This is a Latin translation made in the mid-12th century of a lost Arabic astrological text on nativities and anniversaries, probably by Masha'allah (762-c.815). The Latin text, the work of Hugo of Santalla, who was in the entourage of Michael, Bishop of Tarazona, in 1145, sheds light on the early stage of Arabic astrology in Baghdad, which was based on Greek and Middle Persian sources, and it includes a bibliography of these sources. This work provides English translations of the parallel passages based on Masha'allah's text - the "Book of Nativities" of Sahl b. Bishr. The book concludes with an index of the sources mentioned and a comprehensive word index.

What do Steve Jobs, Vincent van Gogh and Oprah Winfrey all have in common? The answer is that, based on the date of their birth, and using the 9 Star Ki system of Oriental Astrology, Rex Lassalle has delved deep into what makes them tick and has come up with some amazing insights and connections. The time of your birth was a unique moment in the development of the universe. That moment in time was as unique for you as your DNA of your fingerprints. You are of that moment. Everything about you springs from that. You are the vintage wine that could only have been created there and then. Your time fingerprint, your Time DNA: when you were born has a huge impact on your future...