The Degree of Assassination is 24 Leo/Aquarius.
To activate this degree one must have Sun, Moon, Ascendant or one of the parts of Assassination *on* this degree. Other significators on this degree warn the native to be guarded in public and private affairs, as this degree tends to make the native emotionally offensive.
(NOTE: Use Jupiter if Saturn is combust)
The concept of "lots" goes back to Ptolemy and perhaps as far back as 300 BCE. The concept originated with the Chaldeans, was enhanced by the Greeks and then taken up by the Arabs during the European Dark Ages.
These formulae are called "lots" or Arabic Parts after Al-Biruni (b. 973 AD).
Abu'l-Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad Al-Biruni wrote a book called, "The Book of Instruction in the Elements of the Art of Astrology", translated by R. Ramsay Wright and published in London by Luzac & Co., 1934.
Here is a
comment about Al-Biruni by a well known German Orientalist scholar, F.
Krenkow:
Commenting on E. Sachau's words, German
Orientalist F. Krenkow (1872-1953) wrote: Though
I am not quite as enthusiastic, Professor Sachau is stated to have been
in calling him (Biruni) the greatest intellect that ever lived on this
earth, I will readily admit with others, that he was a most remarkable
man and in advance of his time.
To learn more about Al-Biruni and his influence on astrology, here are some great sites.
Website
on Al-Biruni
Biography
of Al-Biruni
Al-Biruni's Advice
on Finding the Hour of Birth
Jamil
Islamic Center of California
Malaspina Great
Books (books you never thought you'd find)
Review
by Jonathan James I couldn't find the book using his
instructions.
Al-Biruni
on Disease and Parts of the Body Rulership
Please
report broken links.
Al-Biruni's birth time is given in his book as 5:05 am on September 4, CE 973 in what is now known as Khiva in modern day Uzbekistan. This would be his birth chart.
More information
about Al-Biruni's Book
Citation:
TITLE: The book of instruction in the elements of the art of astrology
/ by Abu'l-Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni;
written in Ghaznah, 1029 A.D.; reproduced from Brit. mus. ms.
Or. 8349; the translation facing the text by R. Ramsay Wright
...
al-Tafhim li-awa'il sina`at al-tanjim.
NAMES: Biruni, Muhammad ibn Ahmad, 973?-1048
Wright, Robert Ramsay, 1852-1933
British museum. Mss. (Oriental 8349)
EDITION: REPRINT OF 1934.
SOURCE: London : Luzac & co., 1934.
DESCRIPTION: 2 p. l., xviii, 333, [333] p., 3 l. : illus., diagrs. ; 23
cm.
SUBJECTS: Science, Medieval
Science and Astrology
NOTES: Added t.-p. in Arabic.
Pages of Arabic text unnumbered.
First part of paragraph no. 268 of the translation on slip
mounted on p. 160.
"The edition is limited to one hundred copies of which this is
no. 99."
"Printed by the Replika process."
Excellent booklist for this kind of study, including Al-Birni's book.
Here are some more books to develop your understanding of Medieval Astrology; also if you're intersted in horary and electional astrology. Click here.
See Nancy's article on Medical Electional Astrology.
