Astrologia Restaurata; or, Astrologie Restored: Being an Introduction to the General and Chief Part of the Language of the Stars. In Four Books

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Astrologia Restaurata is William Ramesey's comprehensive defence and systematic exposition of judicial astrology, published in 1653 in four books. The first book argues for the legitimacy of astrology as a Liberal Science, the second provides foundational astrological instruction, the third treats electional astrology in exhaustive detail, and the fourth addresses mundane astrology. Written by a physician to King Charles II, the work stands as one of the most thorough English-language astrological textbooks of the 17th century, blending classical Ptolemaic doctrine with practical guidance.

Also known asAstrology Restored
This edition1653
EditionPrinted by Robert White for Samuel Speed, London, 1653

Contents64 chapters

  1. 01Astrologia Munda (Fourth Treatise)
  2. 02Section I: Ground-work of Revolutions and Necessary Significators
  3. 03Chapter I: Ground-work for Judging Revolutions, and How Many Figures to Erect
  4. 04Chapter II: Necessary Considerations Before Judgement
  5. 05Chapter III: Significators of the King, People, Enemies, and Assistants
  6. 06Chapter IV: General Significators of Noblemen, Clergy, Merchants, Lawyers, Women, Friars, and Monks
  7. 07Section II: The King, the People, and the Lord of the Year
  8. 08Chapter I: Of the State and Condition of the King or Chief Rulers, and People
  9. 09Chapter II: How to Judge the Permanency or Durability of Kings and Rulers
  10. 10Chapter III: The State and Condition of the Common People in Any Region
  11. 11Chapter IV: How to Know Which Planet Is Lord of the Year
  12. 12Chapter V: Significations of the Seven Planets When Any of Them Is Lord of the Year
  13. 13Chapter VI: Significations of Saturn in the Twelve Houses in Any Annual Revolution
  14. 14Chapter VII: Significations of Jupiter in the Twelve Houses in Any Annual Revolution
  15. 15Chapter VIII: Significations of Mars in the Twelve Houses in Any Annual Revolution
  16. 16Chapter IX: Significations of the Sun in the Twelve Houses in Any Annual Revolution
  17. 17Chapter X: Significations of Venus in the Twelve Houses in Any Annual Revolution
  18. 18Chapter XI: Significations of Mercury in the Twelve Houses in Any Annual Revolution
  19. 19Chapter XII: Significations of the Moon in the Twelve Houses in Any Annual Revolution
  20. 20Chapter XIII: Significations of the Head and Tail of the Dragon in the Twelve Houses
  21. 21Chapter XIV: Significations of the Planets in the Triplicities When Lord of the Year
  22. 22Chapter XV: Significations of Saturn When Lord of the Year in the Twelve Signs
  23. 23Chapter XVI: Significations of Jupiter When Lord of the Year in the Twelve Signs
  24. 24Chapter XVII: Significations of Mars When Lord of the Year in the Twelve Signs
  25. 25Chapter XVIII: Accidents Signified by the Sun When Lord of the Year in the Twelve Signs
  26. 26Chapter XIX: Things Signified by Venus When Lady of the Year in the Twelve Signs
  27. 27Chapter XX: Significations of Mercury When Lord of the Year in the Twelve Signs
  28. 28Chapter XXI: Significations of the Moon When Lady of the Year in the Twelve Signs
  29. 29Chapter XXII: Significations of the Head and Tail of the Dragon in the Twelve Signs
  30. 30Section III: Judging Fertility, War, Health, and Weather
  31. 31Chapter I: Significations of the Planets in Their Exaltations and in Hard Aspect with Saturn or Mars
  32. 32Chapter II: Significations of the Planets, Dragon's Head and Tail, and Blazing Stars When Exalted
  33. 33Chapter III: Considerations from the Sun, Moon, Lord of the Hour, Part of Fortune, and the Dragon
  34. 34Chapter IV: How to Judge the Evil of a Year and the Transfer of Light
  35. 35Chapter V: How to Judge Health or Sickness in Any Year
  36. 36Chapter VI: How to Judge Wars or Peace
  37. 37Chapter VII: Of Fertility and Sterility
  38. 38Chapter VIII: How to Know the Price of Any Thing in Any Year
  39. 39Chapter IX: Instructions Touching the Alteration of the Air and Change of Weather
  40. 40Chapter X: How to Judge Weather by the Moon's Aspects and the Mutual Aspects of the Planets
  41. 41Chapter XI: Alteration of the Air by Combustion, Orientality, and Occidentality of the Planets
  42. 42Chapter XII: Further Instructions on the Alteration of the Air from the Moon's Applications
  43. 43Chapter XIII: Other Rules for Judging the Alteration of the Air and Rain
  44. 44Chapter XIV: Haly's Judgement on Weather and the Alteration of the Air
  45. 45Chapter XV: Judging Weather from Observation of the Sun, Moon, Rainbow, Comets, Clouds, and Thunder
  46. 46Chapter XVI: Natural Causes of Many Suns, Rainbow, Rain, Hail, Frost, Snow, Dew, Wind, Earthquakes, Comets, Thunder, Lightning, and Eclipses
  47. 47Chapter XVII: Signification of the Most Notable Fixed Stars in the Twelve Houses
  48. 48Section IV: Eclipses, Comets, Great Conjunctions, and Blazing Stars
  49. 49Chapter I: Ptolemy's Method in Judging Eclipses and Their Regions
  50. 50Chapter II: When the Effects of an Eclipse Begin and How Long They Continue
  51. 51Chapter III: Of the Kinds of Events of an Eclipse
  52. 52Chapter IV: Of the Quality of the Events of an Eclipse, Whether Good or Evil
  53. 53Chapter V: Of the Sun and Moon Eclipsed in Any Decanate or Face of the Twelve Signs
  54. 54Chapter VI: Of Comets and Blazing Stars, Their Sorts, Portents, and Duration
  55. 55Chapter VII: Physical Reasons of the Portents of Comets and Blazing Stars
  56. 56Chapter VIII: Other Names of Comets or Blazing Stars, and Their Portencies
  57. 57Chapter IX: Signification of Comets and Blazing Stars Appropriated to the Seven Planets
  58. 58Chapter X: Significations of Comets in the Twelve Signs of Heaven
  59. 59Chapter XI: Of Great Conjunctions, Their Number, and Their Effects
  60. 60Chapter XII: Of the Conjunctions of the Superiors
  61. 61Chapter XIII: Of the Mean and Lesser Conjunctions and Their Effects
  62. 62Chapter XIV: Of the Conjunction of the Planets in the Twelve Signs According to Hermes
  63. 63Chapter XV: How to Judge the General Accidents of the World by the Falling of New-Year's Day
  64. 64Postscript to the Judicious and Impartial Reader

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