his introduction to the Carter Memorial Lecture 1996.

Robert Hand and ARHAT, Night & Day Planetary Sect in Astrology, On Reception by Masha’allah, The Correspondence Between the Rabbis of Southern France and Maimonides about Astrology, tr. Meira B Epstein.

Charles Burnett The Abbreviation of the Introduction to Astrology by Abu Ma’shar.

Quotations from the following are reprinted by permission of the publishers and the Trustees of the Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. The Loeb Classical Library ® is a registered trademark of the President and Fellows of Harvard College.

Ptolemy: Tetrabiblos , Loeb Classical Library Vol.435, translated by F.E. Robbins, 1940.

Manilius: Astronomica , Loeb Classical Library Vol. 469, translated by G.P. Goold, 1977, 1992.

The American Federation of Astrologers and James Holden The Judgments of Nativities by Abu ‘Ali Al-Khayyat.
Annabella Kitson Astrology Quarterly and Astrological Journal.
Deborah Houlding Tools & Techniques of the Medieval Astrologers , by Robert Zoller.
Sunday Mirror and Trinity Mirror plc for the use of my photograph on the cover.
Both the author and the publisher have made every effort to contact the publishers of work quoted in this book. Where we have been unable to trace the copyright we apologise, and where we have established the copyright we have acknowledged it.
C ONTENTS

Foreword
Introduction
Terms of Art

PART ONE - Methodology: Ancient and Medieval Astrological Doctrine
1. The Planets
2. The Houses
3. Signs of the Zodiac and their Divisions
4. Planetary Sect
5. Planetary Movement and Aspect
6. An Evaluation of Planetary Strengths and Weaknesses:

Essential Dignities and Debilities
7. An Evaluation of Planetary Strengths and Weaknesses:

Accidental Dignities and Debilities
8. Reception
9. Almuten
10. Signification
11. Considerations before Judgement
12. The Question
13. Planetary Testimony Preceding Judgement
14. The Possibility of the Matter Propounded
15. The Impossibility of the Matter Propounded

PART TWO - The Possibility or Impossibility of the Matter Propounded: Questions and Judgements
16. Second House Matters:

Wealth and Possessions
17. Fourth House Matters:

Land and Property
18. Fifth House Matters:

Pregnancy
19. Sixth House Matters:

Health and Sickness
20. Seventh House Matters:

Marriage and Relationships
21. Seventh House Matters:

Lawsuits and Disputes
22. Tenth House Matters:

Career and Achievement
23. Tenth House Matters:

Sport

Afterword
Bibliography
Index
F OREWORD
Astrology is the interface between humanity and destiny. By observing the ever-changing cycles of the Sun, the Moon and the planets we understand the times we live in and are offered clear insights into the future. The power of astrology has been understood for thousands of years, since at least the time of the Babylonians. Over the centuries and millennia, each generation of astrologers has passed their knowledge down to the next.
Yet over the last few centuries astrology has had a bumpy ride. The Age of Reason hit this ancient art very hard. Scientists pored scorn and ridicule over astrology, conveniently forgetting that some of their own heroes, for example Ptolemy, Copernicus and Galileo, were thoroughly versed in the art of astrology, taking its validity for granted.
Matters became even worse in the twentieth century. Although there was a renewed interest in astrology, the astrology practised was downgraded in order to fit in with the new age geist, which was tightening its grip over twentieth and even twenty-first century astrology. The old techniques were frequently ignored, as astrology evolved into a psychological talking shop, where the horoscope became a pretty mandala next to the counsellor’s couch.
As modern astrologers lost touch with ancient techniques, either through ignorance or lack of skill, they had to start inventing their own system. Not content with the additional planets Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, discovered between 1781 and 1930, many astrologers started incorporating a plethora of dwarf planets, planetoids and asteroids into their work. In spite of its minuscule size, the astronomical body Chiron grabbed everyone’s attention for a long time. Whole books were written about its significance. More recently, there was the arrival of the dwarf planet Eris. Within a couple of years of its official 2005 discovery, Eris emerged as a rival for Chiron in terms of its pride of place in the open-ended canons of new age astrology.
There are advantages in using an ever-expanding list of astronomical bodies in one’s chart judgement. The astrologer is playing with so many factors that it is easy to find an explanation for everything. The same Nativity can be fitted to a nun or a war criminal, a brain surgeon or a chimpanzee. The astrologer doesn’t have to worry about making precise predictions, because new age astrology is about free will rather than destiny: clients can supposedly live happily ever after, leading their lives according to amorphous, self-interpreted trends.
Fortunately the tide is slowly turning. In the 1980s, Christian Astrology, William Lilly’s seventeenth century masterpiece, was republished in an unadulterated form. This is an astrological textbook and casebook, which has relevance in a fundamental and unambiguous way, to the issues and concerns of the twenty-first century.
The main focus of Christian Astrology is the techniques of horary astrology. Horary astrology is the means by which questions are asked and answered. An astrologer sets up a chart for the precise moment a question is asked and by using traditional techniques an accurate answer can be produced. Questions are wide-ranging: When will I get married? Where is my lost dog? Will my business venture succeed? Should I buy the house? Will I recover from my illness? Will I find the secret of eternal life?
The astrologer who did most to publicise Lilly’s work was Olivia Barclay. Born in 1919, she became an astrologer late in life and up until her death in 2001 was an uncompromising advocate of traditional, horary astrology. She set up a demanding correspondence course which often took students several years to complete. It was through this course that she transmitted the wisdom of William Lilly, together with the writings of many of the great astrologers before him.
One of Olivia Barclay’s students was Barbara Dunn. Already familiar with horary astrology when she first met Olivia, Barbara used the course to hone her skills and by the early 1990s was a sought after teacher and lecturer of astrology, with a growing list of private clients. At the same time, she started making accurate, unambiguous predictions on radio and television, as well as in magazines and newspapers.
Inheriting Olivia Barclay’s course (Qualifying Horary Practitioner) in 2001, Barbara has carried on the tradition, being Britain’s foremost teacher and practitioner of horary astrology. Over the course of her career, Barbara has maintained a meticulous record of her work and in this book she shows us the secrets of accurate judgement. She makes it clear that an astrologer needs to have humility. Astrologers cannot simply make up the rules as they go along. Instead, astrologers must have respect for the long tradition of their craft. Their judgements must, therefore, be guided by the wisdom of their forebears. For this reason, Barbara spends the first part of the book looking at the works of earlier astrologers, for example Ptolemy, Masha’allah, Abu Ma’shar, Guido Bonatus, Al Biruni, Morin de Villefranche and William Lilly. In the second part of the book, Barbara shows us how to judge Questions and Nativities, using the time-honoured methods of the ancients.
The journey Barbara takes us on is exhilarating, as we realise how accurate astrology can be if it is taken seriously. She gives us the real stuff, free from the gentle euphemisms of new age astrology. However it’s not for everyone – psychological platitudes can often be more acceptable than the cold truth. It’s your call.