The early star gazers, after dividing the zodiac into its houses, appointed the three brightest scars in each constellation to be the joint rulers of that house. Then they divided the house into three sections of ten degrees each, which they called decans. These, in turn, were divided in half, resulting in the breaking up of the zodiac into seventy-two duodecans of five degrees each. Over each of these duodecans the Hebrews placed a celestial intelligence, or angel, and from this system, has resulted the Qabbalistic arrangement of the seventy-two sacred names, which correspond to the seventy-two flowers, knops, and almonds upon the seven-branched Candlestick of the Tabernacle, and the seventy-two men who were chosen from the Twelve Tribes to represent Israel.

These twelve letters, he designed, formed, combined, weighed, and changed, and created with them the twelve divisions of the heavens (namely, the...

The most celebrated of the Babylonians, together with Ostanes and Zoroaster, very properly call the starry Spheres "Herds"; whether because these...

First he produced, the celestial sphere, and the constellation stars are assigned to it by him; especially these twelve whose names are Varak (the...

And in each aeon there were six (heavens), so there are seventy-two heavens of the seventy-two powers who appeared from him. And in each of the heaven...

Then the twelve powers, whom I have just discussed, consented with each other. males (and) females (each) were revealed, so that there are...

The first-born princes of the angels, who have the greatest power, are seven. The mathematicians also say that the planets, which perform their course...

From two letters, or forms He composed two dwellings; from three, six; from four, twenty-four; from five, one hundred and twenty; from six, seven...

Their four leaders who divide the four parts of the year enter first; and after them the twelve leaders of the orders who divide the months; and for...

On the recommendation of those chieftains the many unnumbered stars are specially assigned to the various quarters and various places, as the united...