Manāzil al-Qamar

Module of the HigherSelf Knowledge Base

A comprehensive, structured database mapping the 28 Lunar Mansions (Manāzil al-Qamar) across traditions, cultures, and centuries of scholarship. This module preserves and makes accessible the astronomical, astrological, and esoteric knowledge transmitted through Moorish Spain, the Islamic Golden Age, and the Western Hermetic tradition.

What This Repository Contains

Structured Data (data/)

• mansions.json -- All 28 mansions with spirit names, zodiacal positions, talismanic images, domain properties, and cross-cultural parallels (Indian Nakshatras, Chinese Xiu)
• spirits/ -- 28 mansion lords (Picatrix + Agrippa variants), 56 planetary directional spirits, 4 Spirits of Perfect Nature
• cross-cultural/ -- Indian Nakshatra and Chinese Xiu correspondences
• materials/ -- Talismanic image descriptions, incense recipes, metal/stone correspondences

Research Profiles (research/)

• figures/ -- Biographical profiles of 10+ key figures from Hermes Trismegistus to Christopher Warnock
• moors/ -- Notable Moors and the Moorish scientific legacy: 25+ scholars, astronomers, philosophers, and mystics of Al-Andalus and North Africa
• texts/ -- Overview of the Picatrix, Agrippa's Three Books, and the complete transmission timeline
• cosmology/ -- The Neoplatonic emanation hierarchy, Ruhaniyyat, and the 36 Decan images

Documentation (docs/)

• Glossary -- Arabic, Latin, and technical terms
• Bibliography -- Primary texts, secondary scholarship, and web sources

Primary Sources

| Text | Author | Era | Significance | |------|--------|-----|-------------| | Picatrix (Ghayat al-Hakim) | Maslama b. Qasim al-Qurtubi | ~964 CE | The foundational grimoire of astrological magic | | Book of Instruction | Al-Biruni | 1029 CE | First systematic treatment of the 28 mansions | | Three Books of Occult Philosophy | H.C. Agrippa | 1531 | Definitive Western treatment of mansion magic | | Mansions of the Moon | Christopher Warnock | 2019 | Modern revival with Nigel Jackson illustrations |

Part of the HigherSelf Knowledge Base

This is one module within the HigherSelf Knowledge Base -- a private spiritual resource database. See the top-level README for the full module index.

Key Terminology

Manāzil (منازل) -- Arabic plural of manzil ("mansion" or "resting place"). The 28 stations the Moon visits during its monthly sidereal orbit.

Ruhaniyyat (روحانيّات) -- "Spiritual forces." Neutral intermediary entities in the Picatrix's cosmology. Not angels, not demons -- cosmic forces attracted through proper timing, materials, and ritual.

Picatrix -- Latin name for the Ghayat al-Hakim. Written in Moorish Spain c. 964 CE, translated to Latin in 1256 at the court of Alfonso X of Castile.

Grace Fields Integration

This repository is managed under the HigherSelf Network with Grace Fields as Master Orchestrator. The structured JSON data is designed for future API endpoints, interactive tools, and educational content delivery.

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