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The Lost Key to Prediction: The Arabic Parts in Astrology

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This is an important reference book, for all astrologers interested in the history and roots of the Art. A masterpiece.

This book by Robert Zoller, (latinist, translator, and internationally acclaimed writer in the area of Medieval Astrology), is not for the untrained amateur or someone looking for "POP" astrology. It is for the serious student of Classical Astrology with the proper background to appreciate this important classic with extensive translations from the latin of Guido Bonatti regarding the Arabic Parts. Mr. Zoller has been working in the area of Ancient Astrology for over 25 years, and while this book does not include his most recent discoveries, it remains the most influential book on this subject yet published.

While scholarly and of interest, the text, sadly is not well organized so that one might apply and interpret the parts. The most striking problem with the text is the clinical manner in which the author describes the "wanton" nature of a girl, 20 years of age, who gave him her birth data for a chart but was raped and murdered before he gave the interpretations to her. He (Zoller) says she "managed to get to a friends house after being beaten and raped but died on the way to the hospital". He then goes on to "illustrate" how this was all due to her low character as he "deomnstrates" from her chart. This is an unspeakably lowly abuse of his poor client and the art of astrology and as such, I did not appreciate his approach one bit.