Cazimi

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A planet or the Moon within 16 minutes of a conjunction with the Sun is said to be cazimi which is a very fortunate position for a planet. The angular distance corresponds to the apparent diameter of the Sun, which is 32′. It seems that various astrologers use cazimi by longitude although some approve cazimi both by longitude and latitude as Bonatti mentioned.

惑星または月が太陽と16分以内でのコンジャンクション(合)をカジミと呼び、惑星にはとても幸運な場所となります。この角度は太陽の視直径32分に対応します。経度・緯度両方の合をもってカジミとする占星術師もいますが、多くは経度による合でカジミとしています。

Cazimi, Combustion, Under the Sun beam

The references below show some of the quotes and definitions.

占星術家が述べるカジミ

Al Biruni (11th cent.)

If a planet should be within less than 16′ of conjunction with the sun or have passed it by less than the same amount, it is designated as satin[cazimi]. The superior planets, however, are only in such a position in the middle of their direct course, while the inferior planets are in it in the middle of their direct and retrograde courses, (p.73, Article:481)

– The Book of Instruction in the Elements of the Art of Astrology

もし惑星が太陽と16分以内で合を形成するか、太陽から離れつつも16分以内の離角ならば、これらをサティン(カジミ)と呼ぶ。外惑星(火星・木星・土星)においては順行時、内惑星(水星・金星・月)は順行・逆行時に適用する。

– アル・ビルーニ - The Book of Instruction in the Elements of the Art of Astrology (p.73, 481番)

Guido Bonatti (13th cent.)

And when it is with the Sun in one degree, so that there are 16′ or less between them, both by latitude and longitude (which rarely happens), it is said to be united, and then it is made strong, because it is said to be in Sun’s forge, that is, in his heart. And many of those dealing with the stars, and particularly in my time, agreed in this, that when a planet is distant from the Sun by 16′ or less, it is made strong, and is said to be in the heart of the Sun. Indeed I am in agreement with them, but not purely and simply. Because for a planet to be in the forge or in the heart of the Sun, it is necessary that it be distant from the Sun by less than 16′ according to longitude and latitude– and this was the intention of the philosophers. (p.212)

Because if a planet is distant from the Sun by less than 16′ in longitude, and according to latitude it is distant by more than 16′, nevertheless it is combust because the distinction between combustion in latitude and combustion in longitude is practically imperceptible.

– Bonatti on Basic Astrology

惑星と太陽間の経度・経緯において16分以内にある時(希にしか起きないのだが)、合一した状態と言われ、惑星の力は強められる。その時惑星は太陽の炉、太陽の心臓と呼ばれる場所にあるからだ。多くの占星術師によって、特にこの時代において同意されていることであり、勿論わたし自身も同じだ。しかし単純無垢に同意するわけではない。なぜなら、太陽の心臓にあるというのは、経度・緯度両方において16分内にあることであり、それこそが智者達の意図であった。

もし惑星が経度で16分内にあったとしても、緯度で16分以上離れていればコンバストとなり、緯度におけるコンバストと、経度におけるコンバストの差違を見分けることは実際には出来ない。

– グイド・ボナッティ Bonatti on Basic Astrology (p.212)

William Lilly (17th cent.)

A Planet is in the heart of the Sun, or in Cazimi when he is not removed from him 17 min. or is within 17 min. forward or backward, as Sun in 15.30 Taurus, Mercury 15.25. of Taurus: here Mercury is in Cazimi, and all Authors doe hold a Planet in Cazimi to be fortified thereby; (p.113)

– Christian Astrology Book 1

惑星が太陽の心臓、またはカジミにあるとは、17分内に位置するか、17分から離れていない状態を言う。順行・逆行に関わらず、太陽おうし座15°30′、水星おうし座15°25′の時、水星はカジミにある。この状態にある時は惑星が強化されると、あらゆる著作物に記されている。

– ウィリアム・リリー Christian Astrology Book1 (p.113)

when a Planet is within 16 minutes of the Sun, he is said to be in Cazimi, or heat of the Sun, and then it’s an addition of fortune, and he is wonderous strong. (p.300)

– Christian Astrology Book 1

惑星が太陽から16分内にある時、カジミまたは太陽の心臓にあり、幸運を受け、非常に強い状態となる。

– 同書 (p.300)

Olivia Barclay (1919-2001)

Orbs are considered according to the planet rather than to the aspect. An orb is like an aura around a planet. Opinion varies about the exact orb. The Sun has a large orb, 15 degrees to 17 degrees, but this only means 7 degrees to 8 degrees on each side of the Sun. Such a half-measure of the whole an orb is called the moiety of the orb. Any planet within an orb of 8 degrees of the Sun and in the same sign is called combust. Its strength is sapped by the Sun — unless the planet involved is Mars. The Moon is particularly debilitated when combust. On the other hand, it is interesting to note that any planet at the very heart of the Sun, within 17 minutes of its center, is called cazimi and is considered most fortunate. (p.86)

– Horary Astrology Rediscovered

「オーブ」はアスペクトよりも惑星に準じ、それぞれの星を包むオーラの様なものです。厳密なオーブ角度については様々な説があります。太陽には15°から17°のオーブがありますが、これは太陽の両側に7〜8°づつのオーブが広がっているという意味です。この片側オーブの範囲を「モエティ」と呼びます。惑星が太陽と同じサインにあり、かつ太陽のオーブ8°内にある時を「コンバスト(燃焼)」と呼び、火星以外の惑星は太陽から力を奪われ、月は特にコンバストの悪影響を受けます。一方で、興味深いことに惑星が太陽の中心部17°内にある場合は「カジミ」と呼ばれ、最も恵まれた状態となります。

– オリヴィア・バークレイ Horary Astrology Rediscovered (p.86)

Barbara Dunn (Present)

Any planet within a seventeen minute orb (behind or in front) of the Sun is said to be greatly strengthened. Gadbury* tells us that a planet in this position is said to be cazimi or corde solis and that all astrologers believe a planet to be “fortified” in this position. It is, without a doubt, a very fortunate position for a planet. It’s possible that Mercury in this position in a Nativity confers high intelligence. (p.138)

– Horary Astrology Re-Examined

* John Gadbury (1627–1704)

太陽から(前後関わらず)17分以内のオーブにある時は、どの惑星であっても非常に強化されます。ガドバリー(*)によれば ーこの位置にある惑星はカジミ、またはコルデ・ソリスと呼ばれ、全ての占星術師はこの位置で惑星が力を得ると信じているー とのこと。もちろん、疑い無く惑星にとって幸運な場所。出生図において、この位置にある水星は高い知性を与える可能性があります。

– バーバラ・ダン Horary Astrology Re-Examined (p.138)

I would suggest that most planets are very strong being cazimi, but I do not have an example which would confirm that the Moon and Venus acquire this extra strength being cazimi.

殆どの惑星がカジミによって強化されるとして良いのですが、月と金星が力を増すという事実を裏付ける事例が私にはありません。

– 同書(p.138)

Petros Eleftheriadis (Present)

As for cazimi, I cannot say for certain whether it needs to be both by latitude and longitude. I have two examples, one is cazimi by longitude and the other cazimi both by longitude and latitude. They both seemed to work, although other testimonies were also present. (p.10)

– Horary Astrology – The practical way to learn your fate

カジミが経度・緯度両方において必須であるかは断言できない。二つの例があり、ひとつは経度のみ、もう一つは経度・緯度においてカジミであった。他の証言要素はあったが、両者はともにカジミの効力を発揮していると判じた。

– ペトロス・エレフテリアディス Horary Astrology – The practical way to learn your fate (p.10)

John Frawley (Present)

In the center of combustion there is a tiny oasis called cazimi, or in the heart of the Sun. To be cazimi a planet must be within 17 1/2′ of the Sun’s position – though actually measuring half minutes is being far too precious. While combustion is the worst thing that can happen to a planet, cazimi is the best: a planet cazimi is likened to a man who is raised up to sit beside the king. If you are the king’s favourite, in his bosom, you have great power. To be cazimi a planet must be in the same sign as the Sun. (p.70-71)

– The Horary Text Book Revised Edition

コンバストの真ん中にはとても小さなオアシスがある。これをカジミ、または太陽の心臓の中と呼ぶ。カジミとするには太陽から17と1/2分以内にある必要があるが、実際に1/2分を測るのは詳細に過ぎるだろう。惑星にとってコンバストは最悪だが、カジミは最高だ。カジミとなる惑星は、引き立てられ王の隣に座る者に似ている。つまり、もしあなたが王に気に入られれば、その恩寵にあずかり、あなた自身が多大な力を得るというわけだ。カジミとなるには太陽と同じサインにいなければならない。

– ジョン・フローリー The Horary Text Book Revised Edition (p.70-71)

Kuni Kawachi (Present)

Cazimi is the accurate conjunction which is a very fortunate position for a planet. From ancient times, it is said metaphorically: “a man who is raised up to sit beside the king.” Its angular distance, which is 17′ on one side, corresponds to the apparent diameter of the Sun. In the classical texts, it is written as 17′ radius in an ordinal number nevertheless it is 16′ in a cardinal number. (p.90)

– Stairs to The Stars I – Mystery of the firmament

カジミは太陽との正確なコンジャンクションで、何よりも良い状態である。昔から「王と一緒の椅子に座っている人」と喩えられてきた。太陽の視直径に等しく、それは片側17分の角度である。古典的な数字は序数で17分と書かれているが、これは、基数の16分である。テキスト類は、半径で書かれている。

– 河内邦利 星の階梯 I – 天空の神秘 – (p.90)

Cazimi both by longitude and latitude

経度/経緯両方によるカジミ

I took the following two pictures in 2012. The first one is a solar eclipse. The second one is the transit of Venus across the face of the Sun, which rarely happens as Bonatti indicated, when in cazimi both by longitude and latitude, and it occurs at inferior conjunction.

経度・緯度両方でカジミの時は「蝕」が起きる可能性が高くなります。写真は2012年に撮影したもので、1枚目は日蝕。2枚目は内合の金星が日面通過する(ボナッティが書いた様に)非常に珍しい現象で、経度・緯度両方でカジミとなる時にのみ起きます。

Sun Eclipse

“A solar eclipse” ISO1600 300mm f5.6 1/20sec, 20th May 2012

Transi of Venus across the face of the Sun

“The transit of Venus across the face of the Sun” ISO100 300mm f9 1/100sec, 6th June 2012

References

  1. Wright, R. Ramsey, translator. The Book of Instruction in the Elements of the Art of Astrology by Al Biruni. The Astrology Center of America, 2006, pp. 73-74.
  2. Dykes, Benjamin, translator. Bonatti on Basic Astrology by Guido Bonatti. Kindle version, The Cazimi Press, 2010, p. 242.
  3. Lilly, William. Christian Astrology Book 1. The Astrology Center of America, 2004, pp. 113-114.
  4. Barclay, Olivia. Horary Astrology Rediscovered. Whitford Press, 1990, p. 86.
  5. Dunn, Barbara. Horary Astrology Re-Examined. The Wessex Astrologer Ltd, 2009, p. 138.
  6. Eleftheriadis, Petros. Horary Astrology The practical way to learn your fate. The Wessex Astrologer Ltd, 2017, p. 10.
  7. Frawley, John. The Horary Text Book Revised Edition. Apprentice Books, 2006, pp. 70-71.
  8. Kawachi, Kuni. Stairs to The Stars I – Mystery of the firmament. Kakuworks Ltd., 2018, p. 90.

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  1. Comprehensive analysis from a multitude of ancient astrological studies. On the search for answers to my own placements, it is unclear whether interpretations remain if longitude and latitude are not both within 17″ of one another, but nonetheless the longitudal conjunction occurs each year, while the co-presence of latitudal is much rarer. In any case, findings point toward the fact that the archetypal co-presence by sign is sufficient enough for the inferior planet to be uplifted by the king (Sun). There is a certain level of blessings that are received in this native’s lifetime, often just in the nick of time. For myself, it is placed in the twelfth house of isolation, solace, and hidden attributes; it took quite some time past my own adolescence to discover and own my own inner light. No amount of external compensation could supersede the internal mental workings at play. Like the universe, the subconscious is much larger and infinite than we can fathom; for these individuals specifically, it seems as though embracing a spiritual path can offer access to the wells of the subconscious mind.

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