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Astrology in the proper sense of the word, the casting of horoscopes, is not found in Javanese texts, though the names of planets and constellations are mentioned. The Java- nese-Balinese so-called astrological texts (palalintarym, from lintar}: star) are not really based on the moving and the position of stars and constellations. The names of the constellations are only used as units in an intricate system connected with the pawukon. In indigenous Javanese chronology the ob servation of the moving of one star, Orion, is important. The modern Javanese “agri cultural year”, called mmysa calendar, deter mining ithe phases of rice cultivation, is based on the observation of constellations. It was used for a long time; but eventually modern almanacs based on European science made it superfluous. Texts referring to it will be mentioned under the head Chrono- logy. Divination texts both of the pre-Islamic and the Muslim period of Javanese cultural history are in evidence. In the older period Indian divination exercised some influence, in the later period influence of Arabic divi nation is noticeable. Under the head Magic (40.250), the relationship of belief in magic practices and divinatory calculations has been mentioned. Many Javanese books of notes and com pendiums contain texts on both subjects. In the General Index references to such manuscripts can be found under the catch words divination, wariga, Sundari, pawukon, prognostics, portents, earthquakes, eclipses, dreams, vibrations, pal, palakiyah, ramal, palintavyan. Modern Javanese and modem Javanese- Balinese texts on various kinds of divination

were repeatedly published by local printers in Java and Bali. The almanacs published annually by Messrs. Butning of Yogyakarta and by “Volkslektuur”, Batavia, usually contained some notes on divinatory calcu lations, Van Hien’s “Javaanse Geesten- “wereld” contains useful information. The basic interrelationship between divination and the cosmic classification system (of four units: the points of the compass, and a central unit) has been explained by the present author in a paper on “Wichelarij “en Klassifikatie”, in Feestbundel K.B.G. 1928, vol. II. (1) 41.760 Dream - reading: Ala-ayunit} Ipèn, Javanese-Balinese: cod. 9428 (Ala-ayu nit} Ipèn, Krt 722), 10.004 (Laksana nit} Ipèn, Krt 1878). (2) 41.770 Portents, omens of imminent disasters, Javanese-Balinese: cod. 9535 (Pariwésa, Prawésa, Krt 936). 41.780 Bagawan Garga, Javanese-Balinese, on portents, earthquakes : cod. 9174 (Krt 160), 9682 (Krt 1196g), 9897 (Krt 1651). 41.790 Notes on portents, earthquakes etc., Arabic script: cod. 6522 (from Surakarta), 7909. 41.800 Waruga Gëmët, Javanese-Sundanese notes on earthquakes etc.: cod. NBS 238. (3) 41.810 Fakedutan, Javanese-Balinese notes on vibration of limbs of the human body: cod. 9584 (Krt 1032). (4) 41.820 Tenut), Javanese-Balinese div-