Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos

  • Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos or ‘Quadripartitum’ meaning ‘the four books’, is an Astrological Work combining Astrology with Philosophy of Aristotle. It acts as a companion Book to Ptolemy's Almagest.
  • Ptolemy (c.90-168 CE) was a Greek Astronomer working in Alexandria, Egypt.

The Four Books

  • Principles and Techniques.
  • Mundane Astrology.
  • Individual Horoscopes (genetic influences and predispositions)
  • Individual Horoscopes (external accidentals)

 

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