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Reality-Checked by Abraham Ibn Ezra

Nina Gryphon September 3, 2015 Blog astrology, avraham ibn ezra

The Book of Nativities by Abraham Ibn Ezra starts with what one can only call a stern reality check for the reader. Astrologer, theologian, poet, mathematician, and scholar Ibn Ezra (ca. 1089 – ca. 1161) was born in Islamic Spain and is in many ways the personification of the scientific and literary achievements of al-Andaluz […]

Saturn Stations Retrograde March 14, 2015

Nina Gryphon March 14, 2015 Blog, Quote avraham ibn ezra, retrograde planet, saturn, stationing planet

When [a superior planet like Saturn] is in its first station, then its strength is completely weakened…when it is going retrograde towards the opposition of the Sun…it has no power at all. [NG: Elsewhere, it is said that when Saturn stations retrograde, or any other planet, it is like one first falling ill.]