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^Ghayat Al-Hakim)
is a need to locate a planet which is linked to another planet
either in one degree, facing each other, in a triangular or in a
quadruple 34 configuration. Other similar times are needed to
identify the location of planets at which they render their
actions, whether complete or not, such as integrity, decline and
honor or give contributions such as su'ud and nuhus in dark or
bright degrees, in producing effects, such as breaking off, and
the like of what has been written in this regard. This is the great
secret of the essence of talismans. Similar to this relationship is
the relationship between the brought in and the brought out as
well between similitude and contrariety. Other examples are
observing the time of the end of the contribution and the time
for making a talisman, as well as other time-related situations.
This art treats place as an aspect of quantity. It is the place of
observing and facilitating it so that it can be observed at the
required time. Some of these is the place of the talisman, the
location of setting it up relative to air and earth, exposing it,
hiding it and so forth.
One of these is the place in which a talisman is made.
Another is the place in which the substance of a talisman is
derived. This is needed for the action of talismans whose effect
and contribution are disbelieved when heard because they are
miraculous. Some of these are the action of talismans and their
effect in things that are not animal, such as the effect of
removing sand, moving rocks, preventing plagues, rain and
clouds, changing the direction of wind and so on. There is no
need at this juncture to give more examples of these actions
since this part of the art must not be used at all.
Statements and numbers, as an aspect of the separate
quantity, are needed in literature, signs, prediction and in
pursuing tracks and so forth. Numbers are especially needed in
these actions because they pertain to time, and because time
tnne and square.
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