PRACTICAL ASTROLOGY, &c.
By the word Astrology (derived from the Greekαστηρ,a star, andλογος,a discourse,) is meant the art of prognosticating or foretelling events[8]by theAspects,Positions, andInfluenceof the HEAVENLY BODIES.
ByAspectis to be understood an angle formed by the rays of two planets meeting on earth, able to execute some natural power or influence; which may be better explained by the following table.
This art, or rather this conjectural science, is principally divided intoNaturalandJudiciary.