num_pages: 454
description: Choosing auspicious times to act was an important branch of traditional astrology. Choices &amp; Inceptions is the largest modern-language collection of traditional works in electional astrology to date. Translated from the medieval Latin by Dr. Benjamin Dykes this volume contains instructions on lunar mansions several types of planetary hours and three of the most important traditional works on complete elections: Sahl's On Elections al-'Imrani's The Book of Choices and al-Rijal's The Book of the Skilled VII. With a lengthy Introduction that analyzes various ethical and philosophical issues in elections it is essential for contemporary astrologers.
language: English
title: Choices and Inceptions: Traditional Electional Astrology
publisher: Cazimi Press