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ELE M NT E S OF AT S R O LO GY . V
T O T H E S T UD E N T .
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no ve l I h v e a d s i c e T h e tr a n sl t io n b y M r Wa ll e’y
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n .
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o e n n o ,
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t o t h e t h e a t re s it t i n g t h ro u g h t h e p e r fo r m a n c e a pp a re n t l y u n c o n s c io u s o f t h e t r a g e d y w h i c h w a s
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A p e t it io n fo r c l e m e n c y o r c o m m u t a t io n o f t h e d e a t h s e n t e n c e w a s d e n ie d b y t h e c h ie f e x e c u
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m o ra l s e n s e a n d s ig n e d t h e p e t it io n s im p l y u p o n t h a t p o i n t .
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M o r n in g yo n r na l , D e c e m b e r 1 1 , 1 8 9 5 .
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n o t h e r w o rd s l l ,
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ll
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Yo rk in t h e s prin g o f t h a t ye a r, a n d t h e a rge n u m be r o f c a ses a n d d e a t h s l
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64 M NT ELE E S OF AT S R O LO GY .
h is pe rigee in 1 8 4 7, a n d p b bl y ro a a ssis t e d in t he viti ti a o n o f t h e a t mos
p h ere .
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33 J u
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y o f t h e c o u n tr
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y w hi c h bears his n a m e , c o e c t e d t h e ll
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t h e s u n in t e rfe re s w it h t h e o pe ra t io n o f t h e l a w o f gra it a t io n u po n t h e v
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ll
c a u se o f t h e a t m o s h e ric d ist u rb a n c e w h ic h ro d u c e d e id e m ic s a n d es
p p p p
t il e n t ia l d ise as es, a n d in s t a n c e s t h e c o s m ic isit o r o f 1 7 9 7 V .
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o n e w h ic h w as, t h a t vo c a n o e s a n d e a rt h qu a k e s w e re t h e c a u se s o f epi
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p l
t io n a n d 1 n st a n c es t h e e ffe c t o f
,
t h e gre a t vo c a n ic e ru pt io n in Ic e a n d in l l
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ELE M NTE S OF AT
S R O LO GY . 65
Of fire a nd lv a a fro m t h e e a rt h , so m uch so t h a t t h e r a n i w h ic h fe ll w as
and d cor r os ive d es t ro yin g ea tz l e a n d men , c o erin g t h e bo die s o f

an ,
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l l
c a t t e w it h p u s t u e s a n d so re s a n d e c o ria t in g t h e h an d s a n d fac e s o f ,
x
m e n w h e n it fe o n t h e m ll
I t a so k i e d ve ge t a b es . T h e effe c t s w e re l ll l .
l l l
fe t n o t o n y in Ic e a n d but in N o rw a y a n d O t h e r pa r t s o f Eu ro p e
,
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t o a c c o u n t fo r t h e ca u s es of l /z es e d is ea s es Ye t , a s h e sa y s it c a n be .
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t ime s arge r t h a n t h e e a r t h a n d t h e y a t t h a t t im e be in g m i io n s o f ,
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m i e s n e a rer t h e s u n t h a n w h e n a t t h e ir a ph e io n t h a t t h o se p a n e t s l ,
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a t m o s h e re so as t o
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l o w o r a t e ast be m o re pre a e n t a t t h o se pe rio d s t h a n a t o t h er t im e s ?
,
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g f e rm e n t a t io n , w i o ft en
p ro d u c e c hi s a n d ll ll
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fe ve r, bi io u s a n d a t t im es, t yph o id fe e r ,
Th e se fe ve rs m ay so d e bil i v .
t a t e t h e c o n st it u t io n o f t h e in h a bit a n t s as t o m a k e t h e m ia b e t o c o n t r a c t l l
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,
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An e t e n si e o er flo w in g o f t h e N i e in Egyp t h a s be e n k n o w n t o l
p ro d u c e t
yp h u s fe e r a n d t h e v p ga u e, w hic h h a s e t e n d e d in t o o t h e r l x
c o u n t ri e s .
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p ,
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A CT ON AND I R EA CTIO N O F O NE PL A N ET O N A N O T H ER .
Th t pl t h a on e an e as a n e ffe c t o n a n o t h e r I t h in k can n o t be q u e st io n e d .
W h v e m k bl a e a rein st a n c e in t h e d isc o e ry o f t h e
ar a e v pl an et N e t u n e
p
by M r Le ve rrie r in 1 8 4 6
. Fo r a o n g t ime a st ro n o m ers n o t ic e d t h a t
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ra n u s d id n o t a w a s
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66 ELEM E NT S OF AT S R O LO GY .
M I LES A1 A R T,
p ha v e a e rc e
p t ibl e e ffe c t on eac h o t h er, t h at c an be
n o t ic e d b
y o u r a s t ro n o m e rs w it h t h e ir t e e sc o e s , w h
p y m a
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t h e n e a re r
p l
a n e t s t o t h e e a rt h , a s e n u s, M a rs, a n d u it e r, h a ve a
p V J
m a r k e d in flu e n c e o n t h e e a rt h a n d it s in h a bit a n t s w hic h m a y be n o t ic e d
w it h o u t a t e e sc o pe ? l
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t hat o n e
p l
a n e t h as a n in flu e n c e o n a n o t h e r, t o sa
y n o t h in
g a bo u t t h e
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se a s o n s o f t h e ro d u c e d b h e s u n s ra s s t rikin h e e a r t h a t d iffe r
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O F T HE N EAR AP PR O A CH O F M AR S .
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m in e t h e e ffe c t o f o n e o f t h e n e a re st pl a n e t s t o o u r e a rt h
a
l
M a r s , t e rm e d a s u pe rio r p a n e t , a s it s o rbit is o u t sid e t h a t o f t h e e a rt h ,
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a n d a s ce rt a in w h e t h e r it h a s h a d a n e ffec t u o n t h e e a r t h s a t m o s h e re
y p p
a n d it s in h a bit a n t s .
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l ll
it s pe rige e , a n d w h e n t h e e a rt h is be t w e e n t h e s u n a n d M a rs t h e fu , ll
d is c o f t h e G o d o f Wa r is p re se n t e d t o u s a s t h e m o o n is w h e n a t it s
fu ll T h e n M a rs a ppea rs t o u s m u c h a rge r t h a n a t o t h e r t im e s
. l .
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c o rre c t e d t im e o f birt h , a n d w ish in g m e t o w rit e h is h o ro s c o pe Aft e r .
t he figu re w a s se t I w ro t e ba c k t h a t t h e t im e h e h a d sen t w a s a s o w ro n g l ,
a s it d id n o t d e sc ribe him T h e s o n t h e n isit e d his sis t e r, w h o re sid e d

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in a n o t h e r pa rt o f En g a n d, a n d w h o h a d t h e fa m i y Bib e l H e fo un d l l .
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IN REM ARK ABLE M URD ER C ASES .
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e r re ar a e co nc e ce c a e n o t ic e d, an d
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t ere s t in g t o t h e ge n era r e a d er l
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. l ll
v l
in st ru c t i e t o t h e s t u d e n t o f Ast ro o gy, if h e e a min es t h e m c a refii ll y x .
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v v
T he a bo e c h art o f t h e h e a en s represen t s t h e po sit ion o f t he p an e t s l
at t h e t im e o f t h e a ssa ss in a t io n o f r e sid e n t Lin c o n o n A ri
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p l a n e t s a re M ars in C a n c e r in t h e 8 t h h o u s e (t h e h o u se o f d e a t h
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ll
he w i n o t ic e Sa t u rn in t h e 1 1 t h h o u se in o pp o sit io n t o t h e Su n , a lso in
t h e 5 t h h o u se in Aries .
T h e a ssa ssin is in dic a t e d by M ars in C

a n c er an d Sa t u rn in Libra .
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l
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.
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pp o s it io n t o t h e Su n , if Sa t u rn be
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l
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h o u se (w h e re t h e
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a mu se me n t , e t c T h e Su n a n d N e p t u n e a re bo t h in Aries (w h ic h Sign
.
l )
ru e s t he h ea d , in dic at in
g t h a t t h e Preside n t w o u d be inj u re d or l
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ELE E S OF AT S R O LO GY .
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s u a re o f M a rs t o N e t u n e fr o m t h e 8 t h h o u se
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e h o u se o f d e a t h , in d ic a t e d c e r t a in d e a t h , a n d t h a t t h e a ssa ssin Sh o t
l
wit h t h e d e ibera t e in t e n tio n t o k i ll .
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ar l
w a s s h o t by C l
h a r es u e s J l G
u it ea u , u
y 2 , 1 8 8 1, at J l A . M .
,
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lu t o n t im e
g .
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l
a sc e n d a n t , a so t h a t N e t u n e in T a u ru s is in m u n d a n e s u a r e t o t h e
p q
l
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,
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,
s u a re t o T h e a ss a ssin is in d ic a t ed by N e t u n e a n d Sa t u rn
q ra n u s .
p .
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Sa t u r n in T a u ru s d e sc ribes a pe rs o n o f m id d e l
St a t u re bu t in n o w is e c o me
, y, o n e w h o h a s a n a w klw a r d a
pp e a ra n c e ,
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m a de, ro u gh in c a rriage , s o rdid a n d vic io u s Sa t u r n in c o n ,
.
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g g o e rn s t h e ,
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l o w e r pa rt o f t h e bo dy a n d t h e in t e s t in es .
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in dic a t es t h a t G
arfie d w a s o n a j o u rn e l y [ N T h e Pr esid e n t w a s . . B .
j u st
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g t o t h e t ra in , in t e n d in
g t o t r a e w it h hi s w ife a n d fa m i
y vl l ,
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w h o m h e e pe c t e d t o m e e t in Ne w Yo r k , t h ro u gh o u t t h e gre a t er part o f
t h e Ea s t e rn St a t es ] .
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. c om
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84 . ELE M NTE S OF AT
S R O LO GY .
an d M erc u ry in T au ru s bu t it is ,
not w o r t h w hi l e to
gi v e t heir desc rip
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inj u re d, an d t h e k in d O f de a t h s h o u d be d esc rib e d by t h e h e a ve n s T he .
b o o ks sa y t h a t T a u rus r u e s t h e t h ro a t ,
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l
a n d t h e s e m u rd ere d m e n m e t
t h e ir d e a t h by h a vin g t h e ir t h ro a t s c u t ; a so , t h e w ere w o u n d e d in t h e
y l
u
pp er
p a r t o f t h e c h es t ; a n d t h e ir
p a n e t s b e in
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Presid e n t G fie d
ar l ’
s c as e .
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s the
p o s it io n o f t he pl an e t s w hen
C a rrie B ro w n
(O ld Sh a k e s e a re
p ) w a s fo u n d m u r d e r e d in a h o t e in t h e l
l w o er
p a rt o f t h e c it
y o f Ne w Yo r k , o n t h e m o rn in g O f Ap ri 2 4 , 1 8 9 1 , l
at
9
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l
T h e a fflic t in g p a n e t is Sa t u rn (t h ere w a s o n y o n e m u rd e re r in t h is l
c ase ) in V irgo , j u st e a vin
g t h e cus lp o f t h e
4 t h h o u se , re t ro gra de , an d
J
in O ppo sit io n t o u pit er o n t h e c u s p o f t h e 1 0 t h h o u se .
T h e bo o k s sa y : V
Sa t u rn in irgo d e s c ribes a ra t h er t a pers o n w it h ll
a s a re b o d
p y a n d sw a rt h
y c o m p e i o n ,
d a rk br o w n l x
o r b a c h a ir, a n d a l k
s o rdid c o u n t e n a n ce ; o n e u n fo rt u n a t e, in c in e d t o mel an c h o
y, an d lre a in l t
l n g a n ge r .
As Sa t u rn is re t ro gra de ,
g an d j u st ( o in g in t o t he 3d h ou se the h o u se
of j y )
o ur n e s , it is e vid e n t t h a t t h e m u rd ere r w e n a w a
y o n a j o u rn e y t
l
im m e d ia t e y a ft e r c o m m it t in g t h e d e e d, a n d did n o t re tu rn .
Sa t u rn in V
irgo in dic a t e s t h e part s inj u re d, th a t is t h e abdo m en a n d
lo w er
p a r t o f t h e bo d
y .
T h e M o o n in Sc o rpio , in t h e 5 t h h o u se , in o ppo sit io n t o t h e Su n ,

in a spec t t o Sa t u rn a n d ju pit e r, in dic a t e s t h a t bo t h t h e m u rd e re r a n d
v l l
ic t im be o n ged t o t h e d e gra d e d c ass ; a so t h e k in d o f p ac e t h e m u rd e r l l
EL E M NT E S or ATS R O LO GY . 85
w as co m m it t e d in is in dic a t e d by t h e M o o n in Sc o r io in t h e t h h o u se
p 5 ;
tha t l
is, a p a c e o f l o w r e s o r t , a so a u b ic h o u s e o r a
p p
l
a c e o f a m u se l l
m en t .
T he a bo ve c hart sh ow s t h e po sit io n o f t h e sign s an d pl an e t s wh en t h e

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bo di e o f M r An dre w J Bo rde n a n d his w ife w ere d isc overe d on t h e t h

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T HE N AT U R E ,
Q U ALI T Y AND D ESC R I P T I O N OF T HE
T W ELV E H O U SES * .
1 FI R ST H O U SE -
T h is h o u se si n
g ifi t h l if
es e e of ma n, s t a t u re , con i
p l xei on an d s h a pe o f the
q u e re n t or t iv
na b e, ec a u s e w he n t he s u n or
an
y o t h e r st a r c o m es to t ha t
p o in t t h e
y a rr ve a ni d be c o m e vi ibl s e in our
h o riz on . It l
ru e s t h e h e a d o r fa c e . If M a rs be a fflic t e d in t his h o u se in a
n ati vit y or q u e s t io n it give s, one t im e o r o t h e r, a wo un d o r sc a r in t he

’
fa c e or head . If Sa t u rn or d ra go n s h e a d be t h e re , it give s a ve ry
c o a rs e c o u n t en a n c e a n d s o l v ly b en eh a vi or . Of c o o rsl it h a s t h e w h it e ,
that is if a
pl an e t be in t h is h o u se w h ic h h a s g fi
si n i
c a t io n of w h it e , t he
c om
pl x i e on of the
p a rt
y w i b ll
e ve r
y p a e, l w h it e a n d w a n . His a
pp are l
l w ill m
a so u ch in c l in e t o a w h it e gre y o r ve ry ligh t co or l . So fo r catt e,l
when t h e ir i
si n
g fic a t o rs o r
p l
a n e t s a r e fo u n d in t h is h o u s e , it d e n o t e s
t he m t o be l
o f a igh t c o o r l
T h is h o u s e is m a sc u in e
. l .
2 SEC O N H D O U SE —Sign ifies t h e

. n ec k a n d t h ro a t , t h l
e w e a t h p o v e rt y , ,
m o va b l e
g o o ds o r m o n ey o f t h e n at ive o r
q u e re n t l i b
o ss o r
g y com a n
m o dit y or m o n ey p l en t , ro fit or l o ss , or d a m a ge in l a w s u it s I t sign i .
fie s t h e q
’
u e re n t s m o n ie d fr ie n ds or i
a ss s t a n c e . l
O f c o o r i t d en o t es
g ree n .
p it er a n d J u V
e n u s rej o ic e in t h is h o u se , a n d if
J p
u it e r o r en u s V
b e st ro n g, e it h e r in a qu e s t io n o r n a t i it y, it m a k e s a m a n r c h a n d fo r v i
’
t u n a t e ; b u t Sa t u r n a n d M a r s w e a k in t h is h o u se , a n d t h e d ra go n s t a i l
t h e re , m a k es him a be gga r , or at l e a st h e w a s t es h is e st a t e , t h o u gh it w a s
ne v er so c o n sid e ra b e , l by rio t o u s li vin g, fires , or l o ss es . I t is fe m in in e .
’T h e s ig n ifica t ion s of the t w e l ve h o u s e s give n h e re , a n s w e rs b o th fo r n at ivit i e s an d
h orary q u e s t io n s .
9 2 ELE M NTE S OF AT
S R O LO GY .
fa rm e rs, t e n a n t s, a n d it l
a so d e n o t es u n c es l an d a u n ts b y t h e fa t h e r s ’
s id e . T h is h o u Se , h a vin g no as
p ec t t o t h e a sc e n d a n t , is t h e re fo re c a e d ll
ma l a fo rt u n a , t he h o u se o f e vi fo r t u n e ;l y e t if
J p
u it e r,
’
e n u s, d ra o n s
g V
hea d M e rc u ry be w ell
or
p l
a c e d a n d a s e c t e d in
p t h is h o u se , a n d M a rs
be h o l d M e rc u ry w it h a l
frie n d y ra y, it m ak e s t h e n a t ive o r q u e re n t a n
a b l e h
p y s ic ia n if h e u n de rt a k es that em
pl o
y m en t . Of l
c o o rs it go ve rn s
b l acM a rs rej o ic es in t his h o u se bu t t h e c h ie f c o n sign ific a t o rs a re
k .
,
V irgo a n d M e rc u ry It is a fe m in in e h o u se . .
7 SE V ENT H H O U SE — Ru l es t h e k idn e ys a n d t h e l o w e r pa rt o f t he ba c k
.
,
an d giv es j u d gm e n t c o n c e r n in g m a rria ge ; it d e sc rib es the

p e rs o n
in q u ire d a ft e r, w h e t h e r it be m a n o r w o m a n ; a ll so rt s of l o ve q u es
t io n s o r p u b li c ene m ies ; a ll men w ho m we h a ve
d e a in gs comm o n l
w it h , al l qu a rr e s, l l a w s u it s an d du e l s. I n As t r o o gy a n d m e d ic in e it l
si n ifie s
g t h e a r t ist h im se f ; it a s ol l s i n ifies
g gra n d fa t he rs, t h ie ve s a n d
t h e ft ,
p t he e rs o n s
g l
s t e a in , w h e t h e r m a n or w om an ; w ive s or sw e e t
h e a rt s, t h e ir sh a pe s, d esc ript io n s, a n d c o n dit io n s, w h e t h e r n o b y o r ign o l

bl y bo rn ; fu git ive s o r ru n a w a ys o r o u t a w e d m e n Sa t u rn o r M a rs in l .
t h e s e ve n t h o r t h e M o o n il l pl a c e d in t h is h o u s e sh o w s
-
v er
y f
u n o rt u n a t e
m a rria ge s . Of l
c o o r, da r k or b l ac k . T his is t h e an
gl e o f t h e w e st an d
is m a sc u in e l .
8 EI GH TH H O U SE .
—Si
g ifie s d e a t h,
n s a d n e ss a n d s o m e t i me s ric h e s n e v er
t h o u gh t o f ; w ill s, d e e ds an d l
e ga c ie s of the dea d ,
the est a t e of t he
d e b t o r, o
’
f qu e re n t s w ife , o r w h o m h e d e a s w it h po r t io n l ,
o f the m a id,
w h e t h er l l
m u c h o r it t e e a sy t o be go t o r w it h d iffi c u t y
,
l . In d u e l s it
d e no t es t h e a d v e r sar
y
’
s sec o n d , in l a w su it s t h e d e fe n d a n t
’
s frie n d s, w h a t
k in d of dea th a m a n m a y die . It ign ifies fe a r a n d
s an
g i h
u s of m in d,
an d t h e h e ir to the q u e re n t ; it ru l es th e
pri
y p a rt s v . O f co l o rs, g re en
an d b l ac k . O f d ise a s e s, the p i l e s, st o n e, s t ra n ur
g y p ,
o rs o n s, e tc . Fe m i
n in e h o u se .
9 . N I NT H H O U SE —Sign ifies re igio n

g b o o k s , a r t a n d s c ie n c e l ,
l e a rn in ,
u d m e n t l s gi ve n o f vo ya ge s a n d
j g o n g j o u r n e ys by se a o r a n d ; c e rgy l l l «
l
m e n in ge n e ra a s bish o ps a n d in fe rio r m in is t e rs ; d r e a m s a n d visio n s ,
,
l
n e w s o r e t t e rs fr o m fo re ign pa rt s , t h e k in d re d o f t h e h u s b a n d w ife o r ,
s w e e t h e ar t . Of l
c o o rs it h a s t h e gre e n an d w h it e ,
of m an
’
s bo d y t he
hips a n d t h igh s . If J u pit e r be h e re in w e ll pl ac e d it n a t u ra ll y si n i

g fie s a
d e vo u t m a n , o r l
m o d e s t y gi e n ; t h e d ra go n s t a i , M a rs o r Sa t u rn
one v ’
l
a re er
yvu n fo r t u n a t e in t his h o u se a n d m a k e a m a n a n a gn o s t ic o r in fi
l
d el , a n d a so u n fo r t u n a t e a s a m in is t e r, a w y e r o r in l aw su it s I t is l .
m a sc u in e l .
10 T ENT H H O U SE .
—P e rso n a t e s k in gs a n d p rin c es , d u ke s, l
e a r s,
j
u dge s ,
c o mm an d ers in - -
c h ie f in i
a rm e s a n d t o w n s, a l l so rt s o f o ffic e rs in a u t ho r
it y, m o t h e r f t h e qu e re n t h o n o rs , pre fe rm e n t , dign it y, o ffi c e , t he ro
o , p
93
fe ssio n o r t ra d e a n y o n e u se s ; it si n i
g fie s k in gd o m s c o u n t rie s e m pire s
, , ,
du ke d o m s . Cl o o rs, re d a n d w hit e . It r ul es t h e k n e e s a n d ham s Co n .
figu ra t o rs o f t h is h o u se a re C a pric o rn an d M a rs ; it is ca ll e d the mid

h e a ven a n d is fe m in in e . J pit e r o r t h e Su n w e
u
p ac e d in t h is h o u se ll l
’
i ve s re a t h o n o r t o t h e n a t ive o r q u e r e n t , b u t Sa t u rn , M a rs o r d ra o n s
g g g
l ll
t a i u s u a y d e n ie s h o n o r to
p e rs o n s .
an d lit l t e su c c e ss in th e ir em
pl oy
m en t or ca lli g n .
11 ELE V NT H H
—Fro m t h is h o u se w e a c q u ire u d m e n t c o n c e rn
E O
j g
U SE .
in g frie n d ship a n d fr ie n d s t h e ir q u alit ie s a n d c o n dit io n s t h e qu e re n t s o r

’
, ,
n a t ive s
’
h o pe s , a h a rb o r or re li f t
e o vo
y g a e rs, t h e a ssis t a n c e of
p i r n c e s,
t h e ir m o n ey an d a lli es ; it s ign ifie s c h e u e r,

q th e e x th e k in g s ’
co unci l ,
a mm u n it io n an d so l di e rs . I n a c o m m on w e a t h , l g o ve rn e d by a fe w
l
n ob es an d c o mm o n s , it s hows t h e ir a ss rs t a n c e in counc l
i, a s in Ne w
Yo r k t he t e n th h o u se de n o t e s th e m a yo r, the l
e e ve n t h th e c o mm o n
c o un c i l ,
t h e a sc e n d a n t o r firs t h o u s e t h e ge n e ra it y l o f t h e c o m m o n e rs o f
t h e c it y . O f m e m be r s l
it ru e s t h e e gs t o t h e a n k l l es . Of c o or l it r u l es
sa ffr o n
y orA q e ll
u a riu s a n d t h e S
ow.u n a re c o si n ific a t o rs o f t his
g
h ou se J
u it e r in t his h o u se
.
p give s go o d a n d fa it h fu frie n ds A n d it is l .
as s t ro n
g i n t h is h o u se as in e it h er o f it s sign s 1 o r 96
) in t h e O t h er ,
h o u se s I t is a masc u in e h o u se
. l .
12 TW ELFT H H O U SE .
—I t h a s si n ific a t io n
g of
p v
ri a t e e n e m ies a n de i vl
t o n gu e s , g a s a so l re a t c a t t e, l as h o rse s, cows or o x en . It a so l s ign ifie s
s o rr o w o r t rib u a t io n ,
pris o n s, im p l
ris o n m e n t , j a s a n d il j a il e rs ,
t re a s o n
an d a ll m a n n e r o f i a in y, c h ro n ic d is e ases, w it h a l lv ll O t h er t o rm e n t s
an d a fflic t io n s . I t is t he h o u se of se lf un d o in g fo r if t h e
,
l o rd o f t he
a sc e n d a n t be a fflic t e d in t h is h o u se , it d en o t es t h e que r
en t wi ll be t he
o c c asio n o f h is o wn m isfo rt u n e s . I t h a s fo r cos ign ific a t o rs sc e s a n d Pi

V en u s . Sa t u rn d o e s m u c h jy in o t h is h o u se , fo r n a t ura y Sa t u rn is ll
a u tho r o f m isc h ie f . It r u es l ’
in m a n s b o d y , t h e
‘
fe e t O f c o o rs it r u 1es
. l ,
gre e n , an d is a fem in in e h o u se .
Be fo re t h e re a de r pro c e e ds a n y fu r t h er h e o u gh t t o ge t t h e t w e ve l
h o u ses an d t h e ir s ign ific a t io n s c o m m it t e d t o m em o r ,
y a n d sh o u d l
c o mm e n c e e a rn in
g t h l
e first h o u s e a n d t h e n t h e sec o n d h o u s e , a n d so o n
l
u n t i h e k n o w s t h e m a l l , a n d c a n r e pe a t t h e h o u se s a n d t h e ir si n ific a
g
tio n s fro m m e m o ry He sh o u d a so e a rn t o be a b e t o c h a n ge t he
. l l l l
’
a sc e n d a n t , e it h e r in his o w n h o ro s c o e o r a n o t he r e rs o n s h o ro s c o e
p y p p .
’
Fo r in s t a n c e in t h e c h a r t o f t h e n a t ive his fa t h e r s a sc en d a n t
’
IS the fo u r t h h o u se , a n d t h e n t h e fa t h e r s se c o n d h o use , Or t h e
’
h o u se c o n n e c t e d w it h h is fa t h e r s m o n e y m a t t e rs is t h e fift h
x ’
h o u se , t h e si t h is h is fa t h e r s bro t h er o r h is n e igh b o rs ; t h e .
v
s e en t h h o u s e , h is a n d o r pr o pe rt y ; t h e e igl h t h ho u se is h is fa t h e r s
w
’
l
c h i d re n ; the n in t h h o u se is
’
his fa t h e r s sic k n e ss ; t h e t e n th
’
h o use is h is fa t h e r s w ife o r his o w n m o t h e r, o r his p u b ic en e m ie s ; t h e l
94 ELE M NT E S OF AT S R O LO GY .
e e lv e n th h o u se is h is fa t h er s h o u s e o f d e a t h
’
t h e t w e ft h h o u se is hl s l
’
l
fa t h e r s h o u se o f o n g j o u rn e ys, re igio n o r a w su it s, l
T h e firs t h o u se It l
’ ’
h is fa t h e r s h o u se o f bu sin e ss o r h o n o r t h e sec o n d h o u se is h is fa t h e r s
’
h o u se o f frie n ds a n d t h e t h ird h o u se is h is fa t h er s h o u s e o f Se c re t e n e
m ies im pris o n me n t a n d s o o n
, , . l
He a so t a k es t h e se ve n t h h o u s e fo r t h e
lv
first h o u se o f h is w ife o r o e r, e t c ; in ik e m a n n er t h e t e n t h h o u se is
. l
t h e first h o u se fo r his m o t h e r , a n d t h e n t h e e e ve n t h h o u s e w o u d be l l
l
t h e h o u se o f h e r m o n ey o r m o va b e pr o pe rt y, e t c , a n d so o n a l l ro u n d .
t h e hea en s v T h e st u de n t m u st ge t t h ese h o u ses a n d t h e ir sign ifi

.
c a t io n s t h o r o u h
g y l
c o m m it t e d t o m emo r
y H e m u st b e ab e w hen . l
an
y q u e s t io n w h a t e e r c o m es u v p t o re fe r it t o it s r o e r h o u s e w it h o u t
p p
an
y h esit a t io n a n d n ot h a ve t o gu e ss a t it , a n d u n e ss h e e arn s t h e l l
h o u s es t h o ro u gh y h e w i l n e ve r m a k e a ll go o d A st ro o e r
g H e m u st l .
l e a rn t h e m t h e s a m e a s h e o u h t t o
g e a rn his m u t i
p i l
c a t io n t a b e and l l l ,
n e ver m in d be in
g au he d at b
g l y p erso n s w h o a re i n o ra n t o f As t ro o
g gy l .
l
H e m ust b e a b e t o t rea t t h e m as o h n F o st e r a d vise d pe rso n s w h o J
w a n t e d t o e a rn l Dec isio n o f h a ra c t e r C
M r Fo st e r a dvise d his s t u .
l
d e n t s t o re p y in t his m a n n e r : Yo u w i a u h o r sm i e , wi
g y ou ll l l ll
l
,
m u c h go o d m a y it d o yo u I d o n O t c a re if t h e w h o e n e igh b o r h o o d
.
l a u h in a c h o ru s
g o f c o u rse I sh o u d be s o rr
y t o l
se e s u c h a n u m b er o f
l l l
fo o s a t o ge t h e r, bu t g a d t o t h in k t h a t yo u d o n o t c o n sid er m e o n e o f -
y o ur n u m be r W h.a t s h o u d I t h in k o f m
y l
s c ie n c e if it re u ire d t h e
q
ll
a id o f va in a n d sh a o w m in d s w h o c a n n o t u n d erst a n d it , o r w h a t sh o u d l
I t hin k o f m yse lf if I sh o u l d sh rin k a t yo u r sn ee rs ? Aft er yo u h a e v
l
o n c e m ast e re d t h o ro u gh y t h e sc ie n c e o f Ast ro o gy
y ou wi not au h
g l ,
ll l
a t t h o se
p e rs o n s w h o a re i n o ra n t o f t h a t sc ie n c e —
g y o u wi sim
p y p y it ll l
t h em .
T h e rea d e r o u gh t t o bear in m in d t h a t t h e h o u ses Sh o u d a l w a ys be l

le a rn e d firs t , as t h e
y a re t h e fo u n d a t io n o f As t r o o
gy ,
a n d i e o t h er l lk
v
fo u n d a t io n s t he y n e e r c h a n ge b u t a w a ys re m a in fi e d in t h e ir a rio u s l x v
p l
a c e s in t h e h e a ve n s , o n l
y so fa r a s w e ma
y c h a n e t h e m , a s t h e fo u r t h
g
h o u s e be in g t h e first h o u s e for t h e fa t h e r t h e s e e n t h h o u se b e in g t h e v
first h o u se fo r t h e w ife ; a n d t h e t e n t h h o u se bein g t h e first h o u s e fo r
t h e m o t h e r, a n d so o n Aft e r t h e St u d e n t h a s t ho r o u gh y e a rn e d t h e
. l l
ho u ses, he t h e n pr o c e e d s t o ea rn t h e t w e e sign s o f t h e l o d ia c , lv Z
n ame l A rie s P , T a u r u s 25 e m in i I I , L G
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T h e sign s a re c o n st a n t y c h a n gin g t h e ir po sit io n in t h e h e a e n s, v
a n d d o n o t rem a in fi e d x l
ik e t h e h o u se s, o n e sign rise s o n t h e a e r a ge v
e erv y t w o h o u rs, a s t h e re a re t w e e si n s in t h e
g lv
o dia c a n d t w e n t
y Z
fo u r ho u rs in t h e d a y, t h e e art h t u rn s o n it s a is o n c e in tw e n t y fo u r x -
h o u rs , e a c h Sign pa sse s t h e mid h e a e n e ve ry d a y v

Lik e t h e h o u se s .
t h e y a re divid e d in t o fo u r d iffe re n t a rt s, a n d t h e firs t is w h a t is t e rm e d

p
t h e c a rd in a l o r m o va b e Si n s
g l
a n d t h o s e a re Arie s, ,
a n c e r, Lib ra a n d C
C a r ic o r n ;
p t h e se c o n d a r e fi e d Si n s, a n d a re T a u r u s
g x L e o ,
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pio, ,
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v l
c a rd in a l
n or x
fi e d bu t be t w ee n t h e t w o ; t h e y a re
, e m in i, irgo , G V
the Su n is in
i e t h e r o f t h es e s i n s
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l
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p T h e se C
si n s
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l
divid e d i n t o m a sc u in e a n d fe m in in e T h e m a sc u in e a re rec k o n e d
. l
fro m Arie s, t h e n e ve ry O t h e r s ign is c a e d m a sc u in e , t h a t is, Aries, ll l
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g y a n d A u a riu s
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( w h e t h e r m e.n o r
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w o m e n ) bo rn w it h t h e ir p a n e t in m a sc u in e Sign s a re ge n e r a y m o re l ll
l
m a sc u in e t h a n o t h e r perso n s T h e fe m in in e sign s a re T a u r u s,
. a n c e r, C
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a ric o rn a n d isc e s T h P
e si n s a re a so d ivid e d in t o
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y p
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.
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in o ppo sit io n t o t h e So u t h e r n sign s a n d a re a w a ys o n o ppo sit e h o u se s l .
Fo r in st a n c e, if t h e Sign Arie s is o n t h e a sc e n d a n t o r r isin g, t h e Sign

ll v
Libra w i be o n t h e se e n t h h o u s e o r s e t t in g, a n d so o n o f a l l t h e o t h er
N o r t he rn a n d So u t h ern sign s .
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d e gre e s a pa rt , t h e e a rt h y sign s a re t h e sa m e o r in t rin e asp ec t , a n d so is
t h e a iry a n d w a t e ry s ign s a ll t h e s i n s in a t ri
g p ic it
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p l
t o e a c h o t her T h e fie ry a n d a iry sign s a re in se t i e t o e a c h o t h e r,
. x l
t h a t is, Arie s is in Se t i e t o x l
e m in i, Le o G
is in se t i e t o Libra a n d x l ,
x l
Sa git t a ry in se t i e t o Aqu a riu s, so is t h e e a r t h y a n d w a t e ry sign s in
x l
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p isc e s C P .
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q as
p e c t t o e a ch o t h er
or
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q C C
t o Libra, a n d Libra i n s u a re t o
q a ric o rn , a n d
p p C
a ric o r n i s in sq u a re C
t o Arie s . x
T h e fi e d sign s a re in s q u a re t o e a c h O t h e r , T a u ru s i s in
s u a re t o Le o ; Le o in s u a re t o Sc o rpio , a n d Sc o rpio in s q u a re t o
q q
Aqu a riu s T h e c o mm o n Si gn s a re in squ a re t o e ac h o t h er ,
. e m in i is G
in sq u a re t o irgo V V
irgo I n s q ua re t o Sa git t a ry, a n d Sagit t a ry i n squ are
to P
isc e s, a n d vice ver sa .
T he st u l
den t sh o u d c o m m it a l l t h e se a spe c t s a n d d ivisio n s o f t h e
si n s t o m e m o r , s o t h a t h e c a n re ea t t h e m w it h o u t a s in g e m is t a k e ,
g y p l
l l
t h e sa m e a s t h e m u t ip ic a t io n t a b e l
H e m a y n o t see t h e be n e fit o f it
.
at re se n t , a n d t hin k I t m a a l l c o m e t o h im a ft e rw a rd s w h e n h e begin s
p y
p ra c t ic i n
g A s t ro o
gy, b u l
t h e w i fin d t h a t he ha s a
gll
re a t d ea t o e a rn l l
be s id e s t h e se Sign s a n d t h e ir v a rio u s t rip ic it ies a n d a spec t s , a n d t h ere l
fo re i t is bes t fo r h im t o be a s pe rfe c t a s po ssib e i n t his pa rt o f As t ro o gy l l
be fo re h e pro c ee ds a n y fu rt h e r Aft e r h e h a s m a st e red t his pa rt o f t h e
.
l
sc ie n c e t h e n h e m u s t e a rn h o w t o d e sc ribe a pe rso n by t h e t w e ve sign s l
o f t he Zo dia c ll l
it w i a s o be a d vis a b e fo r h im t o c o m m it t h is pa rt t o l
m e m o ry so t h a t h e c a n re pe a t t h e w o h f m b “ n t o en d l e ?
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e r o g .
ELE M NTE S OF AT S R OLO Y G .
97
G E NE RA L A P PE A RA N C E O F PE R S O N S D E S CR I B E D
BY T H E T W E LV E SI GN S O F T H E ZO D IA C .
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scr ib e s p r so
1 3 D e a e n n ot e xc e e di ng in h e ig h o r e ry t v t ll , a
“
b t l
u sp e l rg b
e an or ar ,
a e on e s , an s st d h is l im b ro n g , t h e i Vs g a e
l g b l ck r d d i h y
on ,
a or e s e ebro ws l g sc g g y e ck
,
a on ra n , t h ic k
sh l d s t h c m p l e x i
ou er ,
e o on du sky b ow r sw r th y,
r n o a .
T A UR US 5
1 4 It r e p re s ts
en o n e o f sh o r t st t e b t full str g ’a d
a ur ,
u ,
on ,
n
w ll e set, b r o a d fo r e h e a d , g re a e e
a t y s l r g sw th y f e d ,
a e ar ac
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an
b ro a d st s l s
ron g h ou d e r , gre a o t m u th d t h i k l ip l g an c s, ar e
h an d , s l ck c s
b a or o a r e r e d d i h h a ir s .
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I
5 A n t th i t t ll st r
u p ri g h W ell b ilt b d y ith r
,
a ,
a ig h ,
n or u o ,
e e
i m
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o s g i n t cl r b t
an e o e n an u n e, o ea u
ob c r s u ms y t m
e an d d k; l g
y art im e s t h h d on d ar e an e an an
t a d fl h y ; d k h ir l m st b l ck ;
,
f t sh
ee or n es st g ar a ,
a o a a ron
a ctiv b d y g d p i r ci g y n d f p e r f ct d q ick
e o , a oo e n e e, a o e an u
sig h t f e xc ll e t n d r st d i g d j u d iciou s in worl d l y

,
o e n u e an n an
aff ir sa .
CA N C Q5 ER
6 G r ll l w d s m ll st t t h ts l r g er
1
y en e a r e a
u pp r p ao an a a u ,
e e r a
th t h l w
an d f ce o ickl y p l
er, d W h it
a m
rou n a e, s a e an e co
p l x
e i o t h h i b
n w ,
l i ttl e
y e s p r a r
o t h v m ro
y n . e e ,
ne o a e an
c h il d if wo m ren . a an .
L E O 51 .
7 1G r e a r u n d h e a d ,
at o
r e
g p r m in e n o r a r in e
g y e , q c
u i l o t st s k .
s t
ig h e d ; a fu ll
a n d l a rg e b d , a n d m r e
y h a n o f m id d e o o t l
st t
a u re ; bro a d h o u d e r , n a rr s
id e , y e o l
or d ar fla x e n s ow s s ll w k
h a ir , a rid it u r l in g or u r n in g u p a fi e r e ou n e n a n e , b u t
c t c c t c
ru d d
y h ig h an g u i n e o m p esi n ,
r n g ,
a i a n a n d a ic e ,
l xo st o v l t ct v
ste
p fi r m a n d m in d ou r e u c t o s .
VIR G O 1111 .
1 sl e n d e r b d y r th t ll b t w e ll c m p s e d ; u d d y
8 A o , a er a ,
u o o a r
b w c m pl x i
ro n b l c k h ir w ll f v
o e on d l vely b t t
,
a a ,
e a ore or o , u no
a be tif l c e a tu e ; s m ll h ill v ic j d ici

au u r r d xc d a ,
s r o e, u o u s an e ee
i g l y w ll s p k e
n st d i u
e d g iv
o t h ist r y w h th e
n ,
u o s an en o o , e r
m o r wo m a
an I t p rod u c s n . d e st d i g if M r e a rare un r an n e
c u r y b e in th is Sig d Mo i C c r b u t so m e wh t
n ,
an on n an e ,
a
u st b l e
n a .
L B A I R
9 I
1 t p e r so t e w ll f r m e d b o d y st r ig h t t ll a d m or e
na s a e o ,
a ,
a n
f f:(Tr / x.
a
n
9 8 ELEM E NT S or AT S R O LO GY .
su b tl e o r r fi d th r th n g ss ; r u d l o v l y d b
e ne ra e a ro a o n ,
e an e au
t if l f c ; p u s g i c l ; i y th
u a e a b d c re an u ne o or n ou no a un an e
or e xc s i ith r d r wh it b t i g p im p l s
es n e v y
er e o e, u n a e e or a er
h ig h colo r ; t h e h a ir is y llow i sh s m th n d l g ; y g e ,
oo a on e es en
e r l l y b lu e
a d te m pe r v n an e e .
SCO R P I O 111 .
no corp l e t str n g a b l e b o d y so m wh a t b o d o
A u n ,
o , , e r a r
s q r e f c e ; a d u sk y m d d y co m p l x i
ua a d d k h ai , u e on an ar r,
m u ch a d c ri sp i g ; a h ir y b o d y ; s m w h t b w l g g e d ;
n n a o e a o -
e
sh or t n e ck e d ; stou t w e l l tru ss d p e so a ,
-
e r n .
S A G TT A Y 7? I R ,
I t r e p r e s e ts a w e ll f v r e d c u n t e
2 I n c e s m wh t l g -
a o o nan ,
o e a on
f c e b t f ll
a ,
u d d d y o a l m st l ik e s
u an b d th h i
ru r o un u rn e ,
e a r
l ig h t ch st t c l r t h t t r s m wh t b v t h m id d l
e nu o o ,
e s a u e o e a a o e e e
i
s z e, co f r m it y in t h e m m b e s
a n o d st n g b l b d y ; e r ,
an a ro a e o
i cl i e d to b l d n e ss a d o
n n afon d o f h o r s e s ,
n ne .
C A P C O N V3 R I R
U su ll y a d r y b o d y n ot h ig h o f st a t u re l o g l e a n a d
2 2 a , ,
n ,
n
sl d e r f c e th in b e d a n d b l ck h i
en a , rr w c h i ar a a r, a n a o n ,
l g m ll n ck d a r ow ch e st I h a v e f u d m a y t im e s
on s a e an n r . o n n
C p ico a sc e d in g t h e p a r t y to h a v e l ig h t h a ir b u t i t h e
a r rn n ,
n
s ev th o r s e tti g d a rk
en ,
n ,
.
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‘
R ,
3 2 I t r p r e s e n ts t h
e i ck o st t co r p t r e o r a e f r ou o ra u ,
on o a
st r g p l m p w e ll co m p s d b d y
on u , t t ll ; lo g v is g
-
o e o ,
n o a a n a e,
s g u i co m p l x io ; if S tu rn w h is l d f t h is ig b i
an ne e n a , o or o s n ,
e n
C p ric r o r A q iu s t h e p t y h s d k o b l ck h ir d
a o n u ar ,
ar a . ar r a a an
i co m p l x i
n s n g u in e w ith p r m i t t th th e w i I
e on a ,
o n en ee ,
o r se
h v e o b s r v e d t h e p r t y is f c l e r l ig h t o r f i co m p l e x io a a r
'
a e a o ,
n ,
an d o f s a n d y colo re d h a ir r ve y fl en n d a v r y p u e sk i o r ax ,
a e r n .
P i sc E s X .
2 sh or t st a tu r n o t v e r y w ll m d ; g d l rg e f c
4 A e, e a e a oo a a e,
p la ec m p l x io ot h e b o d y fl s h e
y o r sw ll in g ;
n o t,
v y e e n er
str ig h t b u t stoo p i g so m wh t w ith t h h d w h n w a lk

a ,
n e a e ea e
i g ; i cl in d t l e a f o r w a d
n n e o n r .
T h e s t u d e n t h a d be t t e r e a r n t o m e m o riz e t h e ge n e ra d e sc rip t io n l l
o f t h e 1 2 si n s o f t h e
g o d iac
, g Z
a n d h e o u h t t o be a r in m in d t h a t w h a t
e ve r
p a n et m a l y b e in a n
y o f t h e se s i n s it is a w a ys m o r e o r e s s t in ge d
g ,
l l
b y t h e d e s c rip t io n o f t h e sign s a bo ve n a m e d Fo r in s t a n c e , if e it h e r .
J
Sa t u rn , M a rs o r u pit e r o r a n y o t h e r p a n e t b e in t h e Sign A rie s t h e l ,
p e rs o n is
g e n e ra
y ll
n ea r t h e m idd e h e i h t , ra t h e r l a rge bo n e s , St r o n g
g l
l l
im bs o n gish fa c e & c
, A so if t h e p a n e t be in t h e Sign T a u r u s n o
. l l ,
l
m a t t e r w h a t p a n e t it is, it h a s a t e n d e n c y t o m a k e t h e pe rs o n b o rn u n d er
l OO ELE M NT E S OF AT S R O LO GY .
a ll y if th a t p l n t is in t h e sc e n d t ; h s t e n d e n cy to b e
a e a an a a
d a r k co m p l x i d r th e r th n l ig h t b t if l ig h t
e on e v r y l ig h t
a a ,
u , a e
b lo d n w ith y ll w h i H ig h f h e d t h r f ll f c a d
e, e o a r . o re a ,
ra e u a e n
t h t s m wh t d isto t d n d g n e ll y wid e m o u th ; r th e r
a o e a r e ,
a e ra a a
s m ll e stl e ss g r y b r w n o r h l e y s b t s l d m b l e o r
a ,
r ,
e ,
o az e e ,
u e o u
b l ck y s s p r b a r d n d l ik l y t b c m b l d b f e m id
a e e ,
a e e a e o e o e a e or
dl e a
g A ct i v e in. m n f o d o f t de
y ls f o d f sc i
an n c e er, n s u ,
a o n o e ,
i v
n tiv e d f d o f t h e cc lt m y st ri
en an on H e is s l d o m o u or e ous . e
o f pl a s t ppe ea c an d ge a ll y o d d o cc tr ic in h is
a ran e , an n era r e en
b e h v io r a T h is is t h d e sc rip ti n f H sch e l p r o wh e n
. e o o er e s n s
no ti sp ct t oth r p l ts b t w h i sp ct to th r p l
n a e o e an e ,
u en n a e o e an
e ts th ,
tiv p rt k s v r y m u ch f t h
e na e a t a
q l
e it y o f e o e na u re or ua
th s p l ts
o e an e .
6 Wh
2 w e ll d ig n ifi d it d scrib s p r s w ll b u ilt
en e e e a e on e ,
an d e l y s ix f t h ig h o f a co m m d i g pp a r n c n d
n ar ee ,
an n a e a e a
o f gr t e rg y
ea d p r s ve
en c e H w ill p b b l y m k e
an e e ran . e ro a a
so m i v ti n r d isc v e r y th t will c s e h im to b e c m e
'
e n en o o o a au o
f m a s o r v e y w e lth y H s g r t l ik i g f
ou r a st l g y . a a ea n or a ro o ,
a st o m y ch m istr y e t c n d will sil y b e c m

r on ,
e d pt
,
.
,
a ea o e an a e
in t h s sc i o c s e en e .
72 W h il l d i g n ifi e d it
en d e sc r ib e s -
p e r so n r t h r sl e n d e r a a e ,
a n d b u t s l d om b ov e t h e m e d iu m h ig h t d i a g e b l
e a nd e ,
s r ea e a
o d d in h is m a r w ith so m e d e f r m ity ith r i h is p r

nne ,
o ,
e e n e
so n l pp e r a c e w lk r ctio s ; a lso r stl e ss d u s ttl e d

a a a n ,
a o a n e an n e .
8 H r sch l
2 t ll y d e scr ib s l d p r son s e sp e c i ll y ol d
e e n a u ra e o e ,
a
m a id s r b tch e l s r e cl u s e s r h e r m its
o a d th os w h o b u t
or ,
o ,
an e
s e l d o m g in to c o m p a y o I t ru l s f rn a c e s l b a t r i s n . e u ,
a o e ,
wil d u n fr qu e n t e d p l a c e s ol d d e s l t b u il d i g s n tiqu e
,
e , ,
o a e n ,
a
fu rn it u r e st a t u ar y o l d b ooks a n d o l d p ictu r e s
, , .
O SA T U N F R .
92 H n a t u r ll y r
e p re s e n ts e o f a m a id d l st t u r e d k on e a e, ar
or sw th y co m p l e x io l ittl e e y e s l w i g y e b r ws
ar n , ,
o er n e -
o ,
fl t t is h n s
a th ick l ip s o d stoo p s f r w d w ith h is h e d
e, ,
an o ar a
wh w lk i g ; l rg
en a r s d rk n r b l a ck h ir t h i
a be rd ea ,
a o a ,
n ea ,
an d s m t im s n o e a t a l l ; i s h r t
o e e v y p e v is h m l
n n o ,
a er e ,
e an
ch l o
y n d cl m as y p e r s n w h n iu n o s p ct b u t i s p oct ,
e n a e ,
n a e
to ot h r p l e ts y o u m u st m ix th e ir s ig n ifi c t io s
e an ,
a n ac
c o r d in g l y .
3 0 Wh e n w e l l dig ifi d Sa
t h p s tu r
n s snig i fi e d
is b y n e e er o n
h im r e g r v a d so b r p r f r m i g l l t h ir
a e an ct io s w it h e ,
e o n a e a n
j u d g m t n d d isc r t i en h vi g as e r ch i g f c y d m c h e on ,
a n a a n an ,
an u
g i v t st
en d y o u .
3 W h 1 h i s il l d ig n ifi d
en h e s ig ifi es m l ic i o u s v i o s e n e a a ,
en u ,
cov e t u j l s l y in g d iss m b l i g th ie v i h p s
o s, e a ou ,
n t ,
e n
,
s er on ,
o
r e g a r d in g h is wo r d or re u t a t io n
p .
ELE M NTE S OF AT S R O LO GY . 10 1
32 Sa t l y sig n ifi s l d m
u rn n a t u r a l s g r n d f a th e r s a d e o en ,
a a n
f th s
a s
er ls p r s s wh d ig i m i s r p its f t h r t h
,
a a o e on o n ne o o e ea ,
h sbu d m en d y l b
an ,
clow s b g g s b ick m k e s
a a ore rs , n ,
e ar ,
r a r ,
c l l ie s g d e s s xto s t
o r ,
ar en r s a d c u rr ie rs
r ,
e f l e th rn , an n e n o a e ,
m nks o d j s its an e u .
O JU T F PI ER .
33 J p it e r u t u ll y d e sc i bna s n o f
ra t l l st a t u r f r e o e a a e, o a
ru d d y c m pl x i o d s m il i g co
e on t en a c an v l vis g n un n e, an o a a e,
h ig h f o h d a d c m l y g y ey s th
re ea n h i o soft d e re e ,
e a r an
au b u rn r f l ig h t b ow ; m ch b e d
,
o o a d th b dy v y r n u ar an e o e er
w y ha d s m ly f m d ;
an o f e p d t or d c m e m d b lo a ru en an o en a e
c i g ; so b
a rr a e d g r v i h is s p e c h
er a n d j st a d u p r ig h t
e n e an u an
in l l h is ct i
a s a on .
34 B u t w h t h i s p l t (
ent h u g h a f t ) i il l d
an e ig i fi e d o
-
or u n e s n ,
h d e n ot s t h p s
e e s ig n ifi d b y h im t b m
e er on s d is s m e o e a ere e
b l r a h y p o c it i
e ,
m tt s o f f ith r e d n l ig i ig n n t a er a an re on ,
ora
a nd c l e ss a re d of d ll c p c it y
an d i t d f d i g g oo d
a u a a ,
an n s ea o o n
h co triv s w y
e n d t icks t
e ch a t h is f ie d u d r a p re
a s an r o e r n n e
t e se f d i g h im ki d ss
n o o n a n ne .
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37 W h h i w ll
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an er on .
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57 S h o r ,
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o n ,
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e y e ,
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t s
r a h e r fle h y , m u d d
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p ss o t o st
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c c t l x
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59 P r o d u c e s sh t th ick s e t corp u l n t b o d y p l e
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,
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en ,
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60 M a ke s a fu ll s i -
z ed st t u r e
o a d str o g s h ou l d e r s
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, ,
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l ig ht b ro n w h a ir , an d s dy an fi r m w lk I d is b e a rd ; a . n
p o sto
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d i pl a y , r a h e r p r t ou d ,
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l ig h h a ir , a n d s g u i c m p l x ion ; f sci tifi c m b iti s
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m ade,
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r e h e a d , d a r k h a ir a n d e
y s ; p e r o u d, au st ere ,
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-
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8 7 Gi e v s
l st t st t c o m p a ct b o d y c a
m id d e
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f u l , o b ig in g d i p o i i o n , h u r fu t o n on e ; e n du ed, ct
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st o s c c tv c to sc t c
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97 P c s
r d u oe a m id d e i z e d b ody, el l s w l
m a d e , a n d p ro
p o t
r io n l ck
e d ,
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r e e n st s v
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ig h e r h a ir h a n t h e r e s o f t h e S ig n , b e in g t h e t
te rm s c
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ll so sc
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p r o u d ,
v r e l e n g e f u a n d p it e f u m in d ; o n e s w h o lr e m e m b e r s
a n in j u r , is h a r d t o
y p e a e ,
l s co c t
n e i e d , a n d g e n e ra
y er
y ll v
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u n f r u n a e in a l l h e u n d e r a e t k s .
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9 8 G i e v s
a n e a m a d e ,
r a h e r a p t
e r o n ; h is f a e a ; t t ll s c ov l
c omp e i n l xo s
a n g u in e , a n d h a ir l ig h b r o n a n d o f , b u t , if t w s t
in t h e a l st
s ix d e g r e e , ( s
h is o w n e r m , ) it is m r e ir y a n d t o w
r e d di h sT h e d i p o i i n is b r i
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an d h e e rfu , b u t f n d o f sk c l o
st v c c t
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m u h b e o e d a n d fr e q u e n y r u in e d tl .
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s e t f o r m o f m id d e a u re , ra h e r rp n l st t t co
l t sw t
en , ar h y co l
m p e x io n , b a , u rl in g h a ir , b r a d a n d l ck c o
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y utn o ia b e , a n d r a h ; h e
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a re g e n e r a l y r e e n g e fu , u n g r a e fu , q u a rr e om e an d li t l ls w ck
e d ; yet of g oo
d g e n iu a n d r e a d y a p p r e h e n i n , e s e in g in so xc ll
m y st e r y , etc .
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De n w ith w e ll p r p o rtio n d b o d y
a a on ,
a o e ,
c m p ct a d w e ll m d s g i e co m p l x i
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o a a e,
a q u i ck p e n ,
t r ti g e
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e an
j v ia l b u t d is p o it o n h a st y p a ssio t e h ig h m i d d
o ,
s i d ,
na ,
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o ,
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a e : on e
w h l e a g oo d ch r a ct e r
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e p re e n a m e an or s ts
ma a u re , h in , e a n b o d y , ll st t s t l
l ttl t c
i e h e a d , h in f a e , b a d o m p e io n , b e in g s a o a n d ob c l x ll w
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an d p e t t
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un d e r t ki g s
a n .
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s itio n , a n d a d d i ed to ct c t v
on ro er s y , etc . no t v y er fo r t un a e t
in g e n e r a l .
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e pr e a u re , ra h er s ts
h o r a n d fle h y , a
en a st t t s t s
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ll
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or y e o ll w
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o r , is f a m o u s , a n d a
y e rr o r t o h is e n e m ie , e t c t s .
O in E 5
1 0 5 Gi e a sh or , e v s
s et , r a h er u g y p er on ; du yt w ll
c o m t l s sk
p l
e x io n , b r o n h a ir , w
a rg e , b r o a d fa e , id l
e m o u h a n d g re a c w t t
no e s c t
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. l t
p r o u d o f h is p h y i a ren g h , an d on e w h o
g e n e r s c l st
a
y i s t ll
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i o ri u o s .
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1 06 R
epre s en s a e r
p p o o r t w ll t
io n e d b o d y , a b o e t h e m id d e v l
t t
s a u re , an
g u in e o m p es i on ,
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s a ffl x
a b e w
,
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c t
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y f o r u n a e , a s h e is s o m e e v t t
an d k
l t
m i d e m p e r e d , o f e n o n r o e d a n d im p o e d o n b y o h e r t c t ll s t s .
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1 07 Gv s
i e a m e a n , il l f o r m e d b o d y , d e f o r m e d in t h e f a e , c
wt v
i h a e ry u n h e a h y a p e ; t h e h a ir b r o n lt
A h arm e s , s ct w . l s
c l s
h e e r fu p e r o n , b u t in d o e n , an d n o t f o n d o f e m p o y m e n ; l t l t
on e w h o spe n d h is im e in p or an d pa s t
im e , d a n in g , e t c s ts st s c .
a n d is g r e a y a d d i e d t o o m e n tl ct w .
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1 08 Gi v s st g w ll p p ti d b d y
e a ron ,
e ro or on e o ,
an d v ry
a e
p o r tl y p e r s s g i c m p l x i lig h t b r w
on ,
an u ne o e on , o n or
y l le w i s h o
h a ir , a fu ll f c d l g t i g y
a nd v
e,
y an ar e s ar n e es, a er
pro m i t ; n en
1 14 ELE M NT
t h e re is g e n e r a y a m a r o r ll
a r o n t h e fa e k
A e ry j u , sc c . v st
u p rig h t
an d h on ora b e m an , w h o orn l
d o an y m e an e ss ; sc s to
p u n u ct l
a a n d f a i h fu t o f r ie n d ,
atn d m a g n a nlim ou e en t o s s v
s t
h is e n e m ie , in S h o r a r ig h r o y a l d is p o s i io n ; a e r y a m b i t t v
to s
i u m an , wt l
i h a , fo n d o f r u e a n d a u h o r i y , a n d g i e n t o l t t v
w a r a n d d o m in i n , n ue
q o co ,
e t c st .
O in Till
1 0
9 M a ke s a p e r so
cl i d t b t ll f st t n in ne o e a o a u re , a n d sl en
d e r, b u t v y werll p p t i de
g d c m p l
ro x i or on e ,
oo o e on ,
d arkh i a r,
an d m u c h f it b t t b l ck ; t h m i d i g i
o , u n o a e n n en ou s an dch e er
fu l , f o n d of h st r c r ti
on e
p c i ll e
y g b l ea on ,
es e a a ree a e a t c v iv i l
on a
p a r ie ,t s etc .
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1 10 Pr o d u e s a n u p r ig h , ac a n d s e n d e r b o d , fu
y t t lle y e s ,
l ll
o a v l c c l x l t
f a e, r u d d y o m p e io n , ig h h a ir , a n d fr e q u e n y a r a s h tl
o r p im
p l
e s in t h e f a e T h e m in d is h o n o r c
a b e , a n d d is o i
.
p l s
tio n g o o d , b u t t h e p a r y is a a s u n fo r u n a e , e
y p t
e i a
y in lw t t s c ll
all m a tt
e r s o f w a r o r a m b i io n t .
O in TT1 .
1 1 1 Gi e v s
a re m a r a b y q u a re b u i , fu k l s
fl e s h y p e r s o n ,
lt ll
b ro a d f a e , u dy c clo
o m p e io n , d u n or c l x
u n b u rn , b ro n s t w
h a ir ; m in d in g e n io u , b u t t h e em
p er r u gg s
e d a n d o e r t v
s
b e r a in g , m a n n e r d is a g r e e a b e d is p o i io n a m b i io u , o n e l ,
st t s
wh o w ll t
i n o t a d m i o f a n e qu a ; h e y a r e f o r u n a e u p o n t h e l t t t
s s
ea , or a s s
u r g e o n , p h y s i ia n s , e t c s c .
O in I
1 1 2 k s t l s
M a e a a l , h a n d o m e , e p r o p o r io n e d b o d y , o a w ll t v l
c s
f a e , a n g u in e co l x
m p e io n , o r r a h e r b r n or su n b u rn ; t ow t
l t w
ig h b r o n h a ir , b u t in t h e fi r e ig h d e g r e e o f t h e S ig n it st t s
k v
is d a r e r ; o n e w h o is e r y o f y a n d p r o u d s p ir i e d , a im in g a t l t t
g r e a htt
in g , a u s e r e a nsd s e e r e ,
a ntd o n e w h o p e r f o r m s s o mve
l x ts
h on o rab e e pl oi , a n d o f e n b e o m e e n n ob e d , o r re e i e t c s l c v s
t tl s o
i e , h o n r a r y d is in io n , e t c t ct s .
O in V3
1 1
3 R s n ts m e p re st t e il l m d a sp a r e th in b d y
ean a u re , a e, o ,
o v l f c
a ickl y c m p l e x i
a e, s s ft b w h i o t c li g on ,
o ro n a r, n o ur n ,
an d if i t h fi st s i d g r s f t h
n e r ig it is l ig h t b w ;
x e ee o e S n ,
ro n
th e p ty is j st d h
ar b l i h is p i c ip l s
u an t l b ly
on or a e n r n e ,
a o era
f i t mp
a r e d g in s l v
er, nd f i
an d sh ip b y h is g
a bl o e a r en a re e a e
co v n t i ; o n e w h o is v r y h sty t t im s d m ch
e rs a on e a a e ,
an u
g iv en to wo m en .
O in m y
1 1
4 D e s r ib e c s s
a p e r o n o f m id d l e s t t
a w ll
u re , e m a d e , cor
p u len t b od , r
y o un d fu l ,fa e , l c cl e ar c m p l x io
o e n , an d ig h l t
a re g o od
h u m o re d , in g , ib e r a , ju lov l l st an d ch t
a ri a b l e , an d
ra re l y g u i y lt
o f a n y h in g d i h o n o r a b e t s l .
9
R p
1 1 r s n ts s h t p e
e r s e a fl s
eh y b o d y ; a d p orl e on ,
e rou n ,
a
a d s ickl y f c
n w it h l ig h t h ir a d if t h e, Mo b w it h a ,
an e on e
Ve s d th y
nu i th
,
an sc n d t t h f c e w ill b q it
e a re n e a e an ,
e a e u e
wh it e a d w d t h e h a ir v r y l ig h t c lo e d ; b t if V
n an ,
an s e o r u en u
b i t h e t m o f M a r s t h e h ir m y b e
e n er d d ish nd ti g ,
a a re ,
a a n e
of c l r pp o or i t h e c h e ks
a T h
ea y g r ll y
n h v m ll e . e en e a a e s a
g yre g e i s h ory s T h dr i s p en it i i s id l e d d ll
e .t h y e os on e an u ,
e
r a f e d o f l w co m p
on y d v i c io u s p l e su s d p r san i t ,
an o a re an u u s,
if it b
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f m l of th p e a e cl s e s h e i
e a e f q t of e oor r as ,
S s a re u en er
S p i i t sh o p
r tc T h e y e fi ckl n d t im id p t t h b st
s, e . ar e a ,
u e e
’
s id e o tw r d s d s m t b e i
u a r ,
st w h t h y r o t ;
an ee o n ea ne en e a e n
ve m u t b l e d i c t t
e r a an n on s an .
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S
1 2 0 Gi e a p er n re a v s
n ab
y a o f a u re , e m so
p o ed so l t ll st t w ll co s
:b o d
y l e ar c
o m p e io n , r o u n d f a e , f u
°
e y e , fr e l x
e d an d c ll s ckl
If a ir S k
in ; h a ir , r e d d is h , o r if in t h e e r m o f V e n u it m a y b e t s
fla x e n T h e y a r e p e u a n a n d p a io n a e , o o n a n g r y a n d
. t l t ss t s
o l s
s o n p e a e d a g a in : f r e e , g e n e r o u , o ia b e a n d g o o d hu s s c l
t
m o r e d , b u t r a h e r p r o u d a n d f r e q u e n l y in d i p o s e d , h u g h t s t o
n ot e r io us y sl .
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Sh o
1 2 1 a a ,
e r
p p o o ws
r ion e d fi g u r e ,
o at ll w ll
f a e ,
d a r t v l c k
'
h a ir , o r if in h e r o w n e r m , s a d b r n , an d a du s
y t
o m p e ow k c l x
io n T h e y a r e in g e n io u , e o qu e n , a i e a n d e e r , o f a n
. s l t ct v cl v
s
a p ir in g u rn t
b u t r a r e y u e fu in h e ir p u r u i s ; g e n e r
. l s cc ss l t s t
a ll
y u n fo r u n a e t t .
9 in
D e s e rib e s a n
1 2 2 ,
e eg an p e r o n ,
e t t ll l
u p r ig h
r e ma et y s xt l
w ll
e m ade, i h a g en e e wt
a r ri a e
g T h e f a e t l c
i s a an d c ov l .
t
r a h e r b e a u if u , h a in g p e a s in t l g m i e a n d b v
e a u l i f u s l s
d im t l
pl e s ; b u t h e
y a r e f r e q u e n t y f r e e d T h e h a i r tl
i s bckl
r o n w .
t
an d s of , an d ra h er t g r o o n
g h a n p e n if u ws l T h e t
y a l t l
r e .
k ct t
in d a ff e io n a e a n d
. er
y o b ig in g , a n d g e n e r a v y l e b e ll w ll
l v
o ed b wt
y a l l i h h m h e
y h a e a n y d e a in w o t
g s I f v
V e n u l s .
c
b e in t h e a s e n d a n , a n d h e re b e n o a ffli in g a s p e t t ,
an dct cts
J t c t
u pi e r, as a A fr o m t h e p a r y , if a f e m a e , i t be a l w ll
ct
p e r fe tb e au y .
9 in "l
3 D e
1 2n o e a h or , ou , e set, t s
s t st t w ll
o r pu e n c
b d y , b ro a d l t o
c
fa e , a n d d u s k y o m p e io n , a n d d a r c
or b a l x k
h a ir , (u n e s l ck l s
t s s
V e n u s b e in t h e e r m o f M a r o r h e r o w n ) ; o n e w h o h a s n o th
v
in g e r y p e a a n in t h e o u n e n a n e l s t c t c
T h e y a re e n i u , . vo s
ELE M NTE S OF AT S R O LO GY . 1 17-
c vc
d e b a u h e d a n d i io u s ; g i e n t o o n e n io n : a n d if Ve n u b e v c t t s
a ffli ct
e d b y Sa u r n o r M a r to er
y t
d i g r a e f u ac ion s ; a n d s v s c l t
t t
if b o h S a u rn a n d M a r , a ffli an d s
h e r e b e n o a s s i t a n ce b y ct t s
g o o d a s e
p o f S ct
u n o r J u pi e r , h e y a r e p o s s e s e d o f ve r
y t t
e vil p r p e n i ie o st s .
9 in 46
1 24 R e p re s e t n s a th r wis e w ll
p e r son ra th er t a ll th an o e ,
e
m a d e ; cl e r r s g i m
a p l o x i f ir anv l f cu n
e b w ne c o e on ,
a o a a ,
ro
h ira The y.
g e r s S p iri t e
are d im i g tne m e t h
ou i g s , ,
a n a no an n ,
r th e r p
a ud d p sioro te y e t e g an ll y g d t e m p d
as na ,
ar e n e ra oo e re ,
ki d d i ff siv e T h e y d e l ig h t in in c e t cr ti n s
n an no en . no n re ea o ,
an d r i s h r t y e r y o b l ig in g f r t u n t e p r so s
a e n o ,
o a e n .
9 in V3
5
1 2 D e r ib e a m asc i z ed
p e s s ll s
r s n ,
S h o r a u re , a p a l e o t st t .
c t
f a e , h in a n d i y ; i h d a r h s ckl w t
a ir,
( b u t if V e n u b e in h e r k s
own t e rm , s a d b r o n) w
T h e y a re g e n e r a l y p e r o n w h o. e l s s lov
ll
t h e ir b e y , f o n d o f e n j o y m e n ; n o t f o r u n a e , u bje t t t s ct to
s u d den c
h a n g e in ife a n d ra n g es a a l
ro h e
p st c t st s .
9 in w
1 2 v s h d so m w ll f o r m d p r son cl e a r c o m p l x
6 Gi e a an e e e e , e
ion ,
t c p l t l g b d y ; b w h i if s h b i
ra h e r or u en or ar e o ro n . a r, e e n
h r w t m fl
e o e n A g d di p o it io
er , q u ie t d
ax ff b l n . oo s s n , an a a e .
c te ou s t t l l i cl i e d t v icio s ctio s p e a c e a b l
ou r ,
no a a n n o u a n ,
e;
o b l igi g t ll f t n t i h i ffa i s a n d r e p e ct e d b y h i
o a : or u n a e n s a r s s
fr i d s n d c q u a i t n c e i g
en a r l a n a n en e a .
9 in X
7
1 2 P e r o n a e a m s t s
id d e a u r e , a fle h
y p l u m p b d y ,
l st t
a s o
r o u n d , fu fa e , ll c w t
i h a d im p e in t h e h in , g d o m p e io n , l c oo c l x
be tw
e e n p a l e a n d ru d d y G o d h u m o r e d , j u , in d , m i d o . st k l
c
a n d p e a e a b l e ; in g e n i u s , b u t o
m e h a u n a bl e , y e t m o d so w t st
e r a t e l y f o r u n a e in t h e t
o rl d t w .
M ERC U R Y I N T H E T WE L V E S I G N S .
l
A M e rc u ry pe rs o n is in c in e d t o be s im o ft en a bo e t h e m e diu m n ei gh t l ,
v ,
ac t i e v ,
l
t a k a t i e fo n d o f v
e a rn in
, g a n d s t u d in ;
y g h e
g l
e n e ra
y m a kes a ll
g o o d o ra t o r, e dit o r o r a u t h o r a n d o ft e n h a s so m e igh t o c c u a t io n su c h
p ,
l ,
a s be in
g a b o o k k e e e r, o r be in
p g
-
a c e rk in a s t o re ; h as
ge n e ra
y a t h in l ll
fa c e , h igh fo re h e a d, sh a rp n o s e da rk h a ir a n d r a t h e r d a rk c o m p e io n
, ,
lx .
l
T h e se re m a rk s a re o n y in t e n d e d fo r pe rso n s de sc ribe d by té w h e n it
h a s n o as pec t t o a n y o t h e r p a n e t , b u t w h e n in a spe c t t o l o t her
pl a n e t s,
it t a k e s m o re o f t h e n a t u re o f t h o se pl a n e t s t h a t it is in as
p ec t t o , an d
the
p e rs o n h as t o b e d e sc ribe d a c c o r din
gy l .
1 18 ELE M NT E S oF AT S R O LO GY .
’
5 in I
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1 2 v e s a m e a n st a t r e Sp re d th i b o d y ov a l f c
8 Gi u ,
a an n , a e,
l ig h t b r w n n d c u l i g h ir
o d ll c m p l x i
a A mi d r n a , u o e on . n
r t h e r il l d is p os d ;
a d d ict e d to d is p t t l i st e l n d m
e a u e, o e, a a an
y
tr icks n d wor th y a ction s ; i s h r t m r k v
,
a un n o ,
‘
a e e na e .
5 in 8
C
1 2 9 Gi ve s
m id d e iz e d ,
a rpu e n , hi p e l s
r n , s ro n g co l t t ck t so
an d w ll e se t ; sw t
a r h y a n d su n b u rn m p e ion , d a r , h o r t co l x k s t
an d t ck “
hi h a ir H e is id e , l h fu l ; o n e w h o
. e e a e an d l s ot lov s s
g l u tto n y, a n d w h o r u in h im e f a m n g t h e f e m a l e s e x s s l o .
i? in H
1
30 ows
str ig h t u p ig h t t l l b o d y w e ll for m d ;
Sh a a ,
r ,
a ,
e
b r own h i g oo d c m p l x
a r, i o n d v e r y i t e ll ig e
o n t l k e ,
an a n oo .
An in g e n io u s p r e g t f c y g o d o r t r cu i g l w
,
n an an ,
a o a o ,
a nn n a
e r o r a cl e v e r b o k s ll r e w h o p e fectl y u d
o er st d e e : on r n an s
y
-
h is o w n i t e r e st d (if M c u r y b
n ot ,
fflict d ) o e w h is
an er e n a e n o
a s u b tl e p ol it i c i n n t sil y d l u d e d b y t h e m ost cu n in g
a ,
o ea e n
k n a v e h e m a y e cou n t e r n .
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1Pe r o n a e a l o w , h r
31 s t s
a u r e , a n il l omp e i n , a s o t st t c l xo
t s
h in , h a r p f a e , m a l e y e , h a r p n c s e , d ar l
h a ir ; o n e w h o s s os k
is g i e n v
d rin , l ig h to k
fi n g e r e d , il l n a u r e d , d is h o n e , a n dt t st
v r
e y d e e i f u l a n d h a c t
n g e a b e ; a e r y m e a n i c e r e h , l v l ttl w tc
if M e r u r y b e a ffli e dc ct .
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1G i e a fu l , l a r g e
32 v s l ‘
b o dy , an d g d a u re , du l , ar oo st t l sw
s
t h y u n b u rn m p e x io n t co l ; l ig h b r n h a ir ,
r otu n d f a e ,
f ow
u c ll
s
e y e , a b r a d o r h i gh n o os e . A h a y , p ro u d , on e i e d , a m st c c t
to s
b i i n , b a in g , o n e n o st c t t s
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fo n d o f st
u d y in g o u cc lt sc c s
ie n e ; h a s a g r e a i in g f o r s p ir i tlk t
u a l is m , a n d e e r y h in g v t
on n e ced ct w t
i h t h e m y er io u Th e y st s .
ELE M NT E S OE AT
S R O LO GY . 2
5
v e r y s l d m p ct ic l p p l
a re e d f t n l iv u nh p p y
o ra a eo e, an o e e a
m rri d l iv
a Th y h v q
e es dd w ys
. d f w p pl
e a e u e er, o a ,
an e eo e
g t el g w ll w
a oni t h t h m I f m e i d it h r m l f m l e . a rr e ,
e e a e or e a e,
th y e v y l ik l y t
e ar p er t A m l c es v y l ittl o se a ra e . a e a re er e
f r wo m
o d f m l is h p p i r b e i g a n l d m id t h n
en ,
an a e a e a e n o a ,
a
b i g m
e n i d d h vi g
a rr e f m il y an a n a a .
1 59 I fb e s ig n ifi c a t o r , h e g i e t h e n a i e in h e ri a n e
1
3 v s tv t c
t t
o f e s a e s , a n d p ro fi t
b y m e a n o f a g r i u l u r e ; h is d is p o s i io n s c t t
is e xt
re m e y m o ra l
a n d g ra e ; l
h e m a y ga in a f o r u n e b y v t
c s
m e r h a n d i e , o r po s ib y b y p r e a h in g s l c .
1 60 I f 21 b e t s ig n ifi c a t o r ,
d is p o s i io n is n o t s o g o o d th e .
tv l
Th e n a i e se dom m e e st wt c s cc ss
i h mu h u e w l in t h e or d . .
H e is v l
e r y n ig g a r d y , l c t
a n d g e n e r a l y a q u ir e s p r o p e r y b y
s l l
o m e s e fis h a n d u n u s u a s t s l
m e a n , h o u g h h e e d o m e n j o y s it .
k t s s
l i e o h er p er on ll l v s t v
H e g e n e ra y i e h a e d b y e e r y o n e
.
c t lw
f o r h is m e a n a n d d e e i f u y s c t
a s , a n d d ie in ob s u ri
y .
6 If 3 b
1 1 i sq t th s ig ifi c t r
e d i
n a p ct u a re o e n a o ,
an n s e
w ith M c y h i g er ll y d p d f h is pr p e ty
ur ,
e d s en era u e o o r ,
an
di s m i s r b l e d th
e a e a ea .
1 I f 79 b e s ig n ifi c a t o r , t h e n a
62 tv
i e is of a r a sh ,
tu rb u e n l t
s os t
d i p i io n , a n d g e n e r a y e ry ll v fo r u n a
un t t ; v e er
y o ft
en
en g a g ed i n om e p u b i sa ing l c c ll of th e l o w t es o rd e r , an d
tl
f r e q u e n y e n d h i s d a y s i n p r is o n s .
1 63 I f 3 b e s ig n ifi c a t o r , b ad , bu t t h e d is p o s i io n is t e qu a ll y
t
n o t q u i e s o r a s h , b e in g m o r e s l y a n o ard y S o m e im e d c w l . t s
s v
h e g a in f a o r fr o m e d e r y p e r s o n s , w h o a s s i h im l i h h e irl st wt t
r
p p o e r y ,
h it w c
h h e g e n e r a y o se in t h e en d , an d b e om e ll l s c “
s
v t t s c ll
e r y u n f o r u n a e , e p e ia y if t h e s ig n ifi c a t o r s b e u n d e r t h e
e ar th .
I
z o
’O
1 64 f
I bo n u r n d e r 7
3 it s ig n ifi e os e t o th e n a i e b y s l s s tv
c l t
fi r e (e s p e ia l y if h e y b e in a fi r e y S ig n ), o r b y m e n in p o e r ,
‘
w
s c t
w h o p e r e u e h im , a n d o n fi n e h im i h in t h e a of a c wt w lls
p r i s o n f o r o n em p c t otf t h e l a w ; a n d h e is s e d o m h e a h y or l lt
o f l o n g ife l .
1 6
5 I f G) b e s ig n ifi c a t o r ,
t h e n a i e i s g e n e r a y e r y d is ll v tv
a g re e a b l e , c t l
d e e i fu , m is r u fu l a n d u n f o r u n a e , a t st ay t t lw s
s t
l o in bg h is p r o p e r y b y o m e s p e u a io n , s c l t
h i h , in t h e e n d , w c
Oft e n , b r in g s h im t o ru in , p a r i u a r y if t h e n a i e h a s tc l l tv
t
a n y h in g t o d o wt
i h th e g o ern m en or p er on v
on n e edt s sc ct
wt i h th e a e st t .
12 6 ELE M NTE S OF AT
S R O LO GY .
1ows g a in to t h e a tiv if sig n ifi d b y b b y m n s

6 6 Sh n e, e ea
o f l d ie ad t co sid r b l e xt t h is tt c h d t th m
s, an o a n e a e en ,
e a a e o e .
G r tl y ead d ict d t o p l a ur a de v ry f t t wh r eas e, n e or u n a e e e

f m l s
e c o c r d I f h is m
a e a re n e f p p ty h
ne .
ft e a an o ro er , e o en
w st s m st o f it b y g m b l i g p l s e
a e o a n or ea ur .
6 7 I f 9 b e s ig n ifi c t
1 th t iv e is v r y t f l l y
a or, e na e ar u ,
s ,
un
fo t t d stitu t e o f fri d s ft d is p p o i t d f b fi t
r un a e
, e en ,
o en a n e o en e s
by d th d h
ea los s c sid r b l y b y p r on s ol d r th
,
an e e on e a e s e an
h m se lf
i
p c i a ll
, y i
esf h b e i et d e n ra e .
V /
a c S5
1 I f 79 b e s ig n ifi c a t o r , t h e n a i e is u b e a n d r a f y ,
68 tv s tl c t
s c s t
f o n d o f r e e a r h e in o a n iq u i y ; o n e o f m u h g r a i
y nda t t c vt
co n s id e r a b e l l
e a r n in g, h ou gh n ot a t
a s of th e m o
y a g re e lw st
ab e per l na so l
m a n n e rs .
ll s s c s
6 9 I f 8 b e S i g n ifi c a t o r , h e is d u , u p i io u , m e a n ,
1 cow
a rd l ,
y a c lc l t
u a in g a n d o e ou c v t s l t
Sh o u d h e u r n h is a e n io n . tt t
to l t
it e r a u r e , h e m a y g a in om e no s k wl
e d g e , a h ou g h lt
i h wt
g r e a tl
a b o r ; a n d sh ou d h e b e l co
m e a n a u h o r , h is t
r i in g s w t
m a y b r in g h im in a ui o r i m ri
p to l ws ts
n m en so t .
1 I f 73 b e s ig n ifi c a t o r , t h e p e r o n is r e
70 e an d u n e ed s stl ss s ttl
s s
in h is p u r p o e , a n d o f e n h a n g e s h is r e id e n e t c
H e is n o t s c .
v e r y fo r u n a e , t t t
h o u g h h e m a y o m e im e b en e fi b y th e s t s t
l w
o e r o r d e r o f fe m a e l s .
7 1
Q 1 If be h e s p o r ,
m
s ig n ifi c a t o r ,
i io e r asb e a l
n d d ct
ej e ed ,
of an u n p e a san an d l u en di p t s ll ’
s os t o xt l
i i n , e r e m e y u n fo r t u n
a te , a n d u n o m m on
y c
o e ou , l c v t s t
h ou gh po se s ss
i c c l
n g s ar e
y
an
y p r o pe r
y W i h m t
u h
. u p t
i i uc s s co c t
s a u io n , h e f r e q u e n tl y
comm i s t
th e m o una ou n ab est cc t l
e rro r s
in a ff a ir s o f t h e
g r e a e s ot t c s
n e q u e n e ; a s h r o u g ch e t e s xc s
o f p ru d e n ce ,
h e i s
v er
y i e y lk l
t o d o u b a n d d e ib e r at e in l t t
h e m m eon otf act io n .
1 7 2 tv
I f 21 b e s ig n ifi c a t o r , t h e n a i e is b d , p r o u d , a n d ol
a m b i io u t s
; f o n d o f m a r ia e p o i t l x l ts
a n d e n e r p r is e ; a g o o d t s
l
s o d ie r o r u rg e o n , s
h u gh h e m a y t o
se m u h b y lo r if e a n d c st
c t t
o n e n io n , a n d s o m e im e re ei e t s c v w
ou n d in q u a r r e s ls .
73
1 I f 3 b e s ig n ifi c a t o r , h e is g o o d , p i u a n d j u s H e is o s t.
e m in e n
y s u e s tl
s f u i n t h cc
e l a w a n d l t h e h u r h ,
a n d f e n c c ot
k s ot
m a e a f r u n e b y h se m ean t o s .
ELE M NT
E S OF AT S R O LO G Y.
1 8 1 If iDfi b
c e t o r ,
h e
'
i s f s ig n
r u n a e ,
i n e e.
i.a i al o t t ccl s st c
a ff a ir so c tl
n g m
or a m
e r a n i e m e n ,
m a g is r a e ,
e t c H e t t s .
t s
O b a in t w lt t o
g r e a ea h ,
l h u g h h e i s ia b l e t o o s e , fr e q u e n
y l s s tl
c t oc t c l s s
b y a n in g o r h y p ri i a p e r o n w h o im p e u p o n h is n a u r a l os t
k ss
in d n e os t s st
an d g en er i y o f d i p o i io n H e n a s h o e e r, . . w v
too c t to
m u h g o o d fo r u n e b e in j u r e d b y h o e p e r n t o a n y t s so s
s o s t t
e ri u ex en .
/
8 0 O
1 I f 3 b e s ig n ifi c a t o r , t h e n a i e is in d a n g e r b y fi r e ,
82
-
tv
t
l ig h n in g , o r in fe io u s f e e r ct
I t h a s b e e n a id in h is a e v . s t c s
wt i h g re a tt t
ru h , h e h a s t h e fa r of in g a n d p ri n e , a n d vo k s c s
t
it m a y b e h e ir fr o n t o o , t o h is u e r u n d o in g w s
H e m a y ri e tt . s
st l
h a i y , b u t p e rh a p a g re a
p r p
e i i e h e r s to
e h e m ee a t c c w ts
fa l l .
1
b
8 3 If O t i v e s r v e u t e st
e s ig n ifi c a t o r , t h e n a
i b b h d r ng a ,
a o
an d vi l n t H e w ill p r b b l y a tt i so m c o n s id r b l e r k
o e . o a a n e e a an
i t h e rm y r
n a v y ; b t h w ill b e fr e qu e tl y wo n d e d a n d
o na u e
'
n u ,
m ost p r b b l y d ie i b ttl e r b k ill e d b y so m e a cc id e n t o r

o a n a o e
f a ll o r b e a v ict im to so m e c o n t a g i o u s f e v e r
, .
1 I f 3 b e S i g n i fi c a t o r , t h e n a t ive is
84 in d a n d g e n e ; k tl
u p o n th e w ol t
h e , t h o u g h a t im e r a h e r h a y , h e is m d e r o t s st
t l t t t
a e y fo r u n a e , e x r e m e l y f n d o f o w
om en , an d n o t a ay lw s
v er
y p a r i u ar as to t
h etc l
i r re pe s ct l t
a b i i y .
8 5 If 9 b
1 s ig ifi c t r h is w ick e d
e n d d b a u ch d
n a o ,
e a e e ,
a
c mp i
o f p r ost it t e s f m wh m b e g
an on o r ll y r c iv e s
u ,
ro o en e a e e
g re a t i j r y ; a nd ru k rud f r e q u tl y b wl in g in t v n as r ,
en ra n a er o
l o w p u b l ic h u s e s th o u g h h e m y so m t im e s m e e t w it h g o d
o ,
a e o
f o r t n e h e w ill q u ickl y d iss ip t e w h a t v r p r o p e r t y h m y

u , a e e e a
p ss
o e ss in t h e co m p a n
y f t h m ost wo r t h l e ss o f m a n k in d o e .
1 8 6 If 3 b e s ig n ifi c a t o r , it re p re se n ts th e t iv s p na e a os
s sse d f c n s d r b l e a b il ity a s k il fu l l m
e o o i e a d ,
e c h n ic o r a g o
a ,
o
m t h m t ic i n
a e n e of
a c u t s r c stic w it I f h e b e in
a ,
o an a e a a .
th m y r n v y f r w h i ch h is w ll q
e ar o a ,
l ifi d h e b t in s
o e e ua e ,
o a
g r e t r pau t t ioen f r h i s b r va
y d i s d oist i g i h d st il l a er ,
an n u s e
m r e f r t h e p l ic y o f h is m a u r s
o o o H is v v ry e s e . e ne er e
sc p l s s t th m s h m p l y s
ru u ou a o d w ill p y b u t
e e an e e o ,
an a
l ittl e r sp e ct to p r s
e
p ss ss i s f et h rs w
s on h h e or o e on o o e ,
en
c an g i y a na d v a n t gan b y s a c ri fi c i g t h e m to h i
as w n
e n o
i t e st
n er .
ELE M NT E S OF AT
S R O LO GY . 12 9
1 8 7 If 6 b e s ig n ifi c a t o r , he m a e k s a ch t r swi d l r ea o n e ,
a
th i t e ch
e f, rob b e r or s r a e ro u m is r e a n c t fr e q t f g m
, a u en er o a
b li gnh s s r s h f
oui e ,
a ,
u r ou s an d b oo d l t h i st y
-
r .
N B — A n y v il p ct f S
. . e as e o t
a u rn i cr n s th v il d
e a se e se e s , an
a g d s p
oo e ct o f S u J
a p i t n ,
u e r or V e s w ill m ch d im i i h
nu u n s
th em .
E
/
8 0 )
1 88 If 3 be s ig n ifi c a t o r , it sh o ws on e o f an u n s ttl
e ed l ife
an d t em per, an d a fa v o ri e t of l s
f e m a e ; h e i s fr e q u e n y tl
a w an d e r in g ad v t en u re r , k l
m o re r e m a r a b e fo r t h e a r ie y o f v t
h is f or t une th an h is s cc s
u es o r a b i i ie s lt
H e is l i e l y t o d ie. k
st c t
'
in a ran g e
y ou n r .
1 8 9 If
E b e s ig n ifi c a t o r , h e i s a b o d , e n e rp r i in g h ara l t s c c
t e r ; f r e q u e n y in g r e a tl
d a n g e r o f a i e n d e a h , q u a rr e l t v ol t t
s o m e a n d g i e n t o d u e l in g , e t c v H e m a y b e a g oo d u rg e n . s o
or s l
o d ie r , a n d i s e d o m n o e d fo r m u h h u m a n i s l y I f a t c t .
f e m a l e , s h e is e r e m e y i e y t o b e e d u e d xt l lk l s c .
f
O o 92
91I f G) b e s ig n ifi c a t o r , it d e n
0 e on e of f a n d e ff e m i ot s so t
t s
n a e m a n n e r , a p e a s in g a d d r e s , a g r e a l
a d m ir e r o f th e s t
l a d ie s
H e is t o o m u h g i e n t o e r a a g an e a n d d i ip a io n
. c v xt v c ss t .
191 I f 9 b e s ig n ifi c a t o r , h e is o f h o r l if e , u n f r u n a e a n d s t o t t
opp re s e d , t o o i s
y t o m a e m u h e x e r io n , s ckl e r y p r o u d a n d k c t v
e xt v ra a g an t .
O o ’ té '
1
9 2 If G) b e s ig n ifi c a t o r , it g i ve s s o m e in g e n u it y , b u t n ot
muc h s
ou n d j u dgm en t .
9 3
1 I f O b e S
,
ig n ifi c a t o r ,
h e r e p r e e n a p e r o n o f m e a n s ts s
an d h al o s l w
a b i i ie , o n e a d d i ed lt s
f r a u d a n d d e e p io n , ct to c t
c
in a p a b l e o f l e a rn in g a n y h in g h i h r e qu i r e m e m o r y o r t w c s
t
j u d g m en , a n d e r e m e l y u p e r i iou xt
H e m ay u eed e l s st t s s cc w l
.
t
in r a d e o r b u in e , b u t f o r s u d y h e is s ss
h l y u n qu a ifi e d t w ol l .
94
1 I f G) b e s ig n ifi c a t o r ,
it r e p r e e n s ts a r stl e ss a e n c
d h an g e
l
a b e p e r o n , w h o a im s a t gr e a h in g s t t s b u t se ld , om ae om c
p l is h e s h e m t .
1
y95 I f be xt r e m l y u n f
s ig n ifi c a t or ,o r th e na t iv e is e e
t t
un a e, d g r lly sickl y a d
an h p py d j e ct e d an d
en e a n un a ,
e
O pp e ss d b
r
y m i p we r H i s s h d v i
en l en t snu b j ct o e . e ra an o ,
e
t bur s
o d sc l d s n d h s f qu
an tl y s m d f ct i t h e
a ,
an a re en o e e e n
e ye s ; a n d if t h
O h pp e e r t h e H y a d e s P
e l i d /
e s o r a n n a ,
e a
1 3 0 ELE M NT S
E OF AT S R O LO GY .
Pr a e S p e , h e is i e y t o b e n e a r y b in d lk l
I f th e Mo n b e l l . o
a pp
y i l
n g , h e is in d a n
g e r o f d e a h ,
e s
p e i a
y if i t h a p p e n s i n t c ll
s
t h e 8 t h h o u e , o r S u n b e o r d o f t h e 8 t h h u s e ; b u t if M o o n l o
s t
b e e p a r a in g , t h e d a n g e r is n o t g a
r e so t .
1
9 6 If 9 b e it r e p r e s e n s ig n ifi c a t o r ,
o n e w h o is
p o i e ,
ts lt
l c t o o
mi d a n d o u r e u s , f n d o f t h e e e g a n b r a n h e s o f i e r a u r e , l t c lt t
l s t c
a p ea an o m p a n io n , a f a o r i e o f f e m a e s , a n d o n e o f a n v t l
e xc ll t
e en t
d is p o s i io n .
97
1 I f t; b e s ig n ifi c a t o r ,
h e e e in a n y p u r s u i ha xc ls; t t t
r e q u ir e st t
a s e , a go od
p a in e r , a n e x e e n
p o e o r m u i i an ; t c ll t t sc
of a v
er y h u m an e d i p i io n , a n d o f t h e m o r
p pes os t
o s s e s s in g st
a p p e a ra n ce .
’
9 0 f)
1 If 9 be
9 8 s ig n ifi c a t o r ,it r e n d e r a m a n e ry m u t a b a l e s v
a n d u n e r a in ; c t t
o f e n p r m i in g , o
h r u g h g o odn e s of di po t o ss s
st
i io u , m u h m c o re t
h a n h e is a p a b e o f p e r f o r m in g c l .
1
99 I f y b e s ig n ifi c a t o r , h e is o f a n e a
y ,
h a ppy ,
d i p o s i s s
t w t l ttl c t t
.
io n , i h i e a re b e o n d t h e e n j o m e n o f t h e r e s e
y y p n
t t c
m o m e n ; a g re a p r o fi ie n in a l l e e g a n a m u e m e n , a n d t l t s ts
s
o f an e a y an d gen ee t l
a d d re
-
ss .
2 00 tv ss ss
I f O b e s ig n ifi c a t o r , t h e n a i e is p o e e d o f g r e a t
lt s t
a b i i ie , ll v st
h o u g h g e n e r a y e r y u n e a d y in h is p u r u i s ts
He .
tl t v ls s
f r e qu e n y r a e lt c ct
in o m e i e r a r y a pa i y .
2 01 I f h) b s ig ifi c t o r t h ff c ts r
e t v e r y d iff
n t;
a , e e e a e no . e re n
h is in t ll ct e l p we s re f th ua fi r st o r d o; h e is m c h r a e o e er u
a tt ch e d to l e a rn in g n d g in s g re a t r e p u t tio n b y h is
a ,
a a a
a b il it ie s .
2 02 N B — I t m u st b e m ost c a r e fu l l y ob s e r v e d wh e th r
. .
,
e
th s p l ts h v e y th r f m il i r ity t t h e s a m t im e fo r
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gy cl .
572 I f 21 b e s ig n ifi c a t o r , h e is a l a
y w s wr tch e d e an d mi se r
l l
a b e , i d e , u n fo r u n a e a n d b e
0
gg a r l y t t .
T
2 D or § 8
<
3
2
5 8 If I
b e s ig n ifi c a t o r , it is t h e
2
‘
a sp ct e of cr u lty d e an
m u rd er, a n d th e
p e r s o n s o s ig n ifi e d , i s e xtr m e el y u n f t t ;
or u n a e
1 38 ELE M NTE S OE AT S R O LO GY .
h e g e n e ra y ll l iv e s a m o st d e j e ct e d l ife ,
an d d ie s a viol t en
dea h t .
2
59 I f 3 b e S ig n ifi c a t o r , t h e
p e r n h o n b y h im i s e r
y so s w v
lco s t c s
m a i i u , re a h ero u a n d b d h ir y ; o n e d e ig h in g in loo t st -
l t
ost v l
th e m se i de ed , y et er
y a r d y ,
s l y a n d i n in ed v cow l cl to
s c s c t v
u i id e , a n d e re re e n g e , a n d h a s a r u e d is p o i i n c l sto
3 ®
T °
2 D or
2 60 I f 5
b e s ig n ifi c a t o r , it is t h e a p e o f in f a m y a n d s ct
co t t
n emp , s
t h e p e r o n is p r d ig a , a m b i io u , o e rb e a r in g , o l t s v
t
h a in gco t ol v
n r ,
e r
y d i s a g —
r e e a b e in h i s m a n n e r ,
e r e m e y l s xt l
o t t s
u n f r un a e, ct
ubje t o t h e f r o w n s o f p e r o n in p o e r , a n d s s w
‘
t
o f en m eets v l t
a io e n d e a h t .
2 I f G b e s ig n ifi c a t o r , t h e p e r o n is o a r d y , p i e f u ,
61 s c w l s t l
t c o s
r e a h e r u , m a i io u , u n f e e in
g, lc
o e o u ,
r e p s
in in g, a a y l c v t s lw s
s
d e p is in g a n y h in g o f in d n e t an d k ss
h u m an i y ; on e w h o t
g e n e r a y e a d a ill l
f e o f r e h e s l
d n e ,
a n d f r e q u w tc
en y ss
m ee tl ts
wt i h a b ad en d , an d m e im e d ie in p r i o n so t s s s .
3 9
7 °
2 D or
2 62 If
3 b e s ig n ifi c a t o r , it
1 h s ows d issip t i d th e a on ,
an
p er on s
e a d a mo l s
d e e a b e if e , st t st l l co ct d w ith t h l w st nne e e o e
o rd e r o f p ro i u e , by st t t s
h om h e is w v t ll y b o g h t t e en ua r u o
r u in a n d d is r a e
g c .
2 63 I f 9 b e S ig n ifi c a t o r , is g e n e r a y o f a n
th e p er s on ll e v il
s t
di p o s i io n , a n d n o t v s
e r y h a n d o m e , is s l y , a r f u , f u t l ll of
sc
m i h ie f , a n d m u h c ad di ed ctt o d i ip a i n , h ou gh ss to t n ot
s u s pect ed ; bu t
g e n e r a ll
y u n fo r u n a e t t .
3
°
7
2 D or O
2 64 I f
3 b e s ig n ifi c a
7
t o r ,
it i n d ic a e a h ie f ,
h e a o r t s t c t
sw in d e r , a l o w ,l u n n in g f e o ,
s l y,c e n io u ,
r e a h e r oll w
u s v s t c
a n d m a i io u ; o n lc
e w h o i s a s a y p a n n i n g o m e h e m lw s l
e to s sc
c v t t
d e e i e h is m o s in im a e fr ie n d ; g e n e r a y f o r m in g a b a d t s ll
o p in io n o f e e r
y o n e ,
a n d nvo t a t a l l p a r i u a r a s t o S p e a in g tc l k
th e ru h t t .
2 65 If O b e ifi c a t o r , t h e p e r o n is e r y a r fu , a
S ig n ay s v t l lw s
v lv
in o e d in st c t t
r if e a n d o n e n io n , a n d m u h g i e n t o i ity c v Vl
c ct t s w o
th e h a r a e r o f o h e r , b y h m h e is o r m e n e d i h law t t wt
s ts
ui ; ils
t a c t s tt
o in d i a e p e if o i
gg gn a o r n e y s w h o e l d o m a c t tt , s
h on estl t w s t
y o a r l ts
d h e ir
c ie n .
3 §
°
b D or
2 66 I f
2 b e s ig n ifi c a t o r , it s h o
7 d e r in g u n e e d w s a w an . s ttl
an d c l s
h a n g e a b e p e r o n , n o t o f a g e n e e fo r m , b u t o n e w h o t l
is d o n w l
o o k in
g a n d in
-
in e d t o s o op f o r a r d ,
a l w a cl
y v y
s e f t w
t l
fre f u a n d a p p e a r in g fu o f r o u b e , n o t a g o d d i p o i i n , ll t l o s sto
792 I f G b e s ig n ifi c a t o r ,
h e is r e s r a i n e d b y n o p ri n ip l e o f t c
tt
h o n o r o r g r a i u d e , h is a ff a ir a r e a ay d e ra n g e d , a n d h e s lw s
s
m ak e u se o f th e m o s tv l t
io e n m e a n t o r e r ie e h e m Su h s t v t . c
a on e fr e q u e n y b e o m e tl
a fo o p a d , c s
m u r d e re r o r h o u s e t
k t
b r e a e r , a n d is e i h e r i e d in s o m e o n e , o r f a k ll a i im c t st lls v ct
t o th e a of th e l ws
ou n r
y c t .
39
°
8 D 0r
2 8 0 If 3 be s ig n ifi c a t o r , th ese sp cts c s l st xc s
a e au e u ,
e e s,
p r o d ig a l i ty an d in j u r y b y l oose w m o d co m p le t w t
en ,
an e as e
of f or tu ne .
2 8 1 I f 9 b e s ig n ifi c a t o r , h e is e r y r e a h e r o u v t c s ,
m is c h ie v
ou s, s b a e a n d in o n a n ; o r if it b e a f e m a c st t l e, s h e is a
p r ott t
s i u e o r e ry S h a m e e v l ss .
2 82 If 3 b e sh ows o f s m b il it y b t
s ig n ifi c a t o r , it ne o o e a ,
u
hi t l
s ts a en
pp l i d t t h m st d
a re a i h b l p p es o e o s on ora e ur o es .
8 3 I f O b s ig ifi
2 t it d t e th i f
e ns i ; ca o r, en o s a e or a sass n on e
wh m o set l m p t t ti n os so e t t b b li v d ; w h
n ro es a o s a re n o o e e e e o
w ill d e s r t h is b e n e f cto s t th e i u t m st e d ; h e is v i l t
e a r a r o n e o en ,
fu i u sr o c n t ti u s , . d d e s p is d b y e v e y o n
o en o fo r h i
,
an e r e s
i f m
n s l ife
a ou .
3 9
°
3 D or
8 4 I f 3 b e S i g n ifi c a t o r , t h e n a i e , d e s r ib e d b y h im , is
2 tv c
a c l w t
fi t o m p a n io n f o r t he o e s a n d m o u n p r in ip l e d o f m a n st c
ki d ; h i v ry u f t t o l w
'
n e s e n or u n a e , an d is p r b a b y a d e rin g
an
v g b
a a on d wh ,
t a v ls v r t ho r e o e e e ar h t wt
i h ou t a fr ie n d o r a
home .
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ifi c a t o r , h e is e
) b e e ssi e ab u si e , m a i
s ig n
y xc v l v l
cio n s a n d r e a h e r o u t c
H e m a y r a e l in o f o r e ig n o u n r ie s . t v t c t s
as a ai or or s l d ie r , a m id sol
in n u m e r a b e d an g e r an d st l s
s s
h a r d h ip , a n d d ie b y p e i e n e , d y e n e r y , o r t h e rd st l c s t swo .
(D D o r 3 fl
°
2 8 6 I f (9 b e s ig n ifi c a t o r , t h e p e r s o n su ffe r s l osses, t rou b e l

an d mu h c an x i ty e .
2
h)
8 7 If h e i s o bbe
s in a e a n d
s ig n ifi c a t o r ,
q u a rr e o m e ; t t ls
h e is e xc
e e d in g y a m b i io u l
a n d p r o d ig a , a n d i s s o m e i m e s t s l t
k c
m a r e d in t h e f a e o r h is e y e s a r e a ff e e d ; t h e a e r is ,
ct l tt
e s e ia
p y t hc ll
e a e if t h e Su n b e a ffli c s
e d b y M a r , or e i h e r ct s t
Su n o r M n a re oo
i h th e n e b u o u s a r wt l s t s .
3§
°
S2 D or
2 88 I f 52 b e s ig n ifi c a t o r , it h o s a h a n g e a b e , u n s w c l s tt l
e ed
l ife , g r e a t tr ou b e l in m a rr ia g e , a n d m u h il l f o r u n e c t .
2
D
8 9 If
b e s ig n ifi c a t o r , it sh o ws a di ssol te u ,
t va g an t
e x ra
life , a e n d e d tt wt i h in d ig e n e c an d po v e r ty ,
an d m u ch tr ou b l e
o
fr m f e m a e s l .
3 D
°
23 D or
2 I f O b e sig n ifi c a t or , it n o d o u b g i e
9 0 m e ab i i ie , t v s so lt s
s c s s
b u t u h p e r o n a re t o o u n e e d t o a p pl y er y c l s e y t o s ttl v o l
an y ubj e s ; ct t
h e y a re o n in u a y h if in g h e ir i u a io n c t ll s t t st t s
( c ll
e s p e i a y if M e r u r cy b e in a m o a b l e S ig n , n o r a r e
) h ey v t
v e ry S in e r e c
in t
h e ir p r o fe s s io n o f fr ie n d sh ip , n o r e ry s v
sc ru p u o u l s
in t h e m e h o d b y h i h h e y m a y a a in h e ir t w c t tt t
en d s .
9 2 I f E 1 b e s ig n ifi c a t o r ,
h e y h a e a d e f e in t h e it
r u e r v ct tt
c
an e , h a e b u t iv e ab i i
y, e l ttl
e pk a in d o f l o lt
w c u n n in g, xc t
w c t t
h i h h e y a p p y t o d is h o n e s p u rp o e l
s s c
B u t a s Me r u r y is .
a ct ed on b
y e v e r l t v
y p a n e h a in g s ct
a n a p e t o wl
h i m , i t i l b e
c s
n e e sar
y t o o b s ve r e c
e a h a ct
s p e al w
n d a l o f o r i t c s
s i n fl u e n e ,
c v t J t
f o r if M e r u r y o r t h e M o o n h a e a r in e o f u p i e r , t h e q u a re s
of Mer u r cy t o M o ow ll
n i n o t b e n e a rv t o
s o e i l ,
h u g h t h e p e r
s on w ll s s l
i b e f a r f r o m e n ib e , n o tw t st t tt
i h a n d in g , h a h e y a re
t l
o erab
y lh o n e st a n w ll
d e m e a n in g
-
.
O BS VA T ON — T h e st d t m st a l w y s r m e m b e r th a t
ER I .
’
u en u a e ,
th et ch ct
ru e d c d it i
a ra f th p er an sig n ifi d c an on on o e erson e ,
on l y b c ectl y l e o rr d by tici g a l l t h a sp e cts t h

e arn e no n e e
s ig ifi n tor m y
ca c iv s w ll s b s r vi g t h e n a tu r e o f
a re e e, a e a o e n
th e ig S d h n s e it i s
an d t h e d g r e o f str n g th o r
ou in ,
an e e e
w k s it p s s
ea n es s w ll os th l
ses
p e ts w
es,h i c ha p e ct e a ose an as
it . T h u s if t h ig ifi t b M s e d h
s r c iv e t h e
n c a or e ar ,
an e e e
o p p s it i o f S on
y e t if oS b w una k d
, M rs h v lso a un e e ,
an a a e a
t ri e f J p it
n o th i b e fi p l t b i g str g h e m a y
u er, s n e c an e e n on ,
j d g th t t h
u e tiv will s ff b y t h e vil i fl e n ce o f Su n
a e n a e u er e n u ,
b y e c iv i g
r e S v n w d in d l r in h o
a e ere b l e w ar
ou n a ue ,
o n or a
f a re ; wh s if i st d f t h tri
erea , f J u p it e r t h
n ea s qu re o e ne o ,
e a
o f M c y cc er urd th e w o l d b l ittl e d o u b t th a t h
u rre ,
er ou e ,
e
w l d b kill e d b y p l ic e ffi c s o r d i b y t h e h d f t h e
ou e o o er ,
e an o
p u b l i c x cu ti e ; t h l tt r e s p e cial l y if Su n w s in t h e
e e on r e a e ,
a
10 th h u s o e .
P RA C T I C A L
RO L O GY A ST .
H av n i g i th f
n
g i e
g p g gi o re l i
o n f A t l
a gy w hi
es h ve n a n o u t ne O s ro o ,
c
out li ne th e d
re a h ld d
er s d v ou t il h k w it by h
re a o ve r a n o er u n e no s e ar t ,
o r c a n re
p ea t
y pan
g w i h t l k i
a ssa
g i h e b k im i
tl t oum i oo n n t e oo s ar o a n
ist e r o f t he G p l whos e
p t ,
l m t y p
o c an g i hreBib l ea a os an a ssa e n t e e
w it h o u t l oo k in g a t t h e c h a pt e r a n d ve rs e .
Aft er t he
d e n t is a b e st u l to
p re
yea t fo re go in g r u e s in
an of the l
l
As t ro o gy a s 2 1 in t h e Sign 1 o r 8 in t h e Sign
C
P, h e sh o u d t h e n t ry l
t o m i x o r c o m bin e t h e s e ru e s
,
l as a
p a in t e r m i e s t h e d if
f x
e r e n t c o o rs o f l
l
h is pa in t s u n t i h e k n o w s t h e p a r t ic u a r sh a de o r t in t t h a t a n y t w o c o o rs l l
x l
w h e n s o m i e d w il p r o d u c e w h e n pa in t in g a n y sp e c ial o bje c t o r ik e n e ss ;
,
l
so t h e
y ou n
g s t u d e n t o f As t r o o
gy l
s h o u d k n o w t h e e ffe c t t h a t t h e va r io u s l
a s ec ts o f t h e
p p an e ts e it h e r
g l
o o d o r e vi ,
w i p ro d u c e H e sh o u d l ll . l
a sol l e a rn t h e d iffe re n t s i n s a n d t h e k in d o f
g p e rs o n s t h e
y w i d e sc r ibe ; ll
if o n t h e a s c e n d a n t o r fi rs t h o u se a n d n o t O c c u pie d by a n y p a n e t ; ,
l
a l s o t h e c h a ra c t e ris t ic o f t h e
p a n e t s t h e m s e ve s w h e n t h l
e y a r e in a n
y l
Si n o r h o u s e a n d n o t ic e w h e t h e r t h e
g , y a re a n u a r s u c c e e d e n t O I c a d e n t ,
g l ,
an d w h e ther t he
p l
a n e t is w e a k o r st r o n
g in t h a t Si n o r h o u se
g .
B u t be fo r e t h e re a d e r c a n m a k e m u c h h e a d w a y in e a rn in g t h e v a rio u s l
c o m bin a t io n s , it w i ll
be n e c e ssa ry fo r h im t o e a rn h o w t o e re c t a m a p l
o f t h e h e a ve n s , n a t ivit o r h o r o sc o e , a s i t i s a t t im e s c a l l e d, fo r a n
y p y .
p a r t ic u l ar h o u r a n d m in u t e o f e it h e r d a
y o r n igh t a n d fo r a n
y o n git u d e l
l
o r a t it u d e o n t h e
g o b e l .
In o rd e r t o d o t his h e w i re q u ire a t a b e o f h o u s e s fo r t h e p a c e o rll l l

la t it u d e fo r w h ic h h e w is h e s t o se t t h e m a
p o f t h e h e a ve n s h e wi a so ll l
re q u ir e a n e h e m e ris o r a s t r o o ic a
p g a m a n a c w h ic h
giv es the l
o n git u d e , l l l
l l
a t it u d e a n d d e c in a t io n o f t h e Su n , M o o n , a n d diffe r e n t
p a n e t s re fe r r e d l
t o in t h e pr e c e d in g a es, fo r t h e e a r h e w ish e s t o c a s t t h e h o r o sc o e
p
p g y .
Rp
a h l ’
l
a e s A m a n a c a n d E h e m e r is
p p u b is h e d in Lo n d o n , En
g a n d, is l l
c o n sid e r e d t h e b e s t I d o n o t k n o w o f a n y a s t r o o gic a e ph e m e ris pu b
. l l
l ish e d in t h e U
n it e d St a t e s:
R U LE TO SET A M AP O F T H E H EAV EN S .
F 1R S T .
-
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i g pr o c u r e d t h e e ph e m e ri s fo r t h e y e a r d e sire d, t h e n
av n
le a rn in t h e s a m e e h e m e ris w h a t w a s t h e ri h t a sc e n sio n o f t h e Su n , a t
p g
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t he n o o n re vio u s t o t h e re u ire d t im e in h o u rs, m in u t es a n d se c o n d s
'
p q ,
.
T o t h is righ t a s c e n s io n a d d t h e n u m b e r o f h o u r s a n d m in u t e s t h a t
l
h a ve e a p se d sin c e t h a t n o o n T h e su m O f bo t h w i b e t h e righ t as c e n
. ll
sio n in t im e o f t h e m e r id ia n o r m idh e a ve n T h e n pro c u re a t a b e o f . l
l l
h o u se s fo r t h e a t it u d e o f t h e p a c e fo r w h ic h t h e s t u d e n t w ish e s t o e r e c t
h is m a p o f t h e h e ave n s .
l
SEC O N D — Fin d t h e o n git u d e a n sw e rin g t o t h is righ t a sc e n sio n (o r
.
s id e r e a l )
t im e in t h e fir s t c o u m n o f t h e t a b e o f h o u se s fo r t h e l
a t it u d e l l
re q u ire d, a n d o
pp o sit e in t h e n e t c o u m n h e w i fi n d t h e nu m b e r t e x l ll
q u ire d a n d o n t o p o f p a ge t h e n u m be r 1 0, m e a n in g t h e l o t h h o u se, wh ic h
,
l o n it u d e is t o b e m a r k e d o ve r t h e in e o n t o
g p o f t h e b a n k m a p w h ic h l l
d 3n o t e s h e m idh e a ve n o r i o t h h o u se , t o ge t h e r w it h t h e sign in t h e
l
c o u m n u n d e r t h e fi u re 1 0
g .
l
T H I R D — l n a in e w it h t h is o n t h e t o p o f t he c o u m n w i be fo u n d
. l ll
t h e 1 1 t h, l z t h l st , z u d a n d rd h o u se s, w h ic h h e m u s t c o py o n the
3
,
sa m e h o riz o n t a ll
in e a s t h e l o t h h o u se , a n d e n t e r o ve r t h e in e s w h ic h l
h a ve t h o s e n u m be rs in t h e b a n k m a p o f t h e h e a ve n s a n d o n t h e in e s l l ,
w hic h d e n o t e t h o se r e sp e c t ive h o u se s .
In t h e e p h e m e r is b l i s h e d o f l a t e y e a rs t h e rig h t a s c e n s io n o f t h e S u n is g ive n in t h e t h ird

pu
column o f th e e p h e m e r is h e a d e d s id e re a l t i m e (o r s t a r t im e ), a n d t h e s t u d e n t d o e s n o t h a ve t o a d d
w h e n th e c lo c
o l d e h e m e ri s
k 1 5 t oo s l o w
,
o r s u b t ra c t w h e n t o o fa s t , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e S u n , a s h e h a d t o d o in t h e
p .
1 44 15m mE NT S or AT
S R O LO GY .
po s it io n o f t h e pl a nets a n d pin tlh e b a n k ma

ac e
p th emT h e re is n o l .
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a n d w r it e r, a n d w o u d s u c c e e d as a n a u t h o re ss , e s e c ia
p y w rit in
g b oo ks ll
l
s im i ia r t o t h o s e o f F M a rio n C ra w fo rd a n d . id e r a
gg a rd T h is H R . H .
is in dic a t e d by t h e s q u a re o f M e rc u ry a n d ra n u s, w h ic h w i m a k e h er U ll
ve r
y f o n d o f s u c h s u bj e c t s S h e wi m a in t a in a
g o o d m o ra r e pu t a t io n ,
. ll l
t h is is in d ic a t e d b t h e M o o n m a k in a t rin e a s e c t t o t h e Su n an d the
y g p ,
Su n b e in g h e r r u in g p a n e t l l
e ve n t h e M o o n in s q u a re t o u it e r w o u l d
p J
g ive h e r
g o o d m o ra t e n d e n c i e s ,
b u t a t tlim e s m a k e h e r
g o o m y a nd l
d e s po n d e n t o n a c c o u n t o f u pit e r be in g in t h e 1 2 t h h o u se (t h e h o u s e o f J
)
s o rr o w , a n d a l s o o r d o f t h e 8 t h h o uls e
(o r h o u se o f de a t h
) ,
.
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6 t/z —D isp os ition
. a na Temp er .
ll
Sh e w i ge n e ra l l v h a ve a
g oo d n a t u r e d d is p o s it io n b u t a t t im e s o f a ,
d o min e e rin g t e n d e n c y, a s t h o se b o r n UHQ L Su n a w a ys w a n t t o

1 l
64 ELE M NTE S OE AT S R O LO GY .
t he th
ffl i is
c t in t h
a e 2 d, a n d is in s u a re t o Sa t u rn in t h e m id h e a ve n
9 g q .
ll
T his a spe c t w i m a k e h e r e ry u n fo rt u n a t e in a w su it s e spe c ia ll y a n yv l ,
'
t h in g c o n n ec t e d w it h c h u r c h m a t t e rs ; h e r e n e m ies w i ge n e ra
y b e of a ll ll
l
re i io u s t e n d e n c
g y or er
y p io us v .
1 1a .
—M a r r iag e .
T his l a dy f ll
in h er firs t m a rria ge , a n d gre a t d a n ge r
wi be u n o rt u n a t e
t h a t she w i p ll
se a ra t e fr o m h e r h u s ban d , o r h e e a ve s h e r a n
y w a
y it is l ,
n o t a fo r t u n a t e m a rria e
g a n d it w i c a u se h e r m u c h u n h a
, ppin e ss ll .
2
9 8 fe m a e h o r o o p e s , w e fi r
In all w t l se e ct h a a sp e sc st
an d w t l t p a ha
n e t h e S s
u n fi l s
r t a pp i e w t
t o ,
a n dt t h e h e r h a
s ct
a pe a t t s ct
is
fo r u n a e a p e , a n d t t l t o t t
h a p an e a f r u n a e
p l t
an e I f t
. h st
e Su n fir k s m a e v l s ct
an e i a pe vl of an e i
p l t
a n e , say to a co ct o
n jun i n, o t
s q u a r e o r o p p o s iti n , o f e i h e r
t t t l
5 o r 6 , h e n h a f e m a e , if s h e m a r r ie s , wi ll v h a e an u n
l s c ll t v l l ts
h a p p y m a rr ie d ife , e p e ia y if h e r e a r e e i p a n e in t h e
7 t h o s
h u e (t h eo sh u e o f m a r r iav l l ts
g )
e ,
o r e i p ct
a n e a s
p e in g
l o
t h e 7 t h h o u s e , o r if t h e o r d o f t h e 7 t h h u s e i s a n e i vl o
p l t
a n e ,
a n d i s a n
y w a ycta ffl i v l s ct s c ll
e d b y e i a pe s ,
e p e i a b
y y
s s t o to
b e in g in q u a r e o r o pp o i i n b or 8
99 2 B t if t h e S u ppu l i s to g o d s p e ct o f a f o r t n
n a t e a o a u a e
pl t
an e y t ,c j ctisa s xtil o ti a f 9 on 2L un on ,
e e
-
or r ne o or ,
s p c i ll y if H Q b in t h e 7 t h h o s i g o d s p ct t
,
e e a o or e u e, r n o a e o
t h e 7th h u se r f t ot p l e t is l d f t h 7 t h h
,
o a or u n a e an or o e o u se ,
th th t f m a l e l iv s h p p y in h e r m r i d l if wit h h fi t
en a e e a a r e e er rs
h u sb an d .
30 0 We j u d g e
to m a r i g b y
. le h o osc r ope s ,
in r e g a rd r a e,
th e s p e ct t h e M
a m d t th oons p e cts f t h S
“
a ke s ,
an no e a o e un ,
a s i fe m l
n h o r sc p s a e If th M o i m le h
o e . sc p e o on n a a oro o e
m k a a ges d s p ct o f f t t p l t a y 2 L 9
oo a e a or u n a e an e ,
s or ,
e sp ci ll y if th r
e a
y f r
.
t u t e
p l ts
e a re a n in t h 7 t h h o na e
”
an e e ou se
( t h h eu f
o m rr i g )
se o 2 1 o r 9 i sa lo r d oar l d ye o,
f t hor 7 t h a e
h ou s e t h th t m l if h e m ri s l iv s h pp il y i m rr i d
,
en a a e, ar e ,
e a n a e
l if B t if t h M
e . u fi r st m k s e v il sp ct f
o on a e an e a e o . an u n
f tuor t p l t s y 5 r 3 n d if 9 o r 8 is l r d o f t h
na e an e ,
a o ,
a 7 o e
7 th h s o r i v il sp ct to t h e 7 t h h s o r if t h e l d
ou e, n e a e ou e, or
o f t h 7 t h h o s is
e fflict d b y u e f rt t e p l n t th
a e an un o una a e ,
en
th t m l if h m rr i s is u f r t u n t e in m a r i d l if
'
a a e, ‘
e a e ,
n o a r e e, or
th y s p t so n ft e r m r i g e ; b t s m tim s t h w if
e e ara e o a a r a u o e e e e
d i s s h o r tl y f t
e m rr i g r th y d
a er t h v a y ac h il d re, o e o no a e an en ,
an d m u ch u n h p p i ss i t h e f m il y is c a s e d o n t h t
a ne n a u a
a cc u n t o .
3 T
01 h s e a s p cts i o f e m l s t ive i t y w h i c h n t h Sa a e n a e un
m k s e it h r g
a e d vil t ith Sf Ifl o r t h E
e oo or e t t
,
o e er e a re n o o
be ot ic e d s s h
n v r o r h a i d l y e v e r m a rri s t h p o
, a e ne e e e e rs n
d e sc r ib d b y t h os e p l a e ts ; s h e will p ro b b l y k e e p c m p
e n y a o an
w ith p e r s o s d e sc r ib d b y t h os n p l ts
e ; a n d if t h e S u e an e n
m k s e v il s p cts t
a e th m e ith e co j u ct , s q r r
a e o e ,
r n n i on ua e, o
o pp i t i
os o t h t inv ,
m ye m e e t
na m c h e h pp ae s f t u un a in s ,
1 no
d i gr c b y th
s a e p
'
d c e ib d b
e rs o n s
y t h s p l t es T h r e o e an e s . e
ul l l r sco p s w h e s m k in g
sa m e r pp i in
e a m e h es a t h E i o o e n e a
as ct e f ist h oT Ifl e r th er 6) ; b t t h e n t iv e d o s
o t e u a e no
p .
, ,
m r y t h l d y d c ib d b y t h o
ar e a es
pl r ts e se an e .
’
3 T02 fi d o t ot h p n s l d u sc i p t i
e o i er on af e m l e s h e r n n a a oro
sc p f t h p r t i s th t t h
o e o e a tiv w il l k p co m p y w ith
e a e na e ee an ,
an d t m no
y i d d i t i
a rr t ,
t h n s a l r d y
’
m t
on i d s oe o e a ea en on e , e
w h t sp ct t h S is l v i g i fe m l s h o r sc o p
a a e e un ea nd n a a e o e, an
th t p l t i t h ig d s c ib s t h p ti s s h k p s co m p y
a an e n e s n e r e e ar e e ee an
w ith d d an t m oes n o
y ; ls s w h t h
a rr e y v i l p
a l ts
o ee e r an e an e
be i t h e 7th h
n s r t h M o is m ki g r s p tin g
ou e, o
-
e o n a n o e ara
f m
ro
y s
anp e ct f a
y p l t o d t h an
o s e p l e t d sc
an e ib e t h,
an an s e r e
g entl m e s h k an
p s co m p e
y w eeit h d d s t m rany an oe no a r .
’
3 3 T0 fi d u t toh d n c ip t
o i f t h e
e l d ies s i m r l e s h on o a e n a a oro
sc p t h t t h
o e tiv w ill k p c m p y with s e wh t p ct
a e n a e ee o an ,
e a as e
an d wh t p l a t th e M
a ne is s p ti g f r m o on d th s e ara n o ,
an o e
p l ts
an e w ill d e sc r ib t h l di s t h tei v k e e p s co ma p y e w it h e na e e an
but d s o t m r y ; lso tic wh t p l e ts sp e ci l l y e vil

oe n a r a no e a an ,
e a
on es, re i th
a 7 t h h o
n s e u e .
3 4 Wh t h S u i a f m a l s h o r osc p r t h e M oo
’
0 en e n n e n e o e, o n i a
'
m le s h o c p m k s s q u r r pp sitio o f vil p l ts
’
a or s o e, a e a a e o o o n e an e ,
e sp ci lly if l d f t h e c d t b m ki g s q
e a or o as en r an e a n a u are o
o pp i tio f t h l d f t h 7 t h v r y ft e t h e n a tiv e e v r
os n o e or o e ,
e o n n e
m rr ie s
a r if h , r sh e d oe
o th e y a r e v e g; lik ly to s e p a t e
e o s, r
g
e ar
soon ft r m r ri g a e a a e .
3 5 T0 h e fi r st p l t th t t h S an e
pp l i e s to b y a s p e ct i e un a ,
a ,
n a
f m l s h r sc p d sc ib s t h fi t h sb t iv e
'
e a e o o o e, e d f th e
r e e rs u an o na .
I f th tiv m i s s c d t im t h t h s co d p l t
e n a e arr e a e on e, en e e n an e
th t t h Su
a e
pp l i s t n by a sp ct d sc ib s t h s co d
e o a e ,
e r e e e n
h usb d an T h th i d p l . t t h S n p p l i t d e sc ib s t h
e r an e e u a es o r e e
t h i d h sb d f t h
r u an t iv if h e m ri s s o m y t im s
o e na e s ar e an e ,
an d s i e g rd t
o n r th f u th p l
a et e tc
o e o r an ,
.
3 6 Th 0 fi t pl e t th t t h M
rs an e
pp l i s t ba
y s p ct e o on a e o a e
d sc ib s t h fi t wif tiv i m l s h r sc op
’
e r e f th
e rs e o e na e n a a e o o e .
A d th n co d p l t th t t h M
e se n an e
pp l ie s to b y a
p ct e o on a as e
d crib
es th e s c es d w if if h m r ie s
e on s c d t im a d
e, e a r a e on e, n
s o on .
30 7 T h e sam e ru l se a pp ly in r e g a rd to th e a spe ct s a nd
p a l
n e t t t th S
s h a r M pp l i s t i f m l e
e o m lun o oon a e o n e a r a e
h c p i f
o ro s o c t f t t es, d f rtu
n re t p l et e re n e o or u n a e an un o na e an s,
an d g d vil p ects t i
oo
g r d
or e t t h e co d o r t h ir d
as ,
e c .
,
n re a o se n
m i g e t h t it d
a rr a s i t h fi st m i g e d wh th t h e y
, a oe n e r arr a an e er
,
l i v h pp y o r u h a p p y i t he
e a c d t h ird m a ri g e e t cn n se on or r a , .
1 66 ELEM EN T S or AT S R O LO GY .
30 8 Wh e n n e ar ly all t l sp c
th e p l an e ts a re ri sin g o r o r ie n a ,
e e
i l l y (D 2 1
a d 9 th e
, tiv g n r ll y m rr i s e rl y i l if
an ,
na e e e a a e a n e,
b t if
u rly al l t h
n ea p l ts e s e tt i n o r occ
e id e t l t
an e h t i v ar
g n a ,
e n a e
i l m t c t in t m a rr y l t i l ife if th e y m a r y a t a l l
s a os er a o
'
a e n ,
r , or
t o
p s m
e rs on c h y g t h u t h e m s lv e s
oun er an e .
“
3 9 I0f i l d y
’
h n sc a
p e t ha S n m sk s g oo d
oro s p ct of e u a e a a e o
an e v il p l t i g e tl m s h r scop t h M n m k
an e ,
or n a n e an
’
o o e e oo a es
a g o d o s p e ct oaf v il p l t o w w
an m teh n t h p t i s
an e ,
r ee ar ,
e e ar e
m ay t s p r t
no b t f t e h v m u ch u h p p i
e a a e, u ss o i s m
o n a e n a ne ,
r n o e
c e s wh a t
as t e r m e d l v Sp ts ; d b y s e e i g wh t h s
a re o e a an n a ou e
th pel t i s
an e l d o f t h t ffl icts or i t c o f t b p i te d u t a a ,
an en e o n o
f m wh t c u s t h
ro a h p pi
a ss will is wh th r j l y
e e un a ne ar e, e e e a ou s ,
m th o i l a w s ist r i l w
er -
n -
b r oth e r i l a w r l ig i
,
e -
h -
a
p v ,
-
n -
,
e on , o
e rt etc
y , .
In t his l a dy
’
h o r o sc o pe t h e Su n m a k e s a go o d a sp e c t o f an e vi p a n et
s l l
( M a rs , a n d M a rs is a fflic t e d b
) y a s q u a re o f Sa t u rn a n d a s o Sa t u rn is ,
l
lo rd o f t h e 7 t h h o u se
( g )
t h e h o u se o f m a rria e ; t h e r e fo re , a t h o u h t h e
g l
Su n m a k e s a go o d a spe c t , ye t M a rs be in g a n e vi p a n e t a n d s o a fflic t e d l l ,
ll
it w i n o t be a h a p py m a rria ge , a s h e w i b e e ry j e a o u s, s u s pic io u s ll v l ,
u n fo r t u n a t e , a n d o ft e n c o m m e n c e ra s h o r u n re a s o n a b e u n d e r t a k in s
g l .
ll v ll l
H e w i be ery w i fu , s t u bb o rn a n d ge n e ra y ke ep h e r po o r He ,
ll .
ll
m a y be k i e d , c o m m it s u ic id e, o r d ie o f s o m e io e n t fe ve r ; t h e y w i V l ll
be fa r fr o m be in g h a pp y Sh e m a r rie s a se c o n d t im e , a n d t h e Su n n e t
. x
m a k es a c o n u n c t io n j h o u s e , a n d t h a t be in g a fo r
of V e n Us in the 1 1 th .
t un a te
p l
a n e t a n d a fo r t u n a t e a s e c t , sh e w i
p ive h a
p py H e wi b e ll l . ll
r e fin e d , ll
in t e ige n t , a n d o f a go o d n a t u r e d d is po sit io n , a s e n u s is in -
V
g o o d a s e c t t o N e t u n e in t h e m id h e a ve n , a n d a s o
p p ra n us i n the 2 d l U
h o u s e (t h e h o u se o f m o n e y) , t h e re fo r e , s h e w i im p ro ve h e r c irc u m ll
Sta n c es b h e r s e c o n d m a rr i a e B u t b e fo r e t h e Su n m a k e s t h e c o n u n c
y g .
j
t io n o f en us V x l
it m a k e s a se t i e o f N e p t u n e in t h e m id h e a ve n , a n d a s o
,
l
x l
a se t i e o f r a n u s in U
t h e 2 d h o u se Sh e w i k e e p c o m p a n y w it h . ll
g en t em enl d e sc ribe d b
y N e t u n e in
p T a u ru s in t h e m id h e a ve n , a n d
U r a n u s in V
irgo , d u rin g h e r w id o w h o o d, bu t w i n o t m a rry e it h e r, a s ll
n e it h e r a m a n n o r w o m a n h a r d
y e ve r m a rrie s a
p l
e rs o n d e s c r ibe d b
y e it h e r
U
N e pt u n e o r ra n u s, bu t ke e ps c o m p an y w it h t h o s e pe rs o n s ; bu t if
t h e y d o m a rr
y t h e m , w hic h is v e r
y se d o m , t h e y a w a ys m a k e s h o r t l l ,
u n ha
ppy m a rr ia e s
g I n a ad
y
’
s h o r o sc o e , t h e
.
p y k ee
p l
c om an
p y w it h p ar
t ie s b e fo re m a rria e , t h a t t h e Su n is se p a ra t in g fro m a n d n o t a pp yin g t o

g l ,
b u t n e ve r m a rr y t h e m ; t h e Su n is n o t se pa ra t in g fr o m a n y p a n e t l
x
.
e c e t t he M o o n I n t his n a t ivit t h e M o o n is m a k in a s u a re o f
p y .
g q
J u it e r in t h e 1 2 t h h o u se , s h e w i
p k ee
p c o m an
p y w it h t h e ge n t e m a nll l
J
d e sc ribe d by u pit e r in Le o , pre vio u s t o h e r firs t m a rr ia ge , a n d w i h a ve ll
m u c h s o rr o w a n d u n h a ppin e ss c a us e d by t h a t ge n t e m a n a n d h e is ve ry l ,
l l l l
ik e y t o d ie e a r y i n ife , o r po ssib y be fo re t h e a dy m a rrie s h e r firs t l l
J l
h u s ba n d a s u pit e r 1 3 o rd o f t h e 8 t h h o u se (t h e h o u s e o f d e a t h ) a n d I S
,
in t h e 6 t h h o u s e (t h e h o u se o f s ic k n e ss ), fro m t h e 7 t h h o u s e , t h e re 13
g re a t d a n e r o f t h is
g ad
y m e e t in
g w i l
t h d is gra c e fr o m t h is ge n t e m a n l
168 EL E M NT
E S or AT
S R O LO GY
o ther
pl an et is an f
it is in t h e h o ro sc o pe o f
u n o rt u n a t e
pl a n e t, as
’
M rs M a u d S s d a u gh t e r
. .Sh e h a s Sa t u rn in t h e m idh e a ve n in squ a re
.
t o M a rs, o n t h e c u sp o f t h e 2 d h o u se ; t h e re fo re , Sa t u rn in p a ssin g
v
a r o u n d t h e h e a e n s in it s re vo u t io n s , w i e ve r
y 75 y l
e a rs fo rm a n e vi ll l
as ec t t o it s o w n
p p a c e a n d t o M a rs
’
lp l ace S a t u rn t a k e s 2
9 an d n ea r
y . l
—
one ha f
y l
e ars t o m a k e o n e re vo u t io n a r o u n d t h e h e a ve n s T hle re fo r e , .
w h e n sh e is 7 % y e a rs o f a ge , it w i be in c o nju c t io n w it h M a rs p a c e a n d
’
ll l
l
in squ a re t o it s o w n p a c e ; a t 1 4 5 it wi l be in o ppo sit io n t o it s o w n l
p l a c e a n d in s u a re t o M a rs
q
’
p ac e ; a t 2 2 , it w i b l
e in s q u a r e t o it s o w n ll
p l a c e a n d in O
pp o s it io n t o M a rs
’
p ac e at 2
95 y e a rs it w i b l
e t ra n sit in
g ll
o ve r it s o w n
p l l
a c e , a n d a s o in t h e m id h e a ve n a n d in s q u a r e a a in t o
g
’
l
M a rs p a c e ; a t t h e sa m e t im e fo rm in g e vi a s pe c t s t o a ll t h e fo u r a n g e s l l
o f t h e h o ro sc o pe , w h ic h is e q u iva e n t t o s t rik in g fo u r b o w s a t o n e t im e , l l
a n d a s it w i ll
be in c o nj u n c t io n w it h M a rs a n d a ff ic t in g t h e a sc e n d a n t in l ,
o o s it io n t o t h e 7 i h h o u se , a n d in s u a r e t o t h e m id h e a v e n a n d t h e
pp q
4 t h h o u se ; t h e re fo re be sid e s a fflic t in
g M ,
a rs
’
p ac e a n d in s q u a re t o it s l
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As t ro o gy w e re c a sse d w it h w it c h e s a n d w iz a r d s, a n d t h e y h a d t o
e n d u re s im i a r
p l
e rse c u t io n T h e
y w e re b e t w i t t h e u
.
pp er a n d n et h er x
mi ll s t o n e s, fo r if t h e y pre d ic t e d c o rre c t y t h e y h a d d ea l in gs w it h l
l x
t h e d e vi a n d w e re e e c u t e d a s w it c h e s, a n d if t h e
y w e re w r o n
g in t h e ir
re d ic t io n s t h e w e re e r s e c u t e d fo r be in fra u d s I n sh o r t the w e re
p y p g y .
,
x
be t w i t t h e d e vi a n d t h e de e p se a l T h o se pe rs e c u t io n s a r e n o w dyin g
.
o ut, an d t he eo
p p e wi l
s e e As t ro o
gy m ll
a k e a s ra id a d va n c e m e n t a s
p l
an
y o f t h e o t h e r sc ie n c e s, a s t h e p u b ic a re w a k in g u p t o t h e t r u t h a n d l
im po r t a n c e o f t h a t sc ie n c e .
’
Pa r t s o f t h e B ody R u l ea by t lt e 1 2 nou s es a nd the 1 2 si g ns
3 T h
2 2 e 1 2 h o u e g o e rn t h e a r io u s s
m e m b e r o fv t h e v s s
b o d y , th e s a m e a s t h e 1 2 ig n o f t h e o d ia g o e rn h e m s s Z c v t .
s
T h e r s t h o u e a n d P g o e rn t h e h e a d ; t h e 2 d a n d 5 t h e
(
v
c
n e k ; t h e 3d a n d 11 t h e s h o u d e r s , a r m an d h a n d ; th e 4 th l s s
a n d Q ; t h e b re a s an d om a h ; th e tst h a n d $ 1 t h e st
h e ar c
an d ,
t
ba ck; t h e 6 t h a n d 1111 t h e in e in e , u e ru a n d a b d o m e n ; t h e t st s t s
7 t h a n d J_
t h e o e r p a r o f t h e l w
b a ,
id n e
y a n d b ta d d e r ; ck k s l
t h e 8 t h a n d TIL t h e g e n e r a i e o r g a n , b o h m a e a n d f e m a e ; tv s t l l
t h e 9 t h a n d r t h e h ip a n d h ig h ; t h e 1 0 t h a n d w t h e s t
n ee s k s
s
a n d l e g ; t h e 1 1 t h a n d as t h e a n e an d er p ar of th e kl s low t
s
l eg , th e 1 2 th an d 3 6 t h e fe e t .
’
D is ea s es f
o (
P t o k en Afl iot ea by E v il P l a n e t s .
32
3 D e n o e n e u r t s l
a g ia o f t h e h e a d o r f a e , h e a d a h e , oo h c c t t
c
a h e, b a dn ess, s l e in g o r
p im p e w ll
o n t h e fa e , m a p o x, l s c s ll -
g u m b o i ,
h a ir l ls
ip p yp
,
o u s o f t h-
e h r o a o r e a r ,
r in g lo r m o n t t w
l x
t h e h e a d , fi t s o r a p o p e y , a n d a l l in j u rie t o t h e h e a d o r f a e s c .
D is ea s es of 8 ,
et c .
3 4 2 So r e th ro a t d ip h th
, e r ia , mump c ss s i s , q u in sy ,
abs e e n
an y p ar t of th e th t ro a or ne ck c f l p ,
c i ll
s
y w h
ro u a ,
n es e a e
c t
l o a e d in t h e
-
n e ck t m , u ors , d i ch g f ph l g m
s ar h mse o e or r eu ,
in fl a m m a io n t of th th te ro a o r f ll in g f t h e p ll e tt e
a tc o a ,
e .
1 86 t rau m a s o r
-
A ST R OLOGY.
D is ea s es f
o 11 ,
et c .
3 5 2G e rn a ov
l l d i e a se a s
nd a id e n o r in fi r s
m it ie s o f t h s
e cc ts
arm , s s l s
h o u d e r o r h a n d s , s r o fu a o r im p u r e b o o d , d e r a n g e d c l l
to
i m a gi n a i n , a n d n e r u d is e a s e g e n e r a y vo s s ll .
D is ea s es of et c .
3 6 2I t s igsn i fi e 1 m p e r f e c t i o n s o r i n j u r ie o f t h e b r e a s ,
s t
n ip
p l s
e o t
r s c w k
o m a h ,
e a d ig e io n a n d d s
y p p e s i a o fsta l l i n d ,
k s
cosu m
p t io n o
t sc
r p h h i i ,
a l l o u g h o r o d ,
a n d c sh a a re c l s w t
t st c co s o sc l o s t s c c s
“
e rm e d om a h u gh ; d r p i a h u m r ,
u m o r o r a n e r
o f t h e sto m ch o r b r e a st a .
D is ea s es of S] e t c s
,
.
32 s s
7 A l l d is e a e o f t h e r ib s , s id e , b a ck ,
or h ear , u h as t s c
a
p pl t t
i a t
io n l
,
r e m b int l
g o r p a in o f t h e h e a r , p
e u r is
y ,
c o n v u l
s s lso v l t
io n , a v s w k ss
io e n b u r n in g f e e r , ea n e o f th e h e ar , or t
w
a s if it st t s
e r e g o in g t o o p b e a in g , o r e o r in fl a m e d e y e , a s o s l
l
p ga us st l c s ll w v
e , p
e i e n e ll w
, y
e o f e e r a n d y e o j a u n d i e c .
D is ea s es f
o 1111, e t c .
328 R
s l l i fi m it i
ule w k s f t h i t sti s s ch
a n r es or ea n es o e n e ne ,
u
a s w m s w i d c l ic
or ,
b st r u ct i n f t h b w ls d i
-
o h
or o on s o e o e ,
a rr oea ,
d ys t ry
en d i j
e i s t t h e i t st i
,
an s bd m
n ; it l
ur e o n e n e or a o en a so
r l s th
u e w mb d s m t im s t h e g
e o ,
t iv an g f o e e e n era e or an s, o
b th m
o d wo m en wh an y u f t t e p l t i
en , en an n or u n a an e s
a fflict d i t h is sig
e pn c i ll y i t h 6 t h h u s n ,
es e a n e o e .
D is ea s es f
o a ,
et c .
3 9 2 G o e r n t v
h e b a or s
id ne
y , p a in o r 1n ju r
y ck
t o t h e k s
l
h e a d , o r p a in o f t h e o in s , u e r s o r s o r e s s t o n e o r g r a e in lc ,
‘
v l
th e k s
id n e y o r b a d d e r , a n d a l l ea n e l o r in j u r ie o f th e w k ss s
l w
o er
p ar o f t h e tb a ck .
D is ea s es of fit , e t c .
330 Go v s s s s
d i e a e o f th e g en era i e org an s , g ra e
e rn all tv v l
or st
o n e in t h e b a d d e r , ru p u r e , fi s u a l
or pi e s, an d a ll t s t l s l
a ffli ct s
io n o f t h e p r i a e p a r s , e i h e r m e n o r v t
om en ; all u n t t w
n a u rat l sc s c
d i h a r g e s , u h a s g o n o rrh oe o r l e u c o rr h oe , o r p r i a e v t
s s s
d i e a e , o r in j u r ie o f t h e om b o r Sp e r m a i s or d ; a o w , tc c ls
p a in in t h e g r o in , r u p u r e , e t c t s .
D is ea s es f
o 1, etc .
3 3I
1 n d i a e th e h c t
ig h o r h ip ,
a n d a l t
l d is e a s e a s
pp e r a in s s t
t t
in g t o h a p a r o f t h e b o d y tI t a l s o ru e fi s u a s , u m o rs , . l s t l t
and al l in j u r ie a ff e in g s
h o e par s, u h ct as
p i e ot s
r t s c l s
s t
h e m o r rh o id , h e a e d b o o d , f e e r , p e s i e n e , f a s f r o m l v tl c ll
s s t c
h o r e , o r h u r s a u s e d b y f o u r f o o e d b e a s s ; a s o in j u r ie s t t -
l
ca u s e d b y fi r e , h e a , a n d in e m p e r a n e , o r t by an y spor s , t c t
s c
u h a s in j u r ie s
f r o m h u n in g , r id in g , e t c t .
i 88 ELE M NTE S or AT S R OLO GY .
D is ea s es o f 3
<
338 A l l kin d s f f v s p l g e s i fl m m t io s s ch s o e er , a u ,
n a a n , u a
p e st il e t i l f e v nr s b a i g f e v e s c b e cl s , l l l
p gu u rn n r ,
ar un e , a a e
s e s b u r i g s ri g wo r m s b l ist s i s it y p r o d c d b y
or ,
n n ,
n ,
er ,
n an u e
r shu f bl d to t h e h
o d t n d e cy t
oo flig h t i s r hi h ea e n o n es o
g ,
t m p r s j u d ic e d i h oe o d y t e y h m h id s
e e ,
a n ,
a rr a r sen r , e o rr o
or fi t l s s u a d l l d is e s s o f t h e g ll
, an of th
a
g it l a e a ,
or e en a
or g s an
o f i t h r m r wo me f t h e k id
e
y en o
o b l d d en ,
or o ne s r a e r,
a l m st l l k i d s f b k i g s u t o f t h sk i
o a n o d of w ds
re a n o e n ,
an ou n
c au se d b y sh p i t ru m ts b s sc
ar l d s o r fi ens m s en ,
u rn ,
a r -
ar ,
s m ll p a r m a le s
-
ox o e s .
D is ea s es o
f G) .
339 A l l in fi r m it i e s o f t h e e e s
y , p p a l i t a t i o n a n d t r e m b l ing
o f t h e h e a r t , n e r vo u s pr ost r a t io n , p im p l e s o r b r e a k in t f
g o u o
t h e f a c e , n e r vo u s n e ss , s u d d e n swoo n in g , c r a m p s , d is e a s e s o f
t h e m o u th , im p u r e b r e a t h , c a t a rrh , p u t rid fe v e r s a n d f e v e r s
g e n e r a ll y ,
a n d in fl a m m a t io n s o f a l m ost a l l k in d s T h e Q) .
g ov e r n s i n m a n t h e h e a r t a n d b r a in ,
a n d i n wo m a n t h e
e m o t io n a l n a t u r e , s u ch a s h y st e ri a , e t c .
D is ea s es o f 9
34 0 Ve n u s
ch i fly r l e s t h e kid n e y s a v l a b d m e n l w r
e u , n e ,
o ,
o e
p a r t f th b od y
o d l l th e
e a t u r l d i sc h r g e s
,
an f th se a unn a a o o
p a r ts s ch s g o r h
,
u l e u c o rrh oe
a tc d no l l dis es r oea , ,
e .
,
an a eas
ar is i g fr o m i o d in t e l u st im p ot e n c y h r ia s d i b t s
n n r a , ,
e n ,
a e e ,
o p sy B r ig h t s d i s e s e o r n y in v l u t r y d isc h r g e f t h e
’
dr ,
a ,
a o n a a o
u rin e , etc .
D is ea s es of O
34 1 vo u s co
Al l m p l i ts o r g id d
n eri e ss in t h e h e d a n n a ,
v r tig l th r g i s i s a ity flig t h i e s s

e o, e a d l l co m p l i ts
e ,
n n ,
n , an a a n
c s d b y d is s s f t h b r i st m m ri g d im p e r f ct i
au e ea e o e a n ,
a e n an e on
o f s p e ch v i e d flig h t y im g i
,
ti a n d l l d f cts f
an a na on ,
an a e e o
m m y h e r seor ss d r y cou g h s g r t b d c e f S p ittl

, oa ne ,
or ea a un an o e,
an d l l s iffli g i t h n s e g o u t f t h f t f
a n n l o r d is s d
n e o ,
o e ee ,
ou ea e
t g e
on d u l l im p r f ct e ss o f t h
, an f c y o r i t ll e ctu l
a e e n e an n e a
p ts
ar ; ls m u t e s o r tah e d f on d d u m b a d i m p e d im t ea a ,
n en s
o f s p ch ee .
D is ea s es f 9
o
34 s e 2s e s o f tDi
h l f t s id t h bal d d r o r g n r t iv e e e e, e a e e e a
org s p rio d s f wo m
an . d r p sy d i r h
e d ll c ld
o en , o ,
a r oe a , an a o
rh m t ic d is a s s i d ig st io
eu a p r o d c d b y et k i g c
e o l d ,
n e n u e a n ,
w k ss o r l m ss f t h e f t w m s i j u i s to t h y s
ea ne a en e o ee ,
or ,
n r e e e e ,
fi t s o f lo n g t d i g r wh t is t m d f ll i g sick ss ;
s an n ,
o a er e a n ne
scr o fu l con vu lsio s b sc e ss s s m ll po x m e sl s e t c

a, n ,
a e ,
a -
,
a e ,
.
ELE M NTE S OF AT
S R O LO GY . 18
9
v l t
I h a e o n y in s e r e d s o m u h o f M e d i a A s r o o g y a s c c l t l
w lou d en abl e th e s u d e n t tw
h e n r e a d in g a h o r o s o p e t o g e t a c
g e n e r a l kn o wl
e d g e o f t h e d is e a s e t h e n a i e ou d b e iab e s tv w l l l
ls
t o ; a n d a o , t h e d is e a s e s h e ou d be
‘
ia b e t o d ie o f The w l l l .
c o m p a in l ts c
a u s e d b y th e a sp e o f th e p a n e s t o e a h o h e r, cts l t c t
a n d th e a spe cts v
in t h e a r io u s s ig n , I d e f e r t o t h e a e r p a r s l tt t
of hit sv lo um e, w
h e re I re a m or e fu y o n m e d i a a s ro og y t t ll c l t l .
4
3 3 I n th ta p a r ti c l
h ou s e , t h e e i p a n e s b
u a r S ig n 3 or vl l t
o r III , a r e , in t h e h o r o s o p e , t h e n a i e is e r a in in s o m ec tv c t
p t
a r o f h i s if e lb e a
f fl i to
e d in h a p a r o f t h e ctb o d y h a is t t t t t
g vo e r n e d b y h a t t
s ig n and h o u se, if t h e Sig n an d h o u se
t t l t
h a t h e p a n e i s in , a g r e e ; f o r in s a n e , in F a n d in t h e C
t c
1 st h ou se , t
h e n t h e h e a d is e r a in to u ff e r m o re o r es c t s l s
w tv t k
h e n t h e n a i e is a e n s i k , o r d u r in g e i a s p e s , e t c c or vl ct .
if in m l a n d t h e 6 t h h o u s e , h e n t h e a b d o m e n a n d t h e in e t t s
t s l
in e a n d o w e r p a r o f t h e b o d y is t h e m o t a ff e ed h en st ct w
s ck
i . l t
I f t h e p a n e is a ffl i e d b y a n e il a s p e ct
in t h e ig n v ct s
s t
o r h o u e b y a n o h e r e il p a n e , t h e n a i e m a y b e v l ubje to t tv s ct
t t l t s
h a a i m e n o r d i e a s e m o s o f h is ife B u t if a ffli e d b yt l . ct
v l l ts c ll
t w o e i p a n e , e s p e ia y if t h e p a n e is in a n u n f o r u n a e l t t t
t
h o u s e (in e i h e r t h e 6 t h , 8 t h o r 1 2 t h h o u e ), h e n it is
'
e ry s t v
t l t
d o u b fu a b o u t h e n a i e e e r b e in g u r e d o f h a tv omv p a in c t tc l t .
sc
I n m y o w n h o r o o p e , I h a e 5 in t h e ig n v
a p ri o rn , in t h e s C c
s
6 t h h o u e in E] t o O in t h e 1 0 h o u e an d in (S t o t h e fi (m y )
s ,
l l t
r u in g p a n e
) in t h e 1 2 th h o u se , a n d a o ap p y in g t o a n d
)
ls l
o f 72 in t h e 1 2 t h , w h i h h as c
a u s e d m e t o s u ff e r fr o m
p a icn
ts
o r rh e u m a i m o f t h e k n e e mo of m
y if e ,
e p e is
s c ll
a y if m y st l
t c s
h e al h b e o m e p o or ; a o t o m e e ls v l cc
i h s e e r a a id e n ts t wt
t o th e k s n ee t
H a d m y fa h er a n d I n o t u n d e r o o d A s
. st
t
t r o l o g y , it is m o r e h a n p r o b a b e l t t ct s
h a t h e d o o r in r y in g t
c
t o u re m e o f rh e u m a i m o f t h e n e e , ts k s wo l v
u d h a e s o re a e d t t
t t l v
m e h a I s h o u d h a e b e e n a r ip p e a n d g o in g o n r u h e s c l c tc
v t t
o er s
h ir y y e a r a g o t
Y e t in s p i e o f h s e e i a p e
. t o v l s cts ,
I
a m n ow a s a ct v i e o n m y fe e a s m o t st
m en o f m y a g e .
RU LE S JUDG H P OB A B T M O M A A G O H
TO E T E R LE I E
'
F R R I E F T E
NAT V A O H NUMB O CH D N
I E, LS T E ER F IL R E .
34 4 I t is v y i m p t t th t t h stu d t h l d l a so m e
er or an a e .
en s ou e rn
s p c i
e l al i g d t t h t im
ru e s n re f m r i g f th
ar t iv o e e o a r a e o e na e,
a lth u g h th
o l s t h t w ill h l d g d i l l c s s
e re a re n o ru e a o oo n a ase ,
a
th e i d iv idn l h r c p s v y s m ch
ua o t ill w ith p ctic
os o e ar o u ,
s ,
ra e,
i t is t i h i g h w p f ct
a s on s n xp i c d t l g r c
o er e an e er en e as ro o e an
b c m i p d ict i g t h t im
e o e n re f m rr i g o f e ith e r m a n or
n e e o a a e a
wo m n f m th i h o c p
a ro e r ro s o e .
1
34 5 Cl s Ptol m y g iv s u s o sp ci l r l e wh ich g
a u d iu e e ne e a u en
e ral l y n b ca li d p th t i s w h m s t f t h e p l t
e re
“
e u on ,
a en o o an e s
is i g i t l th y g ll y p d c l y m a ri g
’
a r e r n or or en a ,
e en era ro u e e ar r a es .
3 4 6 “
M st f t h p ol ts o
c c i d t i e l o r tt i an e
g p d c,
o en a se n ,
ro u e
l te m i g s
a arr a d th s e l s
,
an g ll y c o ct b t
e ru e are e n e ra o rre ,
u
th r r e e a emb af . sp cts o f b th t h S
nu er o a d M e o e un an oon
w h ich c s e s v r i tio n to t h s e r u l s i b o th m l
au a a d e e ,
n a e an
f m l h r sc p s
e a e o o o e .
34 7 Wh n S t r n e M rs a u i t h 7th h or
( t h a h are n e ou se e ou se
o f m i g e ) e s p c i ll y if t h y h v
a rr a ,
e v il p cts m i g
a e a e e as e ,
a rr a e
i g
s ll y d l y d s t h c
e n e ra e a t c h y d d c it i
e ,
a ey au se re a er an e e n
th e l v o d t h is m y b
ers , an r w h y th p l a ts w h
e on e eason e an e ,
en
o ccid t l sp ci ll y if ith e r S t
en a ,
e e a r M rs pr d c s l t e a u rn o a ,
o u e a e
m ri g s
ar a e .
34 8 J p i t e r u r V e u s r b ot h
o i t h 7 t h
n h o u s o s p c i ll y n e e, e e a
in g d oos p cts ga e r ll e
y h st n ,
s m r
en i g da c s t h a e a r a e, an au se e
n a tiv t h v a n m b e r o f l v e s d sw t h r t
e o a e u d h o r an ee ea s, an e
g r
en e ll y h a s to m r r y a to g t r id a f l l t h ot h
on ee r s I t i e o a e . s
es p c i ll
e
y s a i n f m l hoo o c o p e s e a e r s .
34 9 T h S i e f m l e s h o sc o p e m k in g n e vil sp e ct
’
un n a e a or a a a
t t g d e p l e t r so m t im m ki g g d p ct
o a re ro ra an ,
o e es a n a oo as e
to r t g r a d e p l a t w il l f t n d e l y m i g u til e
a e ro ne ,
o e a a rr a e n n ar
4 y 0 s f
e ar g o a e .
35 I 0 m a l
n e
’
s h oar sco p e t h e M oo n m ki g o e v i l s p ct
,
a n an a e
t t g d p l t esp e c i ll y S t
o a re ro ra e an e o M ,
w ill ft a a u rn r a rs , o en
d l y m ri g
e a ar n d ev a c u s t h n t iv e t d i
e, a en ld a e e a o e an o
b ch e l
a or .
35 T h 1 S u i n e f m l e
’
s h no r osco p a m k ei g av i l s p e ct e a n an e a
t o a re t g d rop l t ra o f t e ce u s e s t h e
an e n a t iv ,
t b g gn d a e o e en a e
a nu m b r f t im s e d
o ch t im t h m i g is b k
e ,
an ea ff e e a rr a e ro en o ,
w h ich s m tim s d l y s m ri g e til l t i l ife

o e e e a ar a un a e n .
’
35 B t
2 s m u t i m s t h S
o i e f m el s h sc e p e m k
un i g n a e a e oro o a n
an sp ct ith g o d r e v il to
a e ,
e er ot g d pl t h o ,
a re ro ra e an e ,
s e
so m tim s m r i s l y i l if sp ci ll y if th s p l ts
e e ar e e ar n e, e e a e e an e a re
r is i g b u t s h g
n ,
r ll y s p r t s s e en e ft a m i g e a a e oon a er a rr a e .
35 3 T h r l w h
e i c h I hu e v g ll y d o p t d t fi da t e e n e ra a e o n ou
t h e t im e f m a r r i g e is b y lo ki g c r f ll y t t h p iti
a ,
oo n a e u a e os on
o f al l th p l ets n t h f c
an e f t h h
o o r c p e e d j ad g gi e o e os o ,
an u n
b y t h i p s it i e r s d sp cts s cl s s p s ib l b o t w h t
o on an a e a o e a os e a u a
a g t h
e t i v e na
e w ill m y d t h c l c u l t
a rrw h a t p ,
t i c
an l en a a e ar u ar
f t t
or u n a e
p ct w ill c
as m e t h t g i n y
o p t
e i c l n e ar a a e, n a ar u ar
y ear m ort h d onf t t h t

,
im e
an f m o i g c a en b p r e d e i c o a rr a e n e
t d in t h t w y v
e a
y c ctla y er o rr e .
35 4 B t w h u h sc p i s
en p t i
a c l l
oroy v il f mo rr i
e g ar u ar e or a a e,
it i v e y s l d m th t t h y m y u d r w h t w c ll f t
r se o a e a rr n e a e a or u n
at e
p cts
as r d ir c t i n s f o r m r r i g ; a d
e o e o t h e re for e t h t a a e n , ,
a
19 2 ELE M NTE S or AT
S R O LO GY .
a cc l ttl x
B y a i e e p e r ie n e , h e
o r d in g l y . c
i gr a d u a y b e o m e w ll ll c
s o f a m i ia rl wti h h or o pe osc s
a s t o j u dg e a t on e h e h er a c w t
h o ro scop e i s h a i sw t t t t
e r m e d a f o r u n a e o r a n u n fo r u n a e t t
tc
o n e , a n d b y n o i in g t h e f o oll w
in g r u e h e c a n j u d g e f r o m l s
w t o s ct
h a h u e o r d ir e io n t h e g o o d o r e i i ome v l w ll c .
35 9 W h v e r t h e f r tu n t
en e p l ts r e c
o a d n t r d
a e r an e a e ,
o un e
th e ear th d t h e e v il p l
,
an ts h ig h u p i t h an e h v are n e ea en s ,
or i a g les y u c
n n ,
lw y s j u d g th t t h h o r sc p i
o an a a e a e o o e s
mo r l ss u
re o f rt
e t e n d t h e n t iv w ill h a v
n o un a ,
a g t a e e a re a
m an
y m i s f t u e s t or c t e nn d w it h a l lo t h r o
on
g h l if e ; b t m r u u o e
e s p c ia ll y in h is e r l y y e r s
e a a .
36 W 0 h e n t h e f o r t t p l e ts a r iun a e
g l e s o h i g h u an
p e n an r
i th e h e a v
n s n d t h u f r t a t p l e ts a c d t o r
en ,
a e n o un e an re a en ,
u d er th
n e r th e t h y o a j d g e th t t h
a ,
en u tiv h s c n u a e na e a a
f r t u n a t e h o r sco p e a n d w ill b g e n r a l l y s u cc ss fu l t h r o u g h
o o ,
e e e
l if e .
36 W 1 h n t h e leo r d o r l a d y f t h e sc e n d n t n d t h e Su o a a a n
a d Mo n ar
n o h ig h p ie t h h e a v e s u t b ir t h
n s p e c i lle
y if n a ,
e a
th y r in g o d s p e ct t f r tu t p l a ts n d t h l r d f
e a e o a o o na e ne ,
a e o o
t h e 7 th o r th h s e r w k d fflict d th th a t h r o
1 2 ou a e ea an a e ,
en o
sc p s f t n a t
o e i a or u b e ca se t h e on e ,a t iv e c an lw y s ov e r u e n a a
co m e h is e e m ie s n d t i m p h i th e e n d
n a r u n .
36 W 2 h h o r
en sc p a h s J u p i toe r V o n u s eo r b t ha i t h e ,
e ,
'
o n
2 d h ou s u ffl ic t d t h
e na th e tiv ’is g e r ll y f r t u t
e ,
en - n a e en a o n a e,
a s th e y c q ir e m y th is w l d s g d s
a u on e or t h t w h ic h or oo ,
or a
c qu r s t h wo l d
on e e r .
6
3 3 B u t w h e S t r M n s d U
a ur n s n r,
e in t h ar d an a u a e 2
h ou s e , th tiv is g
e n a ll y f r t n t b e c s h w t
e en era un o u a e, au e e as es
h is s b st u c a d is o f t i p v t y
an e n m tt e r h w i t e l l i
en n o er ,
n o a o n
g ent t h a t m n m y b a a e .
6
3 4 I f t h e st u d e t t i c e s w h t h o
n s t
no h e ffl i ct i g p l ts a u se a n an e
a re l ds f h c g
or o ,
ell y t ll t h an t iv f m wh t q
en era e e n a e ro a u ar
t er o r p ti s t h fflicti m y c m
ar e e a d b y k o wi g t h a t
on a o e, an n n ,
it can ft o b m r o r l ss v id d
en e o e e a o e .
6
3 5 F r i st o c ifn t h anffl i ct i o co
e, m e s f r m t h
e a 3 d h n o e ou s e ,
h e can a v id h a v i g d l i g s with ig h b
o n ea n n r r l ti ne ors o r ea e a on s,
a ls o an
y b s in ss wu h i c h c u
e s s h i m t t k h t ja rn y s e t o a e s or ou e ,
e c .
’
3 6 6 I f f o m t h e r
9 t h h s v id w if
’
s hou b de, l a o e or us an s re a
ti s on d th e i n e r
,
an ig h b r ; l l wsu it
a ne d l ig i s
o rs a so a s an re ou
di p t s
s u e d l , gan j e y s on ou rn .
6
3 7 I f f m t h ro t h h t h e b1 1 s p c i ll y g u
ou se ,r d d en e e e a a e
a g ia n st f ls f r ia d s e en .
v c s p ss ib l
'
6 8 I f f m t h ro t h h u e id 1 2 s m h o se , a o a u a o e
3
m k i g s e c re t
a n em i d en o f th es, th e h o s s
an so n ,
o e o r u e .
93
6
3 9 A l o n iot c w t o s
e h a hs u e s th e p an e is l rd o f, l t
h ere o W
t h e g o o d in flu e n e c s
a re , an d m a e th e m s of k h em If
"
ot t .
l t
th e p a n e
‘
p r o m i in g s t h e g o o d in flu en e i s o rd of th e c l
1 0t h h o u e, s t vs
h e n a d i e t h e n a i e t o fo o tv
o m e r e gu ar ll w s l
b u s in e ss c t t t t t l t
in d i a e d b y h a f o r u n a e p a n e , o r g e t a o ia e d ss c t
wt v s
i h g o e rn o r o r p r o m in e n p e o p e , e t c t l .
37 0 I f l d f t h ort h h o t h e f r i e
1 1 d s w i ll b ou s e ,fi t en n en e .
3 7 I f l1 r d f t h o5 t h h o s t h e i t h c h i l d oun p e, c u l en e er re ,
s e a
ti n r k e p i g p l c f m s m t t
o o e n a a e o
’
a u e en ,
e c .
37 I 2f l o d f t h 6 t h
r h o t h e s m l l c ttl v
ou se , t en a a e, ser an s,
or ke p i g b o rdi g h
e n a ; at c d n so o -
f
ou s et h e ot h r e .
,
an n o e
h ou ses .
M NT A AB T S E L I LI IE .
37 3 W j u d g e f
e t h t i v s mo e t l f a c u
e na lt ie s c h i fl e
y
’
b y n a e
th p le e t M rc
an y d iet s s ur
p e ct t,
t h an M oo n a o e .
37 4 I f M r c y b iet w
ur h o s e In i t h r G m i
s o i o r Vn i g o u e, e e e n r ,
it c f r s c o n sid
on e b l i t l l ct e ra th e tiv e e p e ci l l y if it
n e e on e na ,
s a
h pp e s to h v
a n y s p ct
a t e t h ane M o on a v e s q o ,
e en a u a re or
o p p s it i o f th M o on o is b tt r th e o no n sp e ct
,
e e an a .
37 5 B u t xt i l e o t r i
a se s p ct o f M e rr c u r y d ne at h M o e an e o n ,
if M c u r y is i er it w h n c f r s t h h ig h st or d r
s o n ou s e , on e e e e
o f b il itie
a th s t iv on sp ci l l y if M e r cu ry b e in t h
e na e, e e a e
m id h v t h 9 th
ea en ,
th r the sc d n t
,
1 1 o e a en a .
37 6 I f M c y b i erA i s
ur Lib r e S g i tt
n r y o r
r e A q r
,
iu s a, a a ua ,
it c f s c n id r b l e a b il it y th e a t iv
‘
on er o s e a on n e .
3 7 7 I f M r c r y b e i e C uc L S c o r p
n i o C a p
an r i co er,
rn r eo, ,
o
P isc s u l s it h
e ,
n esm g d as so
p ct t o f r t e n t oop l e t as e a o u a e an ,
or h s s m a p oct t t h
e as M o e
n t h t
o i v i s f ev r y o i f i r
,
e n a e o e n er o
a b il it i s e d l ik l y t l d
,
an
p l ed di g o
r s e r veai l e l if a o n o e .
3 7 8 I f M e c y b i n rs xtur il r t r i e e a s p e ct t o
e J p i t e e o n u r,
M rs Sa ,
V e s it sh p
un or nuth i t ll c t v r y m u c h
,
ar en s d e n e e e , an
th e na tiv e is g l ly f th g d b il itie s
en e ra o ra er oo a .
7
3 9 W h M c y eni s i C er c e ur L e o S co r p i nC p i c
an rn r, ,
o, a r o
o r P isc e s d i c d t ho s
an n a d a o p r ti c l r
en s p ct t
u e, an n a u a a e o
t h e M on o r o
y f , t h s an
p e r i r op l e ts t h e
e a t
u i v i t h o n an ,
n e s e
on l y fit f r c mm o pa l d d i
o g l if on
e d ,
w i ll v
o m n t ,
an ne er a ou n
t o m ch u l e s h sh u l d h pp t h v J p it i t h
,
un s e o a en o a e u er n e
a sc e d n t r h ig h u p i t h h v s th h m ig h t b h l p e d
an o n e ea en en e e e
d ii g c i c u m st
,
by s m o f hi f i e o ds s s r r en or ce u r ou n i r an s .
38 I0 ll h sc p s t h st d t h o u l d b r i m i d th a t
n a oro o e e u en s ea n n ,
h e m st l k m o u t th
oo
p l tre M c o
y f teh t iv an es er ur or e na e
m e t l b il itie s th n t t h e M
n a a , a l d f th e a c d t o o on or or o s en an .
I h a l l r e fer t t h d
s
g m o n t f et h m i
eran d w h e I c me e o e n ,
en o
to tr e t o f t h e d is e a s e s o f t h e b o d y in t h e l a tt e r p a r t o f t h e
a ,
v ol u m e .
94 . ELE M NT E S OF AT S R O LO GY.
THE T E M PER OR T HE A N I M A L P A SS I O N S .
38 1 We j u d g e of th e te m p e r or ssion s o f t h n tiv ch i fly
p a e a e e
b y th e M oo n and M ars ; M r c u r y c n t ls t h e i t e ll ct l
e o ro n e ua
n a u ret of m an , an d th e M oo n a n d M a r s t h e a ima l r n o
p a ssi on a e n a u re t t .
38 2I f t h e M o o n is in qu a re o r pp o i i n M a r o r s o sto to s
tv
S a t u I n , t h e n a i e W 1 11 h e n g i e w a y t o h is p a io n , a n d is t v ss s
l k l to
ve r y i e y b e o f a io e n e m per a n d m ay e en b e om e v l tt c v
vc s ot
i io u , a n d f e n g e t in o m is f r u n e o r e e n p r i n b y h is s v t o t so
t
b a d e m p e r, u n e l ss
M e r u r y is e r y e w ll
d ig n ifi e d a n d in c v
g o o d a s p e ct .
38 3 T h M o in s q u r o r p p osit i n to t h e Su
e o n a e m ke o o n ,
a s
th e t iv v e y stu b b rn a d w ill fu l a n d h e w ill n t t k

na e r o n ,
o a e
a d v ic s p e c i ll y if t h e sp e ct occu r s in fi x e d sig s
e, e a a n .
8
3 4 T h e M oo in s qu r e o r n
pp s i t io n to U r a
a n u s m k s o o ,
a e
t h e n t iv e rr tic
a ech a g e b l a nd g ,
r ll y h e d e s t h
n a e, a en e a o e
r ig h t t h i g a t t h nw r g t im e d t h w r n g th i g a t t h
e on ,
an e o n e
r ig h t t im e n d th , g e s b l n d m g lo g
a us o u er a n .
8
3 5 T h M n m e s q u e o roo o pp os i t i t b t
arh S t u r n a d on o o a n
M r s e s p e c i ll y fr o m t h 8 t h
a ,
a t h o r 6 t h h o u se s t h e ,
tiv 1 2 ,
e na e
i l ik l y to h v s er io u s m is f o r t u
s e _ a e s d m e e t w ith v i l e t ne ,
an a o n
d eath r o ft b e s ick o n d h is d a y s m p r 1 s n u n l e ss th e
,
o en ,
r e o ,
g o
o d i flu c n o f J u p
en i t r V e s d t h e S n
e i n t
,
e r v e n e
enu an u .
3 8 6 T h e M n i s xt i l roo t r i e n s p e ct e to V e u s
e o J u p it e r n a n ,
or th Su e m a k s t h e a t iv b
n ,
e vol e t ki d h e a r t e d d
n e en e n ,
n an
a ff e ct io a t n d is m u c h
n e, pp
a os e d to c u s i g p a i o t ot h e rs a n n o ,
ev n to e n im ls
. a a
8
3 7 T h M oo n i n
e g o o d s p e ct t t h e S u n o r J u
a p it e r o ,
esp e c i ll y if th e y a r e h ig h u p in th e h e a ve s
a o r in th e n ,
.
a sc e n d n t m a k e s t h e n a t iv e h n o r b l e m in d e d
a ,
d h e c n ot o a ,
an a n
b t e m p t e d to d o w r o n g
e .
3 8 8 J u p it e r i t h e 9 t h t h n t h h u s e s r th,
10sc en d ,
t 1 1 o o e a an ,
u l ss it i s
n e fflict e d c a u s e s t ha tiv t o t a k g r t p r id e in
,
e n a e e ea
h is e p u t t io
r nd h a w ill n o t d o y th i g th t w ill e n d a n g e r
n ,
a e an n a
o r i j u r e it in a n y sh a p e
n ,
r m an e r if h e c a n h l p it o n ,
e .
PR O A D E— R C H S A N D P O V R T Y
F E SS I O N A ND TR I E E .
8
3 9 Cl a d iu s P t o l e m
u y t e lls u s i h is T e t r b ib l s t h a t a n a o ,
m n s p r fe ss io o r t r a d is co tr oll e d b y t h e p l n t w h ich
’
a o n e n a e
ri s e s t h e e xt b ov e t h e S u n b u t t h t r u l e h s o t g n e r ll y
n a ,
a a n e a
b een v e ifi e d in m y o w e x p ri c e i t h p r ct ic o f
r n e en n e a e
A st r olo g y st ill it m ig h t h v e b e n t r
,
two th o u s an d y e a r s a e ue
ago.
ELE E T S M N OF AT S R O LO GY .
v e ry t h o u g h fu l , q u ie t an d in d u st io u s ; lth u g h f
r a o o a p l od
t
d in g n a u r e , h e is g e n e r a ll y f nd o o f l it r a y p su its e r ur ,
an d is a
p lo
d d e r in ht tl
a in e .
39 8 U r u s st r o n an
g in h r sc p e c u s s t h e t iv t b a o o o ,
a e na e o e
v e r y fo d o f i v e tio s d d iscov rie s ; h v y s l d m
n n n n an e e er e o
f ll w s a y r g l r m p lo y m e t
o o n e Wh e U r u s i st r g i
u a e n . n an s on n
th a sc e n d a t
e 9 t h t h n t h ,
d r 7 t h h u se ,h is v y
1 0 ,
1 1 ,
2 o o , e er
ft t h r e a t r p r t o f h is l if e t f t w d s m
r
g
e e a
o
p
en oo
y e a a r y , er a
a c q ir g re t w e a l th b y so m e d iscov ry o i v t i
u e a e r n en on .
39 9 I n h o r osc p ea w h e r m st o f t h p l a ts r c d t
o e o e ne a e a en
or w k t h n tiv g
ea ,
e ll y s p e d s m st o f h is l if w k i g
a e en era n o e or n
f or oth s o r a s a m e i l s e r v t
er , _
n a or an .
4 Wh e n th e r e is o p c i l sp ct o f th p l
00 t n
p i s e a a e e an e s, es ec
a ll y o f t h e s p ior p l n e ts th t h u er tiv is g ll y a , en e na e en era a
d r d g e o r f ollows s m m
u i l m pl ym t o e en a e o en .
B u s in es s or P r o f es s ion in i o n c /t i th e N a t ive w il l be Unf or t u n a t e .
401 stu d e t in d v i i g t h e a t iv w h t p t ic l
The n a s n n e a ar u ar
em pl y m o t h e o g h t n o t to f ll w sh l d lw y s l k w e ll
en u o o ,
ou a a oo
t t h e h o u s i t h h r osco p th t g v r s t h t m p l y m
o e n e o t e a o e n a e o en
he d v i s t h e n t iv
a se t t e g g i
a Fo r i t
e c th
n o o n a e n . n s an e, e
n t iv
a w l d b e u f o r tu n t a s m i ist r l w y e r r a
e ou n a e a n e , a o se
c p t i o r y b u si ss c n n ct d w ith l g j r e y s if
a a n ,
an ne o e e on ou n
th e a r v il p l ts i t h e 9 t h h o u s e e sp ci ll y if th e y h v e
er e e an e n ,
e a a
e v il sp e cts a if t h l r d o f t h e 9 t h h o
,
or is fflict d b y
e o u se a e a
s
q u r e a r pp oos i t i o f
o S t u r r M r s o r in od e d o f yp l a t n o a ,
n e an an e .
4 I t is u f r t u n t e f r t h e n t iv e t b e e g g d i a n y
02 n o a o a o n a e n
b i
us ne ss c ct e d with t h e 6t h h s p if th t h u i fflic
on n e ou e a o se s a
t d b y v il p l n ts
e e i t s l o d is i s q
a e ,
o p p iti t
or r n u a re o r os on o
o th p l ts H w u l d m th t c s b u f r t t i
er an e . e o ,
a a e, e n o un a e n
k e p i g a b rd i g h se
e n oa
g g g i s r v
n ts b
-
d i
ou g ,
en a n e an ,
re e n
s m ll im l s ; r b i g p h y sic i n
a an a o s t
e n a a or n u r e , e c .
4 3 I f th
0
5 t h h s i s
e ffl i ct d t h t
oui v w l d b
e a e ,
e n a e ou e un
f tuor t i l l ki d s o f sp c l ti
na e n a th t n
p l c f e u a on ,
e a re s , a es o
a m mu se t k e pi g h t l
en s, eb ei g n ct a
p b l i c o e ,
‘
or n an a or or u
s
p k
ea r e .
4 4 I f th
0 4 th h s e is fflict d t h
e t iv e w l d b u
ou a e ,
e n a ou e n
f r tu
o t in f r m i g m i i g w i g p p t y
na e a n , b i g n n ,
o n n ro er or e n a
re a l st t g t e a e a d h is r l en t t w ill d p r c i t
,
an m et ea es a e e e a e or e
w ith m i f t s s o m k i d f b d l ck
s or u n e or e n o a u .
4 5 I
0 f t h 3 d h s e i se ffli ct d t h h ou w l d be u f r a e ,
en e ou n o
t una t i t k i g sh o r t j
e n a y s
n i lw y t v l i g b i g o u rn e ,
ra a ra e n ,
e n a
t v l i g g t o r y b u sin s c n e ct e d w ith ig h b or s o r
ra e n a en ,
an es on ne
n e r r e l a t io n s
a .
s
I f t h e 2 d h o u e 1 s a ffl i e d , t h e n a i e is m r e f r u n a e
4 06 ct tv o ot t
w k
o r in g f o r o h e r t st
h a n b e in g I n b u s in e s f or h im s e f , a n d is s l
l s l
e s ia b e t o m e e l i h e r io u s e twt s
a n d m i fo r u n e in h is loss s s t s
m on e y m a e r tt s .
4 07 Wh e n h a s S a
th e
u rn in t h e
n a m it iv e
d h e a e n ,
e s p e ci t v
a ll
y if i t i s a ffli ct
e d by an e i a
p e v l s ct
o f a n e i p a n e ,
h e i s t vl l
a lw s
ay t t
u n f o r u n a e in b u in e s s s
f o r h i m e f , a n d is i e l y s l lk
v
e er
y e s v
e n y e a r t s l
o f a i o r br e a u p in b k
u s in e ,
o r a t e a s ss l t
to m ee t wt v
i h e ry h ea y o v l ss s
e ; h e is m o r e f o r u n a e t t
en
g g
a e d u n d e r o h er , ort s e s i a b l s l l
e to m ee i h h e a yt wt v
l ss
o es
4 8 Th e
0 tiv is f t t i
n a e un y p b l i c b
or u n a e s i ss r n an u u ne o
wh r h d ls m ch with th r w h h s vil p l ts i t h
e e e ea u o e s, o a e an e n e
1 1 th h ou s ei h is h nsc p s h is f i
oro ds o v ery p t t
e, a r en are a o
p ro v te c h
re a s d e ro uf t w ,
i d
an l h i m o
; b t if
en t h s t i vne e u e na
h s f t
a t p l t i th
or un a e th h
an e s s n p c i ll
e 1 1
y if t h y ou e, es e a e are
i g
n ood p ct
as t et h t h p ol t h
e oe w i ll b er v r y cc
an e ss f l s, e e su e u
in an y p b l i
u c b u s i s s c h s kn ese i
p g ,
s t r
u h t al o r ye n a o e, o e ,
an
th i g f t h t ki d p v id i g t h e 5 t h d 6 th h u s s e n t
n o a n ,
ro n an o e ar o
a fflict e d .
4 9 0 T h t i
e v e h v
na i g v il p l na e ts i n t h e e t h h s a n 1 2 ou e,
es p c i
e ll y a i f t h y h v e v i
el s p e cts a t e t h r p l t a h i s o o e an e s,
a c q i t c s d ig h b s will p u t th m s l v s b o t t d
ua n an e an ne or e e e a u o o
h im i j
an
yn urv i f i t , i s e o b en fi t t t h m s lv ne en e o e e s .
4 10 U f t n t e p l ts i t h 7 th h o u s r t h l d f
or u n a an e n e e, o e or o
th e7th h o s ufflict d t he a tiv is th n u f t t i

e ,
e na y
e e n or u n a e n an
p ar nt e s h i
r
p d h o
,
l dan l w y s
s vo id
u p r t ra i f ha d e a t a ne s, e o s no ,
h w ill
e ft o c m t g i f t f o m h is w m i s f r t u e r
en o e o r e ,
no r o n o n o
b d c d ct b t f o m h is p a r t r s m is f o t s ’
a on u , u r ne r un e .
4 1 1I t is b tt e to h v e s q e r s d p p it i n s o f p l ts
a u are an o os o an e
in a h or c p os th o t eh v an sp cts s t h s qu a s
o a e no a e ,
a e re
an d pp o i t i os
o s c t i l
n
y c s e t h
er a n p r so t h auv g r t e e n o a e ea
e n er gy d an
p s v c
er e d m k s
e ra n h i m d t e
e , an m i d t o v r
a e e r ne o e
c m o e b t cl e s
o s a d d iffic lt i s ; an d s m t im u p e r s an o e es a e on
b c m s
e o e cc sf l w ith vil p l ts i t h c d t ; y t h
su es u e an e n e as en an e e
i g
s ll y b s t b y p p it io s m t f h is lif sp ci ll y
e n e ra e e o os n os o e, e e a
i h is y o
n
g r
un
y s b e t h me ar
y p ,
tl y v u co m e t h m a f t r ar o er e e a e
m id d l ge a e .
4 1 2I n an
y h o r sc p l ook w oe ll to ot h M e o b f o r d e c id i g e o n e e n
wh th it is f t t r u f t t
e er a or u n a e o tivity ; s l l t h e n or u n a e n a a a
o ld th s
au or A t l gy g on i s ymg
s ro o
“
th t it is b e tt r
a re e n a ,
a e
f or th e tiv t h v e t h l d o f t h e a sc en d a t (o r r l i g
na e o a e or n u n
p l an et ) a ffl i ct d t h a t he e M o o n n .
Pr of es s ion or B u s in es s in t o nic /
i t /t e N a t ive w ou ld be F or t u n a t e .
4 1 3 F o rt u n a te pl an e ts in t h e a sc en d an t c us a e th e na tiv e
to be s cc e ss fu l s u d t r b i ss m n g r
a a su p e i t r n en en o us ne a a e .
H is g
e r ll y f o ten e t ai b u si s f r h im s l f a n d is s t
r una e n n es o e r e o
p r o m i c n en d b c m e,
q t w lt h y
an
u i e H d isl ik s w rk
o es e ea . e e o
in g f o r t h s b u t h g e n r ll y b rin g s g oo d f o r t u t h i
o er ,
e e a ne o s
e m p lo y e r .
4 4 F o r t u a t e p l n e ts in t h e s e c
1 n d c a u s e t h e a t iv t
a on , n e o
b e c m e q it e w lth y
o u s p ci l l y if J p it e r d V u s e
ea ,
e e a u an en ar
th re d th y r i g o d
e, an es p ct t th p l ts H
a e n o a e o o er an e . e
w u l d c c e s d s sp c u l to r b k r m y l d r r m
o su a a e a ,
an e , on e en e o er
ch t r in y b si e ss w h ic h c u s h im t h d l m y
an ,
o _
an u n a se o an e on e .
4 5 F r tu
1 t p l ts i th t h ir d c a s e t h e t iv e t b
o na e an e n e ,
f
u na o e
v e y s u cc ss f l i t k i g sh r t j u y s w r ki g r il d s
r e u n a n o o rn e , o n on a ro a ,
st g e c ch s s co d ct r m to r m ; l f t t e s
a -
oa e ,
a n u o or o an a so or u n a a a
tr v l i g g n t o l e tt e r c ie o r in y b u si ss co e c t d
a e n a e r a rr r, an ne nn e
w ith sh t j o u r y s or ne .
4 6 F o tu t e p l e ts in t h e f o th m a k t h e a t iv f
1 r na an ur ,
e n e or
tu t i m i i g r e l e st t e
na e n n n r,
l st t g t f r m e
a a or a s a ea e a e a en ,
a r
o r i n
y w an y co ct d wa i t h l d snne r f i ts f t h
e e e t h ; h e an o ru o ar
g en er ll y h as m n y l f t
a h i m b y toh d et h f he i s f t h r e ea o a e
o l ti
r re a d h is e st t in c r a s e s in v a l u e
on s , a n n d h e g en e
a e ll y e ,
a ra
b c m s w lt h y
e o e ea .
4 7 F
1 o r t t p l e t I n
una e t h fi f t h c u s eant h n t
s i v e t be e ,
a e a o
s u cc ss f l w ith th t r s p l c e s o f m e m t s a ct r
e u ea e ,
a a us en , a n a o
or a ct r ss k p i g a h ot e l o r st r e stock r p d c e b r k r
e ,
ee n o , o ro u o e ,
an d h o ft ed e iv s b e e fi t fr o m h is c h il d n
en r e n re .
4 8 F 1 t t e p l e ts in t h e si th c u s e t h e tiv e t b
or u n a an x ,
a n a o e
s cc e s fu l i k e p i g b d i g h o u s h i i g s v ts o r
u s n e n a oar n -
e, r n er an ,
k pi g
ee n i t l l ig an c e o ffi c ; h e w l d l b f or t t s
n e en e ou a so e un a e a
a n u o r p h y s ici
rs e r b r e d i g s m ll c ttl an ,
o e n a a e .
4 9 F
1 o t u t p l a r ts i n t
n a eh s e v e n t h c u s e ne t h t i v t e ,
a e na e o
b s u cc s f l i p r t e r h ip
e e s u r d e l in g w it h f ie d ; i o f t
n a n s , o a r n s s en
v y s cc ss fu l s p l it ic i a s h is fr i d w ill ist h im ; h
er u e a a o an ,
en s ass e
is ls f o t n a t in m
a o r u i ge h is w if b i g h i m w lt h
e a rr a ,
or e r n s ea .
4 F ort
2 0 t e p l t in t h e ig h th c u s e t h
un a an e s t iv t e ,
a e n a e o
b e f rtu o t i t h m g e m n t f w ill ; s x c to r
na e n e an a e o s a e e u or
c ve y c o f p r p t y ; r b e i g g g d s
on an er o er d rt k o n en a e a an u n e a er .
4 F
2 1 t n t e p l
or u ts i t h a i t h c an et h t i v nt b e n n ,
au se e n a e o e
su cc s f l s m i ist l a w y r m b ss d r o r t r v e ll i g
e s u a a n e r, e ,
e a a o ,
a n
a g t
en s i l ,
t l e g p
ar h o p
or, e r to e o r t k i g lo a g j u r e y s n a r, a n n o n o
r il r
a ds oa l g V y ges,
or on o a .
4 F
2 2o r t u n t p l ts i t h e
a t ne t h m k an e t h n t i v n v y e ,
a e e a e er
s cc f l s p l it ic i ; h e is l ik l y t r i to p o m i c
u ess u a a o an e o se r nen e
a d b e co m
n v e ry w e lth y ; h e i lso g e r ll y s cc s f l in
e a s a ne a u e s u
of th e 1 1 th , 1 2 th , 7 t h or 1 0t h h ou s e, he w ill ei th e r d ie in
p s
ri o n or be co m v e ery p o o r .
4 31 I f in t h e 5 t h h o u s e t h e n a i e i be be ,
t v w ll
c l s cc ss l
h i d r e n , b e u e fu in p e u a io n ; b u t s c l t s
t
b y S a u rn , M a r o r s b u t fe w
l
c h i d re n , o r h ey t i w ll
d ie y a u e h im s
u n h a pp in e , ss
or h ey til b e w l il l g e n e r
ll o t t
a y b e u n f r u n a e in h is p e u a i n s s c l to
a n d i h p a e o f wt l c s -
s
am u e m en t .
4 32 I f in t h e 6 t h h o u e , it d e n o e ss i ne t s ck ss to
th e n a i e , tv
a n d h e g e n e ra y i e ll l v s
in a m e a n a n d u n o m f o r a b e m an n e r , c t l
or ot lv s
f e n i e in a b o a r d in g h o u s e ; b u t is i e y ma e a l k l to -
k
g o o sc t t
d p h y i ia n , o r b e f o r u n a e in b r e e d in g a e if n o t c ttl
a ffl i ct
e d , b u t if a ffli ed ct t
h e r e , it d e n o e s h o r ife , a n d a t s t l
t v t t l s ck
g r e a d e a l o f e x a io n , r o u b e , i n e s s a n d p o e r y v t .
4 33 I f in t h 7 th h o u e t h e n t iv l v e s t h e co m p a n y o f
s ,
e a e o
wo m e n d g
,
an s g r t d l i co m p y a d is g n e r a l l y
oe a ea ea n an ,
n e
f or t n a t
u r bee o fi tt d b y m ne i g e e s p c i ll y if w ll d i a rr a
g i e, e a e n
fi e d t h e r ; b u t if fflict d h i w if O
e a w th t w ill b e t h
e ,
s e r s ee e ar e
c a u s e o f h is r i d if t h s ig
u n ,
an t h e 7 t h b e S c o r p io
e n nd on ,
a
e v il p l n ts a fflict t h 7 t h h
e a l t h im b e w ar o f p o is on ;
e ou se , e e
o r h is w if e r lov r s
,
o r l ik l y to p u t h im i p r is n n d h is
e a e e n o ,
a
p a r t n e r s r w if o sw i d l h eim n e .
4 34 L o r d f t h e st i t h o 8 th h 1 se we k n e fflict e d t h e ou ,
a or a ,
n a t iv e i s a l w s sai v m l nen h o l e, d l ik e l ye o t a tt c
e m t an o
y p y p ,
su icid e r is o f t e in m u ch t b l r rr ow I t g e n r a ll y
,
o n rou e o so . e
c a u s e s th tiv t b f Sh t l if e u l e ss t h g iv e r o f l ife
e na e o e o or ,
n e
is v e r y st r o n g .
4 35 I f in t h e 9 t h h o s e t h e t i v e i
u s f o r,
t t e w i t h
na cl e r gy una
m en l w ,
a l gorv y g on s ; h i s
o b e e
a fi t t
e e d b y st n
e g s d n ra er ,
an
g e ner a ll y t r a v l m ost fe sh i s l if o r h o m y h l d o m ee, p os i e a o s
tio n i f ig c u t y ; b t if fflict d i t h 9 th it d t s
n a ore n o n r u a e n e ,
en o e
d an
g e r o f t h i v s o r be i g e s h i p w ck d
e n ; h e i f rt t
re i e s un o una e n
l a w m tt s a er c e ct e d w it h r e l ig io
,
or on n n d is l ik l y t be n ,
a e o
a n i fi d l o r sk p t ic
n e e .
43 6 I f i n t h e t h h o n s e t
1 0h t iv i s b o ,
to g t
e nah or e rn re a on ,
a d o ft n
n rr iv s
e a t mi e nc a d is g e n r ll y
e ne cc s fu l i
e, an e a su es n
a l m st o l l k in d s f b s i
-
a ss ; b t if fflict e d i t h e th t h
o u ne u a n 10 , e
w lt h y a d p m i t ls j d g w il l g e ll y i j h im
ea n ro n en ,
a o u es n e ra n u re ,
a n d h e is d
p r iv d e o f h i s i e
g h ts n d m y g ,
i r s v e r l ,
f o r a a a n e a
tu s n d t h e b d f u d d t f th m
ne ,
a n e e ra e ou o e .
4 37 I f i t h n t h h es t
1 1 h e n t iv ou w i ll be, i g h is h pe s a e r n o
a d n x p ct tio s t o p e f cti
e e a n d g r e r ll y cq i e gr t
on ,
an en e a a u r a ea
m a y fr i d s ; b t if fflict d t h
n en u b y v il s p ct o r s w e a k
a e ere e a e s 1
r r t t l ttl s
.
o e ro g d ra h i
e, s b t i
e re h p e f um h is fr d e o r o ro ien
a c qu a i t n c s an d t h y ft
e ,
an d h im m u c h h r m
e o en o a .
ELE E M NT S OF AT S R O LO GY . 2 01
I f t h e l or d
sc en d n t b e in t h e th h o u s e th e
of th e
”
a a 1 2 ,
n a t iv e will h a v ma y mi s n d l ik e l y to b e p r tl y t h e
e n en e e ,
a a
c s f h is o w m is for t s ; if it b w e k a d a fflicte d th e
au e o n un e e a n er ,
th e t h e e is g t d n g e r f h is d y i g i p riso u n l ss t h e
n r re a a o n n n , e
l o r d o f t h a sc d t is i it s o w ig n in th t c s e h m y
e en an n n S ,
a a e a
e sc p im p r iso n m n t b t w il l s ff r m u ch so rr ow a n d tr o u b l e
a e e ,
u u e
t h r ou g h l ife ch ie fly c u s e d b y s e cre t
,
m ie s a en e .
’ ’
L or a o f the s ecou a in l zou s es .
o s co
T h e l r d o f t h e e n d in t h e I s t h o u e , d e n o e s h a t s t t
t v w ll
th e n a i e c c
i b e o m e r i h , a n d e a s i y b a in ea h l o t w lt w t t
i h ou
c l o s v c
m u h a b r , u n l e s it is e r y m u h a ffli e d I n t h e I s t h o u e ,ct s
t l l t t
h e n h e is ia b e t o m e e wi h h e a y l o e v ss s .
44 T h e l r d f t h e s ec n d
0 o tho d h ou s th tiv g e t s
o In e 2 e, e na e
m o y b y h is o w skill
ne d i d str y ; b u t if
n fflict d t h r e
an n u a e e ,
h e sq d s m o ey
u an er d it e s il y p s e s t h r
n ,
ang h h is fi n g er s a a s ou ,
an d h e is o f t e t h r t e n d w it h p v e r t y n ea e o .
44 L o r d o f t h s e c n d in t h e 3d h u s e t h n a tiv s u ffe r s
1 e o o ,
e e
l ss s fro m h is b r oth r s n ig h b r’s r n e r kin d r d s p c i

o e e ,
e o o a e ,
e e
a ll y if S t r M s or th e Dr g
a u n ,
s T il
ar i t h e 3d h o e ; a on a a re n us
b u t if in g oo d a sp e ct t t h e l r d f t h s t o r 3d th h is
o o o e i ,
en e
b e n e fi t t d b y h is e ig h b o r s a d r l a t io s a d i t a k in g sh or t
e n n e n ,
n n
j u rn e y s
o .
44 I f in t h e 4 t h h o u s e it g iv e s t h e n a t iv e n e st a t e fr o m
2 ,
a
h is p r ts d h e is g e
a en ,
an ll y f o tu n t i d e l i g i l d s n era r a e n a n n an ,
m i s or b e i g a f r m r ; w h e n fflict e d th e r e th e n it
“
ne ,
n a e a ,
i d i c t s t h co tr r y
n a e e n a .
4 4 3 I f in t h e 5 t h h u s e h e r e c e iv e s p r o fi t o r b e n e fi t fr o mo ,
h is c h il d r e ; is s u cc ss fu l i n sp e c l ti n k p in g h t e l
e n u a o ,
ee a o ,
b i g
e n p u b l i ca s p e a k e r o r a ct r o r b in g c o e ct d w it h o ,
e nn e
p l c e
a s o f a m s e m t ; b t i
u f a ffl i ct e den in t h 5 t h h o s
u e t h en e u ,
h is u n f o r t u a t b th i Sp e cu l a t i ch il d r e n a n d with "
e n e, o n on ,
p l c e
a s o f a m u s e m t o r p b l i c s p e enk i g ,
.
u a n .
’
4 4 4 I f in t h e 6 t h h u s e t h n tiv e s s e r v n ts w ill r o b h im o ,
e a a ,
r u n w y w ith h is g d s h is c ttl e will b u n fo r tu a t r

a a oo ,
a e n e o
di d h will s u ff r l oss fr o m h is e st t e ; b ut if i g
e , an e e d a n oo
a s p ct h e m y g i
e , f o tu n
a b y tha n p r ct i c
a e f m e dri c in , e e a o e
b re e d i g c ttl n k e p i g b o r d in g h u s e o r d e riv e b e n e fi t
a e, e n a a -
o ,
f r o m h is u cl s a d u ts n e n a n .
4 4 5 If i t h e 7th h ou se th
n n tiv e is l ik e l y t g i n ,
n e a o a a
e st t e th r u g h h is wif
a o b y p t e r s h ip b y tr d in g o d e a l
e or ar n ,
a r
in g w ith th e r s ; t h tiv s wif r h u sb n d m a y d i n d

’
o e na e e o a e a
le v a th e m p r op e r ty ; b t if t h l d f t h e sce n d n t is
e u
'
e or o a a
a ffl ict d i th
e 7 t h t hn i s d a e r o f b e i n g sw in
er d l e d u t f n o o
e e g ,
it , v n if l e ft t th e m
e e o .
4 4 6 I f in t h e 8 t h h o u t h e a t iv e is l ik e l y to b e x t r v a se, n e a
g a n t a,
d e a s il n
y p r ts w ith h i m y b u t if i g o d sp ct
a s on e , n o a e ,
h e m y g i by d a t h r l g c i s e p ci ll y if t h e lo d f t h
a n ea o e a e ,
s e a r o e
8 t h h o u s e is in g o d s p ct t t h l o d o f t h e s e c n d r fi st
a e o e or o o r .
4 4 7 I f th lor d f t h d is i t h e 9 t h h
e o h e w ill g ai
e 2 n ou se, n
by m e r c h d i e r t ki g l n g j u
an s o ey s a t d i g i f r ig
n o o rn ,
or ra n n o e n
p a r ts ; h e wo l d ls b e f o t
u u t sa cl o
gy m d l i g i
r na e a a er an ,
ea n n
b oo ks r b in g co n ct e d with s i
,
o e l w
ne r l ig i o ; h c en ce,
“
a or e n e
is a lso l ik e l y t fi t t d b y h is w if e s k i d d ; b t if
’
b be o e ne e n re u
a ffl ict e d i th t h hn s d e f m i f t s d l s s
9 g ou e, an )
er o s or u n e an o se
in l a w n d b y cc id e ts
a l gj a
y s nd f b i
in
g p r one o u rn e ,
an o e n e s
cu t d e o r l se m n y o
,
o cc u t f h is r l ig i
o e n sc i c
a o n o e on ,
en e, or
l e rn in g
a .
4 4 8 If i th e th h n s th t iv g i s b y b i g m
1 0 ou e, e n a e a n e n e
p yl o e d b y so m b l m b e
y no
p s e i h ig h
an ffi c
, ; or a er on n o e
h e is lso b fi t t d b y h is m t h m ot h l ti
’
a en e e o o e r or er s re a on s , r
h is w if s f t h r ; if s h b c m
’
e affli t d i t h e th h una c e n e 10 ou e, e e o es
v r y w e lth y b t if fflict e d h e los

e a ,
u s m n y by l w a ,
e o e a or
j u d g s w a lth y p o p l e o r h is m th r s r l t i s
e ,
e
’
e ,
o e e a on .
449 I f in t h t h h u s e t h e e
n t
1 1i v g i s c o s id r b l,
e b y a e a n on e a
me ans f h is fr i d s r b y c c id t l f t e r g o d l ck
o en ,
o a en a or u n o o u ,
s e ll in g o r d l i g in wh e t o r b y Sp c u l ti o r n y th in g
ea n a ,
e a on ,
a
c n e ct d w ith t h fr u its f t h e
on e th r b y y e l y n ts ;
e o e ar ,
o ar re
b u t if fflict d i t h a th h
e th
n t iv is t rr ib l y s w i
e 1 i ou se , e na e e n
d l d b y f l s f i d s w h o w ill r b n d k p h im i
e a e r en , p o a ee n o or
c ir cu m st c e s m st f h is l ife an o o .
45 I
0 f i t h e t h nh o u s e t h e t i v
1 2 i s s u b j ct to l ss e,
s b y n a e e o
th i v e s d b i g swi d l d b y l w y r s th t e i g im p ris
e ,
an e n n e a e rea n n on
m en t b u t if in g o d p e ct t f r t u t e p l e ts h w ill g i
, o as o o na an ,
e a n
b y c ttl a r h rs s e o d w ill b f to e t i h r s r ci g
,
an e or u n a e n o e -
a n ,
or
i s ch a s i v
n u t io s sp ci ll y w it h l ct icity o r m s m r
n en n ,
e e a e e r e e
is m cl ai v y n c o r a st r l g y ;
,
r o a nd h
e m y c q u ir m o o y a e a a e on e
b y m e d ici e n .
’ ’
L or a f
o t /z e t /t ir a in t h e 1 2 li ou s es .
45 I f t1h e r d o f t h e 3d h o u s e i s in lo
t h e a e n d a n ,
t h e sc t
t v w ll
na i e i be ea w lt
h ie r o r b e e r o ff h a n h is b r e h r e n , o r tt t t
els e h e h a s n on e i in g , b u t if h e h a s , lv
h ey i re e i e t w ll c v
v t s
ad an age fr o m h im , a n d h e i a o b e a b en e fi t o h is w ll ls t
s
n e ig h b o r , b u t if t h e l o r d o f t h e 3d h o u s e is a ffli e d in t h e ct
asc t t
en d a n , h e n h is n e ig h b o r a n d b re h r e n i a u s e h im a s t w ll c
wo l t l
r d o f ro u b e , a n d h e i b e u n f r u n a e in r a e in g o n w ll o t t t v l
sh ort s
j o u rn e y .
’
45 2 I f in t h e 2 d h ou s e, th e b re h ren
na t iv si e be at t w ll
strif e w t i h h im , on a cc oun t o
o f m n e y a n d p r o p e r y , a n d h e is t .
2 0
4 . ELE M NT E S OF AT S R O LO GY .
L or a
’
t ae f ou r t h in t h e h ou s es
I)
f
o 1 2 .
4 63 I f t h e lor d of t h e 4 th
h o u e b e in t h e a e n d an , it s sc t
d en o e gt s oo tv
d f o r t h e n a i e b y i in g o f a n d , f a r m in g , h u s t ll l
b a n d ry , o rco nne ed ct w t
i h b u i d in g , m in e s , o r s p e u a in g l s c l t
s
in m in e , a n d h e i be m e m r e e m in e n w ll co
h a n a n y o f h is o tt
t ct
b r e h r e n ; b u t if a ffli e d in t h e a e n d a n , it in d i a e t h e sc t c t s
co t r a ry
n .
’
I f in t h e 2 d h u e , t h e p a r e n
4 64 e a e i fa l o s t s st t w ll l to
th e
tv s c l
n a i e , e p e ia l y if t h e rd o f th e
5 t hlo
h u s e b e in t h e 2 d o
o
h u s e ; th e n a i e i t v w ll c
b e o m e h n ra b e an d b u y an d e o o l s ll
o s s
h u e o r l an d ; h e s w l ls
i l a o b e f r u n a e in Sp e u a i n o t t c l to .
4 6 5 I f i t h e 3d h o u s e it d o t s t h a t t h e n t iv e s f th
’
n ,
en e a a er
will su ff e d a m g e b y t h e n t iv e s b th r if n o t imp ri so
r a a
’
re en , n
m en t ; a n d if fflict e d i t h e 3d h ou t h e n tiv e w ill h v

a n se , a a e
m u ch tr o u b l e w ith h is b r o th e s d ist a d e r n e ig h b o r s
r an s ers n n a ,
a s th e y re l ik e l y to b co m e h is s e c e t e e m ie s
a e r n .
4 6 6 I f in t h e 4 t h h o u e it
’
d e n t e s g s o d ,
f r t u n e b y an c ie no t o o
m e n a n d t h in g s ; t h e n a ti v e s f t h e r w ill l iv e t b e o l d a d o ,
an
b e o f gre a t sist c e to h im T h n a tiv i l ik l y to b e com

as an . e e s e e
q u i t e w e a lt h y y b d e a l i g i l a d s m
n in e s o r h o
n s s e tnc ,
u e , .
4 6 7 I f in t h e st h h ou s e st g d w ll s p,
e ct e d ron t h an e a ,
e
n a t iv e s f t h r w il l b e co m e v e r y w lth y d t h n t iv w ill
’
a e ea ,
an e a e
in h e rit fr o m h is f a t h e r e sp e c i ll y if t h e lo r d o f t h e 5 t h h o u s
, a e
i s in t h e s co n d ; e l so t h e a t iv w ill b h p p y a d fo r tu t
na e e a n n a e
with ch il d re u n l e ss it is n v il p l a n t o r ffl ict e d
n ,
a e e a .
4 6 8 I f in t h e 6 t h h o s e t h e n t iv e w ill b e p r sp e r o u s a s
u ,
a .
o a
p yh s ic i a o rn b r , e d i g s m e ll c ttl
n h ir i n g ra e n g gi g s e r a e, e o a n
v an ts b u t if ffl ict e d i t h e 6 t h h o u se t h e r e is g r e t d n g r
, a n ,
a a e
t h t th e n a tiv will n o t l iv e to o l d g o r th t h will ft e n

a e a e, a e o
su ff e r fr o m sick e ss o r p oo r h e lth n a .
6
4 9 I f i n t h e 7 t h h o u s e t h e a t iv e w i ll g a i
,
e t t n b y n an s a e
h is w ife a d g e e r l l y b
,
n n fo rt a t w ith wo m e l o w ith un a e en ,
a s
p a r t n e r s r w i
,
t h ot ill i n g t h l a d o r w it h m i e s o r f rm in g ;
e n ,
n a
b u t if t h l o r d o f t h e 4 t h h
e s e is fflict e d i t h e 7t h h o s ou a n u e,
th e n t h e n t iv e su ff e r s m u ch o n a cco u t o f h is w ife a n d Sh e
a n ,
m y r e d u c h im to p ov e r t y o r p u t h im in p r is
a e on .
’
47 0 I f i t h e 8 tn h h u s e t h e n t i
ov s f a t h ,
r w i ll n o t l iv ta e e e o
‘
o l d a g e ; it lso d e n ot e s b e n e fi t o r t h r e c ivi g f n st a t e
a ,
e e n o a e
b y l e g c ie s o r w ills
a n l e ss it is a ffl ict d
,
u if s o th c o n t r r y e , ,
e a .
47 1 I f in t h e 9 t h h o u s e i t d e n ot s p o fi t,
to t h e t i v e by e r na
r e l ig io u s m tt r s l w u its t a k i g lo n g j o u rn e y s
a e ,
a s ,
m r ch a n n ,
e
d is e o r t d in g i f o r ig n p r ts ; b t if fflict e d i t h
ra n e a 9 t h u a n e
h o u se t h e ,
t iv e is l ik e l y t los h is p o s e s i s r e l e st t e
na o e s s on or a a
fr o m t r e a ch e r y c on n e ct e d w it h l a w o r co rr u p t j u d g e s .
'
5
47 I f in
2 t h e 1 0 t h h o u s e ,
t h e n a i e il g a in an e a e by tv w l st t
l
b e in g e m p o y e d b y t h e g o e rn m e n , o r o n e w h o s a n d h ig h v t t s
t
in p o s i io n o r a p e r s o n in p o e r o r e e b y h a in g
, om e w ls v s
p u b i e lc
m o
p y m e n l t .
4 73 I f in t h e 1 1 t h h o u e ,
t h e n a i e i g e n e r a l y b e m u h s t v w ll l c
res e
p e d a ct
n d b e n efitted b
y h i s n e i h b ors , or
g p e rs on w h o s
lv
i e n e a r h i m , a n d is i e y t o g a in o m e p o i i a p o s i ion o n lk l s ltc l t
a ccou n t
of h e ir g o o d t
i o r f r ie n d s h ip w ll .
4 74 I f in t h e I 2 t h o u e ,
t h e n a i e w i a e o n j
g ’ o uhr nse s,
y tv ll t k l
c s
au ed b
y r o s e a c s s
n d d is a p p o in m e n ,
or th e n a i e p a re n t ts tv s ts
w ll v
i h a e t o e m ig r a e , a n d h e t
i s u ff e r m is f o r u n e o n h a w ll t s t t
a cc o u n t , a n d gre a d an g er of th e n a i e
’
t
f a h e r n o t i in g t o tv s t lv
b e o l d , o r d ie in p r is o n .
’
L or a o f t ae fif t /i in t h e 1 2 h ou s es .
4 75 I f t h e o r d o f t h e 5 t h h o u e ils in a f r u i f u l ig n in t h e s t s
a sc
e n d a n , u n e s s a ffli t e d , th e n a i el i h a e m an y h i ct t v w ll v c l
l
d r e n ; t h e y w il l a s o o e h im a n d b e o f a d va n a g e t o h im
i
l v t .
He i w ll l
a so b e c l t
e r y f o n d o f S p e u a io n , a n d v er
y l i e
yv k l
t o b e e n g a g e d in s o m e b u s in e of ss t t k
h a \ in d , o r b e in g a n
a cto r , o r in s o m
e wa
y o c
nne e d ct w t l c
i h p a e s o f a m u s e m en t .
c
T h e r e is d a n g e r o f h is b e o m in g a g a m b e r l .
47 6 I f i t h d h n s t h et i v 2
’
c h i l dou
r w e,il l b c me na e s en e o e
w ll o ff p ci ll y if t h
e ,
es e f t a t p l ts i t h d e re are or u n a e an e n e 2
h ou s d th
e, an tiv will h v c m f t i th m d r e j ic
e n a e a e o or n e an o e
i th i p r s p it y
n e r o er .
4 7 7 If i th 3 d h o
n d w l
e l d i g ifi d it c
u se an s p r o fi t e n e , au es
t tho t iv b y s h t j
e n a e y s d h i
ors v y l ik l
ou rn e
y to tr v el ,
an e er e a
m ch u .
4 7 8 I f in t h 4 th h u s d w ll d ig ifi d t h
e o tive wil l
e an e n e ,
e n a
i h it t t f om h i p ts i v y l ik e l y
'
n er an es a e d h r s aren ,
an e s er
to b c m e qo i t e ew e lt h y ud w ill lso b ea f t ,
t in
an a or u n a e
S p c l ti
e u a s on .
4 79 I f i t h 5 t hn h h w i
ell d l ig h t i m
ou s e ,
u s i c d p le c e s e n an a
o fam s m u t d h is c h il d
e en ,will b p o p e o u s ; h will
an re n e r s r e
l b v y s c c s fu l s s p c l t o
a so e er u es st ck p d c
a a e u a r, or a o or ro u e
b k ro ; b t if
er fflict d i
u th 5 t h a h b y e vil
e n sp ct f e ou s e a e s o
u f o rt
n at punl ts i
e t i d ic t s t h
an e c t r ,
r
y n a e e on a .
48 I f i t h 6t h h o s
0 n th e tiv will b p r osp r ou s in u e, e n a e e e
d eal i g i s m ll c ttl
n n a h
p y s i c i a n b o e, d i or
g h u as a a ,
ar n -
o se
k p ee tc
e r, d l o h w ill b
e .
,
an f m il d p t i t d isp si
a s e e o a ,
a en o
ti on ,
d w illan d r ick ss with t m m in g d isc
en u e s ne ou ur ur or on
t e t ; b t th
n u is g t d g th t h is ch il d
e re re a will s u ff e r
an er a ren
m ch fr o m sick
u v i f th y d o t a l l d ie in in fa n cy
n e ss, e en e no
‘
.
48 I f in t h e 7 t h h o u e a n d u n a fflic t e d , t h e n a i e
1 i s
t v w ll
lv v
i e e ry h a p p i y l wt
i h h is w
if e , b u t m a y h a e o m e r o u b e v s t l
or v x t
e a io n c
a u sed b
y h is h i d r c l
e n ; h e i a s o bw ll l
e
p r o p e r s ‘
o u s in
p a t
r n e r s h ip , a n d er
y vi e y lk l
t o b e o m e q u i e c e a h y, t w lt
ct t l
b u t if a ffli e d h e r e , h e o s e s b y s p e u a i n , e t c c l to .
48 If i th 8 th h
2 s th
n e t iv i b e fi t t d b y l e g c i
ou e, e n a e s en e a es
or w ill b t h is ch il ds, u l ik l y t d i l y i l if
ren a re d e o e ear n e, an
h w ill h v b t f w c h il d
e a e t l iv
u e
p c i ll y i f it ire n ffli ct d o e, es e a s a e
b y th l d f t h 8 th h
e or s o e ou e .
4 83 If i th 9 t h h ns t h e t i v w i ll h ou v b e, t if l e n a e a e e au u
c h il d h w ill t k m c h p l
re n ,
e a d p fit i t v li g
e u e a s u re an ro n ra e n
d i lo g j w ll l v
’
an n
y ; nh i o u rn e b g i s t s c i e t i fi c d a so e en o en an
p ol it i c l p its
a d c iv
u rs u dv ,
t g s f m h is w if
an re e
’
es a an a e ro e s
re al ti s on .
4 8 4 If i th th h n th e I otiv g i s h o or d e sp e ct
ou se , e n a e a n n an r
f m p
ro
p l i h
eoi h
g p it io e n d l c m f o r t os d h ppn i ,
s an a so o an a ne s
f m h i m th h i w if s f t h l l ik l y to b ’
ro s o er or ; h i s e a er e s a so e e
c m v y w lth y
o e er cc t f b i g f t t i p c
ea on a ou n o e n or u n a e n s e u
l tia on ,
t t c m i g t h im f m h is f t h
or an es a e o n o ro a er .
4 8 5 I f i th th h ns th e t iv w ill b f t t e d
1 1 ou e, e na e e or u n a an
en j y p o p i t y b
ro s t t h ier
g t
,
d g u t h t h
erei c h il d s re a an er a s re n
w ill b c m h i p b l ic e o emi s i u m w y i j en e h im es, or n so e a n u re ,
e s p c i ll y if S t
e a M r o th D g a u rn
’
,
T il a s i thr e ra on s a a re n e
1 1 th h o u s e .
4 8 6 I f in t h e h is h i d r e n i a u s e h im m u h
1 2 th h o u se, c l w ll c c
a n g e r a n d s o rr o ,
but h e i b e e ry f o r u n a e w i h a e, w ll v t t w t c ttl
s c
h o r e r a in g a n d h o r s e s ; b u t if a ffli e d h e r e , it m a y g e t h im
-
ct t
t o t
in o s e ri u s r o u b e o n a o u n o f g a m bl in g o r p e u a i n l cc t _ s c l to .
’
L or a f
o tbe s ix t /i in Me 1 2 l z o u s es .
4 8 7 Th e l
in t h e a s e n d a n , t h e n a i e
o rd o f th e 6th h o u s e c t tv
g e n e r a ll
y h a s p o o r h e a h ,
a n d i s s e d o m ro n g a n d r b u s , lt l st o t
c l
e s p e i a l y i n h is e a r y y e a r ; t h e n a u re o f t h e s i l
n e s is s t ck s
c
in d i a t e d b y t h e S ig n o n t h e 6 t h h o u e , a n d t h e p a n e in t h e s l ts
6 th h o u s e , a n d a s o b y it s o r d l
H e is g e n e r a y u n f o r u n a e l ll t t
o r loses b
y sm a a e o r fo ; ei her h ll c ttl
e y d ie o r a r e n u wls t t
p l
r o fi t a b e t o h im ; h e is a t t
u n fo r u n a e w i h s e r a n t v ts lso .
4 8 8 I f i t h d h s t h n t iv e w i
2ll g oull y b p
e, e n a e en era e oor,
o ft en
g i g f m b
o n d t w ; if t
roh l d f t
a h d oh o i
o rs e e or o e 2 u se s
re t g d ro d i
ra
q e, pp an it i t n t h
s e l d f t h
u a re or O 6 t h os on o or o e
h ou se , m c h t h w s ; h is l o
so u fo t e t i k epi g
or e e a s un r un a e n e n
a b di g h
oar n p h y ic
-
i ou se , k i
p g as m ll
a im l s an or ee n s a an a s .
U l n th
e ssl d f th 6th h e or i f to t p l t str g
e ou se s a or u n a e an e ,
on
or i g n d s p ct t
oo o t h t h ap l ets t h it i s n o t so
e o e v il er an e ,
en .
O8 ELE M NTE S OF AT S R O LO GY ”
h is frie n d s i g en e r a y b e o f w ll e ra ll low xt ct i on ,
d is m
an ore
l
l ia b e t o in j u r e h im h a n b e o f a n y b e n e fi t t ,
a n d h e is i l k ly e
to be p r m oo
o f h is if e ost l .
I f in t h e 1 2 t h h o u e , t h e n a i e
4 98 i l b e h a e d o r d is s tv wl t
lk
i e d b y m a n y p e r o n , e p e ia y b y t h e o e r s s a , y e t s c ll l w cl ss
wt o t w
i h u p o er in j u r e h im er
y e to
r i u y ; if i n
q u a re v s o sl s
or o os t
pp i io n t o t h e o r d o f t h e 4 t h h o u s e o r a s l e n d an , o r c t
lo r d o f t h e 8 t h h o u s e , h e is er
y i e y to b e i e d b y a rg e v lk l k ll l
ls
a n im a o r d ie in p r i n , or p e n d m o o f h i s l iso
f e in
p r i o n s st s .
L or d of t ae s even t /z in t /z e 1 2 li ou s es .
499 lor d f t h e 7 t h h s is in t h e a sc e n d n t it
I f th e o ou e a ,
i d ic t s su cc s i t h p r ct ic o f
n a e es str l g y n d m d icin e
n e a e a o o a e ,
a d th e
n a t iv w ill b b lov d b y wo m e a n d th e y w ill b e
n e e e e . n ,
h is fr i d s a d en i t h im in h is b s in e ss ; if t h e l r d o f
n ass s u o
t h e 7 t h h u s e is o v il p l t t h it i d ic t s th a t th e y
an e an e ,
en n a e
w ill b h is e m ie s d o ft e
en e b ri g h im t o b l e o r loss e s
,
an n n r u ,
e s p e c i a ll y if t h e l d f t h e 4 t h h ou or fflicts b y e v il s p e ct
o se a a
’
th l rd o f th
e o 7 t h h s ; i t
e w ill a l s c a u s t
ouh t i v ees W if o e e na e
or h sb n d to b e t y n t j e lo u s a n d il l t u e d
u a a ra ,
a -
na r .
5 I
00 f i t h e d hn u s t h t i
2 v e w ill m o rr y f r lov e,e r th e r e na a o a
th a f r m o y d t h is g t d g e r th a t h is w ife w ill n o t
n o ne ,
an e re re a an
l iv to b e o l d d h m y m a rr y s v r l t im e s T h n a t iv e s
e ,
an e a e e a . e
’
e n e m i s w ill e o t l iv l g r h e is l ik l y to b r o b b e d r i
n e on ,
o e e o n
so m w y sw i d l d b y w m ; if t h l rd o f t h e 7 t h h se
e a n e o en e o ou
is n e v il p l a
a t h e w il l f t e b e c h t d r swi d l d if n o t
ne ,
o n ea e o n e ,
rob b e d .
5I f in t h e 3d h o u e , t h e n a i e n e a r r e a i n
0 1 i of en sl t o s w ll t tv s ’
v
b e a t a r ia n e c wt
i h h im a n d h e a n n o g e t a n g i h h em ; lo w t t
,
c t
l k to
h e is i e l y s
m a r r y o m e o n e o f h is o w n in d r e d , a n d i k w ll
lv
i e at v
a r ia n e c wt l to s
i h h e r re a i n , a n d n o t g e t a o n g e ,
l w ll
t
n ei h er wt
i h h is o w n r e a i n n o r l to s wt
i h h is n e ig h b r o s .
5 I f
02 in t h e 4 t h h e t h e n t i v i s v e
ou sy l i k l y to
,
f l l w a e r e o o
th e p f e sroi f h i f
s on t h o d b cc
s e ss f al i b i
er an s ; h e su u n u s n es e
w ill m y v i t a rr aw if l s t h l d of th 7th h
r u ou s e, un es e or e ou se
is v il p l t H is lso l ik l y t h v
an e an e . e me c a t ti e o a e so on en on
w it h h i l tio n s b t h is f th e s st t e p c i ll y if t h e
s re a a ou a r
’
e a ,
es e a
l d f t h 8 t h h u s is
or o e v il p l a t
o e d fflict d b y e v il
an e ne ,
an a e
a sp cts e .
5 3 I0f i t h e 5 t h h
n s t h e t i v w i llou m a y e, v e r y y o u gna e rr a n
w if f g d b h vi
e o oo d s h is l ik l y t
e a or , b a an ct ss o r e e o e n a re
m s ic i
u b
an i, por
u b l ic l
e if ; h n i l ik l y t c iv in e e s e o re e e
j u i s cr
r e ,
s osse h ap p i or f m h i c h il d
un r t h y d ie
n e ss ro s re n ,
o e
y ou ng e s p ,
c i ll y i f et h e al d o f t h e 7 t h h s e i s or e v il ou an
p l a n e t .
ELE M NT E S OF AT
S R O LO GY .
5 0 4 If in t h e i e o u se
i l m a rr y a e r an or
6 th h ,
th e v wl
n at s v t
p e r o n o fsl o w e x ra io t ct
n , a n d s h e is i e y b e m u h ben ea h l k l to c t
h im , o r e e s h e i ls w ll
b e a m e n ia l o r h a e me a n d al o r v so sc
l t to
b e m is h t o h e r r e p u a i n ; if t h e l r d o f t h e 7 t h h o u e is o s
a ffl i ct
e d or a n e i p a n e ,
h e i m vl l t
e e i h m u h u n h a pp i w ll twt c
n e s an d s ro u b e o n a t un of l
e r an cco or e m p o y e e , o r t s v ts l s
p e r o n bs s
o a r d in g in h is h o u e , a n d it is e ry u n f o r u n a e s v t t
f o r h i m t o b e a p h y s i ia n o r a b r e e d e r o f m a l ac e or f , s l c ttl owls
k e e p in g a b o a r d in g h o u e , e t c -
s .
55 0I f i n t h e 7 t h h o u ,
t h e n a i e i m a rr ysea p e r o n o f t v w ll s
g o o d f a m i y ,
b u t s h e i l
s n o t i e y t o e h im ,
a n d i a ulk l
e lov w ll c s
c ss t
m u h u n h a p p in e , s r if e a n d o n e n io n b y r e a o n o f h erc t t s ot
s c ll
m e n , e p e ia y if it is an e i p a n e ; b u t if it is a fo r u n a e vl l t t t
pl t
a n e a n d u n a ffl i c t e d ,
it i n d i a e t h e n r a r y ,
a n d h a h c t
e s co t t t
w ll l v
i i e h a ppi y i h h is l wt
ife w .
5 I f06 in t h e 8 t h h o u , t h e n a i e i w e d a h ise
g h b r n t v w ll -
o
w e al h y t
ife ; h e iw e n j oy h er e w ll
a e , b u t is i e y t o h a e st t lk l v
so me ro u b e t
or l a w u i l nne ed s t co
i h a de a h of me ct w t t so
t c
fr ie n d a b o u a l e g a y ; if t h e l o rd o f t h e 7 t h h o u e is a n e i s vl
p aln e , h is t
if e is l i e l yw t o q u a n d e k
r b os h h e r o w n a n d h i s t
p a t r i m o n
y, a n d th e r e i s g r e a d a n g e r h a h e y i o m e t t tt w ll c to
p o v e r y t h r o utg h h e rxt v
e r a acg an e .
5 7 I0f i t h e 9 t h h u s n
e it i d i c a t e s t h t t hoe n a t iv e,
w i ll n a
m r y a st a n g e r o
ar
p e r so
r n c m i g f r rm aab o a d o r he o n o r ,
m a rie s W h il e o n a l o g j o
r e y ; h e is lso lik l y to su ff r
n u rn a e e
m u ch n a cco u n t o f r l ig i u s
o
p r s c u t i s b u tew i ll g a io b y e e on ,
n
h i w if s l tio s u n l e ss t h e l o d f t h e 7 t h h o s is a’n
’
s e re a n , r o u e
e vil p l t th h e w ill h a v e s rio u s tr b l e w ith h is w ife s

an e ,
en e ou
re l t io s l ws its
a n r l ig io u s qu a rr e l s o r w h il e
,
a u , e l on g j ou r ,
on
n e y s c u s d b y th i v s e t c
,
a e e e ,
.
5 8 I0f i n t h t h h o u s e t h ee t
10 iv w ill m r r y a v e r y,
na e a
h on ora b l w if h sb e d n d w ill g in a n e st t
e or u b y h im o r
an ,
a a a e
h er, u l s th l d f t h e 7 t h h o s e is
n es e or v il p l t th e it
o u an e an e ,
n
w ill c m u ch t u b l e a d st rife co c rn i g so m h
au s e ro n o ra b l e n e n e on
ffi c e m p lo y m en t d t h e n t iv s w if e (o r h u sb n d ) is
’
o or e , an a e a
l ik l y t b d f u d d f h r o r h is st a t e o r it w il l i s m
e o e e ra e o e e ,
n o e
wa y b e s
q u a n d e re d .
5 9 I0f in t h e 1 1 tt v w ll
h h o w w
u e , th e n a i e i m a rr y a id o s or
w lk l v c l lv
w id o e r , w h o is i e y t o h a e h i d r e n i in g , b u t h e o r s h e
wl lv c t l wt t
i l i e o m for a b e t i h h e ir p a r n e r s , b u t d a n g e r o f d iff e r
c s
e n e a ris e cco t
on a c l un swl
o f th e k
h i d r e n o r frie n d i l ma e ,
t cc t
rou bl e on a c l
ou n s c ll
of th e l
h i d r e n , e p e ia y if t h e o r d o f
s v t v l s ct to o
t h e 7 t h h o u e is a n e il p l an e , a n d is in e i a p e t h e l rd
o
of th e 5 th h u se .
IO EL E M NT E S OF AT S R O LO GY .
5 I f
10 in t h e 1 2 t h h u e , th e n a i e tv W
i l l b e in d a n er o f
g o s
s s t
d y in g b y t h e h a n d o f h is e n e m ie , e i h e r b y p o i n o r b e in gso
k ll
i e d ; h is e r e e n e m ie a r e i e y s c t s l k l to
t r y a n d d o h im m u h c
c s c ss
h a r m , a n d a u e h im m u h u n h a p p in e , o r t r y a n d e e p h im k
co n fi n e d in
p r i o n o r in a n i n a n s
e a y u m s
e ps l
e ia
y’is c ll
f t h l
e ord
o f th e 7 t h h o u e is a n e i p a n e s vl l t
Th e n a i e tv s w
ife o r .
h u s b a n d g e n e r a y u ff e r s b y p ll s
r h ea oo
h , or is lt ot
f e n qu i e t
s ck
i , an d h e or sh e w ll
i n ot i e t o b e ol d lv .
’
L or a f
o the ei
gh t /
i in t ae 1 2 /z ou s es .
5 I f
1 1 t h e o l
r d o f t h e 8 t h h u e is in t h e a e n d a n it o s sc t .
k s tv
m a e th e n a i e g o o m y , d e p n d en a n d m e a n h o y , a n d l s o t l c l
lk
h e is i e l y t o b e o f h o r ife , e p e ia y if it is a n e i s
s c ll t l vl
p l a n e t ; b u t h e i s i e
y t o b e f o r u n a e in e g lk l
a ie s o r r et t
e i el c c v
v t
a d a n a g e s f r o m h is
’
if e s i n w co
m e , e p e ia y if t h e o r d o f s c ll l
t h e 2 d h o u e is in g o o d a p e s t o th e s ct
rd o f t h e a s en d an loor c t
th e lo
r d o f th e 8 th h o u e , a n d t h e s l
o r d o f t h e 8 t h h o u e is a s
t
fo r u n a e p a n e t l t .
5 I f i n t h e 2 d h o u e , t h e n a i e is
1 2 i e l y tvr e e i e a s
l k to c v
t
fo r u n e fr o m h is w c v
if e , o r h e m a y r e o e r d e b s h a h e i e t t t l ttl ‘
t o
h u gh h e t w l v
ou d e er ge t , u n e l ss
t h e o rd o f t h e 8 th h o u e l s
is a n e i p a n e , h e n h is Wif e
vl l t t i q u a n d w ll s
e r h is m n e
y a n d o
os s vl ts
h e l e h e a i y b y b a d d e b , b u t if it is a g o d p a n e , o l t '
then h e w ll
i g a in b y i an d w lls
e g a ie l c s .
5 3 1I f i t h 3 dn h s t eh n t i v ’
s b ouo t h r
e,s d s ie t a e r e an s ers
will b v e r y fo r tu t e un d ge ll y f h o t l if ; h is
na e an n era o s r e e
l ik e l y to b f or tu e un t i t ki g s h or t j n a e ey n d i h is
a n ou rn s, an n
r e l tia s w ith ig h b s ; d t h n t iv is i d g r o f b i g
on ne or an e a e n an e e n
kill d r i s m e w y i j d i tr a v el i g
e ,
o n o a n u re n n .
5 4 1 I f i t h 4nt h h o s e e it i d i c t s t h t ut h ,n t i v e
’
s p n a e a e a ar
en ts w il l t l iv e t b o l d sp e ci ll y if t h l d f t h 8 t h
no o e ,
e a e or o e
or t h h o u s is i
1 1 sq e e pp n s i t i tu ar t h l o rord f toh e o on o e o
4 t h h u s o
e ( t h t h h b
e 1 1 i g t h e 8 t h fou se m t h 4 t h )
e n ; f ro e as or
th e tiv e h wil l d i i h is w h m
na ,
e e l n th l d fo n o e, u n ess e or o
th e8 t h h o u s is in c j ct i w ith t h l d o f t h e a sc d t
e on un on e or en an
i th e 9 th h
ii s t h h d i s i st g c t ry
ou e, en e e n a ran e ou n .
5 5 1 I f i n t h 5 t h h iet i d i c t s t h t t
ou s e , h t i v w nil l a e a e na e
b ur
y h i s c h i l d o t h y c m
ren t v i ol
r t ed t ho d ief t h yo a en ea ,
an e
l iv th y w ill b v y wick d n d r b e ll i s
e, e e er d c e s h im a e ou , an au e
a w ld f tr b l
or o ou e .
’
5 6 1 I f i t h 6
n t h h o e teh n t i v s s v us ts w,
i ll b e a e er an e un
f it h f l t h im
a u o d h is m ll c ttl
,
an f wls w ill s a t p o p a e or o no r s er,
but i n m w ymso e t w ith m i f t

a ee r di Th t iv i
s or u n e o e . e na e s
v y l ik l y t
er e ff fr o m p
o su h erlt h d m y di o or vi l t ea ,
an a e a o en
d e t h r b il l t r t d
a o e -
h m y b p is
ea e ,
d b y h is p h y ic i
or e a e o on e s an .
2 12 ELE M NTE S or AT S R O LO GY .
’
L or a tb e n in t h in t ae b ou s es
f
o 1 2 .
5 3 2I f t h e o r d o f t h e 9 tlh h o u e is in t h e a e n d a n ,
t h e s sc t
tv
n a i e is i e y l k l to
b e o f a r e ig io u l s
d is p o s i io n , a t
of a lso
c t ct
s ie n ifi u r n o f m in d a n d a g r e a tt v l
r a e e r ; h is ife i be w w ll
p r u d e n t a n d e r
yv m u h r e s c
p e e d b y ct s r a n g e rs a ntd h e r
l t
r e a io n s ; t h e n a i e t v w ll
i o t t
b e f r u n a e in l n g oy age o vor s
s
j o u rn e y , u n e l ss l
t h e o r d o f t h e 9 t h h u e is a n e i p a n e o s vl l t
a n d is a ffli ct
ed b y e i a pe v l s cts t
, h e n it d e n o e t h e o n r a r y , t s c t
and he s
u ff e r s
b y h is if e
’
w s l to s
re a i n .
5 4 2 I f i n th e d h ou s th e a t iv
2 w ill g a i e f rtu . by n e n a o ne
m e r ch a d is e n t r d i g i f r ig p r ts ; h is ls l ik ly t
or a n n o e n a e a o e o
g a i s
n m e p o s it i s o e m b ss
on d r ao r co s anl t s m a a o n u o o e
f o r ig n co u t r y
e d th
n b e c m e w e lth y
,
an d p mi
us t o a an ro n en ,
u n l ss it i s a
e vil p l a t n d fflict e d t h h e l s b y l a w
n e ne a a ,
en o se ,
e l ig i lo n g j u r n e y s a d h is wif s r l t io s ’
r on ,
o n e e a n .
5 5 2 I f i n t h e 3 d h o s e t h e a t i v e i s l i ku l y t o , b e u s e ttl e dn e n ,
m ov e fr o m p l a c t p l a c d h e is a l m ost c r t in t o e m ig r a t e
e o e, an e a
t f r e ig
o o co u t i p r o b a b l y o n ccou t f h is b th r s a d
n n r es, a n o ro e n
s i t r s o r h is n e a r r e l a t io n s
s e .
5 6 2 I f i n t h e 4 t h h o s e t h e n a t v e w i ll u
g a so m , p o it i n i in e s o
by m e s o f h is w ife s ’re l tio s a n d w ill t v e l n cc u t

an
’
a n ,
ra o a o n
o f h is f t h e r o a m o t h e r s r l t io s o r so m e m n y w ill c m
r e a n ,
o e o e
t o h im fr o m f o r e ig c u t ie u n l e ss t h e lo r d f t h 9 t h
n o n r s, o e
h u s e is n e v il p l n e t a d a fflict e d
o a a n .
5 7 2I f i t h e 5 t hn h o u s e t h e t i v e i s l i k l y t o h , v e c h il d r ena
n e a
b o r n to h im b y ot h e wo m e n t h h is w if e e p ci ll y if t h e
r an ,
s e a
l ord f t h e 5 t h h o u s e is i
o e v il s p ct to t h l rd f t h n a e e o o e
a sc e d a t n n d h e m y tr v e l o g o a b r o d
,
an a t h t cc u t
a r a on a a o n .
I f t h e l r d f t h e 9 th h o u s is in t h e 5 t h
o o d f or t e t pl t ,
an a un a e an e
an d i g o
n o d s p e c t h a m y c q u ire , l rg e
e st ta b y p s c al t a a e a e e u a
in g in f re ig co tr ie s o r i s m e w a y c
o n un ,
ct e d w ith n o on n e
f o re ig g o d s r st cks
n o o o .
5 8 2I f in t h e 6 t h h o u e t h e a t i v w i l l m s rr
y , s e v t r n e a a r an o
a p er o in low c ir c u m st
s n c d h w ill g a i b y m an es .f an e n ean s o
s e r v a ts r s m ll c ttl e s p e c ll y if t h lor d o f t h d h u s
n o a a e, ia e e 2 o e
is in s e xt il r tri a s p ct to t h
e o lo d o f t h 6 th h u s
ne e e r e o e .
5 9 2I f i n t h e 7 t h h u s t h e t i v e w ill
o m r
e,y t g r n a ar a s ra n er o
a pe o n b rn in f ig c tr y a n d
rs o ,
a o re wh n w ill b v ry oun ,
on e o e e
w e ll d c t e d d h e r e l t io s w ill b ki d t h
e u a ,
an r a lth o g h n e n o e r, a u
t h y m y ft b e t st if w ith t h a tiv e
e a o en a r e e n .
53 I f0 i n t h e 8 t h h o u s t h a t iv w i ll g i c s id r b l
e, e n e a n on e a e
b y t r a v l in g e
g o i g or l g j u n y d
on h is w if e w
on i ll o rn e s, an
g ai n b y l e g c i s r wa ills e o .
5 I f
31 in t h e 9 t h h o u s e ,
t h e n a i e t v w ill b e r e l igi o u s d an
t v l s cc f l s p ch r
.
ve r y fo n d o f r a e in g ; h e m a y b e u ess u a a re a e
or a l w
y e r H i s d re a m. i s w ll
g e n e r a y ll c m t l ss t h e o e ru e , u n e
lo s
r d o f t h e 9 t h h o u e is a n e i p av l l t d i v il sp ct to
n e ,
an n e a e
l
t h e o rd o f t h e a sc
en d a n t .
w ll o lo
’
53 2 I f i t h t hn h s t h e
e 10 t iv i g ouin h r e,b y g n a e a no n
n ey s d t h w if k i d d w ill h t iv
’
jour ,
an e th
e s n p e c i
re o n or e na e, es
a l l y if t h l r d f t h 9 t h he o i i g
o d e p ct t t h l d
ou se s n oo as e o e or
o f th sc d t d is st g ; b t if t h l d f t h 9 t h
e a en an an _ ron u e or o e
h o u s e is e v il p l
an t d i v il p ct’ th t h a tiv will
an e an n e as e ,
en e n e
h a ve w l d f t b l w it h h i s w i f s l a t i
a or o r ou e l ws it e re on s , a u s,
re l ig i u s p r s c ti s d t h il l w ill f j d g e e t c
o e e u on ,
an e -
o u s, .
5 3 3 I f i t h tnh h s et h t i
1 1 v e w i ll ff ou cc
e, u t e na su er on a o n
o f r e l ig i o n d o ftn at h is tt d i g en l ss t h l d f
o u er u n o n ,
un e e or o
th e t h is i s xtil
1 1 n ti e s p ct t t h l d f t h
e or r ne a c d e o e or o e as en
an t o r t t h l or d f t h 9 t h h
o e o d i th t c e h i l ik l y ou s e , a n ,
n a a se, e s e
t g in d v
o a a t g b y f i ds p ci ll y th l iv i g b d in
an a e r en ,
es e a ose n a roa
a f o re ig n c u t y o h m y h ld
n r ,
m h ig h p sit i
or .
e a o so e o on .
53 4 I f in t h t h h o s e t h 1 2t iv w i ll b f u t t e, i n e na e e or u n a e
t h e fi r st p r t f h is l if b t i t h m id d l r d cl i i g
'
a o e, u g n e e o e n n a e,
h is en em ie s e l ik e l y t ar c ,
h im m c h t b le
o sp c i ll y
au se u rou ,
e e a
if t h l r d o f t h e 9 t h h
e o is vil p l t d i vil sp ct ou se an e an e ,
an n e a e
to t h e lo d f t h r asc o d t th e th h ens t h n th an i or e 1 0 ou e, e ere s
g r ea t d a g t h
n t t h er t i v m y ab i p i e na m t f h is l
e if a e n r son os o e,
o r h av m u c h s ff e i g
e cc t f l w its r b y h is
u r n on a ou n o a su ,
o
wife s r e l a tio s
’
n .
L or d o f t ae t en t /i in Me 1 2 b ou s es
5 35 I f t h e r d o f t h e lo
1 0 t h h o u s e is in t h e sc
a e n d a t
n i t
c t st t
in d i a e t v w ll tt
h a th e n a i e t t s s c ll
i a a in g r e a d ig n i ie , e p e ia y
t t l t
if it is a f o r u n a e p a n e , a n d in g o o d a s p e ct to l
t h e o rd o f
o s
t h e I s t o r 2 d h u e ; b u t if a n e i p a n e vl l t a n d h a s an e il v
s ct t
a pe ,
h o u g h h e d o e s r is v
e e e r s o h i h
g , h e w ll ll
i f a a g a in ,
s c ll
e p e ia y if t h e l o r d o f t h e 4 t h h o u e i s ins s q u a r e o r o ppos i
t to
io n l
t h e Su n o r t h e o r d o f t h e I s t o r 1 0 t h h o u e s .
53 6 I f i t h d h ns t h t i
e v w ill g
2 i a e t
ou t e e e na e a n n s a or
c sid r b l d v t g b y g if t
on e a e a ffi c f m
an m p
a e or o e, or ro so e erson
i h ig h p o si ti
n d h w ill b on t m d f r h is w lth
,
an e e es ee e o ea .
5 37 I f i t h 3 d h ns t h t i
e v w ill h v f w i
ouf y e, e n a e a e e ,
an
b t h r s o sist r s b t h w ill g i h
ro e r e d dv,
tu g f m e a n on o r a n a an a e ro
h i wif e s r l ati s d j y it til d th ; b u t if t h e l d

’
s e on ,
an en o un ea or
o f th e th h s is
l o vil p l t d h s
ou e vil s p ct i
an e an e ,
an a an e a e n
th 3 d
e h o u s h i r l t i s w
e, ill p l t g i st h im s e a d wil l on o a a n ,
an
en d vor to c
ea fi e h im i p i o ono h v h im s
n te n ce d by n r s n ,
r a e en
a j u dg e .
S R O LOGY .
538I f in t h e 4 t h h o u s e , t h e n a i e is l i e y tv be m e a k l to co
l t t
fa r m e r o r r e a e s a e a g e n , a n d i t a w ll ls
o b e f o r u n a e in t t
m in e s a n d in a n y b u in e S S in s hi h he w c
ou d h a e w l
d e a in v to l
t h e fr u i ts p t
o f t h e e a r h , e s e ia
y if i t ic ll
s a f o r u n a e p a n e a n d t t l t
in g o o d a p e s ct t l ts
t o o h e r p a n e , h is p r o p e r y i l a d a n e in t wl v c
v la ue
; b u t if t h e lo
r d o f t h e 1 0 t h h u e is a n e i o s
p a n e a n d vl l t
a ffli cte d b y th e l
or d o f th e a s en d an , 2 d o r c 9 t h h t
u e ,
h e n o s t
th e n a i e tv wl l s
i l o e h is p r p e r y b y a o t ui ,
e tc l ws ts .
5 39 I f i t h n
5 t h h e s t h n t iouv ’
s c h
e, il d re e w ill a b e s i ckl
e
y n
an d b t f w l iv ; h w ill b e f r t u
u e e e t in m r r i a g e d e j y o na e a an n o
th e
p p t
ro
y o f
er h i s w i f e b t v r y l i k e l y
, h w i
u ll e t l iv e l g e no on ,
a s h is l i b l t i j
e a e e h i s h e lt h b
o n ur
y f st i g p lae s u r e o r too ea n ,
a
m ch i d l g
u n cu d im p o p
en e an l iv i g r er n .
5 4 I f0 i t h 6 nt h h e s t h ,
t i v
ou i s e,
g e r ll
e n a
y p oo o r ien en a r
l w c i c m st
o r u c an d le d s
es,
p l
an d d i g a d r d a i
g g l
o if ; if n or u n e
th l d of th
e or th h e 1 0 is f t o u se t e p l t d in g o o d a or u n a an e an
a sp ct t th p l ts th h e is l ik l y to g i h o
e o o er an e ,
en d e a n n or a n
w lth b y t h p ctic e f m e d ici o r d iscov e so m e m e d i

ea e ra o n e, r
ci b y w h ich h will m k e f r t u
ne e a a o ne .
5 4 I f
1 i t h 7n t h h e s e t h t i v
ou e w i l l g
,
i b e n a
y l a ws u i ts n d a n a
h is w if d
e, c q ir c d it d r p t a ti b y h r d h e r
an a u e re an e u on e an
f i r en ds d r l tian s ; if t h e l d f t h e t h h u s is
e a on or o v il 1 0 o e an e
p l an et d ffl
an i ct da i n th e
7 t h h u s t h e e t i v e w o if e, h i s n a
’
s e or
p ra t s
n er w ill b i g h i m r n o ow d t r bsl rrt h e r i san g re t ou e, e a
d r th t h e w ill l s h i s c e d it n d
e r e t t i r r b e co m e
an g e a o p u a o a on ,
p oo r .
54 I f
2 i t h e 8
n t h h u t h t i
o v e w
se, i l l b e f e n a
r e m id d l e ei g e ,
o ,
a tt i w e lth d h o
a n a an b y i h r it n or c wills o r l g a ci s ; b t
n e an e, e e u
th ere is d g t
anh t her i m t h
a e r w i l l d
s i e r
o l y l if e e s p c i l l
e y a in ,
e a
if it is v il p l t
an e ffl ict d i t h t c s
an e or a h is sw i d l d
e ,
n a a e, e n e
f h is l e g c ie s r h is w if s o r m th r s st a t s ’
ou t o a ,
o e o e e e .
543 I f i t h e 9n t h h o s t h t i v u w i ll e, b p r s
e n a p e r u s i
e n e o o
t ki g l g j
a n on y s ou rn e s v y g sor b t i sea l i b ol t a d ei i,
u a e o e n
so m f e ig core nt y ; h will l g i p fi t b y l r i g r
ou n r e a so a n ro ea n n o
s c i t ifi c p s it
en ur u b i g s, l wy e r j u d g r m m b r
or e n a a r o e, o a e e
o f th l gi l t
e e l s it is
s a u re , u n e v il p l
es t r fflict d i an an e o a e ,
n
th t c a h i th
a se , e s f t en t i l l t h e occu p a t i n s n d
un or u n a e n a o a
p ro f i m
e s s on s ti d en on e
5 4 4 I f i t h n t h h e s
ro t h t ivou w i ll b
e, e p r os e n a
p e r o u s i e n
t dra e, d l ik l y t
an b c m
e v y w e a lth y d ot d
o e o e er an n e on
a cc t f t h l g b i
oun o e ar t h t h w ill t n s ct a d is
e u s n ess a e ra a ,
n
al m t c r t i t h l d m h ig h p s it i
os e a n o o so e d th g ov o rn on un er e e
m t ; b t if it i
en u v il p l t t h h los e s it g a i n d
s an e an e , en e a n ,
a
is in d a n g e r o f d is g r c a e .
2 16 ELE MENT S OF AT S R O LO GY .
55 I f 1in t h e 5 t h h u e ,
t h e n a i e i b e h a pp y m oso s o f t v w ll t
l
h is ife , a n d e n j o y h is f r ie n d a n d b e p r o s p e r u s , a n d h e i s o w ll
l
a so b e f r u n a e o t t wt
i h h is h i d r e n ; b u t if t h e o r d o f t h e 1 i t h c l l
vl l t
h o u s e is a n e i p a n e a n d a ffli e d in t h e 5 t h h o u s e , h e n h is ct t
f rie n d s wl
i l r o b h i m a n d h is h i d r e n i pro e re a h ero u s
, c l w ll v t c
a n d b e a m is f o r u n e t
h im , o r h e y d ie e a r y in if e , o r in to t l l
som e wa
y c s
a u e h i m m u h u n h a p p in e s s , o r h e h a s n o n e b o rn c
to h im
55 I f i
2n t h e 6 t h h o s t h e a tiv e w ill h a v e t w rk
u e, rl y n o o n ea
a l l h is l if e , o r b e a s v t o r l a d p l o d d i g l if ; h w ill
er an e a n e e
g e n e r ll
a
y h a v e
p o or h e a lth d h e w ill t l iv t be ol d ,
an no e o .
5 53 I f i t h 7 t h h onu s e t h t
e i v e w i ll m rr y r ic h , n d e na a a a
g o d ow i f r h b de o a d t h y wusill l iv
ane l v i ,
l
g y a dn h pp y i l e o n n a
to g e th e ; b u t h e is l ik l y t b p r i h is e l y y e s b t
r e o e oo n ar ar , u
b co m s w e ll ff i m d d l e a g ; b t if t h e l d f t h e
e e o n i th e u or o 1 1
h o u s e is v il p l a t a d fflict e d i t h e 7 t h h u s e th n h is
an e ne n a n o ,
e
p r e t e d e d f n
r i e d s b e c o m e h i s
p unb l i c m i d b r i g h im en e es , an n
to ru i a d m isf o r tu e a n d i volv e h im in m y l ws its o r

n n n ,
n an a u
q u a rr ls e .
55 4 I f i t h e 8 t h h o n
u s t h a t i v e w ill b e u f o r t u e, t e i e n n na n
t d in g b u t w ill g in b y w ills d l g a c ie s ; b t if it i n
ra ,
a an e u s a
evil p l a e t a d fflict d i t h 8 th h o u se t h e tiv e l s e s

n n a e n e ,
n a o
m st o f h is fri n d s b y d e a th o r t h y
o e l y l l d i b e for e ,
e n e ar a e
h im .
555 I f i n th e
9 t h h u e ,
t h e n a i e i b e f o s
o r u n a e mt v w ll
o t t st
o f h is ife , a n d l i w ll v o
h a e g o d s u e , a n d a e m a n y on g cc ss t k l
o
j u rn e y , a n d a m s s e r a in l ot c t
h d o m e h ig h o ffi e in a to ol s c
o
f r e ig n u n ry , cou h as em b a t
a d or, s c ss
n u , e t c ; b u t if t h eco s l .
lo r d o f t h e 1 1 t h h o u e is a n e i p a n e a n d a flis vl l t
e d in t h e 9 t h f ct
s t
h o u e , h e n h e e a il y q u a rr e s ls w t
i h h i s fr ie n d s a n d h a s l a w
s ts w t t
ui i h h e m , o r q u a rr e on a un o f r e ig i uls cco t
d og m a , l o s s
pol t cs
i i ,
e t c .
55 6 I f i n t h e 1 0 th h u e , t h e n a i e i o s
ru e an d b e o m e t v w ll l c
v e ry p ow l
e rfu , a n d w ll s
i r i e t o f r u n e ; h is f r ie n d i b e of o t s w ll
g r e a t v t
a d a n a g e h im ,
a n d h e m a yto
h o d o n e o f t h e h ig h e l st
p ol t c l o
i i a p s i t i o n in t h e a n d, e
p esia y if t h e rd o f th e l s c ll lo
1 1 t h h o u s e is a f o r u n a e p a n e a n d in t
g o o d a p e t t h e l t s ct to
lo rd o f t h e a e n d an sc t
o r 2 d h u e ; b u t if it is a n e i p l a n e o s vl t
a n d a ffli ed , ct
h e n h is fr ie n d t u r n a g a in h im , a n d h e p t o s t st l
b r in g h im to
s or tu n e r in mi f or u .
557 I f i t h e t h h o n
u s e t h a t iv w
1 1 ill h a v m y d ,
e n e e an an
v e y p os p e r s f i d s d c q i t c
r r ou r en n d w ill h v an a ua n an es, a a e a
g o d r
o e p u t t i o ; h e i s l ik al y to b n d v i s r to G v o r e e an a e a o e rn
or P sid t s im il r to b i g e f t h c b i t e t c b t if
re en , a e n on o e a ne ,
. u
t h e l rd o f th th h u e i
o e v il p l
e r1 et d a ffl ict e d h e
o s s an an an ,
W ill a f t e r w a r d s co m to d is g r a c e e .
ELE M NTE S OF AT
S R O LO GY . 17
55 8 I f in th e fr ie n d
1 2 th h
i l p ro e ou s e, th e na t iv s e
’
swl v
t c
re a h e ro u , a n d a l ay s w s
b e p o in g f o r h is r u in , o r r y in g l tt t to
p u t h i m in p ri n ,
a n d h e i s i e y in so
j u r e h im s e f b y e a d in g l k l to l l
a n im p r o p e r if e , u n e s s t h e l l
o r d o f t h e 1 1 t h h o u e is a f o r a l s t
na e
pt a n e ,
in h la a e i t w i t n o t b e t tc s
q u i e e i ; b ut he ll t so v l
mu st
n o t e x pe ct
a n y g o o d fr o m h is f r ie n d s .
Lor d o f t ae t w elf t n in t ae I 2 li ou s es .
5 59 I f t h e o l
r d o f t h e 1 2 t h h u e is in t h e a e n d a n , t h e o s sc t
t v w ll
n a i e i h a e m a n y e n e m ie , a n d h e y v s i t
a u e h im m u h c w ll c s
e
p p r el xt
i y a n d t l s c ll
r o u b e , e p e ia
y b e f o r e m id d e a g e o r in h is l
l s
e a r y y e ar , a n d if t h e lo
r d o f t h e 1 2 t h h ou s e i s a n e i p a n e vl l t
v l s ct
a n d in e i a p e t l ts t
t o o h e r p a n e , h e n h e r e is d a n g e r h a tt t
s w ll co s st l
'
h is e n e m ie i n fi n e h im in p r i o n m o o f h is if e , a n d it
w ll c s
i a u e h im t o b e p o o r , g om
y lo
a n d d is o n d a n t u
p p t o m i d
d l e ag e , an d n o t w l
e l o ff e e n in t h e v a er p ar l tt
o f h is ife ; t l
o s
b u t if th e l o r d o f t h e 1 2 t h h u e is a f o r u n a e p a n e , h e n t t l t t
v
h e m a y a o id b e in g im p r i o n e d , si he ist ll w ll
b e a n u n fo rt u
t
n a e p e rs o n a n d g e n e r a l y p o o r l .
5 6 I f 0 in t h d h u s e t h e 2
n t i v e w i ll o h v e ,g r a t m e
y a a a e
“
an
l ie t d to i j d d m h i t t i d h
“
s r
re o e a g n
e u re e n a a s r a on , an e
p p u
w ill b e v ie d f h is m y o p p t y t h
e n or on etiv is l ik e l y r ro ei e na e
to b e co fi d i p is o r i n ne n re s y l m s t h t h is
on n a n i n s an a u o a
en em i s c e g t h i m
an y e r
p p e t s
y b t i
on e f t h l d or f t h o r ,
u e or o e
1 2 th h u s is o f t e t p l e t d h a s g d a p ct th
a or u n a e an an oo s e s, en
h m y v r co m h i
e a o e mi d g r d u ll y b c m e w ll o ff
e s en e e s, an a a e o e ,
e s p c ia ll y ft r m id d l g
e a e e a e .
5 6 I f 1 i t h 3 d h u
n s t h e e a t iv e w i llo h a v e e,m n y c r ss s n a o e ,
m i fo t s es a d m c h
r un h p pi n s c u s d b y h is b o t h e r s
u un a n es a e r
an d s ist e s r r r l ti s d h e w ill l o b u f tu t
o n ea re a on ,
an a s e n or na e
in an y b s i s tuh t c n es
u s h i m t t k
a s h a rt j rn y s ; a d if
es o a e o ou e n
it i s vil p l t d h s e vil a sp e cts h is ki d d will t ry

an e an e an a ,_
n re
to g t h i
e m i t p r i o r n t h e yo d ie l g
son b e f re
,
h i s o l d a e on o
‘
5 6 I f 2 i t h e 4 t h h n s e t h e t iv ’
s f t h
ou e r w ill ,
ffl i ct h i m na e a a
an d b c m h is e o emy e d h e w ill g e t b t l ittl b

en ,
an fi t fr m u e en e o
h is p t r h
a re n s,d h is f m il y w ill h v e
o e an u h p py h m a a an n a o e
i h is e l l ife
n ar y d h s l ik l y t ,
an l e v e h is h m b f h
e i e o a o e e o re e
b c m s f g ; h is w if s m t h will b e h i ’
e o e o a e e my d h o er s en e ,
an e
w ill k w w h t it is t h v e m th
no a l a w b u t if t h e l d f
o a a o er in , or o
th e th h
1 2 s is a f t n t e p l t th n h is f th r will t
ou e or u a an e ,
e a e no
a fflict h im m ch d h m y p ssib l y g e t lo g w it h h i
so u ,
an e a o a n s
r l ti n s
e a o d gr d ,
ll y b c m w ll ff b y h r d w o rk
an a ua e o e e o a .
5 6 3 I f i t h e 5 t h h o
n s e t h e t i v e
’
s c h il d u
re w ill
, b e v e r y na n
d is b e d ie t
o d c n s h im m h
,
an au r w e d tr bl e d uc sor o an ou ,
an
th e y a re l ike l y to g e t h im i to p riso n ; h e w ill a l so b e v e ry n

2 18 ELEM ENT s o F A T R OLO
S GY .
unf o r tu n a t e in a l l k in d s o f sp e cu l a tio n or h is s e cre t en e m ie s ,
m y l d h im in t S p c l a t i n i o d r to r u in h im ; b u t if
a ea o e u o n r e
t h e l rd o f t h e
o t h h u s is a f r t u
1 2 o t p l e t th n h e m y
e o na e an ,
e a
g e t l o
a g nr t h r co a m f e rt b l
y w i t h h
o is c h a il d r b t t h e y w i ll en ,
u
still c u s e h im u n h p pin e ss o r th e y d ie e a rl y i l ife

a a ,
n
.
5 6 4 I f in t h e 6 t h h o u se t h e n a tiv e w ill b e ve r y u n fo r t u
,
na t e with s e r v a n ts s m a ll c ttl e a d k e e p in g b o rd e r s ; h e
, a n a
will a lso b e u f o r t u n a t e s a p h y s ici n a n d h e is l ik e l y to

n a a ,
l d p lo d d i g s v il e l ife a n d h a v e m a y h a r d sh ip s to
ea a n ,
er ,
n
e n d u r e o r h e w ill s ff r f r o m u r e h lt h B t i f it i f
'
, p o e a s oo r . u a
tu ate pl
n e t o r in g oo d
an sp ct to f o tu n a t p l n t th e n t h
a e r e a e s, e
n a t iv e m a y s u cc e e d in t h e ct i c f m d i i k i
p r e o c n e o r a e e p g e n a
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d o h im m u c h inj u ry, b u t if o rd o f t h e n t h , is in it s o w n Sign a n d l
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h o u s e t h e n it m a k e s t h e n a t i e s e n em ie s in c in e d t o be ra t h e r ge n e ro u s,
,
v l
if s u c h a n a n o m a l y c a n o c c u r as a g en er ou s s ecr et en emy .
If l o rd o f t h e 1 I t h , h o u se is in t h e 1 1 t h , it m a k e s t h e n a t ive h a v e ve ry
g o o d frie n d s and the
y a re ik
,
e
y l l
t o be o f m u c h be n e fit t o h im a ll t h r o u gh
l ife [I
. n m
y o w n h o r o sc o pe I h a ve T a u r u s o n t h e c u sp o f t h e 1 1 t h h o u s e ,
an d V
e n u s in II in t h e I l t h h o u se It h a s a w a ys m a d e m e h a e a a rge . l v l
n u mb e r o f
g o o d frie n d s e s e c ia
p y fe ma es b ,
ll
u t t o o ffs e t t h e se go o d in l ,
,
l
flu e n c e s I h a ve M e rc u ry o rd o f t h e t z t h , in t h e 1 o t h h o u s e n e a r a ,
s q u a re o f t h e M o o n , a n d a s o in s
q u a r e t o M a r s i n lt h e 6 t h ,
a n d S a t u rn
,
l o rd o f t h e
7 t h h ou se a ffl ic t in
g t h e M o o n.
in t h e 1 2 t h h o u s e a s o M a rs l
s l t h
i o rd o f e gt h h o u se a n d o f a n in t e rc e
p t e d ,
S ig n in t h e l o t h a n d in ,
t o M e rc u r in t h e l t h d i o s it io n t o t h e M o o n
» (
m y
s u a re
q o a n
y
n o
, pp .
2 2
4 ELE M NT E S OF A t r R O LO G Y .
l
a m p e an e v il a s p e ct o f S a t u rn t r n sitin g ov e r n a n g l e in t h e ,
a a ,
h o osco p e o r in s q u r
r , pp os it i n o r co j u ct i o a
n f th Su
e, o o n n o e n ,
M o o r an y of th
n o
p l ts b y k ow i g w he t h o u S
an e t r ,
n n a se a u n
i l r d f t b ir th o in w h t h
s o o a it i p it d i t h e h
,
r sc p e a ou se s os e n oro o ,
an d fr o m wh t h e it ffl ict i it t
a it
ous th e S M a s n s ran s s, un ,
oon
o r l rd o f th sc e d t t t h st u d t c n c m v y cl s
o e a n an , e c .
,
e en a o e er o e
t p re d ict i g h o w it w ill ff e ct t h
o n tiv e d u ri g t h e i fl c a e na n n u en e
o f it s t sit Or e vil d i cti n e t c T h s m i r g d t

ra n re o , . e a e n e ar o
g o d o a s p e cts r d i e ct i s o f J,u poit e r V n u s M

r oo o r t
on h ,
e ,
n e
Su h c n g
n ,
e e r ll y t ll w h
a h en k ws w h t h o u it i
a e en e no a se s
lo d o r l a d y o f fr m w h t qu a r t r o r wh t k i d f
r o a e a n o
p r
e so n t h e b e e fi t i s l ik l y to c o m e
n a n d c ls g i v e ,
an a o e a
d e sc r ip t i of th e m a on o r wo m a n w h o w ill a id o r b n e fit th en e
n t iv e
a etc ,
d lso in w h t p tic u l a r m n n e r it w ill ff e ct
.
,
an a a ar a a
o r b n e fi t h im e I n t h e h o r osc p e s w h ich f o l l w I g i v
. o o ,
e
a n u m b er o f ill st r t io s o f t h e lo r d s f t h u a d iffe r nt o e en
h o u s e s a ff e ct in g t h
,
a t iv b y d ire ct io n s a s p e cts a n d t r n
e n e ,
a
sits a d a lso h o w to p p l y th e m i R e vol t io s

,
n a n u n .
R M A R KS
E ON T HE C H A NG S E IN T HE P ER SO N A L AP P E A R A NC E
OF T HE N A TIV N E, I T HE D I FF E R EN T PER IO DS
OF H I S LI F E .
5 7 2 v e r I t is
y i m p o r t a n t to g i v e a f e w d di t i o a l r e m r ks a n a
a s to t h e p e r so a l d e sc r ip t io o f th e
n t iv e O p g e s 5 8 5 9 n na . n a 1 ,
1
and 6 t h e st u d e t w ill fi n d r l e s h o w to d s c r ib e t h
1 0, n t iv u e e na e
b y t h e p s it io s o d sp cts f t h p l e ts t t h e tim f
n an a e o e an a e o
b ir th a n d in a g e n e r l w y t h e s e r l e s w ill h l d g oo d i
,
a a l m st u o n a o
a l l c a s e s b u t t h e r e a r e a f w x c p t io n s wh ich t h e st u d
,
e t in e e en
h is e x p e r ie c e w il l l e r n n By c st n t ob s r v ti t h e st d e t
a . on a e a on u n
will fi d th t o m p r s n s
n a v y lig h t c m p l x i e d wh e
s e e o are er o e on n
y o u g n o r h v
, e l ig h t o r y ll o
a w i s h h i d f ir sk i e but s a r, an a a n ,
a
h e p p r a ch e s m t u it y h is h ir w ill so m tim s ch a g e to b
a o a r ,
a e e n e
q u i t d a rek o r a l m ost b l ck n d h i s sk i b co m s a m u ch d
,
ka er ; n e e ar
a lso t h e r e a r e i st a c e s w h e r the n a t iv is v e r y sl
n d er i e n e en n
l y l ife p r ob b l y u p t o 4 y e s o f g e t h n b co m e s q t e
.
ear a 2 ar a ,
e e ui
,
f u ll b u ilt o r st o u t e t c ,
I m ig h t g iv e ,
n u m b e r o f ot h
.
a er
i st n c e s o f t h e n a t iv e ch
n a g gi i p e rs l pp e r c an i n n on a a a an e n
t h e d iffe r e t p r i o d s n l
o f if e d ei t m y b w e ll f t h st d,
t an a e or e u en
to k n ow wh a t is t h e c a u s o f t h e v a io u s ch g e s o f t h e b l d e r an ui
a d co m p l e x io n o f t h e n a t iv e
n .
RU S O J U D G NG O H C H A N G S O H B U D A ND
LE F R I F T E E F T E IL
CO M X ON O H N ATIVE PLE I F T E .
5 73
F i r st i f t h e st u den ,
t o b s er v e s v e r y clos
’
e l y h w i ll fi d e n
t h t wh e n th e r e is a s t u t s ig o t ne s to
d t h l d n n a c en a a n an e or
a ,
o f th e sc e n d a n t is a Sl e n d e r S ig n a
a n d e s p e c i a ll y i f t h M ,
e oon
ELE M NTE S OF AT S R O LOGY .
is lso in a sl e n d e r S ig th n t h e n a ti v e will b e sl e n d r in
a n ,
e e
e arl y l ife r til h e g e ts t b,

o un m d ft w d s h o e a an ,
an a er ar e
w ill b c m f t h e o e t r f t h e sc e d t th t is st u t
o e na u e o a n an ,
a o ,
o r f ll b u ilt
u .
5 74 S c n d eI f t h
o e lo d f t h
: sc d n t i
r s i o l ig h t ig e a en a ,
n a S n
a t b ir t h a d p r ti c l r l y if t h
,
n a M u a i ls i l ig h t Sig e o on s a o n a n ,
an d t h s ig o n t h a c
e n d t i d r k Sig n th t h
e s en an t iv e s a a ,
en e na
is q u it l ig h t c m p l e x i
e e d wh o y g w i
on t h l i g h t fl e en ou n ,
or ax n
h i a r, b t u h g r ws as l d t h e i fl c o f t h ig
e o o er th n u en e e s n on e
a sc d t h s it s ff ct
en an a th n t iv ee a d h e bec m s d
e on e k a ,
n
“
o e ar
c m pl x i ed
o e d h is h ir g r d
on ,
an l l y b co m e s d a k a ha -
a ua e r er s e
h co m e s t m t u rit y
e o a .
5 57 T h i d I f sl r d r S i
:g n i s o at h en sc e e d n t d t h e l r d n e a n a ,
an o
o f t h e sc e n d a t is i Sto u t s ig
an s p e c i l l y if t h M o i
n a n ,
e a e o n s
in asto t Sig n th e t h e tiv is f ll b ilt i e l y l if

u ,
n na e d u u n ar e, an
b c m s sl
e o e d r as h en iv s a t m t u r it y ;
e e arr d if t h M o oe a an e n
is i n st t Sig h e b e co m s sto u t fte r m id d l e g e o r ov e r

a ou n e a a
4 ye0 s Ol d
ar .
5 7 6 F u r t h I
o f a l i g h t i g i s
: n t h e a sc d s t a n d t
n h e l r do en an o
o f t h e sc e n d a n t is in a d a k ig
a p r t i c u l r l y if trh e M oo s i sn ,
a a n
l
a so i a dn k sig th t h ar a t iv n ,
s s l ig h tl y d a r k c o m
en e n e i
p l e ixo d new h n y u n g n d eh b c o m s l i,g h a t e a s h g r ws

e e o e r e o
t o m t u ri t y b u t in t h
a ,
e c s t h h i d o e s o t ch g a s
es a se e a r n an e
m u ch s it d e s wh n h h s l ig h t h i wh
a o e e
y g a a d i t a r en ou n ,
n
b e co m d k es ar cco t o f h a v g d a r k sig n o t h e
er, on a un n a n
asc n d e t an .
57 7 F i f t h I f J u p it e r h : s m u c h i fl u e n c e ov e ra t h e n t i v i a n a e n
h o ro sco p e a d h is sl d e r w h y u g th h e b e gi s t
,
n e en en o n ,
en n o
fil l o t u r b e co m e s sto t e r w h e
,
o J p it e r p e f m s it s co d
u ,
n u r or se n
r vol t io
e u r d t h h a v e s t h a t is w h e n t h
n a ou n e e tiv is 4n ,
e na e 2
y ea r s o f a g ; b t i f e S t r h su
y in fl a c u i t h n e t iv a s an u en e n na e
p r
e o s lna d sc r ip t i e t h e n h e g ron ll y,
b g i s t o g t st ten e a e n e ou
wh h e g e ts t b e 36 y s f g e r wh e J p it h p r
en o ear o a ,
o n u er as e
f m e d it s th i d r e vol u ti
or b t if S t u r h a s m u ch i fl
r on , u c a n n uen e
in a a t iv e s p e s n l
n d sc rip t io r o t h en h d e s n t b g i t
a e n ,
e o o e n o
g r w sto t u t il J u p it r f o r m s h is f u t h r e vol u tio n r o

o u n e d o r un
t h h e a v e s t h t is f o m 4 5 t
e n , a 8
4 y a s r f ag e o e r o .
57 8 S ix th
‘
Wh th :i a sl d e r S ig o t h e a sc e n d a n t
en e re s en n n ,
an d t h lo r d o f t h
e sc e d nt o r t h M o n a r in stou t ig n s
e a n a ,
e o e S ,
a d p rt ic l r l
n a if t h
u a a e i fi x e d s i n se t h r t i v e t h n e na e
y y g n ,
so m e tim e s w il l b e sl e d r wh e y o u g d b c m e f ll b u ilt n e n n ,
an e o u
wh e n h c m e s to m a t u it y d h e g r ows sl e d e r g in s
e o r ,
an n a a a
h e g e t s ol d e r e s p e ci l l y if M s r t h S u is i t h e sc e d
, a ar t o e n n a n an ,
or h a s a n y s p e c i l a p e ct t t h e l d o f t h a s sc d t o r t h e
o or e a en an
M o as t h e S
o n , d M a r s d r y u p t h e w t er y h u m r s o f
un an a o
th esy t e m a s t h e n t iv d cl i e s i l ife Th is r e m ark is

s , a e e n n .
2 2 6 ELE M NT E S OE AT S R O LO GY .
e sp e c ia ll y tr u e if t h l r d f t h a sc d a t r t h e M o n e o o e en n o o
a re i fi x d s ig s
n A s fo r e x m p l
e Q Vict r ia h
n . a e ueen o as
G m i i o t h e sc e n d a t a l e d e r S ig
e n n d t h Su
a d th n ,
s n n ,
an e n an e
M n in t h
oo sc e d a t b t Sh e h s M e r c u r y lo r d f t h s
e a n n , u a o e a
ce d n t i the an th h s e in a fi x d n d st o t S ig (T u ru s )
n 1 2 ou e a u n a
S h w s sl n d r w h n y u g b t a ft r w a d s b c m e q it e
e a e e e o n , u e r e a u
f u ll b ilt b t if s h l iv e s b y t h is c m i g w i t r
u ,
u d th e
g h o n n e an ro u
t h e y e a r 8 9 8 s h e w ill b e c m e m r 1 l de
, th S i o o e S en r, as e un n
sc d t w ill d r y u p t h w a t y h m r o f h s y st e m
'
th e a en an e er u o s er .
Sh wo u l d h v e b e c o m e sl e d e r y r s g
e a if t h M o h d n ea a o, e o n a
n ot ls b e in t h e a sc d n t w ith t h S n s t h e M
a o e n is en a e n ,
a oon
a w a te ry p l a n e t n d t e d s to k e e p h e r f h l m a t i c n o a
p, g e a
n a tu re .
5 79 S e v e n t h W h n a p e r s n i s b o rn u :d e r t h p l te o n e an e
M r s s p e c i ll y
a ,
e m h e w il l s m e t im s h v q it e d r k
a a an ,
o e a e u a
h a ir n d h is b e a r d o r m u st c h w ill b e q it l ig h t s
a dy o a e u e ,
an r
y ellow i h W h e n e v r t h e st u d e n t s
s . s p e r n w i t h d k e ee a so ar
h i n d l ig h t b e r d h c l w y s depe d i t th a t M r s
'
a r, a a ,
e an a a n on a
h s so m e th in g t
a d w it h h is p e r so n a l pp a n c o s no o a e ra e, a
o t h p l a t p r d c s t h e a m e ffe ct T h S will so m
er ne o u e s e . e un e
t im s c s m s b r d m st ch t b l ig h t r th h i
e au e a an
’
ea or u a e o e e an s
h a ir b t o t t t h s m e e xt
,
u n t th t M r s d e s o e a en a a o .
Th e Pl a n et s I mp r es s D is t in c t Ch a ra c t er is t ic s or M a r ks on th e
N a t ive ,
w h ic h ca n be R ec og n iz ed a s f oll o w s :
5 8 0 E ig h h A M a r p e r n is a a
yt r a ig h lw s st
: an d pr u d t o s so
in h is w a l k , a n d amp st s
h is h e e ls
o n th e g r u n d h en a o
in g w w lk
a n d is a lsofo n d o f d r e an d dess co t o
ra i n a n d m i i ar
y d i p y
a lt s l .
8 N i n th A J u p it e r p r so i:s k w b y h v i n g a p r m e n no n a o
5 1
in en t os e n d f ll e y e s r a t h e r l r g
n ,
a f o r h e d ; h a ir r e c d i g
u ,
a e e a e n
fr m t h e t e m p l s e t c
o e ,
.
8 T e n th A V e s p r so n is k
: w b y h v i g a d im
nu p l e no n a n e
5 2
in t h e ch e e k o r ch i a d g e e r ll y h s l ig h t so f t e x p r ss iv n ,
n n a a e e
eye s d so f t b r w n h ir a d d e l ic a t sk i
,
an o a n e n .
5 38 E l e v e n t h A S p r s i s k ow n b y h v in g a f ll
: un e on n a u
f ce p r
a ,
d w lk ou d p p r s to b a p e r so n o f co s e q u
,
an c
a e ea e a n en .
5 48 T w l f t h A M o p
e e r s i s k : w n b y b e i g m i l d d
on on no n an
g e tl
n e n d i s r
,
t h ar l i g h t c m p l x io e d a d sl i g h
e tl y f ll o e n an u
b u ilt .
8 T h irt t h A S t u rn p e r so n is k n ow
een b y b e i g slow a n n
5 5 :
an l
d d e ib r t in h i s ct i
e o s a d em ot i s d g ll y
a h s n an on ,
an e n era a
s m e d f ct e ith r i h is w lk b u il d r p r s l pp
o e e e n c a , ,
o e on a a e a ra n e .
5 8 6 F u t
r e t h Ao M c u y p en s i g e r: ll sl d r er r er on s ne a y en e ,
t a lk t iv e d ct iv e n d lw y s w ts t b e d o m g so m e
a an a ,
a a a an o
th i g n .
2 2 8 ELE M NT E S OF AT S R O LO GY .
m a t is m , s p e cia l l y o f t h e b o e s o r e u ra l g ia o f t h e t e e t h
e n ,
n
,
an d is i cl in e d to co st ip a t io n it is v e r y p b b l th t h is
n n , ro a e a e
e it h e r b r u n d e r S a t u rn or h s S a t u
o n in s o m e w a y ae c t rn as
p
in g t h a sc e n d n t
e o r in e v il
a , sp e ct to t h e lo rd o f t h a e
a sc e n d a n t o r t h e M oo n .
59 6 T h e s m e if a p e r son is b o r n u n d e r J u p it e r h e g e n
a
,
e ra l l
y h a s so m e d e f e ct in t h e l u n g s o r d ig e st iv e o rg a n s o r , ,
b a d c ir c u l a tio n .
597 A M a r s p e r so n is a p t to h a v e so m e b r e k in
g o u t on a
th f c e o sk in o r p a in in t h e l e f t e a r o r w e a k n e ss f t h e
e a r , ,
o
g e n e r t iv e ao r g a n s .
59 8 A S u n p e r so n s u ff e r s fr o m so m e w e a k e ss o f t h e b ck n a ,
o r h e a rt n d if i t is a m ana o u c n s k h im w h e t h e r h h a a e as
, y
a n y d e f e ct o f t h e ri h t e e b t i f it i s a wo m an t h e l e f t e e
g y u , y
is d e fe ct iv e .
599 A V e n u s p e r so n s u ff e r s f r o m t h e l ow e r p a r ts o f t h e
b o d y k id n e y s o r t h r o a t
, .
6 A M e r c u r y p e r so n is m o r e p t to s u ffe r fr o m h e a d a ch e
00 a ,
o r so m e a ffe ct io n o f t h e h e a d o r n e r v e s .
6 A M oo n p r so n s u ffe r s fr o m t h e b ow e l s a n d if a
01 . e ,
wo m a n y o u c an a s k h er if th e r is a y d e fe ct in th e ri g h t e n
eye b u t if a m a n t h e l e f t e y e is d e f ct iv e
, e .
6 B y a sk in g a n u m b r o f q u e sti o n s th t w a y t h e st u d e n t
02 e a ,
c a n g e n e r a ll fi n d ou t t h e l e t t h a t t h e a r e b o r u n d er n
y p a y n ,
an d lso co m e v e r y clos e to t h e c orr e ct t im o f b ir t h

a e .
6 3 I n m y x t e n s iv e p a ct ic o f str olo g y I h v e m a d e a
0 e r e a ,
a
n u m b e r o f ot h e r o b s e r v a t io n s o f s im il r n a tu r e t t h e a a o
a b ov e b u t I a m a fr a id t h a t if I h a d to p u t t h e r su lt f l l
,
e o a
m y e x p e rie n c e o n p a p e r it wo u l d b e co m e too c o m p l i c a t d
.
e ,
,
a d too t e dio u s a n d co n fu s i
n f r t h e st u d e n t to e s l y g r a s p
n o a i
g ,
a n d m a ke u se o f B u t if t h e st u d n t c
. tin e s t o m k e on u a e
con t a n t ob s e r v a tio n s h im s e l f h e w ill b e b l e to n ot c e a

s ,
a i
n u m b r o f S im il a r a n o m a l i s o f
e l n e t a r y in flu e c e w h ic h h e n
p a e
m a y u s e a s g u id e s in co rr ct in g a n d r e a d in g ot h e r h o r osco p e s
e .
H o w To F N D T H E T M I O D A Y A P R SO N I S B O N
I E F E R ,
A SO H O W O C O R E C T T H T I M O B T H
L T R E E F IR .
6 4 I t is d v is a b l e f r t h e st u d e n t n e v r to tt m p t to fi n d
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m o ve a b e sign s o n t h e a n gl e s, a n d t h e ir p a n e t s a so in a m o vea b e Sign l l l .
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AS a n e a mp e , G e n l . G
ra n t h a d T a u ru s, a fi e d si n
g o n h is a sc e n d a n t x , ,
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, p ,
J
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g a n d h e h a d t he , p a n e t M a rs a s o in a fi e d Si n l g l x .
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ra n t o n c e sa id
“
T he e n e ra is a er
y G
s t u bbo rn m an ,l”
v
a n d his sa in
y g w h i c h be c a m e fa m o u s
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t h at h e w o u d fi g h t i
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on t h at l
in e , if it t ak e s a ll s u m m e r ,
”
w a s ve ry c h a r ac t e rist ic o f a
m a n w h o ha d fix e d Sign s o n t h e a sc e n d a n t , a n d so m a n y p a n e t s a so in l l
x
fi e d sign s .
Gen . W a sh in gt o n
h a d T a u ru s , a fi e d sign o n t h e a sc e n da n t , in h i s x
l
h o ro sc o pe , a n d h e a s o h a d M a rs se t t in g in Sc o rpio , a n o t h e r fi e d Sign , x
V l l
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bu t e n u s, his r u l in a n e t , w a s in t h e si n Aries, a m o v e a b e si n , a n d
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o ft e n re t re a t e d a n d a d o t e d o t h e r in e s o f a t t a c k in
p g h is e n e m ies l .
l
A pe rs o n b o rn w ith m o ve a b e sign s o n t h e a sc e n d a n t , o r t h eir p a n e t s l
l
in m o ve a b e sign s o r a n y b u sin e ss c o m m e n c e d u n d e r m o ve a b e sign s,
,
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e s e c ia
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y t o
g l l l
c h a n e o r v a sc il l a t e t h e s a m e
a s t h e w ea t h e r in S rin , F a , a n d t h e T ro ic s
p g p C ll
o m m o n si n s are
g .
be t w e e n t h e t w o t h a t is n e it h e r m o ve a b e n o r fi e d, a n d a n y b u sin e ss
,
l x
c o mm e n c e d u n d er t h e m is n e it h e r fi e d n o r is it e a s i
y c h a n ed
g x l .
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d iv id e d in t o lu m a n Si n s, w h ic h a r e : 11
g T , H , m
and 1 (t h e firs t pa rt o f w h ic h is h u m a n Sh a pe )
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e rs o n s bo rn w it h t h ese Sign s o n t h e a sc e n d a n t , o r m o st o f t h e ir
p l
a n e t s in t h e se si n s a r e ik e
g y t o b ,
l l
e h u m a n e , k in d a n d
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g
r gLiIL -f
t h e ir d ispo sit io n an d t e m per .
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P, 5 ,
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p a
s g c a re z
l
S1 , 1 (t h e a t t er pa r t , ) a n d 173 a re ik e y t o be m o re o r e ss e s t ia
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, l l l B l
2 34 . ELE M NTE S OF A ST R O EO G Y .
or c o a rs e m a n n e rs o r t a k e a ft e r
in t h e ir an l
im a s w hic l t h e s e sign s a r e
n a m e d a ft er if t h e a re bo r n w it h a n f t h e se s ign s o n t h e a sc e n d a n t ,
, y y o
o r t h e ir
p l
an e t s in t h e se s i n s
g .
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Bo die d sign s a re H X a n d t h e firs t pa rt o f
e
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g 7 t h h o u se ,
o r t h e ir
p l
a n e t s o r t h e M o o n in t h ese s i n s, a r e
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y t o m arry m o re l l
t h a n o n c e a n d a s o ia b e t o h a ve t w in s l l l .
l
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g 5 th o r I 1 th
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fru it fu in re ga rd t o c h i d re n l .
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e rs o n s b o rn w it h t h e s e si n s o n t h e a sc e n d a n t
g ,
o r o n t h e
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o r t h e M o o n o r o r d o f t h e a sc e n d a n t in o n e o f t h ese s igns , h a ve ve r
y
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fe w c h i d re n if a n y Fo r e x a m pl é, G e n Wa s hin gt o n h a d Le o o n h is
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s t h h o u s e , w hic h c a u se d h im t o h a v e n o c h i d re n l .
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o f t h e a sc e n d a n t in a n
y o f t h e se si n s
g a re ik e
y t o b e t a k a t ive , h a ve ,
l l l
g g gl
o o d a n ua e an d m a ke
g o o d s
pe a ke rs .
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P
e rs o n s b o rn w it h t h e se s i n s o n t h e as c e n d a n t , o r t h e ir M o o n o r o rd
g l
o f t h e a sc e n d a n t in t h e se Si n s a re n o t o o d s e a k e rs, t h e y h e s it a t e w h e n
g g p
l
t a k in g, a n d se d o m m a k e
g o l
o d o r a t o rs .
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a r d in a
g l
s i n s a re T , 93, — fh
a n d V3 _ .
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e rs o n s b o rn w it h t h e se Si n s o n t h e a sc e n d a n t o r h a ve m a n
g y p an e t s ,
l
in a n y o f t h e se s ign s be c o m e pro m in e n t o r n o t e d, o r t h e y a re ik e y in
,
l l
so m e w a
y t o m a k e a n a m e in t h e w o r d T h e
y l
a r e c a l e d C a rd in a be c a u se . l l
t h e sea s o n O f t h e e a r c h a n e s w h e n t h e Su n e n t e rs a n o f t h o s e si n s
y g y g .
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G
l
x
T h e Equ in o o c c u rs w h e n t h e Su n e n t e r s e it h e r o f t h o se s ign s .
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o dia c a r e a so d ivid e d in t o m a sc u in e a n d l l
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P , H , St , ,
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y o n e o f t h e se s i n s o n t h e a sc e n d a n t a re m o re
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l
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h a ve a m o re m a sc u lin e t e n d e n c y w h e n b o rn u n d e r t h e m .
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e 5 1111 11 1 , V3 a n d X
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,
.
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e rs o n s b o rn w it h a n
y o f t h e s e s i n s o n t h e a sc e n d a n t o r t h e M o o n o r
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l o r d o f t h e a sc e n d a n t in a n o f t h e se si n s a r e
y g ge n e ra
y fe m in in e the
y d o ll
n o t c a re t o fi h t t h e w o r d , a n d a re m o re q u ie t a n d e a s
g l y in t h e ir m a n n ers .
T r ip l icities or Tr igon s .
T h e se sign s a re a l so d ivid e d in t o Ea st e r n o r Fie ry sign s c all e d t h e ,
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an
y o f t h o se s i n s ,
g or if t h e y a re o n t h e a sc e n d a n t , o r t h e M o on or l o rd
o f the a sc e n da n t is in a n y f t h em , w h en the a re ta ken Si c k t h ei r

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S R O LO GY .
in flu e n c e O f t h a t sign t h a t it h as it s e x a t a t io n in , w h e t h e r it be o sit ed
p l
in t h a t Sign o r n o t .
l
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w h ic h h a ve be e n m e n t io n e d, a n d w hic h a re a s o c a e d Fie r , Ee a rt h ,
y y l ll
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p a n t s a re . P l l °
sa rd t o r u le o r c o n t ro t h e s e t r i ic it ie s
p T l l
h e Su n a n d u pit e r r u e t h e . J l
fie ry t rip ic it y l V
e n u s a n d t h e M o o n r u e t h e Ea r t h
y t ri ic it y
p S a t u rn l l
l
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,
and
t rip ic it yl *
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p l
a n e t s c a e d t h e t e rm s ll
u
p it e r r u e s t h e 6 firs t d e r e es o f
g . J l
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p l
a n e t s s a id t o ru e t h e s e d ivisio n s w h ic h
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c a e d t h e Fa c e s . l
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1 0 t o 2 0 d e r e e s, a n d
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o f be in in it s o w n h o use in Libr a r is s a id t o be in it s d e t rim e n t in t h e
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g pp o sit e, w h ic h is Arie s o r it is ve r
y w e a k in t h a t Si n
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g i n th e Si n Aries , a n d
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l
w hic h c a n be n o t ic e d a n d ea rn e d in t h e t a b e o n t h e o ppo sit e pa ge l .
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PL IO OF T HE ~
T A B LE .
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x
t h e y h a ve b u t o n e e a c h 8 h a s P a n d TIL 92
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. en us has 5 an d V
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a n e t s h a ve t h e ir e a t a t io n s, as t h e t h ir d c o u m n
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in 1 9 F ; 1) in 3 E
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t h a s I t s hi h e s t e a l t a t io n in t h e l
g g g x
t h d e re e , a n d so o n
l
in rega rd t o t h e p a n e t s b e in g e a t e d in t h e ir re spe c t ive Sign s xl T h e se .
t w e l ve si n s a r e d ivid e d in t o Fo u r T ri
g p ic it ie s T h e fo u rt h c o u m n t e s l . l ll
y o u w h ic h
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y o u fin d 8 w h o
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of 9 e tc , etc O ver a ga in st P in t h e t e n t h , e e ve n t h a n d t w e ft h
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t h ir t , t h e F a c e o f S ? etc
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t h e s e t hin gs a re e pre ss e d in t h e n a t u re o f t h e p a n e t s ye t t h is t a b e l , l
m a k e s it m o re e vid e n t t o t h e eye , a n d is u s e fu fo r re fe r e n c e l .
I r e fe r th e s t u d e n t to P to l e m y
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b ib l o s t ra n s l a te d b y M r As h m o n d , fo r t h e re a s o n o r e x
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p l a n a t io n w h y c e r t a rn p l a n e t s w e re a l o t t e d t o r u l e o r g o v e rn c e r t a i n t rrp l rc rt e s : a s
W a te ry T r ip l ic i t y, a n d t h e S u n a n d J
u p i t e r t h e F ie r y e t c , .
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E S .
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g , ,
by be in g pe rfe c t
in t he n a t u re of t he
d Sign s ; s e c o n d y, pl a n e t s, an l by k n o w in g t h e
s t re n t h
g fo r t it u d e o r d e bi it y o f t h e s i n ific a t o rs a n d w e
,
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p l
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ll
b a l l a n c in g t h e m a n d t h e ir a s e c t s a n d t h e s e ve ra m i t u re s in o u r u d
p ,
y j g ,
l x
m e n t ; t h ir d l y by r igh t
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,
g t h e in fl u e n ce l
o f t h e c ha rt o f t h e l
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h e a ve n s e re c t e d , a n d t h e p a n e t s a s e c t s t o o n e a n o t h e r a t t he t im e o f
p
bir t h a c c o r d in g t o n a t u ra a n d n o t e n fo rc e d m a im s o f a rt
, lfo r by h o w x
m u c h v o u e n d e a vo r t o s t ra in a j u d m e n t be o n d n a t u re b s o m u c h d o
g y y ,
y o u au
gm en t
y o u r e rr o r .
l
A p a n e t is t h e n s a id t o b e re a y s t r o n w h e n h e h a s m a n e ss e n t ia
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ll l
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g e it h e r in h is h o u s e
,
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,
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t r i lic it , t e r m , o r fa c e a t t h e t im e o f bir t h
p y As fo r e a m p e , in a n y .
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x l
s c h e m e o f t h e h e a ve n s if
, y Ou fin d a
p a n e t in a n
y o f t h o s e S ig ns we call l
h is h o u s e , h e is t h e n e ss e n t ia l y s t r o n , a s E
g ) in V3 o r H in i e t c l , .
Es sENT I A L D I G I Y B Y NT
O U SE — I n j u d m e n t w h e n a
g , p H
a n e t o r s i n ifi
g l
c a t o r is in h is o w n Si n , it re re s e n t s a m a n i n s u c h a d it i
g p c o n o n ,
a s
l
t h a t h e is o rd o f h is o w n h o u se , e s t a t e a n d fo r t u n e ; o r a m a n w h o h a s
a
g o o d sh a re of t h e
go o d s o f t h is w o r d ; o r i t t e s
y o u t h e m a n is in a l ll
vér
y h a
p py s t a t e o r c o n d it io n ; t h is w i l be t r u e u n e s s t h e s i n ific a t o r
g l ,
l
b e r e t ro gra d e o r a ffl ic t e d by a n y o t h e r m a e vo en t p a n e t o r a s pe c t
, l l l .
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IO If h e is in t h a t Sign w h e re in h e is e a t e d y o u m a y
-
xl ,
c o n s id e r h im e ss e n t ia
y s t ro n
g ; w h ll
e t h e r h e be n e a r t h e e r
y d e
gre e o f v
h is e xl a t a t io n , or not ; as 8 in V3 or 2 1 in
If t h e sign ific a t o r is in h is e a l t a t io n , a n d n o w a ys a fflic t e d, a n d in a n x
an
g e l it,
r e re s e n t s a
p p e rs o n o f h a u h t
g y c o n d it io n ,
a rr o
g a n t ,
a ss u m in
g t o
h im s e l f m o re t h a n his d u e ; fo r it is o bs e r ve d, t h e p a n e t s, in s o m e pa rt l
of t he Z
o d ia c , d o m o re e vid e n t
y d e c a r e t h e ir e ffe c t s t h a n in O t h e rsl l .
T
T R I PLI C I Y — If h e is in a n y o f t h e s e Sign s w h ic h a re a l o t t e d h im fo r
.
h is t ripl ic it y, h e is a s o s t r o n g, b u t in a e ss d e gre e l l .
l l
A p a n e t in his t rip ic it y Sh o w s a m a n m bd era t el y e n d u e d w it h t h e
g o o d s o f t h is w o r d a n d ra t h e r fo r t u n a t e l o ne we d e sc e n d e d , a n d t h e ll
c o n d it io n o f h is ife t o be
g l
o o d ; b u t n o t so m u c h a s if in e it h e r o f t h e
t w o fo r m e r dign it ie s .
T ER M
—l f a n
y p
. l
a n e t is in t h e s e d e re e s w e a ss i n fo r it s t e rm s, w e
g g
a ll ow it to be s l igh l y d ig ifi d b t i
t l o w c irc u m s t a n c e s
n e , u n ra t h e r .
l
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m u c h in it s m o t io n o n a c c o u n t o f it s a po ge e a n d pe r i ge e , t h a t I S b e i n g ,
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c e n d a n t , in t h e se h o r o sc o e s t h e
p y h a ve t h e o
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l l
m a y be a pp ie d t o o t h e r p a n e t s w h ic h a r e a t e n m it y w it h e a c h o t he r .
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l
t h a t is M a rs is h o t a n d d r y q u ic k t e m pe re d, fu b o o d e d a n d e vi
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ll l l .
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e a c h h a e t h e ir Si n o
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g . B
a r e e in t e m e r a m e n t , a s Aries is h o t a n d d r , a n d Lib ra is h o t a n d
g p y
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sa m e k in d o f re as o n in a
g pp i l
e s t o a ll t h e p a n e t s a n d t h e Si n s t h a t t h e
g y l
a re l
a d ie s o r o r ds o f l .
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If t h e st u d e n t re fe rs t o p a ge 8 9 o f t s vo u e , h e w i fin d t h e re t h e hi l m ll
v a r io u s a s e c t s m e n t io n e d a n d e
p p a in e d , a n d w h ic h h e o u h t t o h a ve
g xl
c o m mit t e d to m e m o ry T h e va rio u s h o u ses o f t h e h e a ve n s a re in
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a s e c t t o e a c h o t h e r , a n d a s o t h e Si n s a re in a s ec t t o e a c h O t h e r, a n d
l vl
t h e p a n e t s in t h e ir r e o u t io n s r o u n d t h e h e a ve n s fo rm t h e se va rio u s f
a s e c t s w h e n t ra n sit in t h ro u h t h e se s ign s
p g g .
v
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l
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Sh o w a s t a t e o f e n m it y b e t w e e n t h e s e
p a n e t s t h a t a r e in O
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p B
t h e s e a s e c t s w hic h w e r e k n o w n t o t h e
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r e a t e s t a s t ro n o m e rs t h a t e ve r ive d , l
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l
a th o u h t he
g y a re n o t s o im o r t a n t a s t h e o n e s t h a t t h e a n c ie n t s k n e w
p .
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p p l
a n e t s fo rm e d b
y w h a t is l
t e rm e d t h e o l d a sp e c t s , t h e n w e n o t ic e t h e n e w a spe c t s a n d t h e y a re t h e
fo ll o w in
g .
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S R O LO GY .
G O O D A N D EV I L P L A N E T A RY H O U R S .
k
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h e a ve n y b o die s, a n d a ll im p o r t a n t bu sin e ss w a s c o m m e n c e d
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l a n e t a ry in flu e n c e ,
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rt u n a t e t im es fo r t h e c o m
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2 86 ELEM EN T S OF A ST R O LO GY .
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g 55 Pto 2 8
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P l a n e t a ry H o u rs o u gh t t o be c a l c u l a t e d fo r .
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g .
2 88 ELEM ENT S or A ST R O LO GY .
E l ec t ion f or L ay ing M e F ir s t S t on e f
o a B u il d ing .
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a o o er b u il d in g w it h
e us t o b e g in no
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E l ec t io n on R e m ova l f r o in on e H ou s e to A n o t ner .
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h a b it a t io n , h o u e o r l o d g in g , e t c is s s
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m u t g o t o h a v e p r o fi t o r g a in , a n d if t h e l o r d o f t h e e v e n th s
o r e i h th h o u e
g s s
a re a ffl ic t e d , t h e n h e g o e s o r r e m o v e to h i s s
lo ss s
o r m i fo rt u n e .
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E mp l oy m en t .
62 8 s
F ir t , l e t t h e Su n o r M o o n b e in t h e ir d ig n it ie o r a t s
s
l e a t n o t a fflic t e d b y S a t u r n , M a r o r ra n u s
Se con d , l e t U s .
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p s
if o s ib l e s
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. s s s
s tro n
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c ou n el s s f o r t h e n a t iv e
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s s s
a s i t a n c e ; f o r if t h e s e h o u e a re s s
s s J p
.
a ffl ic t e d it h ow r t d m e t o t h e n a t iv e L et u it er
g e a a a g .
a n d Ve n u s
b e t r o n g if s o p ss
ibl e , a n d in g o o d a s e c t i n t h e p
e l e c t io n h o r o c o e
p s .
ELEM ENT S OF A ST R O LO GY .
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El ec t ion for Coni men c z ng a Tr a a e or Pr of es s ion .
s
6 2 9 L e t t h e c u p o f t h e t e n t h h ou e in t h e n a t ivit y b e t h e s
s s
a c e n d a n t in t h e h o r o c o p e o f t h e e l e c t io n , a n d l e t t h e l o r d
o f t h e a s c e n d a n t a n d t h e M o o n in t h e e l e c t io n , n o t o n l y b e fr e e
fr o m a ffl ic t io n , b u t in s
e x t il e o r t r in e t o t h e l o r d s o f t h e
s e c o n d a n d t e n t h h o u e , a n d if p o s s
ib l e l e t t h e f o r t u n a t e ss
p l a n e t usJ
p it e r a n d V e n u b e in t h e a c e n d s
a n t , o r t h e m id s
h e a ve n o r i n a n a n g l e o f t h e e l e c t io n , an d t h e u n f o r t u n a t e
p l a n e t S s
a t u r n a n d M a r c a d e n t , o r in t h es t h ir d , ix t h o r s
t w el ft h h ou e s s .
E l ec t ion f or M a r r i ag e .
6 30 I n a ll m a rria g e s t h e sc e
d a n t t a n d for th e m a n , a n d
a n s s
s s
t h e e v e n t h h o u e fo r t h e w o m a n ; if t h e f o r t u n a t e l an et p s
s
a r e in t h e a c e n d a n t , t h e m a r r ia g e is b e t f o r t h e m a n , b u t s
s
if t h e fo r t u n a t e p l a n e t a re i n t h e s e ve n t h h o u e , t h e w o m a n s
r e c e iv e s s
t h e m o t a d v an t a g e b y m a rria g e I n a l l m a rr ia g e . s
d o n o t l e t t h e M o o n b e c o m b u t , t h a t is in c o n j u n c t io n w it h s
t h e Su n , o n t h e m a rr ia g e d a y , fo r t h a t ig n i fi e d e a th o f t h e s s ‘
s
m a n w it h in t w o y e a r a f t e r m a rr ia g e ; n o r a p l y in g t o c o m p
b u s t io n o r n e w M o o n , fo r t h a t ig n ifi e a n il l e n d f o r t h e
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s s
p a r t ie g s
e t t in g m a r r ie d I t is v e r
y u n f o r t u n a t e in m a rria g e
. s
f o r t h e M o o n t o a p p l y t o e t h e r Sa t u r n o r M a r , t h o u g h t h e s
s
a p e c t b e e v er s o g o o d , a s t h e r e w il l b e n e it h e r p e a c e n o r l o v e
b e t w e e n t h e m I n a l l m a rr ia g e l e t t h e M o o n in cr e a e in l ig h t ,
. s s
o r b e g o in g fr o m t h e n e w M o o n t o t h e f u l l M o o n Le t t h e .
s
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s
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is t h e o n e g e n e r a l s ig n ifi c a t r ix , o r t h e c h ie f s ig n ifi c a t o r o f h a p
p in s
e s s in a l l m a r r ia g e , t h e r e fo r e it i s b e t t o l e t t h e M o on s
a pp l y b y g o o d a p e c t t o V e n u s s I f t h e l o r d o f t h e a c e n d a n t is
. s
s
w e a k , a n d t h e l o r d o f t h e e v e n t h is t ro n g in t h e e v e n t h s s
s
h ou e a n d a c o m m a n d in g p l a n e t , a n d in g o o d a p e c t t o M a r s , s
t h e w o m a n w il l d o m in e e r o v e r h e r h u b a n d ; l e t n o t S a t u r n o r s
s s s
M a r b e i n t h e e ve n t h h o u e , in a n y m a rr ia g e f or t h a t m a k e s
p
t h e w o m a n v e r y il l t e m e r e d , a n d g e n e r a l l y h a v e p o o r h e a l t h .
s
A l o S a t u rn , M a r o r ra n u s U s
in t h e a c e n d an t in a m a rr ia g e s
s ss
m a k e t h e m a n v e r y c r o , ill t e m p e r e d a n d g e n e r a l l y h e
h a s p o or h e al th ,
6 31 In g ch o o sif o r t
n h e m a rr ag e of m en , l et
an e l e c t io n
i
s
t h e M o o n an d V e n u s b e t r o n g a n d f o r t u n a t e , a n d in g o o d
’
p o s it io n in t hse h o r o c o e , a n d in
p g o o d as p e c t t o u p it e r ,
s J
h e b e in g t h e a u t h o r o f p e a c e a n d w e a l t h A l o l e t h im b e in . s
s
m u t u a l r e c e p t io n w it h V e n u , a n d in f o r t u n a t e a p e c t t o t h e s
l o r d o f th e a c e n d a n t s
Le t t h e e ve n th h ou e a n d th e
. s s
s s
M o o n , a n d a l o t h e a c en d a n t b e fr e e fr o m afflic t io n in u c h s
2 0 ELEM ENT S o r A ST R O LOO r
9 .
s ig s n f a v o r m a r r ia g e , a s T a u r u , L ib r a , S a g it t a r , A u a r
as
y q s
1 11 8 a n d Pi c e s s
I n m a k in g a n e l e c t io n f o r t h e m a r r ia g e o f
.
s
w o m e n , y o u m u t n o t ic e t h e s e ve n t h h o u e t h e S u n a n d M a r s , s
s
a s y o u d id t h e a c e n d a n t , t h e M o o n a n d V e n u fo r a m a n
’
s s
m a rr i a g e .
E l ec t ion f or P r op os ing M a r r iag e .
6 32 s
I n Pro p o in g M a r r ia g e d o n o t l e t t h e M o on a p p l y t o a
r e t r o g r a d e pl a n e t , n o m a t t e r w h e t h e r t h e a
p e c t b e
g o o d o r s
e v il , o r t h e p l a n e t a f o r t u n a t e o r a n u n f o r t un a t e o n e
, u
nle ss
y o u w i h t h s
e e n g a g e m e n t t o b e b r o k e n o ff .
6 33 I f t h e Mo o n a ppl ie s
J u p it e r
to or Ve n u s d th ey are
an
r e t ro g r a d e , th en so m e t h in g o c c u r s t o b r e a k o ff t h e m a rr ia g e ,
an d b oth l a d y a n d g e n t l e m a n ar e v e r y
th e o rr
y f o r s
s
it ; if t o a n e vil a pe c t o f e it h e r of t h e e p l a n e t s r e t r o s
g ra d e , t h e n t h e b r e a k in g o ff o f t h e e n g a g e m e n t w il l b e
a t t e n d e d w it h m u c h u n h a p p in e t o b o t h p a r t ie I f th e ss s .
s
M o o n a p p l ie b y g o o d a p e c t t o eit h e r S a t u rn o r M a r , a n d s s
th e y a re r e t ro g r a d e , t h is d e n o t e t h at th e en g ag em en t s
s
w il l e n d in a l a w u it , o r a b r e a ch o f p r o m i e s u it , o r
-
s
on e of t h e p a r t ie s
w il l g o a w a y , a n d w il l n ot r e t u rn .
s
B u t if t h e M o o n a pp l ie t o a n e vil a p e c t o f e it h e r S a t u r n o r s
s
M a r a u d t h a t p l a n e t is r e t ro g r a d e , t h e n t h e b r e a k in g o ff o f
,
t h e e n g a g e m e n t is c e r t a in t o r e u l t in a l a w u it f o r b r e a c h s -
s
o f p ro m i e ; o r s s
h o u l d t h e y m a r r y , t h e n a d ivo r c e w il l r e u l t , s
a t t e n d e d w it h m u c h e n a t io n s s .
6 34 I n al l en g ag em en t s o r p r o m ise s o f m a r r ia g e , let Ve n u s
s
b e in t h e a c e n d a n t , o r m id h ea v e n a n d w e l l a p e c t e d , a n d , s
s
in o m e o f h e r d ig n it ie s
I f p o ib l e l e t t h e M o o n b e e p e. ss s
r a t in g f r o m a g o o d a p e c t o f u p it e r s
a n d m a k in g a g o o d J ,
s
a p e c t t o Ven u s
u n a flic t e d , a n d b o t h d ir e c t a n d
f w if t in m o s
t io n .
6 35 D o n o t l e t a n e vil p l a n e t b e in e it h e r t h e a c e n d a n t o r s
s s
e v e n t h h o u e , o r in t h e e l e v e n t h o r fi f t h h o u e Le t S a t u rn s s .
an d Mar s
b e c a d e n t , a n d in n o a p e c t t o a n y p l a n e t , a n d l e t s
s
t h e M o o n h a v e n o a p e c t t o a n u n f o r t u n a t e p l a n e t if i t c a n b e
a vo id e d .
El ec t ion f or I n t r od u c t ion t o La dies or Gen t l em en .
6 36 I f l ady w i h e a s s
t o b e in t r o d u c e d t o a g e n t l e m a n ,
s
ch o o e t h e h ou r o f J
u p it e r o r t h e S u n , a n d l e t t h e M o o n a p p l y
s s
b y e x t il e o r t r in e a p e c t t o u p it e r o r t h e Su n , a n d d o n o t l et J
s
S a t u r n o r M a r b e in t h e a c e n d a n t , m id h e a v e n o r e v e n t h s s
h ou e s .
6 37 I f a g e n tl e m a n w i h e s s to b e in t r o d u c e d t o a l a d y ,
ch o o se th e h ou r of Ven u s or th e M o o n , a n d l e t th e Mo on
E l ec t ion f or Coll ec t ing a D e bt , or M on ey t na t is Ow ing .
s
6 4 5 B e u r e t o f o r t ify t h a t p l a n e t t h a t is l o r d o f t h e a c e n d s
a n t in t h e n a t ivit y , a n d a l s o u p it e r , f o r , h e i s a n a t u r a l s i
J
'
g
n ifi c a t o r o f w e a l t h a n d s s
u b t a n c e , a n d if p o s ib l e l e t t h e l o r d s
s
o f t h e a c e n d a n t o f t h e n a t ivit
y o r u it e r b e p l a c e d in t h e J p
se con d h ou e , o r e s ss
e n t ia l l y d ign ifi e d , a n d in g o o d a
p e c t ,
s
s s
a n d p o it io n in t h e h or o c o e o f e l e c t io n ; f r e e f r o m a fflic t io n
p
a n d in g o o d a p e c t t o s
u p it e r a n d V e n u Jo r l ord o f t h e econ d s s
h ou e s L e t t h e p a r t y if p o ib l e , g o t o c o l l e c t t h e m on e y
. ss
s
in t h e h o u r o f u p it e r o r V e n u J s .
E l ec t ion s t o m a k e F r ien d s /li q) B e t w een B r o t ners , S is t er s ,

K in d r ed , N e ig noor s , e t c .
64 6 O n m a k in g F rie n d h ip b e t w e e n r e l a
r e n e w in g or s "
t io n sa n d n e ig h b o r ; s s
c h o o e a t im e w h e n t h e l o r d o f t h e
s
a cen d a n t in t h e n a t ivit y is in g o o d a p e c t t o f o rt u n a t e
'
s
p l an e t i s
n t h e e l e c t io n , a n d if
y o u c a n l e t it a l s o a l y t o pp
s s
o m e g o o d a p e c t t o t h e l o r d o f t h e t h ir d h o u e in t h e e l e c s
s
t io n , a n d in g o o d a p e c t , o r in r e c e p t io n , a n d w e l l p o it e d in s
g o o d p l a c e in t h e e l s
e c t i o n ,
e it h e r o f t h e e p l a n e t a r y in fl u e n s
c e s w il l m a k e a g o o d e l e c t i on f o r p r o d u c ing h a r m on
y o r
s s ss
f rie n d h ip o f b r o t h e r , i t e r , k in d r e d o r n e ig h b o r , e t c s s .
s s
6 4 7 T h e a m e r u l e w il l a pp l y f o r t h e e l e c t io n o f fr ie n d
s h ip o f f a t h e r , m o t h e r , fr ie n d , w if e , h u b a n d , w ee t h e a r t o r s s s
w ife
’
s
or h u ba n d
’
s s
b ro th e r o r i t e r , e t c s ss
I f t h e tu d e n t s . s
s
m a k e u s e o f t h e f o u rt h h o u e f o r t h e f a t h e r , t h e t e n t h h o u es s
f o r t h e m o t h e r , t h e e l e v e n t h h o u e f o r fr ie n d , t h e e v e n t h s s s
s s s
h o u e f o r h u b a n d , w if e , w e e t h e a r t o r p a r t n e r , a n d t h e s
n in t h h o u e f o r w if e s ’
or h u b an d
’
s s
b r o th e r or i t e r , e t c s s ss s .
El ec t ion s f Horir in
g S e r va n t s or E m l oy ees
p . .
6 4 8 Wh e n y o u h ir e a s er v a n t o r a n e m p l o y e e , b e s u r e
an d
s
l e t t h e M o on b e t r o n g a n d in g o o d a p e c t t o f o r t u n a t e pl a n e t s s ‘
.
s
L e t it a l o b e in g o o d a p e c t t o u p it e r o r M a r , if it is s J s
a m a l e t h a t y o u a r e e m p l o y in g ; if it is a f e m a l e , t h e n l e t t h e
M o o n m a k e a g o o d a s p e c t o f V e n u a n d fr e e fr o m a l l m a n n e r s
s
o f a fflic t io n , e p e c ia l l y o f S a t u r n o r M a r , a n d l e t t h e l o r d o f s
s
t h e a ce n d a n t , o r o f th e s
e c o n d h o u e in t h e n a t iv it , b e in
y s
g o o d a p e s
c t t o t h e l o rd o f t h e ixt h h o u e in t h e e l e c t io n ,
o s
r s
l e t t h e fo rt u n a t e l an et p s J
u p it e r o r V e n u , b e i n t h e ix t h s s
s
h o u e o f t h e n a t iv it y , o r in g o o d a s p e c t t o t h e l o r d Of t h e
s
a c e n d a n t , a n d if p o ss
ib l e l e t t h e M o o n b e e it h e r in T a u r u , s
G e m in i o r V ir g o .
S om e C/z oic e R u l es or Ap nor is m s f or E l ec t ion , R el a t ing

to S ever a l Un d er t a k ing s .
j o u rn e y s s ap l a n e t
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64 9 I n al l t h e g r e a t e t a fflic t io n of is t o b e
p e r ig r in e o r o u t of al l E ss
e n t ia l D ig n it ie , s a n d re t r o g ra d e .
ELEM EN T S OF A ST R O LO GY .
2 93
6 5 0 I t is ba d in j o u r n e y t o h a v e S a t u r n or M a r s in t h e s -
s s
,
t h ir d o r n in t h h o u e , b u t m u c h w o r e t o h a v e t h e m , o r e it h e r
o f t h e m in t h e e c on d h o u e s s .
s s
f
6 5 1 T h e l o r d o f t h e n in t h o r t h ir d h o u e in t h e fi r t , t h e
ss
j o u r n e y w il l b e s u cc e f u l , a n d if s t r o n g a n d w e l l d ig n ifi e d
an d w e l l a sp
e c t e d , al l t h e b e t t er .
65 2 In al l j o u rn e y s l o o k t o t h e M o o n ,
fo r sh e is t h e g e n e r a l
s ig n ifi c a t rix o f a l l jo u r n ie s .
653 T h e M o on in cr e a sin g in l ig h t an d in g o o d a sp e c t to
th e Su n , a ssi st or h el p in jo u r n ie s .
6 5 4 Wh e n a h i et s ps ss
a il , if S a t u r n a c e n d in P i s s sc e s t h ,
e
s h ip is in d a n g e r o f b e in
g c a t a w a y, e p e c i a l l y if M a r s s s fflic t s
a
S a t u r n b y a n e vil a s p e c t .
6 5 5 I f y o u g o t o a Pr in c e , K in g , G o v e r n o r o r Pre id e n t , s
l e t a F ie r y S ig n a s c e n d , a n d l e t t h e S u n h e in g o o d a e ct sp
J p
w it h u it e r o r V e n u s .
s
6 5 6 T h o e w h o g o t o w a r o u g h t t o c o n id e r c o m in g h o m e s
sa fe T o g a in t h i
. en d l e t t h e Su n ,s u it e r , V e n u or J p s
Dra g o n
’
s
H e a d b e s t r o n g a n d in g o o d a p e c t in t h e a c e n d a n t s s
or el se th e
y m a y f a il o f it .
s
6 5 7 I f S a t u r n b e in t h e a c e n d a n t h e w il l b e o v e r c o m e w it h
f ea r d w il l n o t fi g h t b u t r e t u r n h o m e a g a in a c o w a r d
an If .
s
M a r is t h e re h e w il l e it h e r d ie in b a t t l e o r b e d a n g e r o u l y s
w ou n d ed . s
I f S a t u r n a n d M a r a r e b o t h in t h e a s c e n d a n t , y o u
m a y b e c o n fi d e n t t h a t h e w il l n e v e r r e t u r n I f S a t u rn o r .
s
M a r o r e v e n o n e o f t h e m is in t h e t e n t h h ou e , h e w il l b e s
t ak en a p s
r i on e r , e
p e c ia l l y if t s
h e l o r d o f t h e a c e n d a n t i s in s
t h e t w e l f t h h o u s e , a n d m o r e e p e c ia l l y if it is a fflic t e d in t h e s
t w e l ft h .
E l ec t ion s f or D u el s a nd La w -
s u it s .
65 8 Ju d g e th e ch al l en g e r w h o co m m en ce a
; or th e on e s
l aw -
s u it
by the a s
c en d a n t , a n d s o v a r y t h e h o u e
'
a c c o r din l
g y s s .
65 9 J
u dge t h e o pp
on e n t b y th e s
e v e n t h h o u e , a n d s o v a ry s
s s
t h e h o u e a s b e f o r e , t h e t e n t h b e in g a s f o u r t h h ou e , a n d s
t h e fo u r th a s t e n t h h o u e s .
6 6 0 I t is n o t g o o d t o fi g h t a d u e l w h e n t h e l o r d o f t h e
'
a s c e n d a n t i s i n t h e e i h th h o u e ,
g (o r h o u e o f d e a th , ) fo r s s
t h e n t h e r e is g re a t d a n g e r o f d e a t h .
6 6 1 T h e a s s a i l a n t o r a g g re o r , o r t h e o n e w h o b e g in t h e ss s
s
l a w u it , a l w a y l o e
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n d in c lo s e o pp os it ro n t o U
ra n u s in t h e 4 t h h o u s e , a n d a p p l y in g t o a s u a re o f S a t u rn i n t h e 7 t h q
i ou s e .
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m id h e a v e n ; a l so m a kin g a n o po s1 t io n o f u it e r in Sc o r io , a n d a
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d e a t h a p a p e r w a s d is c o ve re d w hic h g a ve t h e e a c t t im e o f b irt h a s s t a t e d a b o ve .
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h a p py o n e t o h n n . q
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ra n u s a n d M a rs ,
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q j ’
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or A ST R OLO GY .
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p x
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e rs o n sh e w o u l d m a rr , a s h e
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,
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w e re risin g, w h ic h w o u l d in d ic a t e a n e a rl y m a rr ia ge .
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u e e n , t a ken s o o n a ft e r h e r c o r o n a t io n ,
g iv es a v er
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Q u een V ic t o ria a s s h e a pp e a r e d a t 2 0 y e a rs of age .
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p a e
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p e rso n o f t h e p
l a n e t M e rc u ry in T a u ru s in a fi e d Sign a s sh e gre w o l de r x .
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u e e n h as s o m e re m a r ka l y e v il b
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g ,
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t h e En gl ish n a t io n b b
w o u l d h a v e e e n in se rio u s t r o u l e by t h e c o m m en c e
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, x p
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l a n e t s w ill c a u se t h e u e e n t o h a v e m o re se c re t e n e m ie s t h a n sh e h as
kn o w n fo r a ve ry l o n g t im e He r se c o n d a ry d ire c t io n s a re a l s o e v il
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d u rin g t h e c o m in g y e a r T h e M o o n is m a kin g a s qu a re o f
.
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t h e Su n is a l m o s t in e a c t o x o s it io n t opp ’
u it e r s r a dic a l l ac e J p p .
Q u een V ic t o ria ’
s R e vol u t io n x fro m M ay 2 4th , 1 8 98 , to M ay 2 4th , 1 8 99 .
O c c u rs M a y 2 3d , 1 89 8 a t a . m .
If t h e st u d e n t p
in s e c t s t h e t w o c h a r t s o f t h e h e a v en s, t h e R e v o l u t io n
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figu re a n d t h e Se c o n d a ry ir e c t io n s h e w ill see t h a t t h e y a r e n o t a s
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M AY 2
4 TH 1 898, TO M AY 2
4 T H, 189
9 .
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x
e a c t t im e t h a t t h e Su n a rr iv e s a t t h e d e re e a n d m in u t e t h a t it w a s in a t
g
b x
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y e a r, p
t h e n t h e s t u d e n t in se rt s t h e s ign s a n d t h e ir d e gre e s a n d t h e l o n git u d e s o f
t he p
l a n e t s fo r t h a t t im e t h e sa m e a s if it w a s a n a t iv it y .
T h e figu re o f a R e v o l u t io n w h e n e re c t e d a s a o v e d e sc ri e d is t h e b b
h o ro sc o pe fo r t h e ye a r w hic h it is c a l c u l a t e d fo r a n d t h e go o d o r e v il ,
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h a v e a l s o t o be n o t ic e d in r e ga r d t o t h e ir r a dic a l pl a c e s in t h e n a t ivit y ,
p
a n d in t h a t r e s e c t a r e s a id t o h a ve m u c h in flu e n c e o n t h e n a t iv e , a n d
h is c irc u m s t a n c e s fo r t h e e n s u in g y e a r .
T h e Se c o n d a ry D
ir e c t io n s a re c a l c u l a t e d by firs t in se r t in g t h e Si gn s o f
t h e Z o d ia c a n d t h e ir d e gre e s in a b
l a n k c h a rt , t h e sa m e a s t h e y w e re a t
b b
ir t h t h e n c o u n t t h e n u m e r o f d a ys fr o m t h e irt h d a y , t h a t t h e n a t iv e
,
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is ye a r s o l d, a n d c a l c u l a t e t h e l o n git u d e o f t h e Su n , M o o n a n d l a n e t s p
fo r t h a t d a y t o t h e s am e h o u r a n d m in u t e o f t h e d a y t h a t t h e n a t iv e
, ,
w as b o rn t h a t giv e s t h e Sec o n d a r
y i D
re c t ion s fo r t h a t
y e ar .
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s S e c o n d a ry D i re c t io n s , fr o m M ay 2 4th , 1 8 98 , to M ay
2 4th , 1 8 99 .
T he n um b
f d e gr e e s t h e M o o n is fr o m fo rm in g a n a s e c t o f a
er o p
p p D
l a n e t e it h e r in t h e h o r o sc o e o f Se c o n da ry irec t io n s o r t h e R e v o l u t io n ,
,
b b
in dic a t e s t h e n u m e r o f m o n t h s a ft e r t h e ir t hd a y t h a t t h e i n flu e n c e o f
p p
t h e a s e c t w ill b e fe l t e s e c ia ll y if t h e M o o n is t ra v e ll in g a t t h e r a t e o f
,
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be a n u n for t u n a t e R e v o l u t io n fo r t h a t y e a r ; t h u s, if t h e sign o n t h e
a sc e n d a n t in t h e R e vo l u t io n is in sq u a r e o r O p p o sm o n t o t h e Sign t h a t is
o n t h e a sc en d a n t a t bir t h , it m a ke s it a v e ry u n fo r t u n a t e R e v o l u t io n , o r
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ir t h , a n d t h e a s e c t s a gre e in o t h t h e R e v o l u t io n a n d b
n a t iv it , t h e n it rs c a ll e d a o o d R e v o l u t io n , e t c
y g .
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O n t h e w h o l e, t h e Se c o n d a ry ire c t io n s a n d t h e R e v o l u t io n a ry figu res
a re u n fa v o ra bl e fo r t h e Q
u e e n fr o m M a
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9 y 4 2 ,
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,g
a re s u b e c tj t o o r u n de r h er T h at in flu e n c e w ill c o n t in u e u nt il t h o se
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ass e d u n l e ss Sh e d ie s in t h e m e a n t im e I n t h a t c a se fo r .
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c u r e R a h a e l s E h e m e ris fo r 1 8 8 , a n d n o t ic e in w h ic h mo n t h t h e e v il
9
t ra n sit o f Sa t u r n a n d U
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g o o d p
as ec t o f
J p
u i t e r w ill h a v e a m o dif in
y g in flu e n c e .
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t io n s, a n d t h e t ra n sit s, a l s o w h a t a re t e rm e d rim a r
y ire c t io n s, P that D
p
is, t h e a s pe c t s o f t h e l a n e t s a n d t h e Su n a n d M o o n , w hic h o c c u r a ft e r o r
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s q u a re o f Sa t u rn At 5 1 4 ye a rs o f a ge t h e
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p b y ill ,
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t u n e in h e r fa m il y a t t h a t a e ;
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ssi l y s h e m i h t h a v e
g b u rie d a n e a r b
re l a t io n o r so m e O t h e r a fflic t io n c a m e t o h e r .
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T h e se rim ary D irec t ro n s c a n e asil y be c a l c u l a t e d d u rin g t h e e a rl y
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g a d e re e fo r a ye a r, d o n o t
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y p y e ar o f t he
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n a t iv e s l ife W h e n t h e n a t iv e .
a rriv es a t t h e a ge o f 5 0 o r 6 0 , t h e se d isc re a n c ies m a y in s o m e n a t iv p

it ie s be c o n sid era l e b .
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u e e n w ill h a v e a n e vil d ire c t ro n t o t h e M o o n d u rin g t h e ye ar
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9 y y
a fflic t io n , an d as t he M o o n a n d Su n a re o t h in e m in i b
in t h e G ,
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n s o m e s e rio u s a t t a c k in s o m e
w a y c o n n ec t e d w it h t h e c h es t o r h e a d n e a r t h e t im e w h e n t h e a s e c t is p
c om lete p .
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T h e se n u m e ro u s s q u a re s ,
o pp
d a r t ic u l a r l
o sit io n s
y t h
an p
e se t il e o f x
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e n u s , a n d t h e M o o n ris in , h a s c a u s e d t his l a d
g y t o h ave
b b
s u c h re m a r ka l e a il it ie s, a n d t o b
e c o m e s o w e ll kn o w n , in c o n n e c t io n -
w it h h e r m u sic a l t a l e n t s, b u t s t ill Sh e w ill n o t l e a v e a n a m e e h in d h e r b

e qu a l t o J
en n
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e n u s in t h e Si n Li r a in t h e a sc e n d a n t ,
g b
in h e r n a t iv it y, o r o f Ad e l in a P
a t t i, w h o h a s e n u s in Sc o r io in t h e V p
a sc e n d a n t in h e r h o r o sc o e p .
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I c a n rin g t o m in d t h a t h a d s o m a n y
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s q u a re s a n d O
pp O Si t ro n s w a s t h a t o f St e h e n A p
o u gl a ss, w h o w a s a v e ry
. D
t a l e n t e d m a n , bu t w h o m e t w it h mu c h o pp
o sit io n t h r o u gh l ife , a n d I
b e l ie v e e v e n t u a ll
y d ied o or p
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.
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l a d y w ill m e e t w it h m a n y o o sit io n s a n d c o n flic t in g d iffic u l t ies in
p
d iffer e n t e rio d s o f h e r l ife , a n d it is v e ry d o u t fu l o f h e r l e a v in g m u c h b
w ea l t h at h er d e a t h .
M r H a rry B ra h a m ,
.
F irs t H u s b a n d .
M r S olom on , Sec on d H u sb a n d
. .
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d a n t , e in g t h e giv e r o f l ife a n d s o a ffl ic t e d it is v ery ,
b
d o u t fu l o f h e r l iv in g t o a gre a t a ge , a l t h o u gh it is o ssi l e t h a t sh e m igh t p b
en o j y f a ir h e a l t h
g e n e r a ll
y y e t o n a c c o u n t o f Sa t u r n a ffl ic t in
, g ir o r i sin ,
g g V
Sh e w ill a t t im e s h a v e se v e r e a t t a c ks o f ill n e s s, c h ie fly a fflic t in
g t h e a d om en b
and u pper p
a rt s o f t h e c h e st a n d t h ro a t a n d w ill a t t im e s b e t r o u l e d
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w it h so m e s l igh t h e a rt d iffic u l t y a s Ura n u s is in e m in i, in s q u a re t o
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G
t h e a sc e n d a n t , a n d J p
u it e r is in Le o , a fflic t in g M e rc u ry, h e r ru l in g
p p bb
l a n e t , a n d v e ry ro a l y w ill d ie a ft e r a v ery s h o r t il l n e ss .
ELEM ENT S OF A ST R O LO G Y. .
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3 2 1
T h e m a in re a so n I h a v e in se r t e d t his h o ro sc o e , is t o re fe r t o t h e p
p
m a r ke d e v il a s e c t s for m a rriage I n a n a t ivit y w h e r e t h e r e a r e e v il
.
p l a n e t s in t h e 7 t h h o u se , t h e h o u se o f m a rria ge, it is a l w a ys u n fa v o ra l e b
pp
fo r h a in ess in m a rrie d l ife a n d h a v in g t h e pl a n e t N e t u n e in t h a t h o u se
,
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p
is a r t ic u l a rl y e v il , b u t m o r e e s pe c ia ll y w h e n M a rs is t h e re a l so in c l o se
O pp o sitio n o f Sa t u r n r isin
g H a d the S un . rs t m a d e t h e s q u a r e of fi
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it r e a ll y h as e e n , b u t t h e Su n s o c l o se t o a s q u a re o f t h e s e e v il l an ets
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p
h a s m a d e it ba d e n o u gh .
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. . .
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h o ro sc o p e Sh e m a rries t h e e rs o n d en o t e d by t h e l a n e t p p
p
t h a t t h e Su n first a p l ie s t o by a s e c t fo r h e r firs t h u sba n d p Se e p ar ~
. .
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4 par 0
3 5 a e 16
g 5 T h .
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p
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h o u se , (a n e v il h o n se ) a n d u it e r is w it h in 2 o f a s q u a re o f h e r r u l in g
°
p p
l a n e t , M erc u ry (Se e ic t u r e o f first h u s a n d )
. b .
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p p
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t h e s e t w o r u l in g p b
l a n e t s e in g in sq u a re t o e a c h o t h er a n d M e rc u ry ,
re t r o ra d e , c a u se d h er t o l e a v e h im
g T h e s e c o n d a s e c t t h e Su n m a ke s is
. p
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p ic tu re w it h H on . Wil l iam J B
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ry an s , w il l s ee a
resembl a n c e, as t h e y a re b ot h J u p 1 te r .
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a se x ilt e o f V d M r So l o m o n w a s a re a l
e n u s, an . en u s e rs o n ; en us V p V
b e in
g x
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a ffe c t io n fo r h im an d t he ,
p
ic t u re o f t h e se c o n d h u s a n d is a l m o st a b
t
y pical p
e rs o n d e sc ri e d b
y b
e n u s in Sc o r io V
o t h in e rs o n a l a
p p
e ar ,
b p p
an ce an d it a l so in dic a t e s gr e a t re u t a t io n fo r m u sic a l t a l e n t p .
p
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p a rs 2 .
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2
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g p35 N o d o u t t h e re w a s m o r e h a r m o n
. b y etw een b
t h is l a d
y and M r So l o m o n t h a n w it h h e r O t h e r h u s a n d s, b u t
. hi s ba d b
p
r e u t a t io n fo r w o m e n fin a ll
y u n d e rm in e d t h e ir h a in e ss pp .
p
T h e t hird a s e c t t h e Su n m a ke s is a s e t il e o f M a r s, u s t se t t in g n e a r x j ,
th e c us p
o f the
7 t h h o u se , a n d a fflic t in
g t h e h o u se o f m a rr ia e
g T h e .
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Hu sban d .
L il l ia n R u s s el l .
pi c t u re of the t hir d b
h u s a n d in d ic a t e s a re a l M a rs e rso n Fo r h is p .
p p
e rs o n a l d e sc ri t io n th e S t u d e n t sh o u l d t u r n t o pa r 1 03 a e 1 1 ,
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f S a t u r n w i t h in o r s o f t h e a s c e n d a nt b .
p p
T h e fo u r t h ic t u r e sh o w s a e rs o n in d ic a t e d by t h e l a n e t Ur a n u s in p
t h e sign G p
e m in i ; fo r h is d e sc r i t io n t u r n t o pa r 5 8 p a ge 1 0 5 b u t sh e w ill .
,
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y t h e l a n e t Sa t u rn in t h e Sign p irgo a n d h is V ,
p p
e rs o n a l d e sc ri t io n w o u l d n o t b e a n y t h in g l ike t h e l a s t ic t u r e re fe rr e d p
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T HE H O R O SC O PE O F LO R D G EO R GE G O R D O N BY R O N .
T h e re is a n a m e t h a t w ill s u rvive
R o ya l t y ’
s m o n u m e n t a l s t o n e,
A n d l o n g a s h is t o ry c a n g ive
’
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Y O N , it is t h in e o w n
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M 1R R OR
.
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.
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’
in o th e r d a ys .
T h e p ro p h e t s e ye s m ig h t re a d y o u r ra y s ,
An d t el l o f m a n y a s t ra n g e e ve n t ,
Of w arfa re a d o f w a
n rn i n g s e n t ” .
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—B Y R ON
y ..
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,
Lo n do n .
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’
e a rs a ft er h i d h d b u ia l t h e s kill o f t h e ro h e t s e e , i re a d in
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y ’
p p y n
g
t h e ra y s o f t h e St a r r, S h o u l d b e t h e o n l y a u t h e n t ic re c o rd l e ft t o j u s t ify
h is fa ir n a m e a n d c h a ra c t e r ; t o re m o ve t h e m o st ig n o m in io u s c h a rg e o f
fi
in c e s t , a n d x t h e fa b ric a t io n o f it o n t h e rig h t p e rs o n , t h a t is L a d y B y ro n
-
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y p
o b t a in e d s o m e y e a rs a g o , fro m a n a u t h e n t ic s o u rc e , s o t h a t t h e re c a n b e n o
d o u b t o f it s c o rre c t n e s s. Fro m w h a t s o u rc e I re c e iv e d it is o f n o a c c o u n t
t o t h e rea d e r, o n l y I c a n a s s u re h im t h a t I d id n o t re c e ive it fro m e it h e r
H a rrie t B e e c h e r St o w e o r L a d y B y ro n A n d it s pe rfe c t a g re e m e n t w it h t h e
’
rin c i a ll k n o w n e ve n t S o f h is l ife e x h ib it s a u ro s t re m a r k a b l e p ro o f o f
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p p y
A s t ro l o g y, b y fa r t o o s t ro n g fo r t h e e n e m ie s o f t h e s c ie n c e t o in va l id a t e .
“
L o rd B y ro n w a s b o r n w h e n 6 d e g re e s o f Sc o r pio w e re ris in g , w h ic h
c a u s e d h im t o b e b o rn u n d e r t h e
p l a n e t M a rs , in C a n c e r, n e a r a c o n j u n c t io n
of t he M o o n , a n d a l in t o an o o s it io n o f M e rc u ry , w h ic h w ill d e s c rib e
pp y g pp
a e rs o n n e a r t h e m id d l e h e i h t , w e ll b u il t , l i h t h a ir a n d l ig h t c o m p l e x io n e d ,
p g g
h ig h fo re h e a d a n d o va l fa c e .
T h e M o o n is t h e g ive r o f l ife , a n d b e in g in c o n j u n c t io n w it h a n e vil

p l a n e t , a n d in o
pp o s it io n t o a n o t h e r, a n d o t h e rw is e m a t e ria ll y a ffl ict ed ,
ELEM EN T S or A ST R O LO GY .
35 2
in d ic a t e d a s h o rt l ife , a n d a l s o t h e k in d ll
’
o f deat h . Bu t I sh a r e fe r t o t h is
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him t o h a v e gre a t a m it io n t o rise in t h e w o r l d a n d e c o m e r o m in e n t
,
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a n d fa m o u s .
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I t w o u l d be a n im o ssi il it y fo r a e r s o n h a v in g su c h a h o r o sc o e a s p
Mr . D b
ic ke n s t o re m a in in o sc u rit y o r in l o w c irc u m s t a n c e s ; h e w o u l d
b
be c e rt a in t o ris e t o pr o m in e n c e a n d e v e n e c o m e w e a l t h y, a l t h o u gh h e
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th e p pl eo e at l a rge a n d e n a b l e h im t o say a n d d o m a n y t h in gs w it ho u t
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in u ry to him se l f t h a t w o u l d h a v e b ro u gh t m isfo r t u n e if n o t im p ris o n
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c o n n e c t e d w it h h o m e a ffa irs a n d d o m es t ic l ife a n d e v e n s o m e o f h is n ea r
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n e i h o rs w o u l d m a ke t ro u l e fo r him M r b
ic ke n s m u s t h a v e h a d . . D
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m u c h u n l e a s a n t n e ss in l o v e a ffa irs re v io u s t o m a rria ge , w h ic h w o u l d p
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fr o m a s q u a re o f Sa t u rn in dic a t e s a l a dy d esc ri e d by t h a t l a n e t in C a p
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m a r ry t h a t l a d y e it h e r Se e pa r 30 1 , a e 16
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c o n u n c t io n o f M a rs in t h e 7 t h
h o u se ,
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u n o rt u n a t e as p ec t , an d t o an u n fo r t u n a t e pl a n et ,
w ou l d n ot p d ro uce h a in e ss in m a rrie d l ife

m u c h h a rm o n y Se e or pp .
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t e m e r a n d h e r m e n t a l a il it ie s b
As e n u s is in isc e s in t h e 7 t h h o u se . V P
( t h e h o u se o f m a r ria e
g in s q u a re t o u it e r, t h e r e w o u l d n e v e r b e m u c h
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l o v e o r h a pin e ss e t w e e n M r ic ke n s a n d h is w ife, a s it w o u l d c a u se . D
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h e r t o b e e a l o u s a n d s u s ic io u s o f O t h e r w o m en p
Aft er l iv in g t o ge t h e r .
fo r 2 0 y e a rs a n d h a v in g s e v e ra l c h il d re n t h e y a gre e d, by m u t u a l c o n se n t ,
,
t o a se a r a t io n pT h e c o n u n c t io n o f t h e M o o n a n d M a rs in t h e 7 t h
. j
h o u se w o u l d c au s e his w ife t o h a v e a ba d t e m e r a n d m a ke h e r t yr a n n ic a l
,
p .
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T h e w ife s sis t e r w h o r o a l y h a d ,
p b b mu ch d o w it h t h e ir se ara t io n ,
to p
a n d w h o a ft e rw a r d s ke t h o u s e fo r M r p . D ic ke n s, is in d ic a t e d by t h e l a n e t p
V e n u s in P
isc e s in t h e 7 t h h o u s e , a n d l a dy o f t h e 9 t h h o u se , (t h e h o u se
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o f t h e w ife s re l a t io n s
) See
p ar 12 . .
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10
9 fo r h e r d e sc ri t io n , t e m e r , e t c p p . Sh e w o u l d be m u c h m o re agre e
b
a le an d p
l e a sa n t in h e r m a n n e rs t h a n h is w ife .
Al t h o u gh M r D
ic ke n s h a d se v e ra l c h il d re n
. o rn t o h im , s t ill h e b
w o u l d n o t l iv e h a r m o n io u sl y w it h t h e m , a s t h e M o o n is in s qu a re t o
Sa t u rn , l o r d o f t h e st h h o u s e, (t h e h o u s e o f c h il d re n ) a n d t h e y w o u l d ,
b
b e o f l it t l e e n e fit t o him , a n d ve ry r o a l y h e did n o t re sid e w it h p b b
them Mr . . D
ic ke n s ge n e ra ll y w o u l d e n o y fa ir h e a l t h b u t w o u l d s u ffer j ,
p
m u c h fr o m o ve r t y a n d m is fo r t u n e in e a rl y l ife , a s Sa t u rn is a fflic t in g t h e
4 t h h o u se a n d e s e c ia l l y it s
p ,
e in
g in s q u a r e t o t h e M o o n w o u l d bm a ke
p
m u c h u n h a p in e ss fo r him in e a rl y l ife , a n d w o u l d a l so c a u se m u c h
b
q u a rr e l in g e t w e e n h is fa t h e r a n d m o t h e r H e d ie d u n e 9 t h , 1 8 7 0 . J ,
w h e n Sa t u r n w a s in t h e
4 t h h o u s e in a l m o s t e a c t s q u a re t o his a sc e n d x
a n t a n d h is
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en u s s V p
l a c e a n d ra n u s w a s in t h e l o t h h o u se, in a l m o s t
,
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e x ac t s q u a re to M a rs .
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.
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all th e voy age o f h fe is b o u n d in s h allo ws a n d m m is e rie s — S HA K SP A .
A s t1 o l o g y h a s b e e n a c c e p te d a n d pi a c u c e d b y t h e g re a t e s t a n d m o s t 1 n t e l h tr e n t m in d s tha t h a ve
e ve r l ive d
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. T he s tu d y of A s tro l o g y ie a c h e s o n e o f t h e g 1 e a t e s t a n d m o s t u m ve rs a l La w s of
N a t u re 7
w h ic h 11 0 o t h e r s c i e n ce does t e a ch .
34 4 ELEM ENT S OF A ST R O LO G Y.
T h ere is a r u l e in Ast r o l o gy w hic h t h e s t u d e n t sh o u l d t ry a n d kee in p

m in d, a n d t h a t is, W h e n t h e e a rl y d egree s o f a t a ll o r sh o rt Sign is o n
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t h e a sc e n d a n t t h e ,
p
e rs o n is a l m o s t in v a ria l
y b
Sh o r t in s t a t u re o r a t l e as t ,
t h e y a re n o t t a ll , bu t w h e n n e a r 2 0 o f a Si n is o n t h e a sc e n d a n t i i
°
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g iv e a p
e rs o n o f t a ll s t a t u re B u t t h e l a s t fe w d e r e es
.
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o f t h e Si n
g g iv e s a s h o r t e r s t a t u re I h a v e fo u n d t h is a l m o s t a n in va ria
.
bl e r u l e in A s t r o l o gy W h a t m a d e G e n G ra n t so o rigin a l in l a n n in g
. . p
a n d c o n q u e rin
g in b
a t t l e s, w a s U
ra n u s n e a r t h e m id h e a v e n , in c l o se t rin e
t o Sa t u rn Su n a n d,
J p
u it e r, a l l in t h e a sc e n d a n t I t a l so m a d e him a n .
o ri in a l t hin ke r an d n o t a fi h t e r o f
g , g b
a t t l e s a c c o r din
g t o an
y s e c ial p
p
m il it a ry ru l e ; in t h a t re s e c t h e w a s v e ry s im il a r t o Na o l e o n on a p B
p a rt e w,
h o w as b
o rn u n d e r M ar s in ir o
g V
n e a r t h e m id h e a v e n , in c l o se
,
t rin e t o U j
r a n u s u st s e t t in
g .
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U r a n u s n e ar t he m id h e a v e n
G en ra n t t o h a v e a gre a t m a n y
c a u se d
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. G
u s a n d d o w n s d u rin h is e a rl l if e, a n d a l so c a u se d h im m a n y fin a n
p g y
c ia l l o sse s a n d m isfo r t u n e s in t h e l a tt e r p
art o f h is l ife , a s it w a s n e a r
a m u n d a n e s q u a r e t o t h e a sc e n d a n t .
P e rso n s b o rn w it h Sa t u rn in t h e a sc en da n t g e n era ll y ha v e to s u ffe r
p o v e rt y
in t h e ir e a r l y y e a rs a n d v e ry O ft e n a re in p oor Or w eak heal t h
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y l ife S a t u r n in t h e a s c e n d a n t
. an d V en us in a w a t e ry
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s i n in c l o s e a s e c t t o t h e M o o n , c a u se d him to ac q u ire b
t h e h a it o f
u sin
g t o b
a c c o a n d s t im u l a n t s .
T h e M o o n fi rs t m a d e a sq u a re o f Sa t u rn fo r h is m a rria ge , w hic h c er
t a in l y in e a rl y m a rrie d l ife c o u l d n o t h a ve e e n ve r
y f o rt u n a t e, o r c o n b
pp b
d u c ive t o h a in e ss, a l t h o u gh e in g in t h e a sc e n d a n t t h e y w o u l d e c o m e b
m u c h m o re a t t a c h e d t o e a c h o t h e r a ft e r m idd l e a ge Fo r a e rs o n a l . p
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d e sc ri t io n o f G e n G ra n t s w ife se e pa r 69 ,
.
a e 1 0 6, a l so
g par 6
9 , . p .
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p a
g e 11 1, w h ic h
d e sc ri e s a l a d b
y n e a r t h e m e d iu m h ei h t , fu ll
g u il t ,
ale b p
p x
c o m l e io n , d ar k h a ir, a n d n o t v e r y r e fin e d in a p e a ra n c e o r m a n n e r p .
A n e vil p l a n e t in t h e 5 t h h o u s e , a s G e n G r a n t h a d, is n o t v e ry go o d .
x
fo r c h il d r en ; t h e y a re a p t t o b e e t ra v a ga n t, if n o t a s o u rc e o f a n n o y a n c e
t o t h e ir p
a re n t s .
I t is v e ry se l d o m t h a t w e se e a h o r o sc o e so s t r o n g fo r o v e rc o m in g p
’
e n e m ies o r d iffi c u l t ie s a s t h a t o f G e n G ra n t s, w it h t h re e s u e rio r
. l a n ets p p
x
in t h e a sc e n da n t in fi e d sign s ; t h e r e w e re v e r y few ge n e ra l s in t h e a rm y
b
d u rin g t h e re e ll io n t h a t h a d St ro n ge r o r m o r e o w e rfu l h o ro sc o e s p p .
C h a rt of the H e a v e n s fo r th e B irt h o f G en . Ul y s s e s S im p s o n G ra n t ,
A p ril 2 7th , 1 82 2 , a . m .
, at G a l e n a , Il l .
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g b o rn u n d e r t h e pl a n et Vh o u s e , (t h e h o u s e o f
en us in th e 1 2 th
s o rr o w , ) a l t h o u h in
g good a p
s e c t t o t h e M 0 0 11, c a u s e d h im t o h a v e
p er io d s o f w o rr
y a nd d e s o n d e n c
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gen era l an d b ,
a ft e rw a rd s P
r e sid e n t o f t h e n it e d St a t e sU a n d Sa t u rn , l o r d o f t h e l i t h
h o u se a fflic t in g t h e a sc e n d a n t, c a u se d h im t o be e c e e d in gl y u n fo r t u n a t e
, x
in r ega rd t o h is frie n d s H e w o u l d ge n e ra ll y b e s u rro u n d e d by
.
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u n rin c i l e d
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T h e l a n e t Ve n u s in it s e a l t a t io n risin g in c l ose t rin e t o t h e M o o n
in t h e 4 t h h o u se in it s O w n Sign in dic a t es t h a t G e n ,
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l a st ro a l y a s l o n g a s t h e n a m e o f t h e Un it e d St a t es .
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D e t e rm in e F o r t u n e i n h e r s e c o n d c a u s e
T h e s e a r e a b o o k w h e re in w e a l l ma y 1 e a d ,
A n d a l l s h o u l d k n o w w h o w o u l d in l ife s u c c e e d .
T h e h is t o ry o f As t ro l o g y is c o e va l w it h t h a t o t m a n . I t fo r m e d th e b a s is o f a ll a n c ie n t r el ig ion s
a n d m y t h o l ogy , a n d is in d i s s o l u bl y in t erw o ve n w it h t h e s a cre d t ru t h s of t h e C h ri s ti a n re l i gi on .
34 6 ELEM ENT S OF AS T R O LO GY.
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, 1 861 .
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B OR N FEB . 1 1 T H, 1 7 32 ,
AT 10 A . M .
,
VI R G I N I A .
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I s h a ll n o t l o o k u p o n h i s l ik e a g a in ”—S . AK SP A .
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in t h e fa m il y i l e n o w in o sse ssio n o f G e o rge W a shin gt o n a ss e t t , o f B
H a n o v e r c o u n t y, V
irgin ia , t h e fo ll o w i n g e n t ry is fo u n d G e o rge
W a s h in gt o n , s o n t o Au gu s t in e a n d M a ry h is w ife , w a s o rn ye 1 1 t h d a y b
Of F b
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n t h e m o r n in
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gy o rn o n t h e 2 2 d o f b
e r u ar , n e w s t l e
y y Fb .
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F eb . n th , 1 7 32 , at 10 a . m .
, V irg in ia .
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t im e o f bi rt h c a u se . b
the p V
l a n e t e n u s, in t h e Sign Arie s w it h t h e sign T a u r u s o n t h e a sc e n d
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M o o n w ill d e sc ri e a e rso n o f t a ll s t a t u re sa n gu in e c o m l e io n , a n d ,
p x
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of a p
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g i V b
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H e w o u l d be o f a m il d .
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,
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w o u l d so o n be o ve r T h e M o o n be in g in t h e sign e m in i t h e h o u se o f
. G ,
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M e rc u ry a n d e n u s h is r u l in g l a n e t w o u l d give h im go o d m e n t a l a il i
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t ie s a n d a v e ry re fin e d t u rn o f m in d
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.
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m u sic , o e t ry, a in t in g, e t c p en us a V
l yin g t o a c o nj un c t io n o f Sa t u rn ,
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We p
h a v e n o t s ac e t o n o t ic e a l l t h e fo r t u n a t e a n d u n fo r t u n a t e
p e rio d s o f h is l ife , b u t m i h t m e n t io n
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fi ft e e n ye a rs o f a ge w e re u n fo rt u n a t e e rio ds fo r him ; a n d a l so a t t w e n t p y
y e a rs o f a e w a s a n o t h e r u n fo r t u n a t e
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p b
l a c e , e sid es se v e ra l o t h er fo rt u n a t e a s e c t s ; a n d t h en p
a a in a t fift
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y y g l ife u n d e r c e r t a in w e a ke n e d
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c h il d re n s o o u n g b u t a ft e rw a rd s c o n se n t e d t o l e t t h e c h il d t a ke i t p ro
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g t h e t im e b p p
l e e din g w a s o u l a r t he d o c t o rs e l ie v e d t h a t t h e b
p a t ie n t m u s t be b
l e d in all c a ses ; a n in st a n c e is m e n t io n e d by D r G u y .
o f Lo n d o n , in his ook o n b u l ic He a l t h P b w h e re h e sa ys o n e h u n d re d
,
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l e d fo r o n e dise ase , a n d t h e y a ll die d D r . .
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fo r o po sin g t h ese d e st ru c t iv e m e t h o d s in t h e t re a t m e n t o f d ise a ses .
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b . .
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an d o t a n ic b p
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p u t a st o t o t h e p
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t he pra c t ic e o f m e dic in e .
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a t t e m t e d t o t re a t fe v e r o r a n
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g t h e
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c a l o m e l a n d a l a , e m e t ic t a rt a r, e t c , a n d .
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t h e a t ie n t d ie d, h e w o u l d be a rr e s t e d a t o n c e a n d t rie d fo r m a n sl a u gh t e r .
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l ee din g, a n d t a kin g s u c h l a rge d o se s o f o iso n o u s m e dic in e, p
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ra isin m on e t o in flu e n c e t h e l e isl a t u r e a n d h a v e l a w s e n a c t e d t o re
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o f in re d ie n t s t h a t a re h a rm l e ss a n d n o t d es t ru c t iv e t o l ife o r h e a l t h
g .
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. b b
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in t ro d u c e d a ill r e qu irin g a l l a t e n t m e dic in e s t o h a v e t h e n a m e s a n d
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on the b
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t h e m e dic in e fo r t h e m se l v es . b
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ELEM EN T S O F A ST R O LO GY .
35 7
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d r ive t h e m a n u . Fi rs t , to
p p
fa c t u re rs o f s u c h ro rie t a ry m e dic in es o u t o f t h e St a t e, w h ic h m e dic in es
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t o h av e t he b b
ill kill e d e it h e r in t h e Ass em l y o r c o m m it t e e r o o m s
, .
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s c a n s a re r n o a e e a n u a c t u re o a en
m di i e pp d d d ggi p m it t d
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w it h his a rm s e t e n de d a n d t h e e e rt u sin g l o n g kn iv e s a n d so t h ro w in g xp
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kn ife w e n t a n in c h c ro o ke d it w o u l d be a l m o s t in s t a n t d e a t h .
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y g s o m e a t t e n t io n t o su c h p
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c a se s a s t h e d e at h o f M r s C a r h a rt S c h il d , e v e n if i t is a ye a r a ft er t h e
.
d e a t h o c c u re d, I f i n t h e fu t u re t h e a t t e n t io n o f t h e is t ric t At t o rn e y D
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r a e r a n u m e r o f c a se s t h a t w o u l d m a ke s l e n did
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b y fin e a n d im p r is o n m e n t .
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b o w el s , w it h d ir e c t io n s t o o n l y t a k e o n e p il l e a c h n ig h t , b u t t h a t s a m e n i g h t h e t o o k t h e w h o l e b o x
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. .
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,
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o f h is a u d ie n c e t h a t t h e w e re r e a l t r a e d ie s
y g .
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b p
w e re gre a t n u m e r s o f im p o s t o rs re t e n din g t o ra c t ic e it b u t sin c e t h e
,
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.
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t io n h e go t his w a l kin
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a pp e a re d the p
P r e sid e n t C l e ve l an d a n d e x re sid e n t H a rriso n , in t h e “
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H O R O SC O PE O F G R O V ER C LE V EL A ND .
F ro m T h e N ew Yo rk S u n d a y M orn in g J o u rn a l ,
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p l a n e t s Sa t u rn a n d M a rs in t h e h o u se o f m o n e y w o u l d in dic a t e t h a t h e
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t ic u l a rl y in O c t o e r o f t h a t
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resid e n t H a rriso n h a s t h e m o re fo r t un a t e h o ro
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fac t t h a t G r o v er C l e v e l an d w ill h a v e s o m e e c e t io n a ll y go o d in flu e n c es x p
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the pa rt ie s a re o pp
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o u sl y a ffe c t e d , a n d o s si l
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a c e a t t h e sa m e t im e , w h ic h I t h in k w ill s o il h is ro s e c t s fo r
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r e n o m i n a t io n an d t h e Na t io n a l C o n v e n t io n m a y a c t a s t re a c h e ro u sl y a s
,
it d id t o a m es G J . B
l a in e m 1 8 9 2 St ill , s h o u l d h e ge t t h e n o m in a t io n
.
t h e re w ill b e a fa ir c h a n c e o f h is e in
g e l ec t ed b
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C o m m e n c in g a n u a ry 1 , 1 8 9 7, a n d c o n t in u in g t o t h e l st o f ecem D
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g C o n ress
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t o ge t h e r o n t h e Au g 7 t h 18 d u rin t h e t im e t h a t h e h a d su c h e v il
93 .
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in flu e n c e s in h is n a t iv it y t h e a s e c t s w e re e v il o n t h e d a y t h e y m e t a n d ,
b b
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b
u n t il b
a o u t t h e 2 8 t h o f N o v e m e r w h e n h e w ill h a v e b a n o t h e r e v il
,
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as ec t ,
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g h im a w o,
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c o n n e c t e d w it h G
o v e rn m e n t a ffa irs w h ic h w ill c o n t in u e t o t h e 1 5 t h o f
,
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e ru a ry I st u rin
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. D Fb
w ill be v e ry m u c h e r l e e d in p p x o v e rn m e n t a ffa irs ; G t hin gs t h r o u gh o u t
t h e c o u n t ry w il l l o o k gl o o m y h is h e a l t h w ill be p o o r a n d C o n gre ss a n d ,
h e w ill b e a t l o gge rh e a d s Aft e r A ril l S t u n t il t h e mid dl e o f No v e m

. p
be r t h in gs w ill go m u c h s m o o t h e r w it h a m u c h righ t e r p ro pe c t t h ro u gh
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y .
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5
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w ill be in a b o u t o n e ye a r a n d n in e m o n t h s a t w h ic h t im e h e w ill c o m e ,
n e a r d in a n d w ill m e e t w it h se rio u s a fflic t io n s o t h erw is e A l s o t h e re

y g , .
w ill be gre a t d isc o n t e n t a n d e x c it e m e n t t h ro u gh o u t t h e c o u n t ry es p e c ia ll y ,
as t h e P re sid e n t w il l h a v e e v il a sp e c t s a ffe c t in g his o wn h o ro sc o p e a t

t h e sa m e t im e .
If M iss Es t h e r go e s in t o b
u sin e ss, s h e w ill o ft e n m ee t w it h h e a v
y
b
l o sse s a n d e c o m e a n kru t
,
b p .
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7
.
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T h o m a s ic k, t h a t Ev e n t h o u gh 1t w ere a d m it t e d t h a t
.
t he heav en l
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o d ie s h a v e a n in flu e n c e o v e r t h e h u m a n r a c e ,
y e t w e h a v e
n o d a t a wh a t e v er b w hi c h t o a sc e r t a in t h e m o d e o f it s O era t io n , o r t o
y p
d e t e rm in e t h e fo rm u l a o r r u l e s by w h ic h c a l c u l a t io n s a re t o be m a d e
a n d t h e ir p
re t e n s io n s n o t h in
g Sh o r t o f c r im in a l im o sit io n u o n t h e p p
c re d u l it
y o f m a n kin d ,
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g a New o r k Y
p p b ’
Su n d a y pa e r u l ish e d M iss Es t h e r s h o ro sc o e t h e s a m e Su n d a y t h e p
o n e I w ro t e a pp
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g b
a ll e ss e n t ia l p
a r t ic u l a rs p
H o w w a s t h a t o ssi l e if t h e re a re n o ru l e s o r
. b
d a t a in As t ro l o gy t o go by ? If t h e sa m e t im e o f irt h w e re t a ke n t o b
t e n t h o u sa n d As t r o l o e rs, t h e w o ul d a l l a re e in t h e e sse n t ia l a rt ic u
g y g p
p ’
l a rs in t h e h o ro sc o e, as t o t h e n a t iv e s e rso n a l a e ara n c e, t e m er, p pp p
m e n t a l q u a l it ies , m a rria ge , t im e o f m a rria ge , dis o sit io n , h ysic a l a n d p p
b
m e n t a l q u a l it ie s o f t h e h u s a n d a n d w h e t h e r a h a y m arriage o r t h e
,
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re v e rse ; c h il d re n , a il m e n t s s ic kn ess, l e n t h o f l ife e t c , a s t e n t h o u san d
, g , .
p e rs o n s p
ro fic ie n t in a rit h m e t ic w o u l d a re e in t h e ir c a l c u l a t io n s in a n
g y
p
s e c ia l su m .
Ast ro l o ge rs are n o t l ike d o c t o rs, l a w yers, m in ist e rs, e t c , w h o a ll dis .
a re e w it h o n e a n o t h e r, a n d a re a lw a s a s w id e a a r t in t h e ir d ed u c t io n s
g ’ y p
a n d c o n c l u sio n s a s t h e n o r t h p
o l e is fr o m t h e s o u t h , o r t h e e as t fro m t h e
w e st I t is a c o m m o n by w o rd t h a t n o t w o d o c t o rs e v er a gree in t h eir
.
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d ia gn o sis a n d t re a t m e n t , u n l e ss t h e y a re H o m oe o a t hic o r Ast r o l o gic al p

d o c t o rs .
T he d iffe re n t re l igio n ist s h a v e d o n e n o t hin g bu t disa gre e a n d figh t

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w it h o n e a n o t h e r a ll t h e w o rl d o v e r, sin c e Ad a m s t im e , a n d t h ere is
n o t h in
g so i t t b
er a n d fie rc e as a r e l i io u s w a r
g .
T h e w h o l e s t o c k in t ra d e o f a l a w ye r c o n sist s in disa gre e in g, a n d in

t a kin g a d iffe r e n t v ie w o n t h e su bj
e c t fro m t h e l a w e r o n t h e o
y o sit e pp
sid e a n d h e ke e s u
, p p
t his d isa gre e m e n t a s l o n g a s h e c a n , o r a s l o n g a s
t h e m o n ey h o l ds o u t .
T h e Ast r o l o ge rs c o m pa re v e ry fa v o r a l y w it h t h e fo ll o w ers o f a n y b
of t he a o ve b p
r o fe s sio n s l n t h e c o n sis t e n c
y o f t h e i1 d e d u c t io n s A s t ro l
x
o gy is a n e a c t s c ie n c e p
it is a l m o s t im o ssi l e fo r it s r o fe ss o rs t o d isa b p
g re e if t h e d a t a a re c o rr e c t , a n d e a c h o f t h e As t ro l o ge rs 1 s ro fic ie n t in p
t h e s c ie n c e .
p
Is 1 t n o t s t ra n ge t h a t ro fess o rs o f Ast ro l o gy sh o u l d be erse c u t e d in a l l p
a es ?
g I n a n c ie n t t im e s t h e
y w e re p
e rs e c u t e d a s id o l a t e rs , e c a u se t h e
y b
w e r e su pp
o s e d t o w o rs h ip t h e Su n , M o o n a n d St a rs ; a n d Sin c e t h e
R e fo r m a t io n t h e y h a ve ee n b p
e rse c u t e d a s w it c h e s a n d h e re t ic s Ye t .
p
As t 1 o l o ge rs a re t h e o n l y r o fe ss o rs w h o a gre e w it h , a n d d o n o t ersec u t e, p
e ac h O t h er ; a n d t h e ir sc ie n c e is a s a n c ie n t as a n y o f t h e sc ien ces .
ELEM EN T S O F A ST R O LO G Y .
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H O R O SC O PE .
T HE U DA
S N Y N EW S A ST R O LO G I ST PR E I CT S D A BR I LLI AN T LI E. F
A W a shin gt o n d ispa t c h s a ys : “
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an y
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p e r s o n s n o t h a vin g any k n o w l e dg e of A s t r o n o my w o u l d h a ve t o t a k e a fe w l e s s on s in t h a t s c ie n ce
be fo re t h ey c ou l d ere c t a c h a r t o f th e h ea ve n s by m ean s of a t ab l e o f h ou s e s an d an ep h em eris.

37 6 ELEM ENT S or A ST R O LO GY .
h e ha s Sa t u rn a fli ic t in g h is 2 d h o u se in O o sit io n t o t h e l o rd t h e re o f pp .
p
T h e se a re e v il in flu e n c e s e s e c ia ll y in m o n e y m a t t e rs .
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T h e a s e c t s in t h is h o ro s c o e, w hic h in dic a t e d t h e re se n t Em e ro r p p
p
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l yin g t o a go o d i Spe c t o f Sa t u rn a n d t h e Su n , a n d
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t h a t t h e Em e ro r w ill n o t l iv e o v er 1 8 9 7 ; if h e d o e s, h e is l ike l y t o
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ELEM EN T S or A ST R O LO G Y .
37 7
T H E H O R O SC O PE O F T HE T H IR D F R EN C H RE PUB LI C .
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m a y e v e n go u n der in t h e fo re a r t o f 1 8 9 4 , o r t h e su m m er o f 1 8 9 5 .
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ide n t C a rn o t o f Fra n c e w a s a ss assin a t e d in 1 8 9 6 t h e n a t io n
res ,
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w a s u n d e r c o n sid e r a l e s t ra in , b u t fin a ll y t h in gs a d u st e d t h e m se lv e s j .
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T h e go v ern m e n t h a s e e n p u t t o a d e c id e d s t ra in d u rin g t h e l a t t e r p a r t
o f 1 8 7 a n d t h e fo re a rt o f 1 8 8 in t h e t r ia l a n d c o n v ic tio n o f Z o l a ,
9 p 9 ,
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, y g g
p b
re u l ic w ill n o t b e a b l e t o w e a t h e r t h e s t o rm t h a t w ill t h e n ris e .
AP P END I X .
INTR ODUCTOR Y R EMAR KS TO A PAMPHLET
ENT I T LED
WH Y I A M A N A S T R O LO G E R ,
A ND A R EP LY TO
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R IC H A R D A . PR OCTOR S
A R T I C LE O N T HE
H UM B UG O F A S T R O L O G Y ,
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1 8 8 7 , W IT H C R I T I C I SM S
O N T HE
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A ND JU D G J E O HN J AY
G O R DO N, O F T H E C O U R T O F C O M M O N P LE S, P H I L A A D ELP HI A , PA.
L . D . B R O UG H T O N , M . D .
N EW Y OR K
PUB L I S H E D BY T HE A UTH OR ,
6 8 SO U T H WA S H I N G T O N SQU A R E .
INTR ODUCTOR Y R EMAR KS .
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.
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g
m e), w as se n t e n c e d t o e igh t e e n p
m o n t h s im riso n m e n t in t h e Pe n it e n t ia ry
at P hil a d e l h ia ,p P e n n s lv a n ia , s o l e l , so fa r a s I Ca n fin d o u t , fo r
y y rae p
t ic in g a s t ro o
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g o G
rdo n , w h e n assin
g p
se n t e n c e o n t h e riso n e r, p
m a d e u se o f t h e fo ll o w in g w o rd s — “
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p b
o ssi l
y l o w fo rm s o f
g b
a m l in , t h a t is m o re in u rio u s t h a n t h e
g j
u sin e s s b
”
o u c arrie d o n
y .
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p
m e n t , t h a t ra c t icin g a st ro l o gy is a v e ry l o w u sin ess, a n d t h a t t h ere a re b
p
b u t fe w l in e s o f o c c u a t io n t h a t c a n be c o m a re d t o it , in it s d egra din g p
e ffec t . Th a t t h e re m ay be a diffe re n c e o f O in io n in rega rd t o t h e p
s c ie n c e a n d p
ra c t ic e o f a s t ro l o
gy is re a s o n a l e t o e b
ec t , b u t fr o m w h a t xp
c a u se t h a t d iffere n c e a rise s m a y n o t be s o c l e a r ; a n d it is t o m a ke it a s
c l ea r a s p b
o ssi l e , a n d t o re m o v e c e rt a in e rro n e o u s im pre ssio n s, t h a t I w rit e
t h ese In t ro d u c t o ry R e m ar ks T h e fa c t s a n d t h e r o o fs o f t h e t ru t h o f
. p
a s t ro l o w i ll be
g iv e n in t h e El e m e n t s o f As t r o l o
gy gy .
b b b
In a ll n a t io n s, o t h a r a ro u s a n d c iv il iz e d, t h a t w e h a v e a n y kn o wl e dge
o f, a n d in a ll a ge s, w h ere v e r a n d w h e n e v e r t h e re h as e e n a d iffere n c e b
o f O in io n a m o n g m e n , e it h e r in l e a rn in g, sc ie n c e , o r re l igio n , t h os e o n
p
o n e sid e w h o a re in t h e m a o rit
y h y j
a v e a lw a s c l a im e d t h e ri h t o f
g
p p
im ris o n in g a n d u t t in g t o d e a t h t h o se o n t h e o t h e r sid e w h o a re in t h e
m in o rit y, a n d t h e y h a v e ge n e ra ll y c a rrie d t h a t a ss u me d righ t in t o e e c u t io n x .
j p
T h e u s t ic e o r inj u st ic e o f su c h ro c e e din gs I sh a ll n o t st o t o a rgu e p .
I o n l y giv e it a s a fa c t w h ic h a l l h is t o ry go es t o c o n firm , e v e n u p t o t h e
p re se n t d a
y ; a n d s u c h i s l ik e l y t o b e t h e c as e a s l o n
g a s t h e h u m a n r ac e
e x ist s . I s h a ll rin
g b
so m e v e r
y s t a r t l in
g e v id e n c e in t h e v o l u m e it s e l f .
a sse r t io n , b
o t h in t h ese In t r o d u c t o r
y R e m a rks a n d in t h e a m h l e t it se l f
,
p p .
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,
bj
b e in ,
g b e e n in ris o n e d a n d
p p u t t o d e a t h, bu t a s fa r a s o ssibl e t h e
y h ave p
a lw a s
y b e en p
re v e n t e d fr o m e in
g h e a rd , e it h e r bb y u l ic s e a kin , a n d
g p b p
p b*
p
m e e t in gs, o r in t h e u l ic rin t s ; y e t , s t ra n ge t o s a y, t h ese v e ry perse c u .
j p
t io n s by t h e m a o rit y, in s t e a d o f a c c o m l ishin g t h e o j e c t in t e n d e d, h a v e b
a l w a s h a d t he o
y pp
o s it e e ffe c t H e n c e h a v e a rise n s u c h sa in s, as
.
y g t he
b l o o d o f t h e m a rt yrs is t h e se e d o f t h e c h u rc h ”
.
I h a ve d iv id e d t h e se In t ro d u c t o ry R e m a rks in t o se c t io n s, in t h e fo ll o w in g
o rd e r, a n d fo r t h e p p
u r o s e h e re w it h in d ic a t e d :
F ir s t — W h y I u n d e rt o o k t o w rit e t his a m h l e t p p .
j p
Se c o n d — T h e o b ec t I h o e t o a c c o m l is h by t h e rese n t u l ic a t io n p p p b .
T h ird — Ah in t ro d uc t io n o f m yse l f t o t h e rea d er ; a st a t em e n t o f m y

s t a n d in
g in t h e so c ie t
y w h ere I h a v e b
ee n kn o w n fo r t hirt y y e a rs ; al so a
Se e p a g e s 4 00 an d 4 04 .
A PPEN DX I .
38 1
sh o rt desc ri p ti on of my p are n t a
g e, a n d ‘
of w ha t m y fa mil y h as su ffe re d in
t he . f go o d go v e rn m e n t , a n d fo r t h e
c a us e o c a u se o f a st r o l o
gy ; an d fin a ll y
a d ec l a ra t io n o f t h e re a so n s w h y I ec a m e b a n as t ro o l e r.
g
Fi rst —
Wh y I w rit e t his p a m p h l e t
un der t o o k to .
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,
m a y a pp e a r a v ery sl igh t m a t t e r a n d n o t w o r t h t ro u b l in g o n e s se l f a b o u t
’
.
,
Bu t it ou
gh t to b
be o rn e in m in d t h a t if o n e e rs o n c a n be se n t t o riso n p p
j
u n u st l , a n o t h er m a y al s o be s e n t t hit h e r ; a n d fin a ll
y y it ma
y c o me t o t he
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r e a d er s t u rn h im se l f, t o be s e n t t o riso n u n u s t l
y p j .
W hil e l iv in g u n d e r a go o d go verm e n t , it is v e ry l e as a n t t o t h in k t h a t p
e a c h in divid u a l is p
r o t e c t e d in h is r i h t s, n o m a t t e r h o w l o w o r h u m l e
g b
h e m a y be .
Le t u s su pp
o s e t h a t o n e o f t h e se in div id u a l s fin d s h is r o e rt
y gri h t p p
in v a de d W h a t is t h e c o u rse h e u rsu e s t o ga in 1 e d re ss ? H e a l ies
. p pp
b j
t o t h e l e ga l t ri u n a l s t o a d u dic a t e t h e c a se , a n d u o n a h e a rin g, it i s p o s p
s ibl
y d e c id e d fa v o ra l
y T b h e sh e riff t a ke s t h e o r d e r o f t h e c o u rt a n d
.
p r o c e e ds t o c o ll e c t t h e a m o u n t , a n d if t h e e e c u t io n is s a t isfie d , it is w e l l : x
p
bu t if fo rc e is re s o rt e d t o , t o re v e n t t h e e e c u t io n , t h e s h e riff c a ll s o n a x
n u m b e r o f c it iz e n s w h o w ill a id him in se c u rin g t h e in u re d a rt
y
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s ri h t s
g j p .
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t h e St a t e t o c a ll o u t t h e St a t e t r O O ps : a n d t h e o v e rn o r m a
y e v en ha v e G
t o c a ll o n t h e P
r esid e n t o f t h e Un it e d St a t e s fo r t ro o s
‘
A n d a ll t his p .
p p
m a y o c c u r t o r o t ec t o n e o o r in divid u a l in h is righ t o f ro er t y, o r his p p
l ife . T h is is a l l v e ry n ic e in t h e o ry, a n d it is n o t hin g bu t u st t h a t t h e
'
j
t h eo ry sh o u l d a lw a ys be c a rrie d o u t in ra c t ic e p .
I n a c o mm o n w e a l t h l ike t h e St a t e o f Ne w o rk, t h e re m a y o ssi l

y be Y p b
a d o z e n m u rd e rs c o m m it t e d in o n e T h e c o un t o r St a t e es t o
y ear
y g o .
a
g re a t e e xp
n se a n d t r o u l e in a rr e s t in b g t h e m u r d e r e r s, a n d in c o n v ic t in
g
a n d e e c u t in x g t h em A l l t.h is is d o n e so t h a t e a c h ers o n m a y kn o w p
b e fo re h an d , if h e p
re m e d it a t e s c o mm it t in
g m u rd er, o r in d e e d a n
y c rim e ,
t ha t n o e xp
e n s e a n d t r o u l e w ill b e s a r e d b b y the cou nt
y p
o r St a t e in
b rin in
g g t h e c rim in a l t o u s t ic e ; j
a n d a l so t h a t e a c h e rso n m a
y k n ow p
a n d fee l t h a t his l ife b
l i e r t y a n d r o e r t y a re h e l d s a c r e d
,
p p Wh e re .
l e gisl a t u re s e n a c t go o d a n d w ise l a w s, a n d w h ere t h ere a re u s t a n d w ise j

j u d e s a n d l e a l c o u rt s t o c a rr
g g y t h e s e l a w s i n t o e ffe c t , t h e c o m m o n w e a l t h
t hat p
o sse sses t h e m is sa id t o h a v e a
go o d g o v e rn m e n t , a n d it s e o l e a re p p
g e n e ra ll
y h a
y appn d r o s e ro u s
p p .
O n t h e o t h e r h a n d, l e t u s d ra w a ic t u re giv in g t h e c o n dit io n o f t h e p
p e o l e w h e re a l l t h ese t h in s a re re v e rse d ; t h a t is, w h e r e t h e
p g e o l e a re p p
l iv in g u n d er a ba d go v e rn m e n t , w h e re ba d l a w s a re e n a c t e d, a n d w h e re
t h o se l a w s a r e e ec u t e d b x y u n ust j
u d es a n d c o rru t o r
g j ia se d , u rie s p b j .
p
I h a ve a l re a d y s u p o se d t h a t t h e re m a y be a o u t o n e d o z e n m u rd e rs b
c o m m it t e d in t h e St a t e o f N e w o rk in a
y Y
e a r, a n d t h a t t h e r e m a
y b e
t e n o r t w e lv e c rim in a l s h a n ge d o r im riso n e d fo r t h e s e c rim e s in t h e p

sa m e l e n t h o f t im e B u t u n d e r a ba d o ve rn m e n t , e n a c t in g a n d e x e c u t
g .
g
t in g ba d l a w s, if w e c a n b
e l ie v e h is t o ry , in a c o m m u n it
y n o l ar e r t h an
g
t h e St a t e o f Ne w Y
o rk, t h e re h a ve b
e e n t h o u s a n ds a n d e v e n t e n s o f
t h o u sa n d s o f in n o c e n t p
erso n s e e c u t e d in a sin l e
g x y ea r, a n d in su c h a n
38 2 A PP EN DX
I .
e xcru c ia t in g m an n er t h a t e v en t o t h in k o f t h e ir su ffe rin s a t

g th e p res n t e
d a y, m a ke s our b
l o o d ru n c o ld
T his s t a t e o f t h in gs w a s C o n t in u e d ye a r
.
a ft e r ear
y .
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o f h e re t ic s, w it c h e s a n d w iz a r d s, in a l m o s t a l l n a t io n s a n d in a ll a es
g .
b
An d, a s R o e r t G In gerso ll h a s sa id, t h e re is n o d o u t bu t t h a t t h e
. b
a u t h o rit ie s w o u l d h a v e go n e o n h a n in
g g an d u rn in
g h e r e t ic s a n d w bit c h es ,
even u
p t o t h e p re s e n t d a , w e re it n o t t h a t t h e n u m e r o f h ere t ic s a n d
y b
bj b
w it c h e s w h o s e rio u sl y o e c t e d t o e in g e it h er h a n ge d o r ro a st e d a l iv e,
g ra d u a ll
y b
e c a m e t o o n u m e ro u s .
p j j
T o s e n d e ve n o n e e rs o n t o a il u n u st l y is t re a din g o n v ery d a n ge ro u s
g ro u n d . I f w e ma
y b e
g u id e d b
y y p
a s t h is t o r , t h e s e n t e n c in
g a n d e x e
e u t in o f o n e h e re t ic , w it c h o r w iz a r d o r, a s in t h e c a se o f M r R o m a in e
g , ,
.
p
t h e i m riso n m e n t o f o n e m a n fo r t h e s t u d in
y g an d ra c t ic in
g o f a v er
y p
a n c ie n t a nd u se fu l a r t a n d sc ie n c e, m a
y b
e c o m e a m o s t i n u rio u s
j re c e d e n t , p
p
l ike t h a t o f t h e firs t e rso n w h o w a s gu ill o t in e d o n a c c o u n t o f o l it ic s p
“
in F r a n c e, a c irc u m st a n c e w h ic h e v e n t u a ll
y l ed t o t he
g u ill o t in in
g o f
b p
R o e s ie rr e him se l f .
Ev e n t h e c o n v ic t io n o f M r R o m a in e o f a m isd e m e an o r, a n d t h e
-
.
s e n t e n c in
g o f h im fo r fe l o n , is o f it se l f, a s t h e
y y w o u l d sa
y i n t h e rit is h B
H o u se o f C o m m o n s, a v e ry d a n gero u s re c e d e n t p
Su c h r o c e e d in gs m a y . p
p
b e c o m a re d t o a l it t l e bo y w it h a l igh t e d m a t c h i n c l o s e ro i m i t
y to a p x
p o w d e r m a gaz in e , w hic h m a y e xp
l o d e it a t a n y m o m e n t .
B “ ”
l a c kst o n e in his C o m m e n t a rie s, in a ge 60, o o k o u r t h says p B F ,
p b x
T o d e n y t h e o ssi il it y, n a y, a c t u a l e is t e n c e o f w it c h c ra ft a n d so rc e ry, -
is a t o n c e fla t l y t o c o n t ra d ic t t h e re v e a l e d w o rd o f G o d, in v a rio u s pa s
s a es o f t h e O l d a n d New T e st a m e n t d t h t h i i t se l f is a t r u t h t o
g ; a n e n
g
w h ic h e v e ry n a t io n in t h e w o rl d h a t h i n it s t u rn o r n e t e st im o n y, e it h er b
x p
by e a m l e s se e m in gl y w e ll a t t es t e d o r by r o h i it o ry l a w s
”
p If it w a s b .
p b
o ssi l e fo r t h e l e is l a t u re s in a l l a e s a n d a l l n a t io n s
g g ( in c l u din
g e v en t he
C h rist ia n n a t io n s ), t o h a v e b
e e n d ec e iv e d in t h e ir e l ie f in w it c h c ra ft , b
is it n o t p b
o ssi l e t h a t a l l t h e C h ris t ia n n a t io n s o f t h e res en t d a
y m a
y p
e q u al l
y b e d e c e iv e d in t h eir d is e l ie f in a s t r o l o
gyb ; e s e c ia ll
y w h e n all p
b
t h es e d is e l ie v e rs a re ign o r a n t o f e v e n t h e first A C o f t h a t sc ie n c e B .
. b
M r R o m a in e h as e e n t rie d, c o n v ic t e d a n d se n t e n c e d a n d fo r a n y t h in g ,
t h a t I kn o w t o t h e c o n t r a r , h e is n o w s e r v in g o u t h is s e n t e n c e in t h e
y
P e n it e n t ia r
y at P
h il a d e l h ia , y p
e n n s lv a n ia P B ut I w ish t o h a v e M r
. .
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R o m a in e re t rie d in a n o t h e r c o u rt , a n d e fo re a n o t h e r u ry ; t h e c o u r t t o be j
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”
an d t he ur
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c o m o s e d o f t h e w o rl d a t l a r e p g .
b p
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sid e s a r e so m e t im e s a ll o w e d t o w rit e o u t t h e ir s e e c h e s a n d e v e n h a v e p ,
t h em p rin t e d , a n d h a n d t h e m t o t h e u d e s t o re a d a n d s t u d
g j y o ver at
t h e ir l e is u re , in s t e a d o f m a kin
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y
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g p
e r s o n a l a r u m e n t , o r se t S e e c h in p
t h e ir p re s e n c e I h a v e fo ll o w e d t h is m e t h o d in m a ki n g m y a
. eal t o the pp
p
high er c o u r t , in w hic h I h o e t o h a v e M r R o m a in e s c a se re t rie d
’
. An d .
if I c a n n o t ge t a c l e a r ve rd ic t in h is fa v o r, I t r u st a t l e a st t h e u ry w il l j
d isa gree .
p p
I n m y a m h l e t , I sh a l l o n l y l e a d M r R o m a in e s side o f t h e c a se p ’
. .
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”
iogra hic alp B p
8
34 A PPEN DX
I .
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p
O n l y l ast M arc h a c o rre s o n de n t sign in g h im se l f ,
Y , a ske d t h e J J . . .
e d it o r o f t h e
“
Ne w o r k Wo rl d fo r s o m e in fo rm a t io n a o u t a s t r o l ogy,
Y ”
,
b
a n d r e c e iv e d fo r h is a n s w e r t h e fo ll o w in
g a ra ra h
g p p
b
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o u r a c t io n s s h o u l d n O t l e t a n
y o n e kn o w it S u c h a n a d m iss io n is rim a
. p
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fa c ie e v id e n c e o f in sa n it y o r idio c y .
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.
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in t h e U n it e d St a t e s a n d in En gl a n d a s st u d e n t s a n d p a t ro n s .
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o f as t r o l o gy . Bu t t h e fa c t o f t h e m a t t e r is it is o n l y t h e ign o ran t t h e, ,
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, .
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, ,
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o b e c t e d t o fu rt h er in t e res t o n m y p
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g gy , g .
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o u l a rl y e s t im a t e d in a c c o rd a n c e w it h w h a t it s frie n d s, a n d
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o ss e ss t h e fu ll es t kn o w l e d e
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on b
t h e su j e c t , h a v e t o sa y a o u t it ; b in s t e a d o f e in
g e s t im a t e d in b
a c c o rd a n c e w it h t h e s t a t e m e n t s o f it s e n e m ie s a n d o f t h o se w h o h a v e n o
,
kn o w l e dge o r e xp
e r ie n c e w h a t e ve r t h e n t h e re a c t io n w ill be r e m a rka l e,
,
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y h a ve een
gu ll e d for b
A PP EN DX
I . 8
3 c
the l ast tw o h u n dr e d y e a rs
,
by t h o se p re t en de d sc ie n t ific
m e n , w h o giv e
o
pi n io n s o n su bj
e c t s t h ey kn o w n o t h in g a o u t Ne w e di t i o n s o f Die b .
t io n a rie s a n d En c c l o p e d ia s a n d O t h e r sc ie n t ific w o r ks w ill be c a ll e d fo r,

y
as t he p b u l ish e rs w ill d isc o ve r t h a t t h e rese n t e d it io n s h a v e p
e c om e b
e n t ire l
y O b
so l e t e .
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ect n
a st r o l o
gy ,
w e a re t o be
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y t h o se e rso n s w h o p
o sse ss t h e p m o st
xp bj
kn o w l e dge a n d e e rie n c e o n t h e su e c t , in a l l a rt s o f t h e w o rl d w h e re p
t h e sc ie n c e is c u l t iva t e d , a n d a l so t h a t t h o se w h o o sse ss su c h kn o w l e d ge p
a re t o be re ar d e d as t h e t r u e e
g xp
er t s o f t h e sc ie n c e ; h e w ill l ike w is e
p b
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e rc e ive , e fo r e h e c o n c l u d e s t h e se In t ro d u c t o ry R e m a rks, t h a t t h e st a n d in g
o f th e p
res en t w rit e r, a s a n a u t h o rit
y o n t h e su bj
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.
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Ne w
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”
I st a t e d t h a t I h a d st u die d a st r o l ogy fo r o v er fo rt y ye a rs .
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g t h a t t im e I t h in k I h a v e
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,
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o o ks in t h e En gl ish l a n gu age t h a t I c o u l d l a y m y h a n ds o n , ,
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t es t s fo r so l o n g a p
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g t h a t I h a ve pp
b e e n c o n t in u a ll
y d ec eiv e d, h o w a m I t o b e c o n v in c e d o f it by _ ers o n s p
J P p
l ike u dge G o rdo n o f hil a d e l hia, w h o d o es n o t e v e n kn o w t h e first
p p
rin c i l e s o f a s t ro l o
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w h o n e v e r su bj
e c t e d it t o a sin l e t e s t , o r m a d e
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a sin l e c a l c u l a t io n , a n d d o es n o t kn o w e v e n o n e so l it ar fa c t re l a t in
g y g
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y o f t h e sc ie n c e ? I f se n d in g eo l e t o ris o n , p p p
a n d m a kin
g B
u n c o m e s e e c h es ,
p
”
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ud e o r d o n , is
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t o c o n v in c e m e, a n d a l l o t h e r a st ro l o gers, t h a t w e h a v e e en so l o n
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d e c e iv e d , t h en w h y d id n o t t h e h a n gin g a n d r o a st in g a l iv e o f so m a n y
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mill io n s o f h e r e t ic s a n d w it c h e s in a ll a r t s o f t h e c iv il iz e d w o rl d, c o n
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b
h a d e e n d ec eiv e d ? u dge J ’
G
o r d o n s v it u era t io n o f M r R o m a in e , a n d p .
t h e c o n de m n a t io n o f t h a t v ic t im t o p
riso n , r e m in d s m e o f t h e sc o l din
g
a n d w hi pp
in g o f p
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’
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o se d t h e xp
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p
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p
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p G
w hic h h a rasse d C o e rn ic u s, a l il e o , Sa m u el H a h n e m a n n a n d I m igh t ,
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. xp
a n d t h a t h as b
e e n a l e ss o n w hic h I h a v e n e v e r fo r o t t e n
g I f a e rso n c a n . p
kn o w n o thin g in o t h er sc ien c e s, l ike c h e m is t ry, w it h o u t e pe rim en t s, t h en x
38 6 A PP EN DX
I .
h ow is it o ssi l e fo r himt o kn o w a n y t h in g in ra c t ic a l a st ro l o gy, w h ic h

p b p
is a t h o u sa n d t im e s m o re in t ric a t e t h a n c h e m is t ry, w it h o u t u t t in g it t o a p
Sin l e t es t , o r m a kin
g g a s in l e o s e rv a t io n
g b .
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p p
h o w e o l e t h ro u gh ign o ra n c e, m a y c o n d e m n a st ro l o gy, o n a c c o u n t o f it s
,
su pp o se d w ic ke d n e ss, sim il a r t o t h e fo ll o w in
g l e c t u re r o n Na t u ra l His t o r
y ,
w h o su pp
o se d h e h a d a c l e a r c a se o f Na t u ra l T h eo l o
gy o r the
g o o d n e ss ,
o f G o d , b u t w hic h w a s n o t ro v e n b
y e p
e rim e n t s a n d o se r v a t io n s xp b .
So m e t h irt y ye ars a go w h e n I w a s s t u dyin g ge o l o gy in

,
hil a d e l hia P p ,
P r o f En n is
. m y t e a c h e r ga v e a n a c c o u n t o f a m a n l e c t u rin g o n Na t u ra l
,
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H is t o ry e fo re a n a u die n c e, a m o n g w h o m t h e re w as a e rs o n w h o h a d p
t ra ve l e d in t h e Arc t ic R e io n s
g o t h t h e l e c t u re r a n d t h e
. B
a r t ic u l a r p
l is t e n e r w e re kn o w n t o r o f En n is P
T h e fo rm e r wa s giv in g a d e sc ri t io n
. . p
of a p
a r t ic u l a r s e c ie s o f d e e r p w hic h h a d l a rge s re a d in g h o rn s o r
,
p ,
a n t l ers H e w as t e ll in g h o w u se fu l t h o se h o rn s w e re fo r r u sh in g o r
. b
sc ra in p g t h e sn o w fro m t h e
g ra ss, s o t h a t t h e d e e r c o u l d e a t t h e u n c o v e r e d
b
h e r a ge a t it s l eisu re , a n d h e ill u st ra t e d h is re m a rks by t h e m o t io n o f his
o w n h e a d , fro m o n e sid e t o t h e o t h e r o v e r t h e d e sk in fro n t o f h im .
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H e w e n t o n e a t ia t in g o n t h e go o d n ess o f Go d in ro v idin g t h e a n im a l p
j
w it h u s t su c h h o rn s, in t h o se h igh l a t it u des w h ere t h e s n o w c o v e rs t h e ,
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. b ,
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l e c t u rer h a d c o n c l u ded h is disc o u rse h e w e n t t o t h e t rav e ll er a n d a ske d ,

“
h im w h y h e l a u gh e d T h e a n sw e r w a s
. t h a t t h e t h in g w a s s o go o d h e ,
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,
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p g g o
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e fo re t h e sn o w egin s t o fa ll , t h a t b a rt ic u l ar s e c ie s o f d ee r a lw a ys p p
”
s h e d s it s h o r n s ?
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p p
w h e n h e a t t e m t s t o s e a l o n a s u e c t o r sc ien c e c o n c ern in g w h ic h bj
h e is n t w e ll in fo rm e d
‘
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.
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e xp e rim e n t s, a n d o se r v a t io n s b
Eit h e r t h e l e c t u re r o n Na t u ra l H is t o ry
.
b
in t h e a o v e a n ec d o t e , o r t h e C re a t o r, m a de a mis t a ke in rega rd t o t h e
u s e o f t h e h o rn s Bu t h a d t h e l e c tu re r see n t h e d e e r, a n d w a t c h e d
.
t h e m in t h e d iffere n t se a so n s o f t h e ye ar, h e m igh t h a v e o s e r v e d t h a t b

t h e y h a d o t h e r m e t h o ds o f r u sh in
g t h b
e s n o w o ff t h e gra ss t h a n by u sin g ,
t h e ir h o rn s, t o w h ic h h e w 3 giv in g s u c h u n m erit e d ra is e Ha d t h e p .
’
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s o m e su c h p p b
u r o se , a n d , l ike Ne u c h a d n e z z a r o f o l d h e c o u l d t h e n h a v e ,
e a t e n t h e grass a t h i s l e is u re , e v e n in t h e m id d l e o f w in t e r .
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T h e o e c t io n s a n d a rgu m e n t s w h ic h t h e e n e m ies o f a st ro l o gy an d ,
t h o se w a re i n o ra n t o f t h a t sc ie n c e ,
g rin
g ga a in s t it , o n a c c o u n t o f it s b
w ic ke d n e ss & c w h e n t he y a re ro u gh t t o t h e t e s t o f e e rim e n t a n d
, .
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b
o s e r v a t io n a re l ike t h e h o r n s o f t h e d e e r, a n d t h e fa ll in g o f t h e s n o w
,
.
p
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m
, ,
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w h ic h h a d s t o o d a l o ft in ign o ra n c e ; w he n
’
,
t h e y a re n e e d e d, h a v e a l re a d y fa ll e n fro m t h e d ee r s h e a d, a n d l a y rO t t in g
o n t h e gro u n d .
38 8 A PP EN DX I .
to wn t his a ft ern o o n , o r
I sh o u l d c a ll a n d bid yo u r w ife a n d yo urse l f bo n
p
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p
sa fe re t u rn , a n d c o m l e t e re s t o ra t io n t o h e a l t h .
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a wa
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Dr L . . D B OUG H
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5 .
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D a v id -
.
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, I sh a ll be .
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g b e sides b e in
g in hi s ,
ro p e r e rso n a p h sic ia n o f a b il it d xp erie n c e

p p y y a n e .
Y o u rs, Sin c ere l y,

G EO I O . .
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in t ro du c t io n t o a rties in En gl an d o f a sim il ar
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re aso n s .
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y ac ific Sl o e, w a s re P p
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p H e c a ll e d in v a in a t m o st o f
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w e c a n t ra c e t h e u n w rit t e n h is t o ry o f t h e h u m a n ra c e by n o t ic in g o l d
ru in s, p
ie c e s o f p
o t t e r , m e d a l s, a n d a n c ie n t im l e m e n t s o f w a r
y p W e .
c a n a l s o fin d e v id en c e o f re l igio u s p
e rs ec u t io n in O l d u il d in s, w hic h
g . b
l ike w ise h e l p p
u s t o d e c i h e r a n u n w rit t e n h is t o ry Th om a s a t o n. Px
b
H o o d , in o n e o f h is o o ks, giv e s a n a c c o u n t o f t h e t e a rin g d o w n o f a n
e dific e I n t h e n o rt h o f En gl a n d In t h e u
. er pp p
a rt o f t h a t u il d in
g w as b
b
fo u n d a sm a ll ro o m , a o u t t h re e fe e t w ide b
e t w e e n t w o so l id w a ll s, w it h
,
a se c re t e n t ra n c e t h ere t o fr o m a o v e b b
O n a t a l e w a s fo u n d a rt o f a
. p
c a n d l e, a flin t , s t e e l s o m e t in d e r an d a
. . Bb
i l e l aid o e n W h o t h e o wn er
p .
A PP EN DX I .
39 3
o f t h o se relic s w as, G o d onl

y k n ows . im agin e an ol d m an
Bu t w e c an
s t e a l in
g i n t o h is l it t l e c u bb y
-
h o le b
se c r e t e n t ra n c e ,
y a e in n in
g g t o b
s t rike
p
h is flin t a n d st e e l t oge t h er u n t il h e r o c u re d a l igh t , a n d t h e n c o m m en c in g
t o re a d h is Bb
i le W e c a n a l so se e in o u r m in ds e ye, t h e d e t e c t iv e s d o ggin g
.
him a t e v ery t u rn , u n t il a t l ast t h e y h a v e go t e v id en c e s u ffic e n t t o c o n v ic t

him ; a n d t h en h e is l e a d o ff t o be r o a st e d a l iv e in t h is w o rl d, so a s t o
s a v e h im fro m a n e v e r l ast in
g r o ast in
g in t h e w o rl d t o c o m e A n d a l l fo r .
t h e a w fu l c rim e o f r e a din g t h e B i l e b .
If C h a rl es A - D
an a ha d
. b
ee n l iv in
g i n t h o se d a s, n o d o u t h e w o u l d
y b
h a v e sa id t h a t “
x
w h a t e v e r e cu se t h e a n c ie n t je w s h a d fo r re a din g t h e
O l d T e st a m en t , a n d t h e e a rl y C h rist ia n s fo r r ea din g t h e Ne w T e st a m e n t ,
x
t h ere is n o e c u se fo r t h e ir re a d in g e it h e r a t t h e r e se n t d a
y;
”
p an d h e
“ ”
w o u l d h a v e u se d t h e c o l u m n s o f t h e Su n in a d v o c a t in g, a n d a l s o I n
p re ssin
g p
u o n t h e a t t e n t io n o f t h e Le isl a t u r e, t h e n e e d o f m o re s t rin ge n t
g
l a w s a ga in st t h e re a din g o f t h e “
i le
”
Bb N o d o u t h e wo u l d e w a il t h e
. b b
b P p
l i era l ism o f a rl ia m en t , w h ic h re v e n t e d t h e fu ll a c c o m l ishm e n t o f a p
p bu l ic d u t
y . T h e w o rs t o f it is, w h e n Le isl a t u r es c o m m e n c e t o e n a c t
g
l a w s O f t his c l ass t h e y n e v er kn o w w h er e o r w h e n t o s t o
,
At firs t t h ey p .
Bb
migh t d e e m re a d in g t h e i l e o n l y a sl igh t c rim in al o ffen c e a n d e n a c t a
l a w m akin g it a m is d e m e a n o r, a n d if a n y o n e w a s c a u gh t a ft e r t h a t t im e
,
re a din
g t h e iBbl e , h e w o u l d b e c o n si n e d t o t h e c o m m o n
g a il fo r fro m j
t h re e t o six m o n t h s Bu t if t h e r e h a pp en e d t o be a u d ge o n t h e e n c h
. j b
w h o w a s a 1? go t e d C a t h o l ic , l ike ju dge o rd o n of Gh il a d e l h ia , t h e P p
p ris o n e r m i p
g t h e n b e c o n v ic t e d o f a m isd e m e a n o r, a n d t h e u d e,
g j
x
e c e e din
g h is a u t h o rit , se n t e n c e t h e
y p ’
ris o n e r t o a fe l o n 3 c e ll , o r t h e s t a t e
p riso n . p p
Bu t s t ill s o m e e o l e m igh t c o n t in u e r e a din g t h e i l e , a n d o f Bb
c o u rse Bb
i l e r ea din g m u s t be st o pp
ed a t a n
y c o st T h e Le isl a t u r e go e s
g .
o n e n ac t in g m o r e s t rin ge n t l a w s, c h a n in
g g t h e c rim e o f r e a d in
g t h e i l e Bb
fr o m a m isd e m e a n o r t o a fe l o n y, a n d fr o m a fe l o n y t o a c a it a l o ffe n c e, p
p b
u n ish a l e b
y h a n gin
g T h e n , if t h a t d o e s n o t a n sw e r, t h e
.
y re so r t t o t h e
ra c k, t h e bo o t , a n d t h e sc re w .
Whe n t h e y h a ve c o mm e n c e d t o m a ke l a ws aga in st i l e re a din g, it Bb

pp
m u st be st o e d a t a l l h a z a rds , a n d a t a n y c o st B u t t h e w o rst o f it is t h e
.
b e st ,
t h e m o st n o l e , a n d b g e n e ra ll
y t h e m o s t in t e ll i e n t m e n a n d w o m e n
g
x
su ffer a n d a re e t e r min a t e d, w hil e t h e d e a se d , t h e b b
igo t e d, a n d t h e ign o ra n t
a re p r e se r v e d t o p p
ro a a t e t h e ir s e c ies
g p F h e r e a d.e r m a
y y s a I h a v e e e n b
d ra w in g o n m y i m a gi n a t io n fo r t h e fo rgo in g fa c t s, bu t I c a n a ssu re h im I
b
h a v e e e n w ri t in g t r u e h ist o ry, a n d h ist o ry t h a t h a s o c c u re d in a l m o st
e ver C h ris t ia n c iv il iz e d n a t io n in t h e w o r l d d t h t d i t h t
y ; a n e
g r e a a n
g e r s, a
p
h ist o ry w ill re e a t it se l f p
Bu t l e t u s h o e t h a t t h e o e t w ill n o t h a v e t o
. p
p
writ e fo r t h e re s e n t a ge w h a t h e h a s w rit t e n fo r t h e a s t, w h er e h e says : p
T h e y h a ve u s e d t h e ra c k , t h e b o o t , t h e s c re w ,
’
T h e y h a ve k in d l e d h ig h t h e m a rt y r 8 fire ;
fi
A ll h a s b e e n d o n e , t h a t en d s c o u l d d o ,
B y m a l ic e , s o ph is t ry o r ire ;
T h e y h a ve b u rn t t h e b o o k s w h e re t ru t h w a s l a id,
T h e y h a ve s u n k t h e w rit e rs d u n g e o n d e e p,
T h e y h a ve b ro u g h t a t h o u s a n d t h in g s t o a id ,
T o k e e p t h e g l o rio u s t ru t h a s l e e ”
p .
39 4 A PPEN DX I .
As on e o f the
l m o s t in s ire d w rit e rs sa ys
a p
T ru t h is m igh t y a n d
m u s t re va il p Fo r t h a t is a fi e d l a w o f n a t u re
.
“
x
T r u t h c ru s h e d t o ,
“ ”
e a rt h , t h o u h it m a e m a in c ru s h e d fo r a es w ill ris e a a in
g y r
g g ,
.
I w ill n o w giv e a sh o rt a c c o u n t o f a few e rs o n s w h o h a v e e c o me p b

in t e re s t e d I n a s t ro l o gy a n d w h o h a v e a l s o s t u die d 1 t a s a sc ie n c e a n d l a o re d
,
b
h a r d I n it s c a u se a n d w h o t h e re fo r e o u gh t t o kn o w s o m e t hin g o f I t s t r u t h
,
o r fa l sit O v er t wen t v e a rs a o , a m a n t h a t I w a s s l i h t l q a in t e d
y .
y g g y a c u
w it h c a m e in t o m y o ffi c e a t 8 1 4 ro a d w a y Ne w o rk, a n d a ft e r h e
, ,
B ,
Y
s a t d o w n h e l o o ke d a r o u n d 1 n a s t o n is h m e n t a t m
, y l i ra r
y a n d e c l a im e d b ,
x ,
W h y yo u d o n o t el ie v e in As t r o l o gy
, b
Aft e rw a rd s I e n ga ge d t h a t m a n a s a n a m a n u e n sis a n d t o re a d l e c t u re s ,
o n a st r o l o
gy f o r m e in u l ic a s h e w p b
as a ver
y g o o d w rit e r a n d s e a ke r
,
p .
b
H e a l so e c a m e a s t u d e n t o f m in e s t u die d a s t ro l o gy t o o k gre a t d e l igh t , ,
in it a n d m a d e ra id r o gre ss in t h e sc ie n c e
, p p Aft e r h e h a d rem a in e d w it h .
m e s o m e t w o ye a rs, w e a rt e d a n d n O t go o d fr ie n ds
'
p , .
Bu t in go in g a ro u n d t a l kin g a o u t m e t o his frie n ds (a n d t h o s e frie n ds b ,
c a m e a ft e r w a r d s a n d r e o rt e d it t o m e
) p
h e s a id :
“
D r r o u h t o n is t h e
g , . B
b e s t m a n I e v e r m e t in a l l m
y l if e a n d I w o u l d so o n e r e l ie v e t h e
,
o c t or s
’
b D
st a t e m en t o n a n
y su ec t w h a t ev er bj
t h a n I w o u l d a n y O t h er m a n I e v e r ,
kn e w u n d e r o a t h
,
I h a v e in se r t e d t h e a o v e t o sh o w w h en a s t r o l o ge rs
. b ,
B
fa ll o u t t h e kin d o f ill in gsga t e l a n gu a ge t h e y u se a ga in st e a c h o t h e r ; a n d
,
b
w it h w h a t l a c k c o l o rs t h e y a in t e ac h o t h e rs ic t u re s ; a n d w h a t dirt y p p
l in e n t h e y w as h e fo re t h e u l ic b p b .
I a m s o rry t h a t ro f C h a n e
y ( f P
o r t h a t is h is n a m e
.
) u se d s u c h h a rsh
, ,
b
l an gu a ge a o u t m e Bu t a s M r C h a n e y is a h a st y h ot h e a d e d m a n , h e
. .
,
p
s o ke it b
n o d o u t in o n e o f his e c it e d m o m e n t s ; a n d a s it is n e ar x
t w e n t y y e a rs sin c e t h e a o v e se n t e n c e w a s u t t e r e d , h e b ro a l
y h as h ad p b b
t im e t o c o o l d o w n a n d w o u l d n o d o u t n o w u s e m o re s o e r l a n gu a ge
,
b b
b
w h e n t a l kin g a o u t m e t o h is frien ds Sh o u l d M r C h a n e y a n d I n o t . .
b e c o m e re c o n c il e d in t his w o rl d l e t u s h o e t h a t o u r frie n d sh i ,w il l be p p
r e n e w e d in t h a t
“
su m m e r l a n d
”
e o n d th e
y gra v e b
u n l ess it be t r u e — a s , ,
a l m o st e v er
y e rs o n p
e l ie ve s ev en u
p bt o th e r ese n t d a , t h a t w h e n a
, y p
m a n o r w o m a n c o m m e n c e s s t u d yin g a s t r o l o gy t h e firs t t hin g t h ey d o is t o ,
s e ll t h e ir s o u l s t o t h e d e v il If t h a t be t h e c a se n o d o u t t h e d e v il w ill
.
,
b
b
h o l d u s o t h t o t h e c o n t ra c t , a n d M r C h a n e y m a y a ss t h e re m a in der
“
. p
o f e t e r n it
y in u ra id in
g m e pb as e in
g t h e c au s e o f h is h a v in
, g t o S en db p
l ife e v e rl a st in g in t h a t w a rm c l im a t e t h e d e v il s a o d e ,
'
b .
If ju dge G
o rd o n a n d t h e D
is t ric t A t t o r n e y o f Ph 1l a d e l phia c o u l d ,
on l y h av e
go t s o m e a s t ro l o e r l ike M r C h a n e
g y to la
y a re t h e c h a ra c t e r . b
o f M r R o m a in e , a n d c o u l d t h e n h a v e go t s o m e o t h e r a s t ro l o ge rs t o
.
“
q
s u ea l a o u t a s t ro o lb gy as t h e o o d l e c it —A l d
,
erm e n Fu l l ra ff a n d
g b u ff
y D
b
did a o u t d iv id in g t h e
“
o odl e ;
”
t h en b
al tho u h M r
g R o m ai n e c o u l d , .
on l
y b e c o n v ic t e d o f a m is d e m e a n o r, ju d ge o r d o n m i h t i n t h a t c a se ,
g G ,
p
v e r y e a sil y h a v e a sse d se n t e n c e o n h im fo r a c a it al o ffe n c e a n d c o n sign e d p ,
h im t o t h e ga ll o w s .
W h e n I w a s a l it t l e b o y a ge n t l e m a n n a m e d Isra e l H o l d sw o rt h , o n e
,
d a y c a m e r o u n d ge t t in g o rd e rs fo r o o ks t o be de l iv e re d in a r t s, o r b p
b
n u m e rs H e c a m e t o o u r w e a v in g s h o p w h e re m y o l d e st ro t h e r w a s
.
,
b
w e a v in g a n d sh o w e d h im a c o y o f a o o k o n a st ro n o m y W h il e m y
,
p b .
39 6 A PPEN DX I .
t he degree an d min u t e fo r
h da y in t h e ye ar ; an d al so t h e Lo n git u de,
e ac
D ec l in a t io n a n d R igh t a sc en sio n o f t h e Su n , in degree s a n d m in u t e s fo r

e v er d a fo r t h a t l e n t h o f t im e
y y g .
O n e re a s o n w h y t h e w o rk w a s so l o n g a n d t e dio u s fo r Isra e l H o l dsw o rt h ,

p
w a s t h a t h e c o u l d o n l y ro c u re o l d a l m a n a c s, u l is he d by d iffe re n t a u t h o rs, p b
a n d h e h a d t o re a rra n e t h e w h o l e
g f o r t h e
5 y0 e a rs ; e sid es c a l c u l a t in
, g b
t h e Lo n git u d e a n d La t it u d e o f ra n u s e n t ire l , fo r t h e w h o l e fift
y U y y e a rs,
a s it h a d n e ver b e fo re e en c a l c u l at e d b .
M r H o l dsw o rt h in his
.
“
re fa c e sa s
y T h P
e sc a rc it
y a n d hi h
g ric e p
p
o f E h e m er id e s fo r a st
y e a rs h a s p
e e n d ee l
y re re t t e d b
g y b
as t r o l o e rs
g p
g e n e r a ll
y H e n c e , se v e r a l a t t e m t s h a v e
. re v i o u sl
y p
e e n m a de b
y d i ff e re n t p b
p a rt ie s p
bu t a ft e r rin t in g o n e o r t w o y ea rs, t h ey h a v e a l l a a n d o n e d t h e
,
b
p
a t t em t a s t o o p
o n d e ro u s, o r t o o h az ard o u s a s e c u l a t io n
”
p .
M r H o l ds w o rt h in so m e o f his c a l c u l a t io n s h a d M r W j Simm o n it e,
.
, . . .
w h o h a d a n a c a d e m y in Sh e ffi e l d , En gl a n d, assist h im M r Sim m o n it e, . .
I t h in k w a s t h e m o st l e a rn e d a n d ge n t l e m a n l y ast r o l oge r t h a t En gl a n d
,
e v e r kn e w . p
H e s o ke , w r o t e , a n d t au gh t eigh t d iffere n t l a n guages be sid es
b e in
g a t h o ro u h sc h o l a r a n d m a t h e m a t ic ia n
g H e u l ish e d a n u m e r o f . p b b
a s t ro l o ic a l w o rks
g H is
“
A rc a n a o f As t r o l o
. .
gy
”
w i ll b e a m a st e r i ec e -
p
o f t h a t sc ie n c e fo r h u n d re d s o r t h o u sa n d s o f
y e a rs t o c o m e M r Ch a n e ,
y . .
p b
w h o re u l ish e d t h e E h e m e rid e s, p
rid e d h im se l f o n his kn o wl e d e o f
gp
M a t h e m a t ic s a n d a l so o n h a v in g s u rv e ye d l a rge t ra c t s o f l a n d fo r t h e
,
U S o ve rn m e n t in t h e far We st
. G
. He h a d a l so e e n a n e d it o r o f d a il y. b
pp
n e w s a e rs fo r
y e a rs B y . p
r o fe ssio n h e w as a l a w er, a n d h e h a d
y e en b
D ist ric t At t o rn ey in Io w a , a n d in an go r M ain e B ,
.
’
M r C h a n e y s w o rk in re u bl ishin g t h e 5 0 years E h em erides w as n o t
. p p
a n y t hin
g b
s o l a o rio u s a s t h a t o f Isra e l H o l d sw o rt h , a s it w a s sim l
y a p
p
re rin t t h o u h , a s h e sa s
g y w it h O v e r fo u r h u n d re d e rro rs c o rrec t e d
”
.
Bu t fr o m 1 8 5 0 t o 1 8 7 7 h e w o u l d h a v e m o st o f t h e w o rk t o rearra n ge,
,
a n d w o u l d be o l i e d t o m a ke m a n
g b y c a l c u l a t io n s B ut o ssi l
y i t m a
y . p b
b
be est t o l e t M r C h a n e y s e a k fo r h im se l f
. p .
I n his “
re fa c e ,
”
Ph e s a ys SO sc a rc e h a v e E h e m e rides fo r ast p p
y e ars b
ec ome t h at th e
y c a n n o t b e h a d fo r a n
, y su m
”
T h a t w a s h is e c u se . x
p b In rega r d t o his l a o r, h e sa ys — I w ill sa y in b
“
fo r re u l ish in g t h e m .
c o n c l u sio n t h a t I h a v e t o il e d v e ry h a r d t h e
,
a st
y ear a n d a h a l f se t t in g p ,
p
t y e a n d r e a d in g ro o f w it h m
yp m in d o n a c o n s t a n t s t ra in t o d e t ec t a n
,
e rr o r . Fo r m o n t h s in su c c e ssio n , Su n da y a s w e ll a s w e e k d a ys, I h a v e
m a d e a n a v e ra ge o f fift e e n h o u rs d a il y l a o r b .
H a d M r C h a n e y a n d Isra e l H o l dsw o rt h , ee n e n gage d in C h rist ia n

.
,
b
b
w o r k a n d l a o re d as h a rd in c o n v ert in g t h e h e a t h en , n o d o u t in t his
,
b
w o rl d t h e ir n a m e w o u l d h a v e ee n a dde d t o t h e C a l e n d a r o f Sa in t s a n db ,
in t h e w o rl d t o c o m e t h ey w o u l d w e ar a n e v e rl a st in g c ro w n o f gl o rv .
b
Bu t a s t h e y h a v e o n l y e e n e n ga ge d in t h e w o r k o f t e a c hin g a n d s re a d in g p
t h e sc ie n c e o f a st r o l o gy t h e y h a v e r e c e iv e d n o t h in g b u t
,
ers e c u t io n I n p
t h is l ife a n d in t h e l ife t o c o m e t h e y w ill be ke pt w a r m by a n e v e rl a s t in g
, ,
p b
_
fire fu m iga t e d w it h a l a rge e rc e n t a ge o f rim st o n e a n d w ill be e n t e r

, ,
t a in e d w it h m u sic c o n s is t in g o f w e e pin g, w a il in g a n d gn a sh in g o f t e e t h .
W h il e o n t h e su e c t O f E h e m e ris I o u gh t t o m e n t io n t h a t R a h a e l ,
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y i t is re s u m t iv e e v iden c e p p
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. p p b ’
as pro o f t h a t t h e re a re n o d is e ase s in t h e h u m a n fa m il
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p
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in a ll age s, a n d it is o n l y t h e t h e o ry o f t h e c a u se o f t h o se d ise a se s w h ic h
h as c h an ge d ?
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. P b p
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fa n c ifu l an a l o gie s
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p b b
h e c an o ssi l y rin g a gain s t a st ro l o gy o r ast ro l o ge rs ,
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.
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r o c t o r h im se l f .
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a sse rt io n T h e re is .
b
a o u t t h e sa m e re l a t io n b
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s o n a l e for Mr b .
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“ ”
s u e rst it io n ,
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.
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p
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in t h o se o l d d a ys, t h is fac t sh o w s w h a t a n u n re aso n a l e a n d fo o l ish b
p
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p p
m ill io n d o ll a rs t o c a l c u l a t e a n a t iv it y ro e rl y, w it h a l l t h e t ran si t s a n d
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p
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g
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r o c t o r m a ke s u c h s t a t e m e n t s a o u t
. b
a s t ro l o a n d a s t ro l o e rs, w h e n h e kn o w s t h e m t o be u n t ru e T h e fa c t
gy g .
o f t h e m a t t e r is, M r . . P
ro c t o r is a C a t h o l ic , o r a t l e a st a
p a rt ic u l ar frie n d
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h e w a s a C a t h o l ic a n d h e ,
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g o f t h b
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g
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p
w it h o u t a sh a do w o f ro o f t h a t t h ey h a v e c o mm it t ed an y c rime, eit h er
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s t it io u s o f a l l C h rist ia n b
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p
o f his d en u n c ia t io n o f s u e rst it io n in his a t t a c k u o n a s t ro l o gy is n o t p
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ro re ss a n d r e fo rm, a c h u rc h t h a t
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,
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p p
er e t ra t e d t h e t erro rs o f t h e In q u isit io n .
“
Is it n o t a l it t l e sin gu l ar t h a t a st ro l o gers are '
l yin g kn a v es a n d
p
u n sc ru u l o u s ra sc a l s
”
onl
y i n C h rist ian c o u n t rie s, an d e v en in t h o se
C hrist ia n n a t io n s o n l y w it h in t h e l ast t w o h u n dre d ye a rs ? In a ll o t h er

c iv il iz e d c o u n t rie s,
(a n d w h ic h c o v er m o re t h an t h ree fo u rt h s o f t h e gl o e, ) -
b
t he y h a v e a lw a s
y b
e en l o o ke d u
p t o , a n d h e l d in t h e h igh est e s t ee m
fro m t im e im m e m o ria l , e v en u p t o t h e resen t d a y p

I sh a ll rin g so m e . b
b p
,
rem a rka l e fa c t s t o ro v e t h is a sse rt io n in t h e v o l u m e w h ic h fo ll o w s .
An d a s M r P
ro c t o r sa s
.
y T h e c u n e ifo rm in scri t io n s o f Assyria , t h e p
p p
h ie rogl y h s o f Egy t t h e mo st a n c ie n t re co rd s o f
, _
e rsia , l n d ia , a n d P
C h in a , a gre e in sh o w in g t ha t o f ol zl a l l men éel z evezl ilz e s u n a n d m oon ,
'
{be pl a n ets a n d t/z e s ta rs , in l /z ez r cou r ses f or etel l , fl ay , r u l e Me f or

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l z mes of men Is it n o t st ra n ge t h a t in a l l t h o se n a t io n s a st ro l ogy is
. ,
s t u die d, e v e n a t t h e p
re se n t d a , b
y y t h e m o st l e arn e d a n d in t e ll ige n t
p pe o l e o f t h o se n a t io n s, a n d
.
p u t t o t h e t es t e v ery d a y by t h o u san ds o f
p pe o l e , a n d re l ie d o n a s a s c ie n c e b
y h u n d re ds o f m ill io n s o f e o l e in p p
t h e ir e v e r d a l ife, a n d h a s b
e e n fo r t h o u san ds o f yea rs
— t h a t t h o se
y y
p peo l e ha v e n ev e r d isc o ve re d t h a t t h e a st ro l o gers a re
“
l yin g kn a v e s
”
an d p
u n sc ru ul o u s ra sc a l s,
”
w h il e in C h rist ia n c o u n t ries, w h e re t h e rae p
t ic e o f a s t ro l o gy is al m o st a l o s t a rt , a n d o u t o f t h e v as t n u m e r w h o n o w b
p
t r ea t t his a n c ie n t sc ie n c e w it h su erc il io u s rid ic u l e , t h e re is n o t o n e in a
t h o u sa n d w h o kn o w d ist in c t l y w h a t it is h e l a u gh s a t , a n d ye t ast ro l o gy
p p
h a s su st a in e d a m o st c o n s ic u o u s a rt t h ro u gh o u t t h e h is t o ry o f t h e w o rl d ?
p
Are ign o ra n c e a n d w a n t o f ra c t ic a l e erie n c e t h e t e st s by w h ic h C h rist ia nxp
p p p
eo l e p
ro v e o r d is r o v e e v e r t hin
y g ? I w ill d ef
y M r ro c t o r t o fi d a
n . P
sin gl e a st ro l o ge r e v en in t h o se C h rist ia n c o u n t ries, w h o h a s ha d a n y pra c ti c al
A PPEN DX I .
4 13
e xp e rien c e -
in b u t w h a t h o l ds a st ro l o gy in a s high est eem as
t h a t sc ie n ce,
h e o r a n y o t h e r a s t r o n o m e r h o l ds a s t r o n o m y
,
o e s t h is n o t ro v e, a s . D p
H am l e t sa ys T h e re is s o m e t h in g ro t t en in t h e st a t e o f e n m a rk ? ”
D
Bu t wh a t is t h e c a u se o f a l l t h is c h a n ge in C h ris t ia n n a t io n s w h ic h a s , ,
. P
M r r o c t o r says — “
p
r o v e s t h a t t h e a s t r o l o er o f t o d a
g y m u s t n e c e ssa ril
y
-
be a r o gu e a n d a c h a r l a t a n ? ,
”
Is it , as M r ro c t o r sa s :
y
— “
n o w m en
. P
kn o w h o w t h e s u n a n d t h e m o o n r o d u c e t h eir e ffe c t s ; t h ey kn o w w h y p
M e rc u ry se em s sh ift y a n d , y V
e n u s l o v e l , h o w M a rs c o m e s t o l o o k re d,
an d J p
u it e r b
righ t , a n d Sa t u rn
y e ll o w
”
.
D
o es M r P
ro c t o r or a n
.
y O t h e r a s t r o n o m er kn o w a ll t h o se t hin s ? I f
g
h e d o es, w h y is it n o t m a de kn o w n o r p b
u l is h e d ? I sh o u l d l ike t o be
in fo rm e d m yse l f in a l l t h o se m a t t e rs Bu t t h e fa c t o f t h e m a t t e r is, t h a t
.
t h o se a st r o l o ge rs o f o l d kn e w a s m u c h a o u t t h o se t h in gs a s M r b ro c t o r
.
. P ,
o r an
y o t h e r a s t ro n o m e r o f t h e rese n t d a
y T h p
e a n c ie n t s h a d t h e ir .
b
t h e o rie s a o u t t h o se e ffe c t s,
”
an d M r ro c t o r h a s o n l
y t h . P
e o ries, w h ic h
t h e o ries m a y be u se t a n y d a y p Bu t su o se w e d id
. pp
kn o w h o w t h e su n
a n d m o o n d id p
r o d u c e t h e ir e ffe c t s
”
o r how
“
V en u s l o o ks l o v e l y, M a rs
,
r e d, J p
u it e r
g b
ri h t , a n d Sa t u rn
y e ll o w ,
”
( w hi c h I t o t a ll
y d en ,
y ) t h at w ou l d
p
h a v e n o t h in g t o d o w it h u se t t in g t h e sc ie n c e o f ast ro l o gy I t m ight .
p o ssi l
y bh el to e p l xp
a in s o m e t hin s w e d o n o t n o w u n d e rs t a n d a n d, o f
g ,
c o u rs e, p
l a c e t h a t sc ie n c e o n a firm er fo u n da t io n t h a n it e v e r h a d e fo re b .
If M r P pp
e n t o kn o w e v er t h in
i
r o c t o r d id n o t h a an d I w a s n o t
.
y g ,
ign o ra n t a n d sil l y, a n d a
”
r o u e a n d c h a rl a t an ,
g
”
it m ig h t b e o ssi l e p b
xp
fo r m e t o e l a in t o him h o w a st ro l o gy fe ll in t o disre u t e in C h ris t ia n p
n a t io n s, a n d m o re e s e c ia ll
y w i t p
hi n t h e l a s t t w o h u n d re d
y ears B u t t he .
r e a d er o f t h ese I n t r o d u c t o r R e m a rks m a n o t be s o Wi se a n d kn o w e v e r
y y y
t h in g, l ike M r P
r o c t o r, a n d m a
.
y o ssi l
y p b
n o t b e in t he c o n d it io n o f t h e
m a n w h o m So l o m o n s e a ks o f, w h e re h e sa ys p — “
se e st t h o u a m a n w ise
in h is o w n c o n c eit , t h ere is m o re h o es o f a fo ol t h an o f h im p ”
An d .
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ea r t o h a v e a v er
y hi g h o in io n e v e n o f a fo o l , p
w h ere h e sa ys T h o u gh t h o u sh o u l d e st ra y a fo o l in a m o rt a r a m o n g b
p
wh ea t w it h a e st l e, ye t w ill n o t h is fo o l ish n e ss de art fro m h im ”
p .
p b
T h erefo re a s it m a y o ssi l y be in t e rest in g fo r t h e re a der t o kn o w h o w
b
it c am e a o u t , t h a t as t ro l o gers w h o h a d ee n h e l d in t h e high e st v e n era b
t io n fo r t h o u sa n ds o f y e a r s in a ll c iv il iz e d n a t io n s, a n d h a v e a lw a ys ee n b
t h e c o u n s e l l o rs a n d a d v ise rs o f Kin gs, u e e n s, Em e ro rs Q
Su l t a n s a n d p ,
P h a ro a h s h a v e c h a n ge d o f l a t e ye a rs in C h rist ia n c o u n t ries in t o ign o ra n t

,
“
c h a rl a t a n s,
” “ ”
l yin g kn a v e s an d u n sc ru u l o us rasc a l s, I w ill en d e a v o r p
to e xp b
l a in t o t h e e st o f m y a il it y, a l t h o u gh it m a y n o t be v ery b
fla t t erin g t o e it h er M r ro c t o r, P J
u d e G o r d o n , o r e v e n t o t h o s e C h ris t ia n
g .
n a t io n s w hic h h a v e e n a c t e d l a w s a a in s t a st ro l o ers a n d a st ro l o
g g gy .
xp
I sh a ll div ide t h ese e l an a t io n s in t o t h ree a rt s o r se c t io n s i st T h e p . .
C h rist ia n R e l igio n 2 d T h e R e fo rm a t io n a n d W it c h c ra ft
. .
3 d T h e . .
c h an e fr o m t h e
g t yP
o l e m a ic s s t e m o f as t ro n o m
y t o t h e C o e rn ic a n s st e m
y p .
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' '
u n iq u e a t it s c o m m e n c e m e n t , n o t h in g e v er e in
g l ike it e fo re, o r c a n b b
p
b e c o m are d t o it sin c e I t s v e ry in c e t io n w a s a m ira c l e , a n d it a e a re d
.
-
p pp
t o c o n sist o f n o t h in g bu t m ira c l e s, s a in t s a n d r e l ic s fo r o v e r a t h o u sa n d , ,
ars, a n d t h e l a w s o f n a t u r e w e re e n t ire l y ign o red by it s fo ll o w e rs, who

y e
4 14 A PPEN DX I .
w e re a c l a ss of p pleo e e n t ire ly se p fell o w ein gs a n d

a ra t e d fr o m t h e ir b ,
w h o w e re a kin d o f a c ro ss re e d b b
e t w e e n t h e s o c ia l is t a n d a n a rc h is t o f
-
th e pr e se n t d a
y a n d if w e c a n
,
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e l ie v e t h e N e w T e s t a m e n t , t h e l a w s o f
n a tu re w e r e e it h e r en t ir e l
y p
s u s e n d e d o r e l se t h e
y w e r e t e rri l
, y o u t o f b
j o in t , a n d w e n t l im in
g al on pg s im il a r t o a m a n w it h a l o n
g gl e a n d a s h o rt
one . p
T h e c o n c e t io n o f C h rist w a s a m ir a c l e H is ir t h w a s a n o t h e r . b .
pp
His w h o l e l ife a e a re d t o c o n sist o f n o t h in g bu t m ira c l es ; s u c h a s
t u rn in g w a t e r in t o w in e , w a l kin g o n t h e w a t e r, s t ill in g t h e s t o r m fe e din g ,
t h o u sa n d s w it h five l o a v e s a n d t w o fish e s ra isin g t h e d e a d, h e a l in g t h e sic k

,
w it h t h e t o u c h , c a st in g o ut d e v il s a n d e v e n t h o se d e vil s t a l kin g t o C h rist

,
’
a ft e r t h e
y w e re c a s t o u t , & c , & c C h ris t s d e a t h w a s a m ira c l e
. . an d ,
H is re s u rre c t io n , a n d H is e a t in g a n d drin kin g a ft e rw a rds w it h his d isc i l e s, p

w e re al l m ira c l es, a n d H is a sc e n sio n in t o h e a v e n w as a n o t h e r m ira c l e .
p
C o n se q u e n t l y s u c h o c c u a t io n s a s t h o s e o f d o c t o rs a s t r o n o m e rs, as t ro l o ge rs, ,
far m e rs a n d e v e n fish e rm e n , w h o h a d t o d e e n d o n t h e l a w s o f n a t u re in
,
p
o r d e r t o s u c c essfu ll y c a rr
y o n t h e ir u sin e ss w e re a l l b l a ed o u t ;
y b
, u t as p
t he p p b
e o l e c o u l d n o t c o n t in u e t o s u sis t u o n m ira c l es, o r ra t h e r p ro v i p
sio n s m ira c u l o u sl
y p
ro d u c e d , a l l t h o s e e m l o m e n t s
y g ra d u a ll
y p
c a m e in t o
u se a a in
g B u t a s t h e e a rl
.
y C h ris t ia n s e l ie v e d t h a t b
y b
ra in
y g t o C h rist , p
Virgin M a ry, o r so m e o t h er sain t o r by o sse ssin g so m e re l ic th e ,
“
p ,
l a w s o f n a t u re c o u l d e a sil y be c h a n ge d in t h e ir a rt ic u l a r c a se s t h e p ,
s c ie n c e o f a s t ro l o gy w hic h is e n t ire l y
,
b
u il t u o n t h o se l a w s h as n e v e r
,
p
b e e n fu ll
y re c o gn iz e d by t h e eo le p p p
r o fes sin
g t h e C h rist ia n re l i io n
g as ,
b
it h a s e e n by a ll t h e o t h er re l igio n s, (w h o se c re e ds d id n o t c o n sis t o f
m ira c l es ) a n d a ll o t h e r c iv il iz e d n a t io n s, bu t Ch ris t ia n , in e v e ry o t h e r
,
p a rt o f t h e in h a it e d gl o e b b
T h o se Christ ian s t h a t ro fess a re l igio n
. p
w h ic h c o n sist s o f t h e gre a t est a m o u n t o f su e rst it io n , sim il a r t o t h e p
R o m a n Ca t h o l ic re l igio n , l o v e a st ro l o gy a o u t a s m u c h a s t h e d e v il l o v e s b
h o l y w a t e r ; h e n c e w h en b
igo t e d C a t h o l ic s l ike M r Pr o c t o r o r u dge . J
G o rd o n h a v e a c h a n c e t o s h o w t h e ir v e n o m a n d h a t re d a ga in s t a n
a st ro o
g l e r, v l e t t he o
t h ey n e
er o rt u n it
y sl i pp p .
No t o n l y C a t h o l ic s ,
bu t a l l m in ist e rs o f t h e go s e l a re s e c ia ll y o o se d p p pp
p
,
t o t h e sc ie n c e o f a s t ro l o gy, a n d d e e m it s e c ia ll y w ic ke d t o e v e n d e s ire
t o kn o w a n y t h in g o f o u r p
r o s p e c t s fo r t h e fu t u re , a n d a n
y e rs o n
g iv in
g p
w a y t o su c h a w e a kn ess w as p
l ac e d in t h e c a t a l o gu e o f t h o se e rso n s p
p
w h o m C h rist s e a ks o f w h e n h e sa ys t h a t — “
w h o m so e v e r l o o ke t h o n
”
a w o m a n t o l u s t a ft e r h e r, h a s c o m m it t e d a d u l t e ry in h is h e a r t a l re a d y .
So m e t h ir t y ye a rs a go t h e re w a s n o t a Su n d a y asse d, in a c it y l ike Ne w p
Y o rk o r P p
hil a de l h ia , b u t w h a t s o m e m i n i s t er w a s re a c h in
g a o ut the p b
w ic ke d n e ss o f a st ro l o gy o r fo rt u n e t e ll e rs in sh o rt it w a s a c o n st a n t t e t
-
,
x
“
o r t h e m e fo r a se rm o n , sim il a r t o If a m a n ga in s t h e w h o l e w o rl d, a n d
” ”
l o se h is o w n s o u l , o r G o a n d sin n o m o re , &c , &c Bu t m in is t e rs . .
n o l o n ge r p
re a c h s e rm o n s a ga in s t a s t r o l o gy, a n d w e a r e gra d u a ll y c o m in g
b a c k t o t h e l a ws o f n a t u re M ira c l e s a n d re l ic s o f sa in t s a re h e l d a t
.
a d is c o u n t , t h a n ks t o t h e l e c t u re s a n d w rit in gs o f s u c h m e n a s ro fs P .
x D
T yn d a ll , H u l e y a n d a rw in , w h o a re t e a c h in g t h e e o l e t h a t t h e p p
x
w o rl d is go v e rn e d by fi e d l a w s, a n d t h a t t h e c o n dit io n a n d h a in e ss o f pp
p
m a n is im r o v e d b y u n d e rs t a n din g a n d o e yin g t h e se l a w s ; a n d o n b
a cc ou n t o f t h e pe rih e l io n o f t h e s u pe rio r l a n e t s, a gre a t n um er o f t h ep b
4 16 A PPEN DX
I .
to g iv e a n a cc o u n t o f al l t h e o rt F
u n e t e ll ers , C l a ir
-
v o y a n t s, S ir it u a l ists p
a n d Ast ro l o e rs in t his c it
g y ; an d h e c a ll e d his o o k “
T h e W itbc h e s o f
New o rk Y ”
. U
n d er t h e b , b
e l ie f n o d o u t , t h a t t h e D e v il c a n n o t b e a in t e d p
t oo b pp
l ac k, h e a e a rs t o h a v e t o l d a s m a n y l ies a o u t t h e m a s h e c o u l d b
w e ll pu t t o ge t h e r O n l y a fe w ye a rs a go t h e Ne w o rk Su n ga v e
.
“ ”
Y
a n a c c o u n t o f a w o m a n in t h e Eas t e rn St a t e s wh o h a d m a d e a r e d ic t io n p
in re ga rd t o t h e e l e c t io n o f G en arfie l d
. G T he “
Su n
.
”
d id n o t sa y
w h e t h e r t h e w o m a n w as a fo rt u n e t e ll er, i sy, c l a irv o ya n t , s irit u a l ist
-
Gp p
o r a st r o l o e r ; it sim l
g yp s t a t e d t h a t s h e w as a
“
w ”
it c h, a n d t h a t t e rm
a pp e a rs t o c o v e r e ve r t h in
y g o f t h a t n a t u re .
Wh e n I w as a t t e n din g M e dic a l C o ll ege, t he ro f o f An a t o m y, in P ,
g i v in
g p
a d e sc ri t io n o f t h e e e, re m a rke d t h a t if w e w e re in d o u t a s t o
y b
t h e n a m e o f a d ise a se o f t h e e e , w e c o u l d c a ll it O h t h a l m ia , a s t h a t
y p
p
m e a n t sim l y d isease o f t h e e ye, a n d c o v e re d e v e ryt h in g e l se I n t h is .
w a y it h a s b
e e n t h e c u st o m t o c l a ss a l l fo rm s o f d iv in a t io n u n d e r t h e
t erm w it c h c ra ft , a n d a s t ro l o ge rs a n d fo rt u n e t e ll ers o f e v e r k i n d h ave

y
-
c o n t in u e d t o be p
e rse c u t e d a s s u c h .
“
An o l d a u t h o r h as sa id t h a t a m ira c l e is l e it im a t e w it c h c ra ft , an d
g
w it c h c ra ft is an ill egit im a t e m ira c l e ”
T o m a ke it
. l a in er it m igh t be p
sa id, t h a t t h e t u rn in o f w a t e r in t o w in e b C h ris t w as a m irac l e , bu t if
g y
o t h e r m a n did t he sa m e t h in , it w o u l d be w it c h c ra ft , a n d u t o a
an
y g p
b
fe w years a go , h e w o u l d h a v e e e n e rsec u t e d a s a w iz a rd p .
Is it n o t st ra n ge t h a t a st ro l o gers w h o h a v e e e n o ser v e rs a n d st u de n t s b b
o f t h e l a w s o f n a t u re fo r t h o u sa n ds o f ye a rs a n d a re, a s a r u l e, n o t ,
b e l ie v e rs in w it c h c ra ft o r m ira c l es o r in fa c t a n t h in , y g s u ern a t u ra l o r p
c o n t ra r
y t o t h e l a w s o f n a t u re , s h o u l d h a v e b
e e n c a ll e d w it c h e s a n d
p er
se c u t e d a s s u c h b
y t h e p
e rs o n s w h o a re t h e o n l
y a d v o c a t e s o f, a n d
be l ie v e rs in w it c h c ra ft a n d m ira c l es ?
We h a v e a sim il a r a ra do o r c irc u m st a n c e in t h e rac t ic e o f M e dic in e
p x p .
P a ra c e l su s w h o l iv e d in t h e e a rl
, y p
a rt o f t h e fift ee n t h c e n t u r
y ,
c o m m e n c ed
p b b
h is c a re er by u l ic l y u rn in g t h e w o rks o f al en ,
( w h G
o w as a n a s t ro l o er,
g
a n d t a u h t t h e u se o f h er s ro o t s a n d
g b ,
b
a r ks in m e dic in e
) s a in
y g t h at ,
“
G a l e n d id n o t kn o w a s m u c h a s his sh o e l a t c h e t s
”
a rac e l s u s w a s . P
t h e firs t o f t h e s c h o o l o f min era l m e dic in e s, w h o c o m m e n c e d t o t re a t
e v er d is e a se w it h h a t c l a ss o f d ru s ; a n d as m e r c u r a s m a in l
’
y t g y w y
p
em l o e d b
y y t h em , t h e G e rm a n n a m e o f w h ic h w a s u a c ksa l v e r t h e
y Q ,
w e re c a ll e d Q b
u ac ks, a n d t h o se w h o u se d h e r s a n d ro o t s w e re t h e re gu l a r
p h ysic ia n s . No w fa sh io n h as c h a n ge d so m u c h t h a t t h e h e r d o c t o rs b
a re c a ll e d Q
u ac ks, a n d t h e o t h e rs wh o u se t h e Q
u ac ksa lv e r, t h e re u l a r
g
p h ysic ia n s .
I f t h e C h rist ia n re l igio n w e re t h e m o st e rfe c t re l igio n o n t h e fa c e o f p

t h e e a rt h t h e n w e m igh t w in k a t s o m e o f it s mira c l es a n d s u e rs t it io n s
,
p ,
a n d a t it s i n o rin
g g t h e l a w s o f n a t u re b u t if w e c a n be gu id e d b
, y a st p
h ist o ry, t h e o pp
o sit e is m u c h n e a re r t h e t ru t h E c e t w it h in t h e l ast
. x p
h u n d re d y ea rs w h e n e v e r a n d w h e re v er t h e C h ris t ia n s h a v e ga in e d a fo o t
,
p
h o l d in a n y c iv il iz e d o r a rt l y c iv il iz e d n a t io n t h e y h a v e a lw a ys r e d u c ed ,
t h a t n a t io n t o b b
ar arism , a n d it h a s r e v e rt e d t o t h e c o n d it io n o f t h e d a rk
a es a n d o ft en t o s l a v e ry o f t h e m o s t d e gra d in g n a t u re I t is o n l y sin c e
g ,
.
t h e h u m a n m in d h as t h ro w n o ff s o m e o f t h e su e rs t it ion o f t h e C h rist ian p

A PPEN D IX .
7
re l igio n,
d d isc d
an
ar e d m ir ac l e s an d rel ic s, a n d re t u rn ed t o t h e in vest i a t ion
g
o f t h e l a w s o f n a t u re a n d a t t h e s a m e t im e ,
ee n
g u id e d b
y k b
n o wl e d e
g
a n d sc ie n c e w hic h sw ee awa
y p p
a ll s u ers t it io n a n d w it c h c ra ft ,
( al l o f
w hi c h by t h e sc ie n t ific m in d , a re n o w c l a sse d w it h th e h o go l in s o f t h e b b
p a s t ) t h a t t h e re h a s
,
ee n a n
y b p
re a l im ro v e m e n t in t h e c o n d it io n O f m a n
in C h rist ia n n a t ion s Ev en n o w if it w ere n o t fo r t h e in flu e n c e o f t h e

.
b b
l i era l m in de d in h a it a n t s o f t h o se c o u n t rie s, so m e o f t h ose C h ristia n s
’
w o u l d be r e a d y t o c u t o n e a n o t h er s t h r o a t s, a n d e rse c u t e e a c h O t h e r p
as o f o l d, if t h e
y h a pp
e n e d t o d iffe r in t h eir e l ie fs T h e Lo rd b
eo r e
g . G
G o r d o n rio t s m a
y b x p
e t a ke n as a n e a m l e ; a n d it is t h e sa m e in e v er
y
p l ac e w h ere C h rist ia n s a re a w ay fro m l i e ra l m in de d e o l e b p p .
M a n y w rit e rs in re fe rrin g t o t h e C h rist ia n s a n d t h eir re l igio n , a w ay

from c iv il iz a t io n , s a y t h a t it fo rms a v ery o o r c o m a riso n t o a n y O t h e r p p
re l igio n e v en in t h e c ra d l e O f C h ris t ia n it y
,
a a r d T a l o r in his
y y . B L a n ds
O f t h e Sa ra c e n s,
”
s e a kin
g o f t p
h e C h ris t ia n s in e r u sa l e m
,
a e
g 79 ,
s a
yJs p
W h a t ev e r g ood the v a rio u s
m is s io n s h e re m a y, in t im e , a c c o m pl is h (a t
re s en t , it d o e s n o t a m o u n t t o m u c h , J e ru s a l e m is t h e l a s t l a c e in t h e w o rl d
p ) p
w h e re a n in t e ll ig e n t h e a t h e n w o u l d b e c o n ve rt e d t o C h ris t ian it
_
y W e re I .
c a s t h e re , i n o ra n t o f a n
g re l ig io n , a n d w e re I t o c o m a re t h e l ive s a n d
y p
p ra c t ic e s o f t h e d iffe re n t s e c t s a s t h e m e a n s o f m a k in
g m c h o ic e — in s h o rt , t o
y
j u dg e o f e a c h fa it h by t h e c o n d u c t o f it s pro fe s s o rs I s h o u l d a t o n c e t u rn -
M u ss u lm an W h en y o u c o n sid e r t h a t in t h e H o l y Se pu l c h re t h e re a re n in e
.
teen c h a p e l s , e a c h b e l o n g in g t o a d iff e re n t s e c t , c a ll in g it s e l f C h ris t ia n , a n d

t ha t a T u rk is h po l ic e is a l w a s s t a t io n e d t h e re t o
y p re ve n t t h e b l o o d
y u a rre l s q
w h ic h o ft en en s u e b e t w e e n t h e m , y o u m a y j u d g e h o w t h o s e w h o c a ll t h e m
s e lv e s fo ll o w ers O f t h e rin c e o f P
ea c e
p P
ra c t ic e t h e
p u re fa it h h e s o u g h t t o
e s t a b l is h B et w e e n t h e G re e k a n d La t in c h u rc h e s , e s p e c ia ll y , t h e re is a d e a d l y
'
fe u d , a n d t h e ir c o n t e n t io n s a re a sc a n d a l , n o t o n l y t o t h e fe w C h rist ia n s h ere,
b u t t o t h e M o s l e m s t h e m s e l ve s I b e l ie v e t h e re is a s o rt o f t ru c e a t pres e n t ,
.
o w in t o t h e s e t t l e m en t o f s o m e o f t h e d is u t e s — a s fo r in s t a n c e , t h e re s t o ra
g p
t io n o f t h e s ilv e r s t a r, w h ic h t h e G re e k s s t o l e fro m t h e s h rin e o f t h e Na t ivit y,
a t B et h l e h em T h e La t in s , h o w e v e r, n o t l o n g s in c e , d e m o l is h e d , vi et a r mis ,
.
f
a c h a e l w h ic h t h e G re e k s c o m m e n c e d b u il din o n M o u n t Z io n B u t , if
p g .
t h e e m pl o y m e n t o f m a t e ria l w ea po n s h a s b e e n a b a n d o n e d fo r t h e t im e , t h e re
is n o n e t h e l e s s a w a r o f w o rd s a n d s o u n d s s t ill g o in g o n G o in t o t h e H o l y .
Se pu l c h re , w h e n m a s s is b e in g c e l e b ra t e d , a n d y o u c a n s c a rc e l y e n d u re t h e
d in . No s o o n e r d o e s t h e G re e k c h o ir b e g in it s s h rill c h a n t , t h a n t h e L a t in s
fly t o t h e a ss a u l t T h ey h a ve a n o rga n , a n d t e rrib l y d o e s t h a t o rg a n st ra in it s
.
b e ll o w s a n d l a b o r it s pip e s t o d ro w n t h e riva l s in g in g Y o u t h in k t h e La t in s
.
w ill c a rr e d a , w h e n s u d d en l t h e c y m b a l s o f t h e A b ys s in ia n s s t rrk e in
“
y t h y y
w it h h a rs h b ra z en c l a n , a n d fo r t h e m o m e n t , t riu m ph T h e n t h e re a r e
g .
C o pt s , a n d M a ro n it e s , a n d A rm e n ia n s , a n d I k n o w n o t h o w m a n y o t h e r s e c t s ,
w h o m u st h a ve t h e ir s h a re ; a n d t h e s e rvic e t h a t s h o u l d b e a m a n y t o n e d -
h a rm o n y, p e rva d e d b y o n e g ra n d s pirit O f d e v o t io n , b e c o m e s a dis c o rd a n t o rg ie ,

fi
b e t t in g t h e rit es o f B e l ia l
—
.
—
A l o n g t im e a g o I d o n o t k n o w t h e prr
e c is e n u m b e r o f y e a r s t h e Su l t a n
g ra n t e d a fi rm a n , in a n s w e r t o t h e a
pp l ic a t io n o f b o t h J e w s a n d C h rist ia n s ,
a ll o w in t h e m e m b e rs o f e a c h s e c t t o pu t t o d e a t h a n y pe rs o n b e l o n g in g t o
g
t h e o t h e r s e c t , w h o s h o u l d b e fo u n d in s id e o f t h e ir c h u rc h e s o r s yn a g o g u e s .
T h e firm a n h a s n e v er b e e n re c a l l e d , t h o u g h in e ve ry pl a c e b u t J e ru sa l e m it
re m a in s a d e a d l e t t er H e re , a l t h o u gh t h e J e w s fre e l y p e rm it C h ris t ia n s t o
.
e n t e r t h e ir s n a o u e , a h s h o u l d e n t e r t h e H o l y Se p u l c h re w o u l d b e
y g g J e w w o
l u c k y if h e e s c a pe d w it h h is l ife No t l o n g s in c e, a n E n g l is h g en t l e m a n , w h o
.
8 A PPEN I DX .
v
w a s t a k e n b y t h e m o n k s fo r a J e w , w a s s o s e e re y b e a t e n t ha t h e w a s c o n fin ed l
t o h is b e d fo r t w o m o n t h s W ha t w o rs e t h a n s c a n d a , w h a t a b o m in a t io n , t h a t
. l
the s ot
p l
o o ked u o n b
p y so m a n
y C h ris t ia n s a s t h e m o s t a w fu
y s a c re d o n ll
l
e a rt h , s h o u d b e t h e s c e n e o f s u c h b ru t is h in t o e ra n c e l
b p
I giv e t h e a o v e a s a s ec im e n O f C h rist ia n it y in it s sim l ic it y a n d p
p y b
u rit , w h e n re m o v e d fro m l i e ra l m in ds a n d in fid e l in flu e n c e A s fo r .
t h e M o h a m m e d a n s, t h e y a re b
e l ie v e rs in a s t ro l o y , c o n s e q u e n t l
g y t h e
y a re
a ll
“ “
p ”
l yin g kn a v e s a n d u n sc ru u l o u s ra sc a l s, a n d c a n n o t be c o m a re d p
b
t o t h e ir n e igh o rs , t h e C h ris t ia n s in e ru sa l e m J .
A m issio n a ry w h o w as t ryin g t o c o n v e rt a M o h a mm e da n t o t h e C h ris t ia n

fa it h w a s a ske d by t h e m u ssu l m an w ha t C h ris t ia n it y t a u gh t
,
;
T h e C h rist ia n .
s a id I t t e a c h e s t h e d o c t rin e o f a fu t u re l ife , a n d e a c e a n d go o d w ill p

o n e a rt h . T h e m u ssu l m a n a n sw ere d t h a t h is r e l igio n t a u gh t o f a fu t u re
l ife a l s o , a n d a s fo r t h e p
ea c e a n d
go o d w ill , if it w e re n o t fo r t h e
M o h a mm e d a n s t h e C h rist ia n s w o u l d mu rder e a c h O t h e r o v er t h e se u l c h re p
o f t h e fo u n d e r o f t h eir re l i io n
g .
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g f f
'
T p y
A s tr on omy —C l a u diu s t o l em P
y l iv b
e d a o u t o n e h u n d re d a n d fift
y y e a rs
p re v io u s t o t h e t im e O f C h rist H e w as a n a st ro n o m e r, a s t ro l o ge r, a n d
.
kn e w a ll o f t h e ge o gra h y o f his d ay p T h e syst e m o f a st ro n o m y w h ic h

.
w as kn o w n by his n a m e w a s in v o gu e fo r t h o u sa n ds o f ye ars re v io u s t o p
h is t im e . p
He w a s a c o m il e r, c o ll ec t in g a n d e m o d yin g I n h is w o rks a l l t h e b
x
kn o wl e dge o f t h e se sc ie n c e s t h a t t h e n e ist e d ; a n d t o l em y s T e t ra i l o s
’
P bb
c o n t a in s a ll t h e r u l es o f a st ro l o
gy t h at h ad ee n l a id d o w n d u rin b g t h e
c e n t urie s b
e fo re h is t im e, a n d is t o d a y t o t h e a s t ro l o e r w h a t t h e
-
g i l e is Bb
t o t h e C h rist ia n . Up
t o a v e ry l a t e d a y h is a s t r o n o m ic a l a n d a s t ro l o gic al
b o o ks w e r e b
o u n d in o n e v o l u m e a s t h er e w a s v e r
,
y l it t l e u se fo r a s t ro n o m
y
x p
e c e t in t h e p
ra c t ic e o f as t ro l o
gy .
Wh en t h e c h an ge fro m t h e t o l em a ic t o t h e C o e rn ic an syst em Of
P p
a st ro n o m y o c c u rre d , m a n
y b
e l ie v e d t h a t t olem
y
’
y P
s s s t e m o f a s t ro l o
gy w as
“
p
sw e t a w a
y a l so , bu t t h is w a s w ro n
g an d on l
y t h e re su l t O f a w a n t o f
kn o w l e dge Al l t h e c a l c u l a t io n s t h a t w e re m a d e u n de r t h e C o ern ic a n
.
~
p
s vs t e m w e re t h e sa m e a s t h o s e m a de u n d e r t h e o l d s s t em , s u ch a s t h e
y
p
c a l c u l a t io n o f e c l i se s, t h e re v o l u t io n s o f t h e h e a v e n l y o d ie s, e t c , t h e b .
diffe re n c e e in
gb t h a t t h ere w as m o re a c c u ra c
y I n t h e m o d e rn m e t h o d ;
b u t bv w h a t e v e r m e t h o d c a l c u l a t io n s are m a d e in a s t ro n o m y t h e re su l t is
t h e s a m e in a st ro l o g , a n d t h e a st ro l o ge r O f t h e
y rese n t d a
y m a ke s h isp
c a l c u l a t io n s sim il a r i n e v e r
y p
res ec t t o t h o se t h a t w e r e m a d e w h e n t h e
y
“
p
w ro t e t h e h iero gl y h ic s o f Egypt , t h e c u n e ifo rm in sc ri t io n s o f Assyria, p
a n d t h e m o s t a n c ie n t re c o rd s o f P
e rsia , I n d ia a n d C h in a
”
.
p ’
I h a v e a t t h e rese n t t im e T a t e s Ast r o n o m y a n d H a c ke t t s Ast ro l o gy,
’
b o th b
o u n d in o n e v o l u m e , a n d e v e n if t h e C o e rn ic a n a n d Ne w t o n ia n p
s s t e m s w e re o v e rt h ro w n a n d r e l a c e d b
y p y s o m e o t h e r s s t e m o f a s t ro n o m ,
y y
’
H a c ke t t s As t ro l o gy w it h a l l it s c a l c u l a t io n s w o u l d re m a in t r u e n o m a t t e r
, ,
bv w h a t syst em t h ey w e re c o m u t e d p
T h e a n gl e s o f ge o m e t ry a n d
.
m e n su ra t io n a re t r u e t o n a t u re w h e t h e r t h e y be c a l c u l a t e d by sim l e p
a rit h m e t ic o r t h e h i h e r m a t h e m a t ic s
g T h e re fo r e t h e re a d e r w ill see t h e
.
fo o l ish n ess a n d ill o gic a l c o n c l u s io n s o f M r . P

r o c t o r w h e n h e sa s
y T he
very fac t t h a t t h e o l d as t ro l o ge rs w e re fo r t h e m o st pa rt h o n e st , t h o ugh
A PPEN DX
I .
sa m e re m a rk migh t j u st as t ru ly be m a de
f m esm erism, h re n ol ogy, o p
h o m e O p a t h y, a n d h u n dre d s o f o t h e r s u e c t s t h a t l iv e a ft e r t h e y a re s aidbj
t o have ee n e b xp
l o d e d T h e grea t m isfo rt u n e is, t h a t a l l o f t h e se sc ien c es
.
h a v e ee n e b xp p
l o de d by erso n s w h o are a s l it t l e o st e d o n t h em as M r p .
P r o c t o r is o n as t r o l o
gy .
b
Ev ery sc ie n c e is gra d u a ll y u il t u p fro m fa c t s w hic h are ga t h e re d fro m
b
o se r v a t io n a n d e xp
e rim e n t , s o m e t im e s e t en din g o v e r h u n d re ds o f x y e a rs ;
t h e se fac t s a re a ft er w a rd s ge n e ra l iz e d a n d c l a ssifie d a cc o rdin g t o c er t a in

r u l es, p
rin c i l e s po r l a w s, a n d w h e n t h e s e r u l es, rin c i l e s, a n d l a ws p p
h a rm o n iz e a n d a re v erifie d by o t h e r e e rim e n t s a n d o se r va t io n s, t h en xp b
it is c a ll e d a sc ien c e Ev e ry sc ie n c e m u s t s t an d o n it s o w n m erit s ; o n e
.
s c ie n c e c a n n o t be p
ro v e d o r d is r o v e d b
y an o t her ; p it i s im o ssi l e t o p b
p p
ro v e o r d is ro v e , En l is h gram m a r b
g y t h e r u l e s o f a rit h m e t ic , a n d n o
p p
m a n c a n ro v e o r dis ro v e a s t ro l o gy by a st ro n o m y, n o m a t t er h o w l e a rn e d
h e m a y be in t h e l a t t e r sc ie n c e ; n o r c an h e r o v e o r d is r o v e h re n o l o gy p p p
by a n a t o m y, o r h o m o ath
y yb p
a 110 a t h
y V er
y o ft p
e n o n e sc ie n c e w il l
.
p
t h ro w l igh t u o n a n o t h e r ; fo r in st a n c e ge o l o gy m a y t h ro w so m e l igh t
p
u o n a s t r o n o m y, b u t it is im o ssi l e t o p b
r o v e o r d is ro v e a st ro n o m p y y b p
g eo l o
gy a l t h o u h t h ey
, g o t h h b
a v e a re l a t io n t o t h e l a n e t s,
ge ol o
gy t r e a t p
p p
in g s e c ia ll y o f o u r l a n e t, an d a st r o n o m y o f a ll t h e l a n e t s a n d s t a rs p .
I f I h a v e m a d e a n y ro o sit io n w hic h M r p p r o c t o r c a n n o t a c c e t , t h en . P p
I t ru st h e w ill sign ify t o m e e it h er riv a t e l y o r in t h e u l ic rin t s o n p p b p
w h a t t e rms h e is w ill in g t o m e e t m e fo r t h e u r o se o f h a v in g a fa ir a n d p p
se a rc h in
g x
e a m in a t io n o f p g p
rin c i l e s w h ic h I r e ar d a s t r u t h s in as t r o l o
gy .
I w ill c o n c ed e a n y t h in g h e m a y a sk, e c e t t h e u bl ic t e st s o f n a t iv it ie s, x p p
a s t h ese I c o n sid e r t h e m o s t im o rt a n t p
ro o fs w h ic h c a n be p ro u h t fo r
g
“
b
o r a ga in s t a st ro l o gy .
Aft e r M r P
ro c t o r h as m a d e u se o f su c h e
.
ressio n s in t h e u l ic xp
rin t s p b p
in re fe rrin g t o m ysel f a n d all o t h e r a s t ro l o ge rs, t h e re is o n e o f t w o t h in gs
h e m u st d o : h e m u st e it h e r m ee t m e o r s o m e o t h e r a s t ro l o ger in u l ic p b
d isc u ssio n o n a st ro l ogy, in c l u din g t h e u lic t e st s I h a v e efo re refe rre d p b b
t o , o r h e m u st m a ke a o l o gy in a n e q u a ll y p u l ic m a n n er o v e r h is o w n ,
p b
n am e . I t w ill n o t d o fo r h im t o say t h a t I a m e n e a t h h is n o t ic e , as t h e b
re a d e r c a n se e fro m w h a t I h a v e re l a t e d in t h e se In t ro d u c t o ry R e ma rks
t h a t m y st a n din g a s a p
h ysic ia n a n d a ge n t l em a n is e q u a l t o M r ro c t o r s
’
. P .
P
ossi l
y b it w ill b e b
e s t t o in sert in t h is re l
y to Mr ro c t o r o n e o r p . P
t w o a n ec t e s w h ic h ill u s t ra t e t h e erro rs h e h a s fa ll e n in t o in a t t a c kin g
a st r o l o ge rs a n d as t ro l o gy .
D r C a l d w e ll , a
.
p
ro fess o r a n d ro m in e n t
p yh p
sic ia n o f h il a de l hia, P p
g iv b p
es a n a c c o u n t in h is a u t o io gra h y o f a n in c id e n t w hic h o c c u rre d w h il e
h e w as t ra v e l in g in En gl a n d j
In o u rn eyin g by s t a ge fro m Liv e r o o l t o
. p
B irm in gh a m , w h il e o n t h e o u t skir t s o f Liv e r o o l , h e n o t ic e d a l a rge p
b
m a n sio n w it h ea u t ifu l gro u n d s, w h ic h w e re d e c o ra t e d in v a rio u s l a c es p
w it h fin e st a t u a ry T h is st a t u a ry a t t ra c t e d h is a t t en t io n t o a d egre e w hic h
.
p
l e d him t o e n q u ire w h o m t h e l ace e l o n ge d t o ; a fe ll o w asse n ger t o l d b p
,
b
h im t h a t it h a d e e n t h e re side n c e o f t h e l a t e D r Sa l m o n Dr C al dw el l . . .
p p
kn e w D r Sa l m o n a s t h e r o rie t o r o f a m e dic in e , c a ll e d t h e
.
al m o f B
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”
p
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rin c e o f q u a c ks,
“ b
sim il ar t o frau d, im po st o r, p et c u t n o re l
py .
A PPEN DX I .
r
w as made by his fell ow assen ers

g H p
e n o t ic e d t h a t t h e
y all l o oked
.
t o w ard s a l a dy d resse d in d e e p
m o u rn in g, w h o w as in t h e c o a c h W h en .
t h e c o a c h n ea re d B
irm in gh a m , a l l t h e a sse n e rs h a d l e ft it e c e t t h e
g p x p
l a dy in m ou rn in g a n d him se l f, a n d, Am e ric a n l ike, h e t rie d t o in t ro du c e
him sel f, e n q u ir e d if sh e h a d fa r t o go w h e n t h ey r e a c h e d irm in gh a m, B
I a m M rs Sal m o n , a n d I
“
a n d c o n c l u d e d by a skin g h e r n a m e Sh e sa id . .
j
l iv e in t he h o u se u st o u t side o f Liv e r o o l p
D r C a l dw e ll w as t a ken . .
p b p
by su r rise a n d ega n a o l o giz in g, bu t sh e st o e d him b
y sa in ,
y g Y pp
ou
p
n ee d n o t a o l o giz e ; if yo u h a d kn o w n m y h u s a n d a s h is frie n ds a n d I b
p
kn e w h im , y o u w o u l d h a v e s o ke n differen t l y, a n d w o u l d h a v e h e l d a
p
diffe re n t O in io n o f him fr o m t h a t y o u e ressed w h e n a ssin
g m xp
y p
h o u se
”
. D r C a l d w e ll a ft e rw a rds ec a m e w e ll ac q u a in t e d w it h M rs
. b .
Sa l m o n , a n d h e sa ys t h a t it w a s a l esso n t o h im n e v er t o c on dem n a n y
o n e w it h o u t p
re v io u s kn o wl e d e o f his c h a ra c t e r
g .
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ro c t o r h a d b
e c o m e a c q u a in t e d w it h a n u m er o f a st ro l o e rs,
g b
p b
o ssi l y h e w o u l d h o l d a d iffe re n t O in io n o f t h e m t o w h a t h e e p r e sse d xp
in t h e W o rl d J
Fo r in s t a n c e, M r o h n Le d e t t er, w h o die d in r o o kl yn b B
“ ”
. .
a sh o rt t im e a go , s e n t fo rt p y fi ve
y e a rs in t h e s t u d
-
y an d in v e st iga t io n o f
a st r o l o
gy ,
a n d h a s l e ft se v e ra l v o l u m e s in m a n u sc ri t a s t h e fru it s o f h is p
b p p
l a o r H e in v e n t e d a l an is h ere t o fa c il it a t e h is c a l c u l a t io n s in t h e
.
sc ie n c e,
y e t h e n e v er m a d e a d o ll a r fro m t h e ra c t ic e o f a st r o l o
gy H pis .
p
fo rm er em l o y ers, w h o a re w ho l esa l e e w e l e rs in t h is c it y, s e a k o f h im in j p
b
t h e high e st t erms a s a n h o n o ra l e m a n a n d a m a n o f l e arn in g I c ould .
g iv b
e a n u m e r o f n m e s o f m e n l iv in
a g w h o a re st u d e n t s o f a s t r o l o
gy ,
an d
w h o h a v e d e vo t e d y e ars t o l t s 1n vest 1ga t 1 0n , bu t o n a c c o u n t o f t h e

p jre u dic e a a in s t t h a t sc ie n c e t h e
g y w o u l d n o t w i s h t h eir n a m e s t o c o m e
b e fo re t h e p b
u l ic .
b p
A n u m er o f ye a rs sin c e a h ysic ia n e n t e re d t h e o ffic e o f D r Co x o f .
P p p
h il a de l hia , a n d ic kin g u p a w o r k o n t h e H o m oe o a t h ic ra c t ic e o f p p
m e d ic in e, w h ic h l a y o n t h e d e sk l o o ke d a t it a m o m e n t a n d t h re w it
,
p
do w n , w it h t h e c o n t em t u o u s e c l a m a t io n x H u m u g ! h u m u g ! Dr b b .
C o x l o o ke d a t h im in su r rise , a n d a ske d p D O y o u kn o w a n y t h in g o f
”
H o m oe o pa t h y ? T h e v isit o r re l ie d, “
p
No ! bu t it is a ll h u m u g an d b
n o n se n se !
”
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. W e ll I d o n o t kn o w a n yt hin g o f H o m oeo
p ath
y m y s e l f ; b u t w h o m u st I e l ie v e ;
y o b
u , w h o a dm it t h a t
y o u do n ot
bj
kn o w a n y t h in g o f t h e su e c t , o r m y so n , w h o h as gra d u a t e d fr om a
p
H o m oe o a t h ic C o ll ege a n d is u sin g H o m oeo a t hic m e dic in es e v ery d ay in p
p
h is ra c t ic e ? An d h e t e ll s m e it is n o t a l l h u m u g ”
b .
In see kin g kn o wl e dge o r in fo rm a t io n o f an y sc ien c e o r ro fessio n , is it p

n ot b e st t o be
g u id e d a n d a d v is e d b
y t h o se w h o a re t h e m o st in fo r m e d,
a n d h a v e h ad t h e l o n est e
g xp
erie n c e in t h a t sc ie n c e o r r o fe ssio n , ra t h er p
p
t h an t o t a ke t h e O in io n o f o n e w h o sim l
y rea s o n s o n
ge n era l prin c i l es p p
a n d w h o h as h a d n o rac t ic a l ep erie n c e xp
I t w as su c h m e n a s R ic h ard .
A . Pro c t o r, a n d t h e ir r e a s o n in
g w i t h o u t kn o wl e d e , w h ic h c a u s e d a l l t h e
g
su f p
ferin gs a n d h a rd sh i s o f G a l il e o , C o l u m u s, a n d I m igh t s a y o f a l l t h e b
re fo rm ers, disc o v e rer s, h e re t ic s, a n d w it c h es w h o h a v e e e n erse c u t e d b p
fo r t h e l ast t h o u sa n d y e a rs .
I o n c e h e a rd M r P
r o c t o r sa
.
y in o n e o f his l e ct u re s o n Ast ro n o m
y i n ,
Y p
New o rk Cit y, w hil e S eakin g o f t h e perih e l ion o f t h e superio r pl an et s,
4 2 2 AP PEN DX I .
th a t e en v if t h e Sc ien c e o f Ast ro n o m y c o u l d b e u sed in m a kin g re dic p

t io n s o f ea r t h q u a ke s a n d o f t h e p
erio ds o f e id e m ic s, it w o u l d d e re c ia t e p p
in t h e est im a t io n o f sc ie n t ifi c min ds, a n d e v e ry t hin g w hic h h a d a t e n d e n c y
t o d ev el o p a st r o n o m
y in t h a t d ire c t io n o u gh t t o b e dis c o u ra ge d I b e
g .
t o d iffe r w it h h im o n t his p
o in t ; I d o n o t t h in k it c a n l o w e r t h e d ign it y
o f a n y sc ien c e t o m a ke it m o r e u se fu l a n d a d d t o t h e h a in ess o f m a n pp .
p
I t h in k I h a v e r o v e d by t h e v a rio u s ru l es a n d rin c i l es o f Ast r o l o gy p p
b p
in a n u m e r o f h o r o sc o e s in t h e fo re go in g a ges a n d h a v e s h o w n c l e a rl y p ,
t h a t if t h e sc ie n c e o f a s t ro l o
gy w e re
p u t in t o e v e ry d a y u se , a s M r ro c t o r . P
sa s it w a s o f o l d fu ll
y y fi,
ft
y p e r c e n t o f a l l t h e sic kn e ss, o v e rt
y m i se r ,
y p ,
p
a n d h a rd s h i s o f t h e eo l e o f t he p p re s e n t d a
y w p
o u l d be d o n e a w a y w it h .
I a l so p p
ro o se t o s h o w t h a t t h o u sa n d s o f e o l e a re m u rd er e d e v ery p p
y e a r, a n d s o m e o f t h e m in a m o s t a r ar o u s m a b b
n n e r b y h y sic ia n s, o n p
a c c o u n t o f a w a n t o f kn o wl e d e o f a s t ro l o
g gy .
I a sk M r . P
ro c t o r t o c o m e b
e fo re a n a u die n c e a n d ro v e if h e c a n , p ,
t h e fa l sit o f a s c ie n c e w hic h fo r t h o u sa n ds o f e a rs w as in e v e r
y d a
y
y y
a n tiqu ity a n d in a l l t/z e
u se , n ot on ly a mon
’
g a ll t ae l ea d ing r a ees o f
e/z ief eio il iz ea n a tion s, bu t d a r in r iod s of time w ea n n o otner f a il /z
gp e
”
ca n ooa s l of lz a vz n e c a n d o t his, a n d ye t b e u n in fo rm e d
'
g s w a ed
y I f h .
o f t he
p ra c t ic a l a l i pp
c a t io n o f t h a t sc ie n c e, I sh a ll
g i v e h im c re dit fo r
'
b e in
g a r e m arka l
y bsm a rt m a n .
As I h a v e sa id e fo re I r e q u est M r b ,
ro c t o r t o m ee t m e in a
. P u l ic p b
p
h a ll t o try a n d a c c o m l ish t h a t m o st d iffic u l t t a sk, o r e l se m a ke a s u it a l e b
p
a olo
gy . H e m i h t a s w e ll a t t e m t t o
g p p
ro v e t h a t a l l t h e a s t ro n o m e rs
o f the p
re s e n t d a
y i n a l l c iv il iz e d n a t io n s o n t h e
, g l o e , a re d e c e iv e d b
w h en m a kin g t h eir c a l c u l a t io n s fo r t h e c a t ain s o f vesse l s ; a n d t h o se p
p
c a t a in s a re e q u a ll
y d e c e iv e d w h e n m a kin
g u se o f t h o s e c a l c u l a t io n s
t o fin d o u t t h e l o c a t io n s o f t h e ir s hi s a t se a ; o r in o t h e r w o r d s t h e p ,
a s t r o n o m e rs a n d m a rin e rs a re
g u ll in
g e a c h o t h e r, o r a re c o m in e d t o e t h e r
g b
t o gu ll t h e p p
e o l e an d h a ve ,
e e n d o in
g bs o fo r h un dre d s o f
y e a rs ; a s t o sa
y
ast ro l o e rs h a v e
g een b m a kin
g a l in
y g r e t e n se o f p
e l ie v in
g in l an e t ar
y b p
”
in flu e n c e, a n d h a v e e e n d o in g s o fo r a ges b
W h y sh o u l d M r ro c t o r sa y t h a t t h e as t ro l o gers w h o c a l c u l a t e t h e
. P
m o v e m e n t s o f t h e h e a v e n l y o dies h a v e e e n b “
b
m a kin g a l yin g r e t e n se p
of b
e l ie v in
g in l p
an e ta r
y in flu e n c e ,
”
a n d a t t h e sa m e t im e n o t sa y t h a t
p
t h e c a t a in s o f v e sse l s h a v e e e n m a kin bg a l in
y g r e t e n se o f c a l c u l a t in
gp
p
t h e l o n git u d e a n d l a t it u d e o f t h e sh i s a t se a ? D o e s n o t t h e a s t r o l o ge r
m a ke his c a l c u l a t io n s as c ar e fu ll y a s a m a rin e r m a ke s h is ? O n l y t h o se o f
t h e a st ro l o ger a re m u c h m o re in t ric a t e , a n d e v e n m o re diffic u l t An d .
y p
e t c a t a in s o f l a r e o c e a n s t e a m e rs a re h e l d in t h e h i h es t res ec t
g g an d p ,
a re d e e m e d m e n p b
o f gre a t re s o n si il it y, w h il e a st r o l ogers a r e
“
l yin g
”
kn a v e s a n d p
u n sc ru u l o u s r a s c a l s
”
.
“ St ra n g e s u c h adiffe re n c e t h e re s h o u l d b e
’
T x
w i t t w eed l e d u m a n d t w e e dl ed e e ”
.
I n st e a d of Mr . P roc t o r c a ll in g a l l a st ro l o gers v il e m e s, it w o u l d h a v e
na
b een m o re l o gic a l a n d c o n v in c in
g t o t h e r e a d e rs of t he
“
Ne w Yo r k
W o rl d if h e h a d t a ke n t h e t im e o f
”
,
b ir t h o f s o m e w e ll kn o w n e rs o n ,
-
p
s u c h a s G e n e ra l W a sh in t o n o r
g en e ra l G .
G ra n t , a n d sh o w n t h a t t h e r u l e s
4 2 4 . A PPEN DXI .
of a p
fe mal e , t h e l a n e t t o w hic h t h e su n first a lies by as ec t wil l pp p
b b
desc ri e t he h u s a n d, a n d if t h e a s ec t be a en ign o n e , a nd t o a fo r t u n a t e p b
p l a n e t , it w ill in dic a t e a n e c e ll e n t m a n
,
an d ha x
in e ss in m a rria ge l ife ; pp
if it b e a m a l ign a s e c t a n d t o a n e v il p l a n e t a n d e v il l a ne t s be in t h e p ,
p
se v e n t h h o u se, it w ill be im o ssi l e fo r h u s a n d a n d w ife t o l iv e t o e t h e r p b g b
in a h a y m a n n er pp W e h a v e a rem a rka l e ro o f o f Ast ro l o gy in u e e n
. b p Q
’
V ic t o ria s n a t iv ity, w h erein t h e su n first a l ied by go od o r t rin e a s e c t pp p
to J p
u it er, w hic h w as in Aq u a rius, rin c e A l e rt ein
g e ac t l
y d esc ri e dP b b x b
J p
by u it er in Aq u a riu s, an d t h e h a in ess o f t h eir m a rrie d l ife is t o o pp
w e ll kn o wn t o n ee d c o m m e n t .
p
In t h e h o ro sc o e o f a m a l e t h e ru l e a l ies t h e sam e, e c e t t h a t t h e first pp x p
p
a s ec t o f t h e m o o n t o a p ’
l a n e t is t a ke n in st ead o f t h e su n s first a s ec t p .
Lo r d ~
y B ’
r o n s n a t ivit
y i s a r e m a rka l e e a m l e o f t h e in flu e n c e s o f t h e b x p
p l a n e t s, in c au sin g u n h a in ess in his m a rrie d l ife T h e m o o n in his pp
n a t iv it
y fi rs t m a d e a n O
pp o srt i o n o f M e rc u r in C a rl c o rn , a n e v il a s e c t ,
y p p
a n d a n e v il p
l a n e t His m arrie d l ife is w e ll kn o w n
.
I d e fy Nl r ro c t o r t o . P p
ro d u c e o n e in st a n c e o r n a t i v it , w h e re t h e rul es
y
”
an d p
rin c i l e s in a st ro l o
p gy w h ic h I h a v e m e n t io n e d a re n o t a ar e n t in pp
e v er
“
y d a
y l ife I f h e s a
y s h.e c a n d o so h e s im l y ro v e s h im s e l f t o be p p
“ ” “
a ly ing k n a ve an d an u n s cr u u l ou s r a sea l
p an d m a kes a ly in
g ,
”
reten se of
'
p N OT o el ie w n
g i n
p l a n eta ry in
fl a en ee .
Sin c e R ic h a rd A ro c t o r u l ish e d t h e . P p b
H u m u g o f Ast ro l o gy in b ,
w h ic h h e c a ll e d a ll Ast ro l o ge rs s ill
y c h a r l a t a n s l in
y g k n a v e s, r o gu e s ,
, ,
a n d u n scru u l o u s ras c a l s,
”
pin t h e N e w o r k W o r l d o n Fe b ot h 1 8 8 7, Y .
,
t h e re h a s b
e e n a c o n sid e ra l e c h a n e in t h e o in io n o f s o m e o f t h e
g b p
e dit o rs, a n d t h e p p
e o l e c o n n e c t e d w it h t h a t a e r ; so m e o f t h em h a v e pp
n ot on l
y b
ec o m e c o n v e r t s t o t h e s cie n c e o f A s t r o l o
gy ,
b u t h a v e e v en
in v e s t iga t e d a n d s t u die d it t o a gre a t e t e n t x .
M r T E W il s o n t h e l i ra ria n o f t h e Ne w o rk W o rl d, o n Fe b
. . .
,
b Y .
2 d, w h e n M r A N D o e rsc h u k o f Ka n sa s C it y, w ro t e t o h im t o
. . .
,
fi n d w h o w a s t h e es t ast r o l o ger in t h e b n it e d St a t e s, dir e c t e d t h e l e t t e r U

to O .
gD B
ra d o n .a n a s t r o l o e r in
g o s t o n , M a ss , r e ga r d in g h im a s t h e
,
B .
b est ; bu t M r
g . B
ra d o n fo r w a r d e d t h e l e t t er t o m e I h a v e s in c e l e a r n e d .
fro m a u il o f m in e t h a t M r W il so n h a s giv e n c o n sid e ra l e a t t e n t io n

p p . b
t o As t ro l o g a n d r e a rd s it a s a t r u e s c ie n c e
y g .
M r o n a s W hit l e y, o n e o f t h e re se n t e dit o rs o f t h e N e w o rk
. J p Y
W o rl d h a s a l so re a d m u c h o n t h e sc ie n c e o f As t ro l o gy, a n d w h e n h e
,
g ra d u a t e d a t t h e C o ll e e o f Ne w
g o rk t h e t h e sis w hic h b e h a n d e d t o Y
t h e o fli c e rs o f t h a t in s t it u t io n w a s e n t ire l o n t h e sc ie n c e o f As t r o l o gy
y .
B e sid e s t h e N e w Y
o r k Wo rl d o f l a t e h a s giv e n c o n sid e ra l e S a c e t o b p
a rt ic l e s o n Ast r o l o y , a n d t o
g u l is h in
g h o r o sc o e s S ee g 5
a e p b
0 p . p .
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. x -
A s t ro l o g y , w h e n d e s c rib in g a p e rs o n b o rn u n d e r t h e pl a n e t M e rc u ry in
C a n c e r, a g re e in t h e s t a t e m e n t t h a t h e is s m a ll , u g l y , il l n a t u re d , a n d a d e -
c e it fu l l it t l e w re t c h , a n d ve ry o ft e n g ive n t o d rin k ; a n d y e t t h e w rit e r o f
the P
en n
y M a a z in e
g m a k e s t h e n a t ive o f a m o s t a d m ira b l e fa n c , a n d a
y
re a t e l o c u t io n is t , in e n io u s a n d s t u d io u s , a l l o f w h ic h is e n t ire l y c o n t ra ry
g g
t o t h e ru l e s o f t h e s c ie n c e A l s o t h e b o o k s t e a c h t h a t M a rs a ffl ic t s a n y pa rt
,
o f t h e n a t ivit w h e re ve r it is s it u a t e d , a n d i t n e v e r
“ fo r t ifie s t h e m id h e a v e n
y
or an
y an
g l e o f t h e h o ro s c o e
p .
A s t ro l o g y , if s u b m it t e d t o a n y fa ir a n d h o n e s t t e st w il l a l w a ys c o m e
o ff vic t o rio u s . T h a t is t h e r e a s o n w h y t h e s e C h ris t ia n p e o pl e c o n t i n u e t o
t e ll l ie s a bo u t I t , I m a g rn rn g I t I s O pp o s e d t o t h e ir re l igio n .
A PP EN DX I .
D I S C US S I O N S IN FAVO R OF A S T R O L OGY
A ND
GAINST I T ASSER T I O NS A
‘
F S —A G U M N S N F AV O R O F A STR O LO GY
IR T R E T I .
I w ld f p p t l h g
n a or d b w il d i g
o er t i t y w hi h
e ua c an e an e er n u n c er a n ,
c
so m i lly ff
ater a h d ti y f v y h m a ec ts b i g w h t m i d l iv
t e es n o e er u an e n , a n a e
t oi w w lf
ts o l ll i l f
n e l p d l m l y m m it it d i y t
a re c a n u t se t o s ee ,
an ca co s e st n o
th f h
e ocean o ? Th d k d i
c fi f i
an c e xi t i t h l t i e ru n ar ,
n a t o nto ca on e un a c,
i n h vi l
t e f di ; t h idi t i h i im b
o en c e o il it y th
se a se
p ti e o ,
n s ec or e su e rs
ti d v
o us v l p d i t h mi t f f
e o t e e en i im m y
e o e dl y v l
n e s o an at c s ,
a u n c o n c ern e re e
on t h b i k f e p ipi a t tn m f mi d l iv t ti
r n o a re c ce n e an o n a e o i e n ecess a r
y ,
con n ection aetw een ca u se a n d ej ect, a n d t/z eir n n a noida él e infl u en ce u on

p
it i ow n w elf a r e, w ill , in t h e l a n gu a ge o f Sc ri t u re,
s “
o n de r t h e ath p p p
o f h is fee t ,
”
o r h e w ill ra c t ic a ll
y p
e c l a im , x
So t e a c h us t o n u m er o u r b
pp
d a ys t h a t w e m ay a l y o u r h e ar t s u n t o w isd o m ”
.
R e a d e r, w h a t is m e a n t by t h e w o rd o n d er ?
”
W ha t is m ean t by p
the ph ra se
“
t e a c h u s t o n u m er o u r d a s ?
y
”
W b e re t h e
y in sert e d in
'
the Bb j p
i l e a s e st s u o n h u m a n fra il t y, o r a s s o e r a n d rac t ic al re a l it ies ? b p
[ s n a tu r e g over n ed by l a w s ? A r e t/i es e l a w s d is cover a bl e ? [ s tne
min d of m a n cap a bl e of app ly ing taer i ta a dva n tag e ? Ast ro l o gy s ays
Ye s ! a n d it o ffe rs at t h e s a m e t im e t o d e m o n st ra t e t o e v ery sin c e re a n d
c o m e t e n t in q u irer t h e t r u t h o f it s a ffi rm a t io n
‘
p .
T h o se w h o h a v e st u die d t h e sc ie n c e O f Astro l o gy, a n d O u gh t , t h e re

pb j
fo re , t o be c o n sid e re d c a a l e o f u dgin g, a ss e r t a n d m ain t ain t h a t it is
a scien ce t h a t is, a s s tem con s is tin of r in cipl es a n d r u l es w /z ieit ma
, y g p y
fie l ea r n ed ; a n d hist o ry sh o w s u s t h a t it is n o re c en t u st art , bu t t h a t p
b
it h a s e e n s tu d ied , p r a ctised , a n d r el ied upon a s a s cien ce r om time f
irn rn ern or ia l a n d a l t h o u gh t h e r e a r e n o r e c o r d s in e ist en c e , t h a t I a m x
a w are o f, d e n o t in w h ere , w h e n , a n d b w h om As t ro l o w as d e m o n
g y gy
s t ra t e d ne t t o b e a sc ie n c e , e t it is s o m e w h a t s t ra n e t o fin d t h a t in
y g
a n a r t ic l e p b
u l is h e d in t h e N e w o r k W o rl d o n e ru a ry 6t h , 1 8 8 7,
Y Fb
P P
by ro fe ss o r r o c t o r, w h ic h b e d e sign a t e d T h e H u m u g O f Ast ro l o gy, ”
b
“
h e sa ys t h a t t h e Ast ro l o ge r o f t o da y h a s w rit t e n h im se l f d o w n a -
c h a rl a t a n , a n d is ro a l
y p bb
a n u n s c ru u l o u s r a sc a l , a n d a l in
y g pk n ave
”
.
I t o ft e n h a pp
e n s in a r u m en t s, a s in t h e fo r t u n e s O f w ar, t h a t w h e n
g
a n en e m
y h a s fir e d O ff a l l his a m m u n it io n a n d h a s n o th in
g l e ft t o d e fe n d ,
h im se l f, in st e a d o f yie l din g gra c e fu ll y a n d a d mit t in g t h a t h e is e a t en , h e

”
b
“
d egra d e s h im se l f by t h r o w in g m u d a n d dirt a s a l ast r eso r t C a ll .
in g n a m e s is t h e w e a ke st o f a l l a rgu m ent s Bu t a se n si l e m an w ill st ic k . b

t o h is p p
rin c i l e s an d his sc ie n c e, a n d d e fe n d t h e m w it h h o n est a n d l e it i
g
m a t e m ean s .
T h e Ast ro l o ge r, e ven w hil e bein g ca ll e d t h e se h a rd n a m es, may be

a p e rs o n o f l e a rn in , a n d h a v e
g t h e c a a c it
y an d in du st r
y t o m as t e p
r
G eo m e t r , Ast r o n o m , T ri o n o m e t ry, a n d t h e wh o l e c irc l e o f sc ie n c es

y y g
p
h e m ay b e e rfec t l y h o n e st a n d e st a l ish e d in a re u t a l e l in e o f u si b p b b
n ess, be a -
g b
oo d n eigh o r an d a n h o n o ra l e c it iz en , an d ye t if h e
_ p b
rac t ic e
43 0 A PPEN DX I .
Ast ro l o gy, t h at is, if h e h o n est l y fo ll o w s his p f

ro ession , h e is c all ed t h e
v il e st n am es by t h o se who ca ll t h e m se l v es sc ien t ist s, bu t w h o kn o w
n o t hin
g o f the p i
r nc pl
i e s a n d sc ie n c e o f Ast ro l o gy .
In p pp
fle c t in g u o n t h e a l ic a t io n n e c essa ry t o be a l e t o
re b p As
ra c t ic e
t ro l o gy, a n d t h e p
e rse c u t io n it m e e t s, n o w o n d er t h a t it s il l -
re mun e ra t ed
a dh ere n t s w rit e s u c h v e rse s as t h ese
W hy do I s t re t c h t h e c h a in o f s a c e ,
p
’
O r s c a n t h e s t a rs irra dia n c y,
sr
W hi e s c ien t is t s t h e ir w is d o m jo iti
l “
T o d u b t h es e a b o rs “ l ”
v
a ra n c
g y?
“Wh i
se z e t h e c o m pa ss e s a n d ru e l
y ’
I n E u c l id m u s t y b o o k s t o d a bb l e ,
s
W h il e o t h ers w it h o n e t e n t h t h e t o il , -
B u t s m il e a n d fa t t e n o n t h e ra bb l e ?
”
Amo n g t h e o pp on en ts o f Ast ro l o gy,

fa r a s m y o serv a t ion go es, so b
b
t h e r e is o n e re m a rka l e fa c t t h a t n o t o n e o f t h e m s o m u c h a s u n d e r
,
s t a n d s t h e first p p
rin c i l e u o n w hic h it is fo u n de d ! p T h ey resu m e t o p
p
o ffe r a n o in io n u o n a su p
e c t w it h w h ic h bj
t h e y a re e n t irel y ign o ra n t
a su bj e c t w h ic h t h e
y h a v e n e v er s t u d ie d, n o r a l ie d s o m u c h as o n e pp
s c ie n t ific t est T h ey a re gen e ra ll y so ign o ra n t a s t o c o n fo u n d it w it h
.
Ne c ro m a n c y, So rc e ry, W it c h c ra ft , In t e r re t a t io n o f rea m s,
y y s p D G p
F o r t u n e t e ll in g C l air v o ya n c e ,
-
, So o t h sa yin g a n d a h o st o f o t h er su c h ,
e t c e t e ra s .
F q re pp
l y t h eir o o sit io n is so w id e o f t h e m a rk as t o be m e re l y a
u en t
di b l i f
s e e in so m e u n de fin a bl e c him era o f t h eir o w n im a gin a t io n w h ic h ,
h as n o m o re t o d o w it h As t r o l o gy t h a n a C hin a m a n h a s t o d o w it h e n
a c t in g t h e l a w s t h a t p b
ro h i it his imm i r a t io n in t o t h is c o u n t r
g y W h at .
c a n b e m o re a s u rd t h a n b s u c h c o n d u c t a s t h is ? W h a t w o u l d a so c ie t y
o f c h e mis t s o r su r e o n s o r m a t h e m a t ic ia n s t h in k o f a n u n e du c a t e d
g
, ,
p p
e asan t c o n fro n t in g his s u e rc il io u s O in io n s w it h t h e ir a n a l z a t io n s,
y p
c l a ssific a t io n s, a n d d e m o n s t ra t io n s ? T h e y w o u l d it y his ign ora n c e p ,
sn e e r a t h is p p
re su m t io n , a n d t r e a t h is in t erfe ren c e w it h c o n t e m t T he p .
Opp o n e n t s o f Ast r o l o gy, a l t h ou h fa v o r e d b

g y o u l ar i n o ra n c e a n d
g p p
p jre u dic e a re ,
V
ie w e d by t h e e xp
e rie n c e d w it h t h e s a m e d is u st
g .
p
As t ro l o ge rs m a y be e rse c u t e d fo r a t im e, a s a st ro n o m e rs a n d al l
o t h e r sc ie n t is t s h a v e s u ffe r e d in t h e ir t im e Aft e r a l il e o h a d een . G b
p
c o m e ll e d a t t h e ,
p
e ril o f h is l ife , t o s u sc ri e t o t h e q u iesc e n c e o f t h e b b
x “
w o rl d , h e e c l a im ed, St ill it m o v es ”
T h e u n y a rm o f m a n m ay . p
be ra ise d a ga in st t h e h e a v e n s, bu t t h e in flu e n c e s o f t h e l eia des c a n n o t P
b
be o u n d n e it h e r c a n Arc t u ru s be st a ye d in h is c o u rse
, .
Aga in st Ast ro l o gy w e s o m e t im es h e a r a l it t l e in t h e sh a e o f a rgu p

m e n t , b u t n o t hin g t h a t e v er a ffe c t s it s t ru t h o r v a l idit y as a sc ie n c e .
O n e a rgu m e n t a d d u c e d by s o m e o f it s m o st e n l igh t e n e d o o n e n t s is, pp

t hat As t ro l o ge rs o ft e n e rr in t h e ir r e dic t io n s
”
p
a n d t o t h e t ru t h o f t h is ,
o bj e c t io n e v e r
y A st ro l o e r m u st b o w
g Bu t , a t t h e s a m e t im e , w e m u st
.
n o t a ll o w a p
a rt ic u l a r e c e t ion t o u su r x pthe l a c e o f a ge n e ra l ru l e ; p p
w e m u st n o t a ll o w a l o c a l d e t a il t o c irc u m sc ri e a u n iv e rsa l t ru t h b .
p
T h e a rt ia l fa il u re o f Ast ro l o ge rs n e c e ssa ril y resu o s es a r t ia l s u c c e ss p pp p .
If Ast ro l o gers a lw a ys fa il e d in t h e ir re dic t io n s, t h e e v ide n c e a gain st p

432 A PPEN DX I .
’
T he st o c k s w ere a t ea c h c h u rc h s d o o r,
T h e g a ll o w s s t o o d o n B o s t o n C o m m on,
P ’
A a pis t s e a rs t h e pill o ry b o re ,
T h e g a ll o w s ro p e , a ( a k er w o m a n !
-
m
Y o u r fa t h e rs d e a l t y d ea l
n ot as e
W it h n o n pro fe s s in g fra n t ic t e a ch ers ;

-
T h ey bo re d t h e t o n g u e w it h re d h o t s t e e l , -
A n d fla y e d t h e b a c k o f fe m a l e p re a c h e rs
“
’
fi
O l d N e w b u ry h a d h e r e l d s a t o n g u e ,
A n d Sa l e m s st re e t s c o u l d t e ll t h e ir s t o ry
O f fa in t in g w o m a n d ra g g e d a l o n g ,
G a s h e d b y t h e w hip, a c c u rs e d a n d g o ry .
And wi
y ll m e a sk
e, W h
y t h is t au n t
O f m e m o rie s sa c re d fro m t h e s c o rn er ?
A n d W h y w it h r e c k l e s s h a n d I pl a n t
A n et t l e o n t h e g ra ve s y e h o n o r ?
’
No t t o re p ro a c h Ne w E n g l a n d s d e a d
T h is re c o rd fro m t h e pa st I s u m m o n ,
O f m a n h o o d t o t h e s c a ff o l d l e d ,
A n d s u ffe rin g a n d h ero ic w o m a n .
SECO N D —T H E A SSER T I O N S O F T H O S E WH O O PP O S E A ST R O LOGY .
T h ese in c l u de al l t h o se w h o w rit e fo r En c yc l opoe dia s e dit ors o f ,
n e w sp a p e rs e s p e c ia ll y o f r e l igio u s p e rio d ic a l s a n d sc ie n t ific b o o ks e x c e p t

, ,
t ex t b o o ks o n As t r o l ogy .
W h y p u b l ish ers sh o u l d c o n t in u e t o e n gage m e n t o writ e o n t h e su b

ec t o f As t r o l o gy in t h e a b o v e n a m e d b o o ks w h o se o n l y q u a l ific a t io n
j ,
is t h eir ign o ra n c e o f t h a t sc ie n c e is im p o ssib l e t o u n d ers t a n d e s p e c ia ll y

, ,
w h e n t h ere are so m a n y Ast ro l o gic a l a l m a n ac s a n d m o n t h l y Ast r o l ogic a l

p erio dic al s a s w e ll as a n u m b er o f Ast ro l o gic a l t ex t b o o ks t h e a u t h o rs
, ,
“
o f w h ic h a re w e ll q u a l ifie d t o w rit e fo r a n y o f t h e v ario u s En c yc l o
”
p m d ias .
p b b
Su re l y if t h e u l ish e rs o f t h e a o v e n a m e d w o rks d esire d to im ar t p
t h e t ru t h t o t h e ir re a de rs o n t h is sc ie n c e t h e re a re a n u m e r w h o u n d er
,
b
s t a n d As ro l o gy w h o se se r v ic e s c o u l d be r o c u re d p .
An y o n e u n d e rs t a n din g As t r o l o gy, a n d r e a din g t h e a rt ic l es rin t e d p

u n d er t h e w o r ds As t r o l o gy
”
H o ro sc o e
,
”
p
e t c , in t h e En c C IO oe
,y p .
d ia s n o w p b
u l ish e d w o u l d n a t u ra ll y a rriv e a t t h e c o n c l u sio n t h a t t h e
,
w rit e rs h a d go n e t h ro u gh a c iv il se rv ic e e a m in a t io n in t h e sc ie n c e o f x
As t ro l o gy, a n d t h o se w h o c o u l d a n sw e r t h e fe w e st qu est io n s h a d e e n b
s e l e c t e d o r t h o se w h o w e r e m o s t
,
p j
re u dic e d a a in st t h e sc ie n c e h a d
g e e n b
c h o se n t o w rit e t h e art ic l e s .
b
C h a m e rs, in t h e ir
“
In fo rm a t io n fo r t h e eo l e
p
”
P
c o m me n c e t h e ir ,
a rt ic l e o n P h re n o l o gy w it h t h e se w o rds I t h a s o f l a t e ee n c u st o m a ry b
p p
fo r t h e c o n d u c t o rs o f o u l a r c y c l o poe dia s t o a d m it a rt ic l es o n Ph re
n ol o
gy ; b u t in m o s t if n o t a ll t h e in s t a n c es in w hi c h t h is h a s e e n do n e b ,
p p
t h e a rt ic l e s w e re t h e c o m o sit io n o f e rs o n s w h o d e n ie d t h a t p h re n o l o gy
w as a t ru e syst em o f m en t a l p p
hil o so h y, a n d w h o se a im ra t h er w a s t o
A PPEN DX
I .
4 33
sh o w it s w an t o f so u n d fo u n d a t io n t h a n sim l y t o re sen t a p p v iew ,
of it s
d o c t rin es In e v e ry o n e o f t h ese in s t an c es it w a s a ft e r w a rd s
. s u c c e ss fu ll y
ph b
“
sh o wn by g i re n o o l
c a l w rit e rs t h a t t h e ir sc ie n c e h a d ee n m isre r e
p
se n t e d , a n d it s d o c t rin es c h a ll e n ge d o n u n fa ir gr o u n ds, so t h a t t h e
a r t ic l e s in q u e st io n m igh t a s w e ll n o t h a v e e e n w rit t e n in so far as t h e b ,
in st ru c tio n o f c a n did in q u irers w a s c o n c e rn e d W e h a v e reso lv e d t o .
e sc h e w t h is p b
rac t ic a l a su rdit y, by r e se n t in g a v ie w o f h re n o l o gy by p P
o n e wh o b
e l ie v e s it t o be t h e t r u e syst e m o f m in d
”
.
p b
Ye t t h ese u l ish ers, in t h eir w o rk c a ll e d
’
C h a m e rs En c yc l o poe b ~
dia ,
h a v e fo ll o w e d t h e sam e e rr o n e o u s l a n in t h e ir art ic l e o n Ast ro l o gy p
w hic h t h e y c o n de m n e d in o t h e rs a s e in
g w ro n
g in t re a t in
g t h e su ec t b bj
of P
h re n o l o gy T h ey h a v e e m l o ye d a e rso n w h o w a s a l t o ge t h e r
. p p
ign o r an t o f As t r o l o gy a n d a t t h e sa m e t im e r e u dic e d a ga in st it
. T h is p j .
w rit er, u n d er t h e t it l e Ast r o l o gy go e s o n t o m a ke t h e fo ll o w in

g fa l se
'
st a t e m e n t s
“
B in Ast ro l ogy is no t e t en siv e l y ro fe sse d in an y Christ ia n
e l ief x p
c o u n t r , t h o u gh a fe w s o l it a ry a d v o c a t e s h a ve fr o m t im e t o t im e a p
'
y
p ea re d B u t it s t ill h o l d s s w a
.
y in t h e Ea st , a n d a m o n
g t h e M o h a mm e
d a n s w h ere v e r sit u a t e d Ev en in Eur o e, t h e c ra v in g o f t h e ign o ra n t

. p
o f a l l c o u n t rie s fo r d iv in a t io n is st ill gra t ifie d b
y t h e u l ic a t io n o f p b
m u l t it u de s o f a l m a n a c s c o n t a in in g Ast ro l o gic a l re dic t io n s, t h o u gh t h e p
w rit ers n o l o n ge r e lie v e in b
j
I t m igh t h a ve b een u s t a s w e ll fo r t h e m o ra l s o f t h e c o mm u n ity if M e s s rs C h a m b e rs h a d n o t
“ ”
.
m en t io n e d t h e l a s t n a m e d fac t w h e n t h e y s a y t h a t t h e a u t h ors n o l o n g e r b e l ie v e in t h e m In
,
A A J
.
t h is s e n t e n c e t h e y refe r t o t h e s t ro l o g ic a l l m a n a c p u b l i s h e d by o h n P a r t r idg e , in L o n d o n ,
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.
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W i d o w or t h e e e c u t o rs o f o h n P a rt rid g e a b o u t t h e y e ar 1 8 30, a n d th e y d is c o n t in u e d p u b l i s h i n g i t
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re lig io u s p e o pl e r e fe rre d t o b y W i l l ia m a n d R ob e rt C h a m b e rs , t h a t t h e a u t h o rs w e re n o t fi rm
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fra u d s a n d t h a t a l l re lig io n s w e re fa l s e
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l o o se t h e a n d s o f O rio n ? Kn o w e st t h ou t h e o r din a n c e s of h e a v e n ?
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m o st e q u a l t o d o u t in g t h e e is t e n c e o f t h e s u n x .
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t a in e d a n y d e gre e o f c iv il iz a t io n Al t h o u gh h e d o e s n o t rin g a sin gl e
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t h e m a n y w o r s e c it iz e n s t h a n t h e Pil grim Fa t h e rs w h o w e re d riv e n o u t

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g an d n o t p ,
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y y .
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M erc u ry, o f t h ree de grees a n d se v e n t e e n m in u t es, a n d in e n u s, t w e n t
y V
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p
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b
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p o f t h e h ea v e n s is n o t s o e a sil y a c c o m l ish e d a s p
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T h e t im e t h e w rit er e re c t e d h is s u p p o se d h o ro s c o p e w a s u n e 1 3, 1 8 4 2 , a t 1 2 , n oo n , Lo n d o n ,
En g l a n d . I h e re in s e r t t h e c h a rt o f t h e h e a ve n s fo r t h e a b o ve t im e , c o rre c t e d , a n d t h e p l a n e t s in
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A
.
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s t ro l o g y I am .
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a m o s t a d m i ra b l e fa n c y a n d g re a t e l o c u t io n ; a n d a s h e is a l s o in g o o d a s p e c t o f e n u s , a n d in
rec e p t io n of t h e M o o n , t h e p e rs o n bo rn u n d e r his ru l e w ill b ec o m e a m o s t a c c o m p l is h e d o ra t o r
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.
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.
g r ea tl y be love d a n d e s t e e m e d , a n d t h a t h e w il l m a rry h o n o ra bl y a n d g a in g re a t e m in e n c e a n d .
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p o s it e d in t h e t e n th h o u s e , b e in g l o rd o f t h e e ig h t h (a s is t h e c a s e in t h is g u re ), h e d ec l a re s fi
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.
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d e n t a l c ir c u m s ta n c e -
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j
.
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t a in e d e c e t by c a l c u l a t in g t h e figu r e W e h o w e v e r, h a v e n e it h er .
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bu t , o n t h e c on t rary, t h a t h e w o u l d
h a v e se e n q u it e t h e re v e rse w a s sh o w n ; a n d t h a t M e r c u ry in C a n c e r, in
p
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sh o w t h e r e a d e r h o w fa r t h e a o v e c rit ic is w id e o f his m a rk, w e w ill b

i n se r t b
e l o w a fe w r u l es fr o m o u r As t r o l o ic a l
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so r t o f a n O R T OR , o r A
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t h e a o v e c ritic s H ER O b
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