The Arabic Parts in Astrology: The Lost Key to Prediction

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Summary: Philosophy & practice of ancient predictive techniques.
Review: For the intermediate to advanced student, or the professional astrologer looking for new predictive techniques, why not try the "old" ways? The author leads you into the world of sensitive points that indicate marriage, daring, brothers and sisters, parents, and many other interesting subjects. For those with a gambling nature, there is a section on speculation and commodity variations. This is a scholarly translation of Latin material with easy to follow directions for finding the various parts, many charts, and an extensive look at the philosophy behind the parts themselves. Some of the best ancient astrologers are quoted here, among them, Al-Biruni, Guido Bonatti, Marcus Manilius, and Masha'allah. Among the few books of this nature, this is the clearest, providing much information and understanding.

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Summary: VERY LITTLE PRACTICAL INFORMATION dealing with prediction
Review: It is obvious that the author spent a lot of time and effort in writing this book. It is about 245 pages long but the fonts are small so the book would be much thicker if it were printed in regular sized fonts. This book has two shortcomings listed below:

1. No information to create the Arabic Astrology Charts! So this is not the book for the beginners

2. Part III of the books from page 139 through page 224 is titled " Practical Illustrations". But only two out of five sample readings in it has some practical use, in my opinion. They are the interpretations for a prostitue and Watergate incident. I am skeptical when astrolgy tries to predict a country's or the world's events.

In short, there is a lot of theoretical information but VERY LITTLE PRACTICAL INFORMATION dealing with prediction. You'll need another book to go with this one.

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Summary: "The old ways are the good ways."
Review: Many 20th century astrological treatise ignore its history. Most of them, in fact. When I started reading Robert's book I became intrigued. Here was an approach to the world that was based on a scholar's research into the ancient sciences. So, I kept on reading. I discovered a world of wisdom and science I had believed was lost. It was a simple, yet technical approach. It was rigorous, yet accurate. It opened the door to astrological prediction. Most of all, it inspired me to dig and learn. It's a good prelude to Robert's online course.... . . If you want to dig and find answers, instead of glossing over the details with "feel good" language, Zoller's work is a wonderful place to begin.