Working Paper on Astrological Physiognomy: History and Sources

<strong>Working</strong> <strong>Paper</strong> on Astrological Physiognomy: History and Sources
5. X: first part, lean; latter part, grossness
6. Z, [, V, U: moderate proportion; latter part of Z (only), leanness
Rules for Judgment
Of the first seven building blocks listed on pp. 546-547, Lilly gives no additional instructions
on how they should be ranked in importance.
b. William Salmon (1644 – 1713)
Medicina Practica, with the Claris Alcymiae, (3 vols. London, 1692)
Proposed a news model of physiognomy based on a new sign subdivision model which he refers
to as “six faces” for each 30 degree sign which is divided evenly into 6 sections of five degrees
each. See entry for William Simmonite and Appendix III.
c. Ebenezer Sibly (1751 – 1799)
A New and Complete Illustration of the Celestial Science of Astrology, London, Vols. 1-2, 1784;
Vol. 3, 1787, Vol. 4, 1788. Reprinted in various editions through 1826. From the 1826 edition:
sign-based rules, pp. 100-106; planet-based rules, pp. 107-125; combined planet/sign-based
rules, pp. 373-389; delineation rules for ‘form and temperature of the body’, pp. 434-435.
Book Link: http://www.archive.org/stream/newcompleteillus00sibluoft#page/n9/mode/2up
Allen G. Debus. “Scientific truth and occult tradition: the medical world of Ebenezer Sibly
(1751-1799)”, Medical History, 1982 July; 26(3): 259-278. Discussion of hermetic philosophy
of Sibly; influence of Mesmer on medical healing; interests in medical astrology compared to
that of Robert Fludd.
Article Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1139186/
Building Blocks
Sign-based rules
Planet-based rules
Combined planet/sign-based rules
Rules for Judgment
Ascendant and rulers
Moon and rulers
Fixed stars rising
Luminaries
Sun’s seasons
Human signs/non-human signs
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