ANTHOLOGY (1-4) VETTIUS VALENS 1. Concerning Concerning the Natre Natre o! the Star" Star"
The all seeing Sun, then, being truly fire-like and the light of the mind, the organ of perception of the soul, is significant at a birth for kingly office, hegemony, mind, practical wisdom, outward form, motion, height of fortune, public, registration, action, popular, leadership, judgement, father, mastership, friendship, person of high repute, the honors of images, statues, and crowns of office, arch-priests of the fatherland ... of places. Of the part of the body, it has authority over the head, sense-organs, righteye, ribs, heart, respiratory or sensory motion, tendons. It also has authority over the essence of gold, of fruits of wheat and barley. It is of the diurnal sect, lemon-yellow, and sharp as for taste. The oon, being truly generated by reflection of the solar light and possessing a counterfeit light, is significant at a birth for man!s life, body, mother, conception, . . ., one!s person, goddess, living together or legal marriage, nurse, older brother, housekeeping, "ueen, mistress of the house, property, fortune, city, gathering of crowds, receip receipts, ts, e#pend e#penditu itures res,, home, home, ships, ships, living living abroad abroad,, wander wandering ings s $for, $for, it does does not maintain a straight line through %ancer&. Of the parts of the body, it has authority over the left eye, stomach, breasts, bladder, spleen, membranes, marrow $whence it also produces dropsies&. It has authority over the essence of silver and glass. It is of the nocturnal sect, leek-green as for color, and salty as for taste. The star of 'ronos makes those horn under it concerned about trifles, slanderers, those who bring themselves into disrepute, solitary, deceitful, those who conceal $heir deceit, austere, downcast, those who have a feigned appearance, s"ualid, black-clad, importunate, of sorrowful countenance, miserable, given, to sailing, those who work at waterside waterside trades. trades. (nd it causes causes depressio depressions, ns, torpors, torpors, inactions, inactions, interferen interferences ces with ,what is being done, long-lasting punishments, dismantlings of things, concealments, constr constrict iction ions, s, bonds, bonds, grief griefs, s, accusa accusatio tions, ns, tears, tears, cases cases of orpha orphanho nhood, od, captiv captiviti ities, es, e#posures. It also makes laborers and farmers because it has authority over the earth. ea rth. It prod produc uces es ta# ta# and and cust custom oms s coll collec ecto tors rs,, and and forc forced ed acti activi viti ties es.. It proc procur ures es grea greatt reputation and notable rank, guardianships and the administration of the affairs of others, and fathers of the children of others. It has authority over lead, trees, and stones. Of the parts of the body, it has authority over the legs, knees, tendons, bloodserum, serum, phlegm phlegm,, bladde bladder, r, kidney kidneys, s, and the inner inner priva private te parts. parts. It is indica indicativ tive e of whatever hurts are formed from cold and moisture) for e#ample, it is indicative of those who suffer from dropsy, pain in the tendons, gout, cough, dysentery, tumors, spasms, demoniac possession, unnatural lust, depravity. It makes those who do not marry, and widowhood, orphanhood, and childlessness. It produces violent deaths in the water or through strangling or bonds or dysentery. It also causes falls upon one!s face face.. It is the the star star of *eme *emesi sis s and and of the the diur diurna nall sect sect,, cast castor or-l -lik ike e as for for colo color, r, astringent as for taste. The star of +eus is significant for begetting children, child-birth, desire, erotic love, alliances, knowledge, friendships with great men, abundance, stipends, great gifts, plenty of fruits, justice, sovereignty, governments, opinions, mediations of disputes, preferments of priests, fidelities, inheritances, brotherhood, community, benefaction, confir confirmat mation ion of goods, goods, delive deliveran rance ce from from evils, evils, loosin loosing g of bonds, bonds, freedo freedom, m, trust trusts, s, possessions, households. Of the outer parts of the body, It has authority over the thighs, feet $whence it also pertains to running in athletic contests&) of the inner parts 1
it has authority over the seed, womb, liver, the parts on the right side. It has authority over the essence of tin. It is of the diurnal sect, grey and rather white as for color, sweet as for taste. The star of (res is significant for violence, wars, rapine, screams, insolence, adulteries, taking away of belongings, losses, banishment, estrangement of parents, captivities, ruination of women, abortion, se#ual intercourse, weddings, taking away of good good things things,, lies, lies, situat situation ions s void void of hope, hope, violen violentt thefts thefts,, piracy piracy,, plunde plunderin rings, gs, breaches of friends, anger, combat, reproaches, enemies, lawsuits. It brings on violent murd murder ers s and and cut cuts and blo bloodsh odshed ed,, att attack acks of fev fever er,, ulcer lcerat atio ion ns, pust pustu ules, les, inflammatio inflammations, ns, imprisonm imprisonment, ent, tortures tortures,, manliness, manliness, perjury, perjury, wandering wandering,, e#celling e#celling at villainy, those who gain their ends through fire or iron, handicraftsmen, workers in hard hard materi materials als.. It makes makes leader leaders s and milita military ry campai campaigns gns and gener generals als,, warrio warriors rs,, supremacy, supremacy, the hunt, the chase, falls from heights or from "uadrupeds, "uadrupeds, weak vision, apople#y. apople#y. Of the parts of the body, it has authority authority over the head, rump, genitals) genitals) of the inner parts, it has authority over the blood, spennatic ducts, bile, e#cretion of feces, the hind-parts, walking backward, falling on one!s back) it also has that which is hard and severe. It has authority over iron and honor, clothes because of (ries, and wine and pulse. It is of the nocturnal sect, red as for color, pungent as for taste. (phrodite is desire and erotic love, and is significant for the mother and nurse. It makes for priestly rites, die office of gymnasiarch, the wearing of gold ornaments, the wearing wearing of crowns, crowns, merriment merriment,, friendship friendships, s, companion companionships ships,, further further ac"uisitio ac"uisition n of belo belong ngin ings gs,, purc purcha hase ses s of orna orname ment nt,, reco reconc ncil ilia iati tion ons s for for the the good good,, we wedd ddin ings gs,, purifi purificat cation ion arts, arts, euphon euphonies ies,, making making music, music, sweetn sweetness ess of melody melody,, beauty beauty of form, form, paintings, combinations and variety of colors, purple-dying and aromatic arts, both the founders and the authors of these things, the arts or commercial workshops of emeralds and precious stones, ivory-working. (s for those who spin gold thread and those who adorn with gold, haircutters, those who love cleanliness and those who are fond fond of play play,, it prod produc uces es them them when when it is in odi odiac acal al boun bounda dari ries es and and degr degree ees s pertaining to it. It also bestows $he office of market-overseer, measures, weights, businesses, workshops, gifts, receipts, laughter, festive rejoicing, ornament, waterchases. (lso, it bestows advantages from royal women or relatives, and, when it thwarts such matters, it procures an outstanding reputation. Of the parts of the body, it has authority over the neck, face, lips, the organ of smell and the fore-parts of the body from foot to head, intercourse of the genitals) of the inner parts, it has authority over the lungs. It is also indicative of the nurturing of another, and of pleasure. It has authority over precious stones and many-colored ornament and the oils of fruits. It is of the nocturnal sect, white as for color, very greasy as for taste. The star of ermes is significant for the education of children, letters, disputation, speec speech, h, havi having ng brot brothe hers rs,, inte interp rpre reta tati tion on,, the the hera herald ld!s !s offi office, ce, numb number er,, coun counte ters rs,, geometry, commerce, youth, playthings, theft, community, announcement, service, profit profit,, discov discoveri eries, es, follow following ing,, contes contest, t, wrestl wrestling ing,, declam declamati ation on,, sealin sealing, g, sendin sending g messag messages, es, settin setting g up, being being suspen suspended ded,, scruti scrutini niing ing,, hearin hearing, g, versat versatili ility. ty. It is the bestower of intellect and practical wisdom, the lord of brothers and younger children, and the fashioner of every mercantile and banking ait. roperly speaking, it makes temple temple-bu -build ilders ers,, brick brick-ma -maker kers, s, sculpt sculptor ors, s, physic physician ians, s, wr write iters, rs, lawyer lawyers, s, orato orators, rs, philos philosoph ophers ers,, archit architect ects, s, musici musicians ans,, mantle mantles, s, sacrif sacrifice icers, rs, augur augurs, s, interp interpret reters ers of dreams, braiders, weavers, those who are methodical, and those who are in the forefront in wars and military actions, and those who try their hand at parado#es and methodics with calculations and fallacious reasoning, those who an- strong performers or sing mimes, those those who make their living through through display, and furthermore furthermore through deception and wandering and confusion, those who come to know the heavens or even batum- searchers of the sky with pleasure and contentment, those who covet fame for a wondrous deed for the sake of profit. /or, since this star is capable of many 2
pursuits, it furnishes activities in accordance with the variation in the oidia or its vari variou ousl sly y conf config igur ured ed inte interw rwea eavi ving ngs s with with the the star stars. s. /o /orr some some of thes these e oid oidia ia,, it furnishes knowing) for others, a negotiator) for some, service) for the 0stars1 in turn, it secure secures s traffi trafficki cking ng or instru instructi ction) on) and for some, some, 0the 0the activi activitie ties1 s1 of agricu agricultu lture re or temple-keeping or public magistracy, for which stars in turn it secures the e#ercise of authority or leasing or contracting or well-ordered display or being set at the head of public service or even guardianship, or it puts on the pomp of linen-wearing of the gods gods or rule rulers rs.. It will will caus cause e all all the the irre irregu gula lari riti ties es in our our fort fortun unes es and and fre" fre"ue uent ntly ly sidetrack us from our goals. 2hat is more, for those having this star upon malefic oidia or their decrees, it will even give a turn for the worse. Of the parts of the body, it has authority over the hands, shoulders, fingers, joints, belly, ears, windpipe, guts, tongue. tongue. (nd it has authorit authority y over copper and every coinage, coinage, of giving giving and receiving) receiving) for, for, the the god god is comm common on.. 2hen 2hen the the bene benefi fics cs are are we well ll and and suit suitab ably ly situ situat ated ed,, they they produce their special effects in accordance with their own nature and the nature of the oidion, with the additional admi#ture of the testimony or co-presence of each star) but when they fall amiss, they are indicative of the opposite effects. Similarly, if the malefics have dealings when they are suitably placed and in sect, even they are dis dispens penser ers s of good ood thin things gs,, and and they they are indi indica cati tive ve of high igher posi positi tio ons and and advanc advanceme ements nts)) but if they they are unprof unprofita itably bly placed placed,, they they produc produce e dismis dismissal sals s and accusations. 3ach star is the ruler of its own essence for its sympathies and antipathies and mutual feelings feelings in relation relation to the cosmos, and they have the authority authority for their commi#ture commi#tures s with one another in accordance with application, separation, superiority, containment, spear-bearing, hurling of rays, and approaching of the masters. The oon is set down as ruler of foresight, the Sun of light, 'ronos of ignorance and necessity, +eus of opinion and crowns of office and will, the star of (res of action and troubles, the star of (phrodite of love and desire and beauty, and the star of ermes of law and custom and fidelity. 2hich very stars, 0if they are dispensers1 of their own effects ...
#. Concerning the Natre o! the T$e%&e 'oiia
2ith these tilings drawn up in such a way, we must also discuss the nature of the 45 oidia. (ries is the house of (res, a masculine oidion, tropical, terrestrial, authoritative, fiery, free, ascending, semi-vocal, good, changeable, administrative, public, civic, unprolific, servile, idheaven of the cosmos and cause of repute, two-colored $since the Sun and the oon make leprosies&, skin-eruptions) it is also unconnected, a place for eclipses. Those who are born in this oidion in accordance with the rulership relation, then, will be bright, notable, commanding, just, with a hatred of knaves, free, authoritative, bold in purpos purpose, e, bragga braggart rts, s, greatgreat-sou souled led,, incons inconstan tant, t, irregu irregular lar,, haught haughty, y, up-inup-in-the the-ai -air, r, threatening, "uickly changing, well-off. 2hen the rulers are well situated and testified to by benefics, the natives become kingly, powerful, and have the power of life and death. (ries is watery in nature, full of thunder, hail. ore particularly, the first parts up to the e"uipartite 0place1 are full of thunderstorms, hail, wind, and destruction) the middle parts up to the 46th degree are temperate, 0while the following parts are scorching and especially pestilential1 for "uadrupeds. This oidion has 47 bright stars. (nd it has 48 bright stars through the belt, 59 shadowy ones, 5: underbright bright ones, and ;: faint ones. The first part of erseus from the northern regions co-rises with it, as does the remaining parts and the left part of (uriga, and from the south the back fin and tail of the Sea onster. /rom the north, the 0feet1 of
s> the the fron front, t, 3
/rom the 4st degree up to the 6th degree, the place round the leiades, it is undistinguished, destructive, pestilential, thunder-causing, productive of earth"uakes and thunderbolts rind generative of lightning. The ne#t 5 degrees are fiery, and full of log) the parts on the right near (uriga are temperate, cool coolin ing) g) the the part parts s on the the left left are are undi undist stin ingu guis ishe hed d and and e#ci e#cite te moti motion on,, and and are are some someti time mes s chil chilli ling ng,, othe otherr time times s scor scorch chin ing) g) the the head head up to the the 58rd 58rd degr degree ee has has temperate aii, but pestilential and destructive of living beings) the 0following1 a#e destructive, undistinguished, full of pestilence. It has 59 stars, the remaining part of (uriga co-rising from the north, the@ remainder of the Sea onster and the first part of 3ridanus co-rising from the south. It is of (phr (phrod odit ite, e, Selen Selene, e, Aeme Aemete ter, r, (res (res,, erm ermes es.. for the head, edia and the contiguous places) with respect to the breast, The 8 degrees are undistinguished, destructive. /rom the 8rd to the 9th, mildly wet. It is temperate from the 9th to the 46th. The south is mildly wet. The last degrees are mi#ed. It has 54 stars. It lies in the west wind. In accordance with the doctrine of spherics, the tail of the Sea onster, which touches at some part of the southern pans, lies ne#t to it. /rom the parts mat occur toward the south within the line to the south is Satyr, touching 0the club1, the skin of which is actually seen from behind from its southern 4
parts. =yra lies toward the northern part, Bemini has stepped upon the southern line, being the middle of the north and south. Cnder its feet upon the southern line is the so-called Aog in front of the right foot, and it is cut by the southern pole from its hind parts up to its head, mounting up vertically with the pole. The remainder of 3ridanus and Orion co-rise from the south. The gods (pollo, eracles. ephaistos, era, and 'ronos associate with them. the front, India and the contiguous places, and %eltica) the breast, Sicily, Balatia, Thrace, and s> /o /orr the the firs firstt two two sout southh-ea east ster erly ly star stars s it is undistinguished, destructive, stifling, and productive of earth"uakes. /rom these up to the 4Dth degree it makes the air very wet, scorching, having a downpour of water and cont contin inuo uous us thun thunde derr-st stor orms ms.. The The part parts s on the the righ rightt are are undi undist stin ingu guis ishe hed d and and destructive. The are and the foreparts of the Aog and rocyon co-rise from the south. It has ; stars. It is a oidion of (res, ermes, +eus, an, (phrodite. The head of the front, in the head, %eltica and the contig contiguou uous s places places)) the forepa foreparts rts,,
Eirgo is the house of ermes, feminine, winged, human in form, fastidious, set in the shape of Fustice, bicorporeal, barren, pertaining to freedman, unfruitful, descending, earthy, common, semi-vocal and mute, corporeal, incomplete, changeable, pertaining to those who practice a handicraft, dual-natured. Those who are so born are good, modest, involved with the mysteries, full of care, those who lead a diverse life, managers of the property of others, faithful, good at domest domestic ic affair affairs, s, writer writers, s, those those who are suppo supporte rted d by speech speeches es and calcul calculati ations ons,, hypo hypocr crit itic ical al,, curi curiou ous, s, init initia iate tes s into into occu occult lt matt matter ers, s, thos those e who who spen spend d thei theirr init initia iall resources but prosper in middle age. =ibra is the house of (phrodite, masculine, tropical, human in form, ascending, airy, effe effemi mina nate te,, voca vocal, l, good good,, chan change geab able le,, dimi dimini nish shin ing g of one! one!s s belo belong ngin ings gs,, the the subterraneous oidion of the cosmos, public, a place for eclipses, productive of fruits, wines, wines, olives olives,, unguen unguents, ts, of balanc balances, es, measur measures, es, pertai pertainin ning g to those those who practi practice ce handicrafts. Those so born are good and just, though malicious, desirous of the goods of others, moderate, those who lose what they have first ac"uired and those who have their ups and downs, those who live irregularly, those who oversee measures and weights or supplies. Scorpio is the house of (res, feminine, solid, watery, prolific, destructive, descending, mute, slavish, unchangeable, cause of foul smells. subtractive of one!s belongings, a place for eclipses, diverse. Those so born are treacherous, knavish, rapacious, murderous> traitors, unchangeable, those who arc liable to have their belongings taken away, secretive plotters, thieves, perjured, desirous of die things of others, privy to murders or sorcery or malicious doings, haters of their own families. Sagitt Sagittari arius us is the house house of +eus, +eus, mascul masculine ine,, fiery, fiery, ascend ascending ing,, vocal, vocal, very very watery watery because because of (rgo, (rgo, good, good, winged, winged, changeable changeable,, bicorporeal bicorporeal,, dual- natured, enigmatical, enigmatical, barren, semi-complete, authoritative, kingly. Those so born are good, just, great-souled, critical, generous, fond of brothers and friends, those who diminish what they first ac"uired but ac"uire them again, those who prevail over enemies, lovers of reputation, versatile, notable, those who weave matters in a riddling fashion %apricorn is the house of 'ronos, feminine, tropical, earthy, destructive. unfruitful, descen descendin ding, g, chille chilled, d, rnute, rnute, cause cause of evils, evils, licent licentiou ious, s, servil servile. e. enigma enigmatic tical, al, dualdualnature natured, d, very very watery watery,, semi-co semi-compl mplete ete,, a oidio oidion n for hunchb hunchback acks s and crippl cripples, es, the setting of the cosmos, indicator of toil and trouble, a oidion for stone-cutters and farmers. Those so born will be bad, of different sorts, good and simple at e#position, hardworking, full of care, sleepless, fond of laughter planners of great works, those who make bad mistakes, fickle, mischievous, liars, culpable, shameful. It is temperate toward both sides. the 2est and all the South, for the ribs, the (egean Sea and the nations dwelling around it and %orinth) for the belt, Sicyon) for the back, the Breat Sea) for the tail, Iberia) for the head, the Tyrrhenic Sea) for the belly, the middle ol 3gypt, Syria. 6
("uarius is a masculine oidion in the heavens, solid, human in shape, pertaining to waterside trades, one of a kind) it is mute, very cold, free, ascending, effeminate, unchangeable, bad, barren, cause of troubles tlirough struggle, or of burdens and working in hard materials, pertaining to those who practice handicrafts, public. Those so born are malicious and haters of their own families, unchangeable, single-minded, deceit deceitful ful,, treach treachero erous, us, those those who concea conceall everyt everythin hing, g, misant misanthro hropis pists, ts, impiou impious, s, accusers, betrayers of opinion and truth, begrudging, concerned with trifles, at times generous through the efflu# of water, incontinent. It is entirely wet. The first parts are very wet, the upper parts fiery, the lower parts undistinguished and unserviceable. It has ... stars. (ccording to the doctrine of spherics, some of the middle part of the right side of (ndromeda co-rises from the north, as well as the remainder of egasus. The southern fish of isces e#cept for the head co-rises from the south. It is of era, eracl eracles, es, ephai ephaisto stos, s, 'rono 'ronos. s. *othin *othing g sets sets from from the north, north, but the remain remainder der of %entaurus and the remainder of ydra as far as %orvus set from the south. (ccording to the doctrine of spherics, the river down to the south pole, the so-called 3ridanus, 3ridanus, lies near it) also the great /ish which touches touches the tail of %apricorn %apricorn.. The socalled %ygnus is in the northern places within the north pole, beyond which stretches Sagitta, where the so-called & The oidion lies in the west wind. It lies near the one of 3gyp 3gyptt and and the the near nearby by citi cities es.. /rom /rom its its sout southe hern rn part parts s as far far as sel selch cheu eus s and and Aode Aodeka kasc scho hono nos s and and Syca Sycamm mmon on,, from from the the part parts s towa toward rd the the we west st as far far as the the (mmoniac region and the nearby cities, from the parts to the east as far as the ?ed Sea which it touches, from the parts to the north of it as far as the places of Sebennytus and the mouth of eraclea. 0These ones are subject to ("uarius>1 the front, Syria) the middle, 3uphrates and Tigris, 3gypt and a nd =ibya and the contiguous rivers of 3gypt and the Indus river) for the middle of the pitcher, Tanais and the remaining rivers from the yperborei flowing to the southwest. isces is a feminine oidion in the heavens, very wet, pertaining to waterside trades, bicorporeal, prolific, full of eruptions, scaly, sinewy, humped, leprous, of twin form, mute, restless, rough, opposed to itself because of being both in the south and in the north. north. It is also also very very wet, wet, descen descendin ding, g, slavis slavish, h, change changeabl able, e, prolifi prolific, c, bicor bicorpor poreal eal,, sociable, mutilated, a cause of wandering, complicated. Those so born are inconstant, of two minds, those who change from bad to good, erotic, servile, licentious, prolific, popular. It is entirely cooling, full of breees.
the night. The so-called
acroam acroamati atic, c, popula popular, r, profe professi ssiona onal, l, 0educa 0educativ tive1, e1, legal, sagaciou sagacious s - these these are also unsown, but of long-lived men. The final degrees, the G of (res, are most base, monstrous, destructive, injurious, slothful, blameworthy and unfortunate. The first 9 degrees of Eirgo, those of ermes, are most-e#alted, administrative, very orderly, "uite wise, fitting, ordaining great things, most sagacious, noble and eminent in all things, unfortunate only in regard to matters of love - in general the whole of Eirgo, but especially these degrees and those of (phrodite) for, these degrees are open to accusation, while those of (phrodite go astray in all things. They especially yield eminence in education. The ne#t 4D degrees of (phrodite are blameworthy, erring in matters of marriage, encountering bad things because of these, fortunate in theatrical matters, most shameful in relation to the passions, especially when 'ronos is co-testifying, and they pertain to adulterers when ermes is co-testifying, and to a mult multit itu ude of er errrors com combine bined d when when +eus eus is co-t co-tes esti tify fyin ing, g, and and furth urther ermo more re condem condemnat nation ions s and clandes clandestin tine e action actions s when when the Sun is, deterr deterrent ents s and politi political cal oppositions when the oon is, and if it should be seen by the malefics, it causes prostitution. The third degrees, the ; of +eus, are fond of farming, fitting, of those who have withdrawn, not uneducated) they are also protective and abundant in seed and preservative. The fourth degrees, the 9 of (res, are male, harsh, popular, crowdpleasing and wandering about at night, secretive, counterfeiting, adventitious. These degr degree ees s them themse selv lves es comm commit it outr outrag ages es on men men and and lead lead them them into into bond bondag age e and and muti mutila lati tion on and and tort tortur ures es and and cust custod ody. y. The The rema remain inin ing g 5 degr degree ees s of 'r 'ron onos os are are monstrous, very cold, destructive, short-lived, of men who are defrauded. The first G degrees of =ibra, those of 'ronos, are kingly, e#alted, practical, and espe especi cial ally ly so by day, day, but but over overly ly e#ac e#acti ting ng by nigh night) t) they they are are ster steril ile, e, very very we wet, t, destructive. The ne#t 6 degrees of ermes are mercantile, pertaining to handicrafts, commercial, able to draw up contracts and to total up numbers) in general, legally correc correct, t, sagaci sagacious ous.. The third gro!ip gro!ip of degree degrees, s, the : of +eus, +eus, are product productive ive of wealth, but at least when +eus is upon them, they are degrees of ill-faring, joyless, degree degrees s of things things being hoard hoarded, ed, of insign insignifi ifican cantt and sordid sordid life, life, with with no love love of beauty, of the censorious, nor even blest with children. The ;th group, the 9 degrees of (phrodite, are those of the love of beauty, love of the arts, or even those of artistry $for e#ample, plastering, painting, relief carving) in general, they arc degrees of those who are rhythmical, religious, mild, who gradually have good foitune, who advance by their own efforts, and those who are greatly fortunate in the area of marriage, being blest in every regard. The remaining ; degrees, those of (res, are of those who are dominant, of s"uadron commanders, of those who are fortunate in such matters and in every art of (res, and of the easy-going and the steadfast and those who hold fast and of the high-minded, but not of those who are favored in their brothers or those with many brothers. The first 9 degrees of Scorpio, those of (res, are uproarious, fickle, inconstant, irascible, free of speech, high-minded, with few children, many brothers, irregular in fortune, e#tremely fiery, fit for births related to military service and going away from home. The ne#t ;, those of (phrodite, are degrees degrees of those fortunate in marriage, of the reli religio gious, us, of of those those loved loved by by all, all, of thos those e who love love of the the arts, arts, of those those well well-provided, of those chosen by all, of sweet life, The third degrees, the : of ermes, are those pertaining to arms, contentious, degrees of those who bear crowns and of those who are sharp of speech, of matters pertaining to contest, of those who are not to be despised) these are also abundant in seed, and in general, degrees of those who are busy with thoughts of mischief, especially in respect of those who seek to tempt or those who perpetrate wickednesses. The ;th group, the 6 of +eus, are degrees of the resourceful, the fortunate, of archpriests, of those being distinguished with gold, with purple, with offices in accordance with the specific magnitude of the births, of the beneficent) in general, of those who love man and the gods. /inally, the G of 'ronos 9
are degrees of the punitive, of those with few children, with few brothers, of those who hate their own families, of poisoners, of the melancholic, of misogynists, of those having hidden injuries) in general, of the most punitive, of the most "uerulous) they are also hated by gods and by men, they offer resistance to those in authority, and they are despised by those of low estate. The first 45 degrees of Sagittarius, those of +eus, are a re degrees of practical men) they are wet along with being temperate, "uite versatile in every art and activity, abundant in seed and with many children and many brothers, but poor. The ne#t 6 degrees of (phrodite are temperate, esteemed, conducive to victory, crown-bearing, religious, degrees of those who are honored by men in crowds and by rulers, graced with children and brothers, used to being more around women. The third group, the ; of ermes, are degrees of lovers of discourse, of the eccentric, of the practical, of those born with a title for life, of philosophers - in general, of those who are preeminent in knowledge and wisdom, of those fond of learning when ermes should incline 0toward it1, fond of weapons and tactics when (res should so incline. The ne#t 6 of 'ronos inflict, are sterile and injurious, very cold, hurtful, degrees of base men and those who are unfortunate in everything. The ne#t ; of (res are fervid, foolhardy, haughty, shameless, destructive, e#cept that they are those who are restless in everything) all the degrees in Sagittarius are diverse in all things. The first 9 degrees of %apricorn, those of ermes, are theatrical, satyr-like, imitative, mendacious, pertaining to prostitutes, given to pandering, desirous of the things of others others,, and disrep disreputa utable ble,, though though well-d well-disp ispose osed d for everyth everything ing and agreeab agreeable le and successful, yet not proud. The ne#t 9 degrees of +eus are those that make for ups and downs of reputation and disrepute, of wealth and poverty, of charitable contributions and theatr theatrica icall displa displays, ys, steril sterile e degree degrees, s, with with a tenden tendency cy to female female or monstr monstrous ous offspring, petty, private. The ne#t : degrees of (phrodite are those of the hopeless, of the lecherous and vice-prone, without judgment, culpable, changeable in relation to goals, neither dying well nor sound in the area of marriage. The fourth group of degrees, the ; of 'ronos, are severe, cheerless, eccentric, unfortunate in children, and in brothers, crude, destructive, e#ceeding cold, incompatible, malicious, inclined to procrastination, treacherous. The final group of degrees, the ; of (res, are e#alted, author authorita itativ tive, e, tyrann tyrannical ical,, degree degrees s that that confer confer hegemo hegemony ny over over everyt everythin hing, g, poor poor in relatives and homicidal, fond of travelling, fond of solitude, contentious to the end. The first 9 degrees of ("uarius, those of ermes, are for the wealthy, the lovers of treasure, those who contentedly save up against the mediocrity of birth, degrees of the intelligent, the legalistic, those who give an e#act accounting of everything, those who are comman commandin ding, g, smallsmall-sou souled led,, care-l care-lade aden, n, those those who love love childr children en and are are highly skilled in every art, degrees of the administrative, the economical, the philanthropist. The ne#t si# degrees of (phrodite are of those who are wel loved, of the religious, of those who are successful without trouble, degrees of those who have strokes of good luck, of the successful, of those given to seafaring) these are the prolific degrees, but it happens that he who is born in them copulates with old or diseased women or eunuchs, while be is advanced by those without seed or those who have succeeded. The ne#t 9 degrees, those of +eus, are fortunate, concerned with trifles, stay-at-home, not caring about reputation, without ostenta- tion, blest with children, not fond of one!s brothers. The ne#t 6 of (res are injurious $especially in the middle&, are occupied with lawsuits, degrees of worthless men, of the feeble, of those who fail, e#cept that they are degrees of those who "uickly set their hand to villai villainy. ny. The remain remaining ing 6 of 'ronos 'ronos are are steri sterile, le, very very wet, wet, diffic difficult ult of concep conceptio tion, n, inju injuri riou ous s $and $and espe especi cial ally ly for for memb membra rane nes s and and the the form forms s insi inside de and and drop dropsy sy and and convulsions& lacking, with few brothers, few children, envious, not fortunate up to the end. 10
The first degrees of isces, the 45 of (phrodite, are cheerful, abundant in seed, prone to vice, dedicated to enjoyment, living pleasantly, hilarious, lovable, agreeable, seeing to one!s own advancement, dear to the gods. The ne#t ; of +eus are those of the lover of discourse, of the scientific, of those who are conspicuous in a crowd and those who prevail over all in arguments, the degrees for having many brothers, degrees whic which h are are prol prolif ific ic,, with with many many chil childr dren en,, with with e#tr e#tra a limb limbs, s, with with a huge huge numb number er of brothers. The ne#t 8 of ermes are abundant in seed, the first of those held in honor, bounteous bounteous,, fond of nurture, nurture, merciful, merciful, god-loving god-loving,, temperate temperate.. The ne#t 4D of (res are practical, for sea battles, guides, and pleasantly cool, poetic concerning the things that cannot be said, rapacious and yet generous, diverse, not dying a natural death. The final degrees, the 5 of 'ronos, are injurious, very wet, convulsive, unfortunate in every regard. avi aving ng set set out out in an inst instru ruct ctiv ive e mann manner er,, then then,, what what it prod produc uces es for for ea each ch sing single le degree, when its ruler lies upon it, it eill produce its base or good property. (nd now we will do an e#position of the oroscokopos. oroscokopos. 47. %oncerning the %ommi#tures of the Stars 2e will also subjoin the co-presences and commi#tures of each star. So when 'ronos and +eus are present together, then, they arc sympathetic to each other, producing benefits from legacies, adoptions, lords of real estate, trustees, administrators of the property of others, heads of the household, ta#-collectors. 'ronos and (res, then, are hostile, productive of deterrents and demolition. /or, they introduce seditions at home and malevolences and enmities, slaves and plots and male malefa fact ctio ions ns and and accu accusa sati tion ons s $e#c $e#cep eptt that that if they they fall fall in thei theirr own own idid ididia ia or in profitable oidia,8 and they are witnessed by benefics, they furnish notable and bright nativities&, unreliability in prosperity, and une#pected dangers or betrayals. 'ronos 'ronos and ermes ermes,, then, then, are harmon harmoniou ious s and practi practical, cal, e#cept e#cept they they inlro inlroduc duce e slanders concerning private matters, accusations and debts, disturbances because of legal documents or monies paid, those who are neither helpless nor witless, those who are highly e#perienced and erudite or prescient, fond of learning, curios, initiates of the the mist mister erie ies, s, thos those e who who are are piou pious s towa toward rd the the divi divine ne,, thos those e who who have have a bad bad conscience. 'ronos and (phrodite, then, are harmonious for occupations, shrewd at weaving and fitting things together, sympathetic and beneficial not to all die way to the end, but only for a certain length of time, whereupon they produce censures and separations and instabilities or death, and often times they produce those who cause the lack of issue or even entanglements in public matters, and those who encounter harm or accusations. 'ron 'r onos os and and the the o oon on,, then then,, arc arc bene benefi fici cial al,, able able to proc procur ure e poss posses essi sion ons s and and foundations, productive of benefit from voyages and from fatality, especially when the oon should happen to be making its course from rising! and should be witnessed by benefi benefics. cs. /o /or, r, it produc produces es allianc alliances es with with superi superior ors s and and gifts gifts and the lessen lessening ing of enmities, e#cept that it produces unreliability in getting things, and instabilities in the area concerning the wife, and those who are dispirited through certain separations and hatreds and sorrows. It also introduces bodily suffering and sudden seiures and pain painfu full sens sensat atio ions ns of the the pred predom omin inan antt plac places es or the the sine sinews ws,, and and the the deat deaths hs of necessary persons. 'ronos and the Sun, then, are disharmonious, furnishing jealousies over possessions and and depr depriv ivat atio ion n of frie friend nds, s, when whence ce,, thos those e who who are are born born unde underr such such a posi positi tion on,, harboring secret enmities and threats toward superior persons, and being designed against by some, go through their lives invidiously up to the very end) and, gaining advantage by pretence,8 they prevail over most, e#cept that they are with resources) 11
and they are easily easily disturbed disturbed and long-suffe long-suffering, ring, self-control self-controlied ied when adversity adversity is inflicted upon them. 2hen +eus and the Sun, then, are together, they produce those who are brilliant, esteemed, sovereign, dominant, tyrannical, capable, honored and well spoken of by the crowd, but successful and wealthy and those who arrange things with the most ostent ostentati ation, on, e#cept e#cept that, that, for certai certain n period periods, s, when when the star star revers reverses es opinio opinion n with with irregularities and jealousies and $especially it should also be found to have just set& greater ostentations, it causes truths. +eus and the oon, then, are good, ac"uisitive, producing masters of ornament and of bodies, and furnishing notable leaders and those who are helped by women and notable persons, those who have kindnesses done to them by relatives or children, and and thos those e who who are are deem deemed ed wort worthy hy of gift gifts s or hono honors rs,, thos those e entr entrus uste ted d with with the the guarding of money or those who are loaned large sums, and the finders of treasures, those good at business. +eus, (res - those who are esteemed, full of ostentation, friends of their superiors or of kings, those who are military, notable, and recipients of stipends, those who make a life in civic or military affairs, and those deemed worthy of honor and repute, buf who who have have irre irregu gular larit itie ies s in thei theirr life life and and habi habits ts and and thro throw w away away what what they they have have ac"uired. +eus +eus and and (phr (phrod odit ite e are are good good,, harm harmon onio ious us,, proc procur urat ativ ive e of repu repute te and and bene benefi fits ts,, promot promoting ing furthe furtherr ac"uis ac"uisiti itions ons,, gifts, gifts, ornam ornament ents, s, master mastery y of bodies bodies,, begett begetting ing of children, archpriestships, position at the head of the crowd, the wearing of crowns and of gold gold,, thos those e bein being g deem deemed ed wort worthy hy of stat statue ues s and and imag images es,, but but they they prod produc uce e irregularities concerning marriage and children. +eus and ermes are good, harmonious, administrative) they produce managers of things, those who become trustees or financial managers, those who are fit to be guardians, those who make their living from arguments and calculations, and those who are distinguished in education, but dear to many and easy to befriend, those who are deemed worthy of reward and stipend. (nd if they should be found in profitable oidia, they also produce finders of treasures and those who are helped in loans 0by deposits1. (phrodite and the Sun are harmonious and likely 0to occur1 and bestowers of good things, bringing about unions of male and female, gifts and enrollments, and those who are successful in their plans) at times 0they produce1 those who accept popular preferments or assume trusteeships, ind $hose who stand in the forefront in other areas, and those who are deemed worthy of stipends, but who are also not without sorrow in the area concerning wife and children, and especially if the star should happen to be have just set. (phr (phrod odit ite e and and the the o oon on are are good good for for repu reputa tati tion on and and ac"u ac"uis isit itio ions ns and and for for the the instigation of matters, but unstable for cohabitations and friendships and wedlock, bringing in rivalries and enmities and the malefactions of relatives or the upheavals of friends, and similarly also it is not good for the area concerning children or the body, making one!s ac"uisitions transitory and introducing mental distress. (phrodite and (res are disharmonious) for, they produce those who are inconstam and impotent in their resolves, resolves, those who are jealous jealous and murderous murderous,, but dear to all or culpable, shameful, fickle and indifferent to the couplings of male and female, those who are ac"uainted with villainy or sorcery, those who abide neither the good or the the base base,, thos those e who who are are repr reproa oach ched ed and and revi reviled led for for thei theirr frie friend ndsh ship ips, s, libe libera rall in e#pense, those who just scratch the surface of their occupations and lust after many things, those who are wronged by females or those who suffer from accusations and upheavals and indebtedness on their account. (phrodite and ermes are harmonious) for, they make those who are sociable, fond of their their friend friends s and fond of pleasu pleasure, re, those who have have their their mind mind on educat education ion and temperance, and those who receive honors and gifts, while for those who have come 12
into a little luck, they produce receipts and purchases and commercial dealings and impart a shameful mode of living, and in the area that concerns the wife, it produces those who are unstable and indifferent and fickle about the marriage. ermes and the Sun make those who are dear to ail and those who are have a good verbal delivery, those who have diverse and even sovereign concerns in civil areas, those who are cleanly, very wise, critical, admirerers of fine things, erudite, initiates of divine matters, beneficent, fond of one!s own associates, self-reliant, braggarts, those who bear the accidents of fortune nobly, those who are ineffective at achieving fame and irregular irregular in their mode mode of living, with ups and downs, downs, not helpless, helpless, but climbing climbing up in accordance with the support of their birth. ermes and the oon are good for the unions and reputations of males and females, and for the power of speech and education, and for the other such undertakings and commercial dealings) they produce those who are social and mechanical and highly e#perienced and curious, and those who are led on by greater goals, those who are restless and do not stick long with activities or resolves for the future, those who are noble in relation to things base, but irregular in their mode of living. erm ermes es and and (res (res are are not not good good,, prod produc ucin ing g enmi enmiti ties es,, accu accusa sati tion ons, s, oppo opposi siti tion ons, s, mali malign gnin ing, g, betr betray ayal als, s, and and thos those e who who are are wr wron onge ged d by thei theirr bett better ers s or thei theirr own own underlings, and some who are athletic, militant or leaders, those who are beneficent, curious, those who go about their lives in diverse fashion) but, falling into scandals with pledges and loans, they engage in forgeries for the sake of stealing, raping, and plundering, or they resort to screaming.
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'ronus 'ron us,, +eus +eus,, and and the the Sun Sun - are are irre irregu gula larr and and unre unreli liab able le for for ac"u ac"uis isit itio ions ns and and friendships and the remaining applications of things $for, they cause the throwing away of what has been ac"uired and those who encounter invidious allegations&, and they point to benefits from une#pected sources or from mortalities, enhancing purity of reputation or perfecting the reasons for it, while they point to une#pected dangers and plots) and they produce leaderships and e#ecutorships, tributes or rents from the things things of others others,, on whose whose accoun accountt they they furnis furnish h distur disturban bances ces or judgme judgments nts,, and support which is irregular and timid. 'ronos 'ronos,, +eus, +eus, the oon oon - are harmon harmoniou ious, s, procur procuring ing reputa reputatio tion n and benefi benefits ts and alliances with superiors and gifts, but they come to live abroad and they make a success of their activities $not only their own but those of others& upon foreign soil or with the help of foreigners) and they are shown kindness from females and, coming 13
into possession of foundations, they are masters of regions) some, then, getting into the shipping trade, increase their livelihood, or manage their livelihood by pursuing all the trades that are united by water. 'ronos, +eus, (res produce commi#tures of good things, some who are esteemed, fit to be arcbpriests, dominant, fit to be guardians, those who stand at the forefront of crowds and regions or military affairs, those who e#hort and those who are heard, not so much those who do honor to the fantasy of life, but those who are tossed and turned by impediments and accusations and violent matters, and those who pass their lives in fear, yet they do produce some who have conferred honor upon the reality of life, and those who are masters of possessions and foundations, and those who have benefited from deaths, but those who are inferior in reputation - whence, the matters will be judged from the setting in the places - and the energies of the oidia. 'ron 'r onos os,, +eus +eus,, (phr (phrod odit ite e are are good good and and bene benefi fici cial al for for occu occupa pati tion ons, s, ac"u ac"uis isit itiv ive, e, producing unions of male and female and friendships and promotions, as well as kindnesses from the dead, and in the matter of intercourse producing those who are malicious and jealous and irregular about wedlock, those who e#perience difficulties for a time and enmities and judgments, e#cept they are fond of society and easy to live with, those who take delight in novelty and many friendships, but in the matter concerning children and the body they are not those who are steadfast through ail, nor do they endure without distress. 2hen 'ronos, +eus, ermes are configured, they produce those who are practical, economical, trusty, those who stand at the forefront of crowds, those who e#hort and those who are heard, managers of money and those who set things right) and such people arc those possessing a frank and polished manner, who, at times appearing villainous and knavish, will become desirous of the things of others and recommend themselves and claim more than is their due, on which account they e#perience disturbances and judgments and indebtedness and popular scandals) at other times comporting themselves with a healthy enthusiasm for their work, and being held in trust, they receive benefits, and having been deemed worthy of gifts and honors by their superiors, and if they should possess a figure that is generous, they will be a benefactor to their own superiors and those of others, and they will participate in the mysteries and the secrets of others, and though curious about the remainder, those who display this area will have their minds aimed at simplicity. 'ron 'r onos os and and (res (res and and the the Sun Sun are are indi indica cati tive ve of viol violen entt and and alie alien n and and dang danger erou ous s matters) for, they produce those who are rash and ambitious in their occupations, who are villainous, impious, traitors, insubordinate, those who hate their own families, those who are parted from them, those who dwell with another tribe, those who engage in insults and haardous activity, those who undergo falls from heights or from from "uad "uadru rupe peds ds or have have fear fears s abou aboutt burn burnin ing, g, thos those e who who are are labo labori riou ous s in thei theirr undertakings, not looking out for what they have ac"uired, those who are desirous of the things of others, those who profit by villainous means, unless the figure should happen to be military or athletic, and then it is full of toil, but not ineffective. 'ronos 'ronos,, and (res and the oon produc produce e those those who arc reckle reckless ss about about throw throwing ing themselves into their work, and those who are high- minded but ineffective in their occupations and those diverted by impediments and by violent matters. /or, they become violent, solitary, villainous, rapacious, those who have a piratical manner, those who encounter apologies or judgments, those who make a proof of constant accusations unless the native should somehow happen to be fond of the gymnasium or fond of weapons in order that the figure of the oppres- sion may be placated and kept at bay in this manner. Some, then, if they are also subject to injury, or emotional, will have a violent end. 'ron 'r onos os,, (res (res,, (phr (phrod odit ite e are are serv servic icea eabl ble e for for occu occupa pati tion ons s and and frie friend ndsh ship ips s or reconciliations on behalf of rulers, producing benefits, reputation and alliances, while they they later later become become easily easily distur disturbed bed and subject subject to legal legal procee proceedin dings gs becaus because e of certain rivalries and betrayals, on account of which they make accusations and harbor enmi enmiti ties es towa toward rd male male and and fema female le pers person ons s and and are are dive divert rted ed into into sham shamef eful ul and and 14
adulterous behavior, and they are subject to scandals and e#posures. Some, then, pay no heed to illegal and indiscriminate unions, while, becoming accomplices or being involved in plots of villainy and sorcery, they e#perience no ordinary fear. 'ronos, (res, ermes produce villainies and slaves, judgments and disturbances) they are those who, after having been upset with securities securities and loans on account account of legal docume documents nts or mystic mystical al matter matters, s, e#peri e#perienc ence e strugg struggles les which which do not go right right and reductions) otherwise, they produce those who are sharp and "uite sagacious about occupations, those whose lives are comple#, and those who are reviled by some because of certain violent or illegal actions) so there are times, then, when they are also engaged in laborious or dangerous activities, and when they encounter poverty, they blame their own luck, and they blaspheme the gods or they become forsworn and impious. (nd if the stars should fall improperly, they make for accusations and oppressions, but if they are in profitable places or should happen to be in their own places, then those who undergo a struggle beyond all others will prevail over most, or those who have also been helped by arguments or calculations or military service will add to their livelihood. 'ronos, (phrodite, the Sun are indicative of alliances with superiors and of honors and of occupations, and they are the causes of distinction and popular preeminence) but they are actually transitory in relation to possession and other such items) they divert things into irregularity, and the dissolve friendships, and they make for the reduclion of livelihood and e#posures or fines on account of female personages, betrayals of secret matters, while they make those who are unreliable and indiscriminate in the matters of wedlock and intercourse. 'ronos, (phrodite, the oon bring in irregularities and instabilities in one!s life, and especially in the area concerning wife and mother and children) for, they inflict a bad dispos dispositi ition on and lack lack of grace, grace, and furthe furtherm rmore ore rivalr rivalries ies and factio factions, ns, separa separatio tions, ns, faults, e#posures, lawless unions, and concerning occupations they make those who are not helpless, but who have acumen and engage in ac"uisition, those who are helped by mortalities, e#cept that they do not take care, but are plotted against by many, or who are even accomplices to villainy or sorcery, seducers of women. 'ronos, (phrodite, ermes produce those who are sagacious, intellectual, naturally clever at instigating activity, and shrewd, but those whose initial enthusiasm for their work does not last, but who "uickly become desirous of other employment, those who are very learned, curious, diverse, medical, those who lake delight in novelty and change and the e#otic. If the figure should be afflicted when these planets are so situated, or (res should regard it, they will encounter disturbances and judgments on accoun accountt of sorcer sorcery y or female females s or allega allegatio tions ns about about deaths deaths,, or even, even, underg undergoin oing g injustice at the hands of women, they submit to a reduction of their livelihood and no#ious accusations) in general, they will become unreliable and distressed in areas concerning wife and children and body. +eus, the Sun, the oon produce those who are esteemed, brilliant, erudite, who stand at the forefront of public, political, and royal affairs, those who are dominant, fit for for comm comman and, d, insu insubo bord rdin inat ate, e, tyra tyrann nnic ical al,, but but thos those e who who are are also also rega regard rded ed with with jealousy and reviled and betrayed by some, those who hate their own families, who are fickle, diverse and inconstant in. their resolves, those who are haughty, conceited and who have their ups and downs, but who confer honor upon the fantasy of life) yet they are not those who continue in prosperity up to the end, but those who trip up on something, or even have a painful ending. +eus, (res, the Sun indicate those who arc liable to be alarmed and those who are in danger, and those who are hot-headed and successfully apply themselves to their work, and those who share in reputation, those who are militant, dominant, those who stan stand d at the the fore forefr fron ontt of publ public ic affa affair irs, s, thos those e who who are are pron prone e to fall fall thro throug ugh h the the jealousies, threats, betrayals, domestic plots, and accusations that pursue their superiors) for indeed, after some have climbed up from a low estate in life along with the promotion of their superiors, they are pulled baek down. 15
+eus, (res, the oon produce those who are on-target, rash, public, dear to many, those who come into advancement and those who are e#alted from a low estate and those deemed worthy of trust, those who aie martial, aihietic, esteemed, dominant, those standing in the forefront uf crowds ani local affairs, those who partake of honors and stipends or the priesthood, but those who encounter impediments and accusations, and these who are betrayed by their own people or by females, and those who suffer a reduction of what they have ac"uired, and those who ac"uire later from mystical and une#pected sources. +eus, +eus, (res, (res, ermes ermes produc produce e those those who who are practi practical, cal, hot-he hot-heade aded, d, those those who are agitated, those who work for wages in public areas or hold a rank in the military, or those who manage royal or political affairs, but those who are irregular in their mode of livi living ng and and thos those e who who wast waste e what what they they ac"u ac"uir ire, e, thos those e who who are are inte intell llig igen entt and and trustw trustwort orthy, hy, those those who are stewar stewards, ds, those those who readil readily y correc correctt err error ors s and who attribute the responsibility for them to others, those who are reviled and those who encounter impediments) they produce some, then, who are athletic, crown-wearers, or even body trainers, who arc very learned, fond of traveling, or those who profit upon foreign soil but fail in their own. +eus, (res, (phrodite produce those who are dear to many and fond of society, those who are deemed worthy of alliances with superiors and benefits, those who come into promotion, those who are advanced by women) they produce some, then, who are of the line of archpriests, who are crown-wearers, athletic or those who stand in the forefront of tlie priests or those who are crowd-pleasers, and those who for a time pass their lives unstably and irregularly, and who are blameworthy and indiscriminate toward the marriage union, those who endure betrayals and being put to shame, and those who are distressed in the area of children and the body, those who take their pleasure in newer intercourse, and those who undergo separations from women. +eus, ermes, the Sun produce those who set things right in their application to their work, and those who are loved by many, those who are deemed worthy of trusts, honors, and public revenues, as well as alliances with superiors and promotions, and those who climb up from a lowly estale, and those who have become ornaments, but as for ac"uisitions vhich are transitory and easily obtained, they produce those who come into want of Iliem for a time and those gain much for themselves mystically, though they are never without a living but are helped from une#pected sources and from superiors. +eus, ermes, the oon are produce those who are good, ac"uisitive, and those who are shrewd in regard to occupations, those who tend to bring things together, those who have a share in gifts and trusts, those who are mystical, sagacious, logical, guar guardi dian ans s of mone money y and and depo deposi sits ts,, thos those e who who make make a livi living ng by spee speech ches es and and calculations, those who are concerned with loans, ta#-collectors, ta#-farmers, those who are loved by many, those who are erudite, fit for guardianship, administrators of things, generous) they produce some, then, who are athletic, crown-wearers, those deemed worthy of honors, images, statues. (nd if these planets should somehow happen to be in profitable places, they make those who are finders of treasures, and thos those e who who stan stand d over over prie priest sts s and and temp temples les)) they they rebu rebuil ild d and and tran transp splan lant, t, and and by conferring honor upon a places, they have prepared a lasting name for themselves. +eus, +eus, ermes ermes,, (phro (phrodit dite, e, are are good, good, produc producing ing the ac"uis ac"uisiti ition on of a liveli livelihoo hood d and success at one!s occupation) and they become sagacious, frank, generous, sweet, fond of cohabiting, cheerful, participants in education and music, cleanly, comely, those who are deemed worthy of honor and reputation, those who go about with their superiors and who have a share in trusts and public revenue, those who are an ornament in their mode of living, and, being fond of manners and e#ercise, they are masters of the body and they raise some who are child-like, and they arc beneficent, and from the gods they know the future ahead of time, being truly pious, but they will become unstable or depressed about the area that concerns wife and children. +eus, (phrodite, the Sun make those who are highly imaginative and those who are esteemed, but who are obsessed with details and irregular in their resolves, those 16
who are haughty, sometimes those who are liberal and generous but fickle, other times those who are e#alted in the opinions of others and in ac"uisitions and those who climb up from a lowly fate) and they also become archpriests, crown-wearers, sovere sovereign ign,, domina dominant, nt, those those who stand stand in the forefr forefront ont of public public affair affairs s and who precede the crowd, those who are deemed worthy of honors and gifts and who are ornaments in their mode of living, but those who will become lawless or culpable in relation to se#ual union.
2hen 2hen erm ermes es,, (res (res,, and and (phr (phrod odit ite e are are conf config igur ured ed,, they they prod produc uce e bene benefi fits ts and and reputation and occupations, those who are shrewd and economical with giving and receiving and the remaining undertakings, but cunning and much e#perienced, those who make a living from writings or e#ercises, who are culpable, prodigal, and give freely, those who are involved in securities and loans, and Ihose who are wronged, those who steal the money of others, seducers, those who charmingly deceive, but those who are successful and malicious, fickle about what gets done. (res, the Sun, the oon produce those who are rash, manly, courageous, practical) for, they become athletic and martial, sovereign, dominant, those who earn their living from violent and hostile matters and from menial crafts or workiiig in hard mate materi rial als, s, but but they they are are thos those e who who are are dive divert rted ed by impe impedi dime ment nts s and and dang danger erou ous s matters, and who encounter enmities and charges from their superiors, unless the benefics, figuring them in some way, should keep the support from being weakened. (res, the Sun, (phrodite produce those who are loved by many and who are erudite, thos those e deem deemed ed wort worthy hy or allia allianc nces es and and hono honors rs,, succ succes essf sful ul,, fond fond of soci societ ety, y, but but culp culpab able le and and noto notori riou ous, s, thos those e who who do not not last last iong iong in frie friend ndsh ship ips s and and who who are are unstable in their occupations, those who are desirous of much, e#travagant, those who mistreat women, those with a tendency to vandalism, those who are diverted by impediments and enmities due to the dubious reasons in their arguments. (res, the Sun, ermes produce those who are much e#perienced, who are inventive at ways of instigatin instigating g activity, those who are full of care and ineffective ineffective in what they desire to argue, but who prevail une#pectedly, whence such become irregular in their resolves, courageous, practical, "uick to anger, and sometimes those who adopt a vile and contemptible manner, who hold fast and play a part and make themselves less in relation to matters in which it is not necessary %o do so, but those who live their iife irregularly for the most part, and who, by coming under someone!s thumb, lessen their own fortunes. (res, the oon, ermes produce those who are skillful, mechanical, those who are easily stirred into activity and those.who are restless, those who wish to act with dispatch, those who are liable to omit things, curious, initiates in the mysteries and thos those e who who are are priv privy y 4D secr secret et matt matter ers, s, malt maltre reat ater ers, s, thos those e who who are are viol violen ent, t, insubo insubordi rdinat nate, e, coveto covetous, us, those those who encou encounte nterr accus accusati ations ons and injuri injuries es as well well as judgments and dangerous matters, those who e#perience disturbances owing to legal documents or ta#es, e#cept that they produce those who succeed and those who are e#travagant, but those who are off-target in their mode of living. Our Our e#po e#posi siti tion on of thes these e matt matter ers s aime aimed d at dist distin ingu guis ishi hing ng them them into into uni" uni"ue ue and and univ univer ersa sall type types, s, but but when when a diff differ eren entt comm commi# i#tu ture re is also also adde added d in. in. eith either er in accordance with presence or co-testimony, the power of these things will be altered in accordance with the nature of the star. /or, /o r, I did did not not want want to comp compil ile e the the comm commi# i#tu ture res s at grea greatt leng length th and and with with many many subdivisions, since the ancients have already made their arrangements concerning them. The synoptic manner, then, which is easily taken in at a glance from the natural activity of each star and oidion, will be preferred by those who can see. (nd there is found in this treatise the grounds upon which the placement of each star - that is, the manner in which it was figured - must be determined $either upon a pivot point or rising, lord of a lot, of the oroskopos, or of a trigon&. Similarly also, the oidia in which they occur $either their house, or their own sect while being witnessed by other stars&. (nd in such manner the effects are revealed to be steady.
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2ith 2ith thes these e thin things gs bein being g so, so, we must must also also spea speak k of conc concep epti tion on,, for for thos those e who who repudiate complicity and those who harbor jealousy. There being three terms-a least, a middle, and a greatest-the e#cess of each is 0461 days. If we should add or subtract these from any one term, one of the other terms6 will be taken. (nd the least term is 56:, which will be assigned after the setting degree $that is, when the oon is in the post-descensiorsal place&. The middle term is 598, which is preestablished when the oon is in the oroskopos. The greatest is 5:7, which is preestablished when the oon is in the setting place. /or, if we should measure the 46 days of e#cess in relation to the hemisphere from oroskopos to setting, we will find 5!J5 days applying to each oidion. =et it be the case, then, that %ancer is marking the birth hour while %apricorn is setting. If the oon should be found above the setting pivot point, the conception will be 56: days) if in ("uarius, 5GD 4J5 days) if in isces, 5G8) if in (ries, 5G6 4J5) if in Taurus, 5G:) if in Bemini, 59D 4J5) if in %ancer $the oroskopos&, 598) if in =eo, 596 4J5) if in Eirgo, 59:) if in =ibra, 5:D 4J5) if in Scorpio, 5:8) if in Sagittarius, 5:6 4J5) if in %apricorn, 5:7. /or an illustration, let it be the :th year of *ero, the 44th hour of the Gth to the 9th of esori. The oon is in =ibra, the oroskopos in %ancer. Then, since the oon is found on the pivot point, the birth was brought about after 5:D days and 45 hours. Then, it will be necessary necessary to subtract th)se from the 8G6 days of the year. year. The remainder remainder will be :; days, 45 hours. If, then, we should add :; to the Gth of esori, it will be the 59th of haophi at the 58rd hour, which will be the conception day. (nd again, if we take the time from the 59lh of haophi to the Gth of esori. there will be 5:D days. 2e can also also illust illustrat rate e with with many many strate strategic gics, s, which which all involv involve e one straig straight ht path. path. (ssuming the birth ahead of time, we come to know how after how many days it was brought about. If the oon should be found in the hemisphere above the earth, by reckoning the degrees from the setting degree up to the lunar degree, and taking 5 4J5 days for each thirty degrees, you add these to the least term $56: days&, and you will find the conception at so many days.
greatest term $5:7 days&, the remainder will be 597 days. ?un these back from the natal day) after calculating, you will find the oon upon the oroskopos oroskopos at birth. (nd if the oon should be found in the hemisphere above the earth, by taking the degree interval from it up to the degree which marks the birth hour, and casting out at 5 4J5 days per thirty degrees, and knowing how many days are assembled, if you should want to add to the 45D days and to depart from the natat day in accordance with the succession of days, you will find the conception day at the place where it leaves off. (nd again, by reckoning from the same day found up to the natal day in accordance with the succession of days, you will find the number of the days. (nd if the oon should be found in the hemisphere under the earth, you will reckon from the degree that marks the birth hour up to the lunar degree) and knowing the degrees of the interval, you will portion out 5 J5 days per thirty degrees. Subtract these from the 45D days, and add the remaining days to the natal day, and depart from it in the se"uence of days) and there will be the conception day. aving added this to the term $598 days&, run back from the natal day. /or another illustration, let it be the 49th year of Trajan, the 5nd of esori, the 44 4J5th nocturnal hour) the Sun at the 6th degree of =eo, the oon at the 59th degree of =ibra, the oroskopos at the 5;th degree of %apricorn. Then, since the oon is found in the hemisphere above the earth, I take the interval from ils degree up to the degree marking the birth hour) they come to 7D days appro#imately. I take 5 4J5 days from each thirty degrees, and 9 4J5 days result. I add these to the 75 days) they come to 77 4J5 4J5 days days.. I depa depart rt with with thes these e from from the the nata natall day day in acco accord rdan ance ce with with the the succession of days. It leaves off at the Gth degree of (thyr. (gain, from the Gth degree of (thy (thyrr up to the the degr degree ee of the the birt birth h in the the succ succes essi sion on of days days,, 5GG 5GG days days are are assembled. The conception was so many degrees back.
should be found in a triangle, while that of the second in aversion, the offspring will not be reared. (nd if the oons in the two times should be found to be unconnected in any way to the oon of the birth, the offspring will be dead in the womb or will be cut up in the womb and will put the mother in jeopardy. (nd if the oons of the two years should be found to be harmonious due to a diametrical opposition, the offspring will be seven months old. (nd if the oon of the first year should be diametrically opposed, opposed, while that of the second second should should be in a triangle triangle with either either the oroskop oroskopos os or it, the offspring will be seven months old. It wilt also be the same if it should be in a s"uare. (nd if the oon of the first year should be in a s"uare, while that of the second second should should be diametrica diametrically lly opposed, the offspring offspring will be seven months months old. The Sun will also produce similar things when it diametrically opposes the oidion in which the the conj conjun unct ctio ion n took took plac place. e. The The anci ancien ents ts outl outlin ined ed this this area area myst myster erio ious usly ly and and obscurely, but we more clearly. 3nd of
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5. The Aifferences of the Trigons, and ?ulers, and %o-workers, and the Sects of the Sun and oon by Aay and by *ight This will be clear by e#arnining the difference of tlie trigons in "uestion and the happjness or middling condition in relation to the nativity of each 0person1. *ow, for those who are born by day, it will be necessary to consider in what trigon the Sun is found, and the ruler of this trigon by preeminence, and the co-worker of this trigon, whether they are upon a pivot point at that time, or post-ascensional or declining, rising or setting or in their own oidia, and whether they are witnessed by benefics or malefics, and to make the declaration accordingly. /or if they should be marking the hour or culminating or should be found upon another of the advantageous oidia, they will show beforehand nativities that are fortunate and bright. (tid if they should be foun found d in the the pust pust-a -asc scen ensi sion ons, s, they they will will show show them them to be midd middli ling ng..
will be adjudged) for such will be ineffectual with regard to plots, needy, in debt, those who blaspheme in divine matters. (nd if the =ot of /ortune and its ruler should be witne itness ssed ed by malef alefic ics s, such such will ill be full full of tro trouble ubles, s, vagab agabo onds nds, pris prison oner ers s, subordinates, living a hard life, liable to injury, insecure.
;. %oncerning the Star (llotted the our or the =ot 2hen 'ronos is allotted the our or the =ot, if it marks the hour but is not opposed by (res, such a one will be accounted happy in the activity apportioned by 'ronos. (nd if it should be witnessed witnessed by +eus, 0the happiness1 happiness1 will be double. double. If by (phrodite, (phrodite, it will be through a woman or one without progeny.
their substance in brothels. If the star of (res should also bear witness to them, they will prostitute their women to others. If the star of 'ronos should s"uare the oon or should make a diameter at a line e"ual to it, the native will have claim to nurture 0even though1 he will be unallotted parents. If the star of ermes should make a s"uare or a diameter with the oon, such come to be at cross purposes and of two minds, and they become subject to slande slanders rs and accus accusati ations ons from from their their superi superior ors. s. (nd if a malefi malefic c should should also also bear bear witness with ermes or should be configured with it, it will make for disfigurement and condemnations. (nd if the star of +eus should lie opposite the side of the oon, it will cause a deprivation of children and oppositions from those who are superiors. In general, when the malefics look upon the lights and the oroskopos apart from the benefics, they make for short lives. 2hen the ruler of the oroskopos is suitably situated or in his own sect, he becomes the distributor of the years of life. (nd if it should be somehow configured with the master of the =ot, such a one becomes very old and fortunate.
it happens to be upon the setting place and a malefic should be present with it or should make a diameter, it makes evil-doers or those who arc barren or childless. :. The lace of the Bod of the Sun, the re-idheaven, 7th fromthe oroskopos - It as any /igures If the benefics should occur upon this place, and they obtain as lot the oroskopos or the /ortune, the child will be blessed, pious, a prophet of the great god, and he will be listened to as god.
(nd (nd if male malefi fics cs shou should ld be pres presen entt in this this plac place e and and have have auth author orit ity y over over the the oro orosk skop opos os or the the =ot =ot whil while e bein being g in their their own own face face,, he will will have have an irre irregu gula larr livelihood, especially in old age, yet he will not be totally at a loss) for he will s"uander what he obtains with calumnies and evil words.
(nd if, when the oon is well /igured, it should be allotted the =ot or the oroskopos while it happens to be upon the oidion with its ruler, they become long lived and grow old with another in happiness. The benefics, then, assist a great deal during transits) the malefics do not have the power lo hinder. 48. The /ourth, Subterraneous lace If the benefics should have authority over the oroskopos or the /ortune and should be present, such will have their living in priestly matters. (nd if those which are ruling should also be allotted the archetypal =ot while being) in the subterraneous place, they will receive messages from divine visitations and phantoms of the imagination. (nd if the star of (res should be co-present wiith them when it is allotted the /ortune or the oroskopos, he will have a life full of ills by his unseemly behavior, and after acting villainously together with others, he will suddenly change his circumstances, and he will die a violent death. One must observe closely that this place causes praises after death and legacies for one!s family. 2hen malefics happen to be in this place, the natives be"ueath their property to whom they wish. 4;. The Third ace of the Boddess of the oon In this oidion, if the oon should happen to be allotted the oroskopos or the =ot while being in her own face, the native will be great and will have authority over many good things. e will rule over cities, and he will command many, and he will be followed and have the authority over treasuries. (nd if the Sun should be present along with it and should be making its rising, the native will be a priest or priestess of the greatest goddess and will have a life that lacks nothing. (nd if the star of 'ronos should be present along with the oon, he will be subject to god! god!s s wr wrat ath, h, like likely ly to e#pe e#peri rien ence ce loss loss,, one one who who ofte often n goes goes to judg judges es,, and and he blaspheme the gods much on account of the matters that happen to him. (nd if the star star of +eus +eus shou should ld be pres presen entt alon along g with with her, her, he will will be a prop prophe het, t, fort fortun unat ate, e, wealthy, estimable, and he will have authority over many goods. (nd if the star of (res should should be present along with the oon, oon, the native will be effective but impious, and he will steal what is entrusted to him) whence he will make his living from the things of others and from murders and thefts, and he will travel abroad a lot. (nd if it should appropriately happen to be in its own faces, in keeping with the sect of the nativity, he will be a governor of countries and cities, unjust, perjured, desirous of the things of others, and he will be suddenly ruined by the wrath of the authorities. (nd if (phrodite should hold sway over the place of the Boddess and the =ot of /ortune in her own places, especially in a nocturnal nativity, the native will be wealthy and will be well regarded by a woman. (nd some will be kingly, those who rule over cities, administrators through having been allotted the /ortune in addition to the Boddess in the house of the Boddess. (nd if the star of ermes should be present together with the oon in the oidion of the Boddess and should have authority over the /ortune or the oroskopos, the native will tell the future for everyone and will participate in the mysteries of the gods. 46. The Second lace - %alled the Bate of ades The post-ascension of the oroskopos oroskopos - in this oidion the benefics are of no avail, while the malefics produce those who are sluggish, diseased, those unable to continue life up to the end. (nd if the =ot should be present upon this oidion, while malefics 28
rule the =ot or the oroskopos, the natives become guardians of the dead, living their lives outside the gate. 2hen 2hen the the star star of %r %ron onos os,, then then,, has has auth author orit ity y over over the the =ot =ot of /o /ort rtun une, e, bein being g additionally present upon this oidion, it makes those who are spiritless, those who are are sick sickly ly,, and and thos those e who who have have the the e#pe e#peri rien ence ce of bond bonds s for for a time time suff suffic icien ientt to complete the period of the star. 2hen the star of +eus is additionally present upon the place, it makes a waste of one!s belongings all the way to the end so thai nothing is left to him, yet it grants him children albeit not fortunately. 2hen the star of (res is present in this place, if it should rule the =ot or the oroskopos, It makes those who are ready to take offense, those likely to e#perience loss, those who are impeded) and some are taken captive, and later returned. (nd if it should be allotted the =ot of /ortune while being present in this oidion, while being in its own degrees or oidia, they become jailers who make their living in prison or those who spend their lives in prisons. (nd if the Sun should be additionally present upon this oidion while ruling the =ot or the oroskopos in its own house or in the places of 'ronos, the native will ruin his sight in the times of (res, and will be deprived of his patrimony, and he will be beggar. (nd if the star of (phrodite should be additionally present upon the oidion and should rule the =ot or the oroskopos, it will produce public and disgraceful work, if indeed it should happen to be rising in the morning. (nd when the star of ermes should be additionally present upon the oidion, if it should be under the beams of ihe Sun, it produces those who are stupid and illiterate) but if it should become lord of the second lot $which is called Spirit&, it makes those who are dull or mute) and if it should be oriental, the natives become meddlesome, those who try to do what they have not learned, but able to succeed with mathematics. (nd if the oon should be additionally present upon the oidion while 'ronos is marking the hour, alternations 0of fortune1 will happen) they will suffer from a cataract or from glaucoma. 4G. *ames of the laces Bod gives signs for the father) Boddess for the mother) Bood Spirit for children) Bood /ortune for marriage) 3vil Spirit for suffering) 3vil /ortune for injuries) =ot of /ortune and oroskopos for life and living) Spirit for mind) idheaven for action) =ove for desire) *ecessity for enemies. 49. Triangular Fudgments of the Stars in ?elation to appiness or isfortune - Triangular and e#agonal and Aiametrical /igures +eus trine the Sun signifies those who are great and estimable, whether the Sun should be marking the hour both in the father and in the nativity, or whether the Sun should be upon a pivot point in the father) for, it signifies one who is estimable, hut less if, contrary to the first case, there is nothing noteworthy in relation to the birth that is, unless some other cause should be corrective. If 'ronos is made trine the Sun on the left while the Sun is marking the hour, the 0trappings1 of fame will be much greater) for such will have many possessions and will farm much land and will become rich. If the star of (res should be further added in along with +eus, the figure indicates a tyrant) especially when the Sun is marking the hour, they rule over many lands and armies. (nd if the star of 'ronos shouid also be added, the father will be great among the the sold soldie iers rs and and mili milita tary ry lead leader ers, s, thou though gh,, if the the rema remain inin ing g plan planet ets s shou should ld also also cooperate toward the greatness, neither tyrannical nor warlike nor terrible. If (res should oppose the Sun, while +eus and 'ronos trine it on the right, the child will come into greatness greatness and fame among the multitude. multitude. If the star of 'ronos 'ronos should oppose the Sun in accordance with what was said above, he will be opposed by his kin and his friends, but he will prevail and make them subject. If the star of 'ronos and the star of (res should be trine the Sun while +eus opposes it in its own degrees or 29
oidia, this makes one who is commanding and noble.
the master of the birth - the figure becomes one liable to sovereignty) for, kings are made from kings, estimable and kindly. (nd he#agons to each other become more moderate in power) yet upon the Bood Spirit and the Bood /ortune they are not far from from the triang triangle le fin power1 power1,, especi especiall ally y if a tropic tropical al or e"uipa e"uipart rtite ite oidio oidion n shoul should d happ happen en to be in the the midd middle le)) and and much much more more 0in 0in powe power1 r1 if the the figu figure re shou should ld be contemplated in isces and Taurus. (phrod (phrodite ite s"uare s"uare the oon oon 0makes 0makes11 those those who are prospe prospero rous us and wealth wealthy y and furnishes everything just as for the triangle, especially if it should be present in its own oidion or degree, but it does this with irregularity) for what they furnish becomes mutable. (nd if they are present in others! oidia or out of sect or in contrary degrees, they are set down as causes of outrages and instability and e#posures by women, and shameful actions. (nd when they are set thus diametrically, even worse. The oon trine ermes for a diurnal birth, when it rising in the morning, makes those who are inventive, inventive, practical, practical, well-formed, well-formed, e#cited. (nd if the nativity should be more esteemed, it makes scribes of kings, or those who rule over cities and countries, those fond of discourse, orators, geometers. If it should be rising in the evening, especially when the birth birth is nocturnal, nocturnal, it makes those who are erudite, erudite, philosopher philosophers, s, and those sharing in the mysteries. (nd if the nativity should be e#alted by the remaining stars, it produces those who are well-shaped and those who are honored by the crowds and those who are known to great persons and kings. 2hen the star co-ruling the star that makes the effect come about causes these things, but happens to be unprofitably placed, it does not have the power to actualie any of its own effects. (nd generally, for every birth it is recognied that everything that each of the slars actualies for the trines they also produce by being together in the same oidion. (nd when ermes e#ists in a he#agon to the oon, it establishes the aforementioned, but more faintly and weakly. (nd if it should happen to be s"uare, it makes those who are keen, ready of wit $their keenness is brought round to that which is base&. /or they become those with bad habits, slanderers, those who effect by cunning and attacks, those who take to heart nothing healthy. (nd if it is diametrical, they become those whose intentions are contrary to what they say, those who show themselves ungrateful in what they do. 2hence they are harmed by what accompanies their actions. ermes trine 'ronos, especially when they should happen to be in their own trigons, makes stewards of kings, or their viceroys or those who are set over their fleets or economic matters or things like these. (nd they become ready of wit, sagacious, willful. (nd s"uares to each other make everything more blunted and sluggish and contentious and willful, tardy in actions, those who raise themselves up by reproaches and ambushes and cunning and attacks. (nd they become those who are dumb and those who are hampered in their hearing. (nd if the star of (res should bear witness to 'ronos or ermes, it frees the aforementioned impediment of the voice, unless it should happen to be the case that they are in their own houses or boundaries or have made an e#change and that they regard the oon or have its application, or that they always rule or co-rule) for slight distinctions in this manner are potent. (nd if they become diametrical to one another, ihey separate sisters by death. Ket when ermes is mark markin ing g the the hour hour or culm culmin inat atin ing, g, it make makes s yout youths hs erud erudit ite e and and saga sagaci ciou ous s and and poly polyma math ths, s, but but they they do not not take take the the frui fruits ts of thei theirr purs pursui uits ts.. /o /orr that that whic which h is accomplished by them will be inactivated by the opposition of the planet. (nd if they should be diametrical in accordance with an e"ual arc position to each other, the effects endure much more, and it impedes both the hearing and the voice. (lso, they become those who are possessed when chanting in the priestly rites, or those who go astray in their minds. ermes trining +eus is indicative of great deeds, especially when it is morning rising. /or they become scribes or administrators of kings or cities or the populace. If the star of ermes should happen to be altogether active and should provide the effectuation, it will cause reputation reputation and the ac"uisition ac"uisition of a livelihood, livelihood, especially especially in the profitable profitable oidia. (nd if they are he#agons, they produce the same things, but less. (nd if they should should be s"uare s"uares s well-f well-figu igured red,, they they produc produce e as many many things things for ac"uis ac"uisiti ition on and 31
reputation, but with envy. sometimes scribes, other times merchants, interpreters, geometers, lawyers, philosophers, but all are malignant, cunning, clever, false. (nd it also makes arms instructors or those who juggle with weapons. (nd if the star of +eus should also be configured, especially in profitable oidia, it makes those who arc soldierly, and often augerers, sacrificers, those who foresee the future, those who perceive the odder things about men. (nd the s"uare will make a greater diversity of the aforementioned) for, it makes wiards, impostors, sacrificers, astrologers, those who court court the mob, mob, moneymoney-cha change ngers, rs, counte counterfe rfeite iters, rs, forger forgers, s, those those who conduc conductt their their business by villainy and attacks and cunning. (nd they also become thieves and perjurers and those who are impious and plotters of similar things, those who are coveto covetous, us, defrau defrauder ders, s, those those having having simply simply no freedo freedom, m, whence whence they they are turned turned around by many evils and they have the e#perience of being led away or flight or confinement (nd especially when they happen in the unprofitable oidia or degrees, they produce worse things, and if both should happen to be in the subterraneous oidion or Aescendant or if the one should be setting while the other should be subterraneous, they wil1 bring about murders or they will be accomplices and make their living by robbery. (nd some will be fratricides, and their final end will be violent, especially if they also help the oon. /or they become those who die violent deaths and and are are unbu unburi ried ed.. If, If, then then,, they they are are born born in a four four-fo -foot oted ed oid oidio ion, n, they they will will be con"uered by animals) in human oidion, by robbers) and in solid oidia, by heights or collapsing) in fiery oidia, by fire) in very wet oidia, by shipwreck) by fighting in sing single le-co -comb mbat at in trop tropic ical al oid oidia. ia. (nd (nd they they also also cause cause thes these e thin things gs when when they they e#change and come to the same spot. (nd if the one should rule, the other have mastery, ermes in a he#agon with (phrodite or together with it make those who are born be sagacious, charming, lovers of music, fond of play, jesters) at other times poets, song-writers, singing instructors, actors in mimes, in comedies) and sometimes also athletes and physicians. /urthermore, they are productive of diverse kinds of work. (nd if the nativity should be feminine, they become musicians, promiscuous, those who spend their lives as consorts, lovers of discourse, singing instructors. ................................................................................................ (phrodite trine 'ronos produces those who are austere, gloomy, supercilious, and severe and promiscuous in matters of love) nevertheless they have intercourse with inferiors or those who are bought or those who are older, and some even with the women of their brothers and overseers, or of their fathers, or even their own mothers. The women among them are adulterers, having intercourse with the slaves or friends of their men. Ket it is also necessary to see that some differentiation fre"uently comes about from the variations of the oidion and degrees. /or, the figure itself, if it should be together with something, produces those who are more filthy, or those who are at one time negligent and at another promiscuous, but often those who act not out of love but rather rather out of pleasure only. The s"uares are much worse) worse) for, the collection discussed for the trine turns for the worse, although they are also diverted from whores whores)) and and they they become become those those who are are lackin lacking g in refine refinemen mentt and licentiou licentious. s. It becomes becomes worse worse if the figure should should occur upon the setting setting or subterraneou subterraneous s oidion. oidion. /or, the aforesaid are intensified for the worse, especially when (res is also present with them, or should be s"uaring or diametrical. (lso, they are taken captive and calu calumn mnia iate ted d by the the crow crowds ds,, and and ofte often n time times s for for scan scanda dals ls conn connec ecte ted d with with thes these e matters, or when they happen to be caught in the act, they meet with an evil death. (nd if they should be born in servile oidia, they will indulge in impure sufferings and 32
unnatural pleasures. e#agons have the same effect-description to each other as the trines, but also faint and weak. 2hen they are morning 0rising1 and in the east, they masculinie the women, not only in their actions, but also they complete the process by sleeping with the women of their men. in addition to these, they become day-laborers, those who toil, unfortunate) and some are used as beast of burden and do laborious and shameful work. (nd there are also many differences in these figures not only from the properties of the oidia and degrees, but also from the greatness of the nativities. /or if the figure should go uncontemplated by +eus, the oon and the Sun, they will make the nativity be of no repute.
campaigns at sea or on land, those who are restorers and break the ground for cities. (nd he#agons have less power just as for the previous figures, e#cept that when they are upon pivot points, they signify that the aforesaid evils do not become visible in the natives, but rather in others. /or they become improvisers at wars on the land and naval battles, and they also become robber chiefs and leaders, violent ones, those given to torture, those who punish without scruple, drinkers of blood. (nd if the birth should be of the mercantile sort $for e#ample, an of an assessor or an advocate& they become informers. (nd if it should also adjoin the star of ermes while the oon is applying to the star of (res, the figure will be more difficult. /or, such natives are worse than animals. +eus s"uare (res - If the one should mark the hour while the other is culminating or occupying the Bood Spirit, will be powerful. /or, this figure becomes more powerful than the s"uare, especially if a tropical 0oidion1 should be in between. (nd when they are present in the same oidion, they have a greater strength. /or, the s"uares also produce..the same things as the triangle, but with dangers and oppositions. (nd the diameters become more difficult in unprofitable oidia. /or if the remaining matters of the birth should should lead lead the native native to a certai certain n leader leadershi ship, p, he will will encoun encounter ter great dangers and will be betrayed by his own kind and by enemies. (nd if neither of the stars should rule or have mastery or be a co-ruler, the state of the triangles will be middling. /or they become soidieriy. (nd if greatness of dignity should be glimpsed also from the other stars having the power to work with them or counteract them, the 0natives1 will be augmented in reputation. /or they make those who are leaders of cities and these who sit in the court. (nd if the disposition should also be soldierly from the Sun, oon, and 'ronos, it will make commanders of ten or a hundred men of some small campaign and city.
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Lsince Lsince the =ot obtains obtains the sovere sovereign ignty ty 0posse 0possesse ssed d by1 the pivot pivot points points in variou various s /igu /igure res, s, inde indeed ed neit neithe herr the the trop tropic ical al oid oidia ia nor nor the the soli solid d nor nor the the bico bicorp rpor orea eall will will possess the same power throughout. It is necessary, then, to consider the testimonies of the stars or their copresences in relation to the =ot in order that, if a benefic should be upon it or should testify to it, it will be prophetic of good things and a bestower of belongings) but if a destructive planet, then it will become a cause of the s"uandering of belongings and the wasting of the body.L 47. %oncerning the 3#altation of the Sun and oon in ?elation to appiness 2e have found a certain place to be mystical, and byu e#perience we take by day from the Sun at birth to (ries $which is its e#altation& and by night from the oon to Taurus, and e"ual amounts from the oroskopos. oroskopos. (nd wherever it should leave off, consider this place and its ruler for if it should be found to be marking the hour or culminating, especially upon a pivot point of the =ot, this figure foretells one who is royal, with the remaining stars and sects showing the support of the nativity to be great. In another manner, when the nativity is of good reputation and the e#altation or the ruler is well situated, the offspring will be e#alted by command or by political or royal rulership or by some other reputable trust.
who dwell in a foreign land and undergo troubles. Often times such do not inherit from their kin, but they do inherit from someone else. 54. %oncerning the lace of /ortune in ?elation to appiness 2e have also found the llth place from /ortune to be an ac"uisitive place, a bestower of belongings and goods, and especially when benefies are upon it or are testifying. /or, the Sun and +eus and (phrodite furnish gold, silver, and ornament, and greater property, and gifts from superiors and kings, and they appoint 0them1 to virtuous missions for the multitude and make them benefactors of many. The oon and ermes cause wa#ing and waning and irregularity of one!s life, and sometimes those who are liberal and generous to others, other times those who are upset with poverty and loans, because the oon has the wa#ing and waning of its light, while ermes is common e"ually to good and bad 0planets1. (res takes away the things which are given or additional ac"uisitions by producing diminishment, robberies, fires, trials, those who are wasteful in regard to the public or royal affairs, or those who are dismissed and accused in regard to them. This is so unless the nalivity should happen to be military or estimable) for then from such a starti starting ng point point of violen violentt and dangero dangerous us action actions s and of theft, theft, they they will will come come into into ac"uisition, if indeed the star should happen to be properly 0situated1, e#cept iluit it will also effect something terrible and bring diininishment. 'ronos, when it is suiiably figured, appoints the lords of foundations, possessions) but when unsuitably or out of sect, it produces losses, seiures, shipwrecks, poverties, debts. 'ronos with ermes and (res produces those who are threatened abusively with the infliction of legal action on account of villainies or secret and violent affairs. 'ronos, ermes, (res, and (phrodite produce those who are wronged by drugs or by female female person personage ages s and those those who encoun encounter ter accus accusati ations ons.. 'ronos 'ronos,, (res, (res, ermes ermes,, (phrodite, +eus, and the oon produce those who are benefited by legacies and those who ac"uire money from maritime and foreign or nautical 0ventures1. Benerally, then, 'ronos and (res, when they are culminating or post-ascending the idheaven of the =ot, and when they have authority over 0the place1 of (c"uisition, are indicative of loss. It is necessary, then, to preview the natures of each star and, for each individual commi#ture and property, to reveal the 0nature1 which it has in relation to every other. (nd it is not alone the stars upon the ac"uisitive place that indicate the matters in "uestion, but also the oidion itself will act both in relation to the nature of the star and in relation to its own nature, 55. Illustrations of the %hapters (bove 2e will make use of illustrations for the diagnosis of the above matters, setting a notable nativity at the beginning. =et the Sun be in Scorpio, the oon in %ancer, 'ronos in ("uarius, +eus in Sagittarius, (res in Scorpio, (phrodite in =ibra, ermes in Scorpio, the oroskopos in =ibra. Since, then, the nativity is nocturnal, I seek the oon. This happens to be in %ancer in the trigon of (res. 2e found the star of (res to be post-ascending in its own house and trigon and in its own sect) then we find the star sharing with this, (phrodite, to be marking the hour in its own house) third, the oon to be culminating in her own house. It is clear beforehand, then, that the nativity is an estimable one, since the rulers are suitably figured.
was found to be culminating with respect to the =ot of /ortune. It made the nativity even more brilliant and estimable. $*eugebauer> ; (.. of October 56, 6D %.3.& (nother $*eugebauer> 4D (.. ay 4:, 76 %.3.&. The Sun, ermes in Taurus) the oon in (ries) 'ronos, (res, (phrodite, the oroskopos in %ancer) +eus in %apricorn) the =ot of /ortune and the 3#altation of the *ativity in Bemini. The nativity was elevated from mediocrity and became authoritative and commanding- /or, the nativity being diurnal, I found the Sun to be in the trigon of the oon, the oon and her companions (phrodite and (res upon the pivot points, the =ot of /ortune and the 3#altation to be in Bemini in decline $whence his first years were mediocre&, the lord8 to occupy the Bood Spirit. (not (nothe herr $*eu $*euge geba baue uer> r> shor shortl tly y befo before re suns sunset et on /e /eb. b. 6, :6 %.3. %.3.&. &. The The Sun, Sun, (res (res,, (phr (phrod odit ite, e, erm ermes es in ("ua ("uari rius us)) the the o oon on,, +eus +eus in Scor Scorpi pio) o) 'r 'ron onos os in (rie (ries) s) the the oroskopos in =eo. The nativity itself results in a commanding and powerful fortune from a depressed and mediocre fortune. /or, the nativity being diurnal, we found the Sun to be in the trigon of 'ronos, while 'ronos is in decline $whence the first years are mediocre&, its companion ermes upon a pivot point. (nd we also found the =ot of /ortune to be in Taurus and the 3#altation in =ibra and the lady to be culminating with respect to the =ot, and elsewise upon a pivot point. (nother $*eugebauer> $*eugebauer> ahout *oon on (pril 5:, :8 :8 %.3.&. The Sun, ermes in Taurus) Taurus) the oon in ("uarius) 'ronos, (phrodite in (ries) +eus in Eirgo) (res in isces) the oroskopos in =eo. 2e found, then, the Sun to be in the trigon of (phrodite and the oon, while (phrodite is in decline. The first years, then, were made full of care and lowly. Since the oon was found to be upon a pivot point, he later engaged in military affairs and e#perienced advances in rank. Similarly, the =ot of /ortune also was found in Taurus, the 3#altation in %ancer. The oon, the lady of 0Taurus1,4 was found to be culminating with respect to the =ot. 2hence he also came into the greatest and most commanding fortune. (res was found to be in the place of (c"uisition. e furnished property from rapine and robbery and violence, which was evilly plundered after his death. (nother $*eugebauer> about 5 (. of *ov. 5G, 9; %.3.&. The Sun, ermes, 'ronos, +eus in Sagittariu Sagittarius) s) the oon in %ancer) %ancer) (res in Eirgo) (phrodite, (phrodite, the fforo-skopos fforo-skopos in =ibra. The nativity being nocturnal, we found the oon to be in the trigon of (res while (res himself was in decline, as well as the =ot and its lord. 2hence, he spent the early years humbly and poorly, e#perienced captivities and servitudes, and was upset with many dangers. Since the co-sectarians happened to be in profitable places, he took up the royal trust as one engaged in friendships and alliances. Then, since the 3#altation was found in =eo, and the Sun, its lord, was culminating with respect to the =ot, he was deemed worthy of command and authoritative rank. (nother (nother $*eugebauer> $*eugebauer> about 5 .. of Fan, G, 95 %3.&. The Sun, ermes ermes in %apricorn) %apricorn) the oon, (phrodite in Sagittarius) 'ronos in Scorpio) +eus in =ibra) (res in ("uarius) /ortune in (ries) the oroskopos in Taurus. (nd the nativity itself was spent erratically and in mediocrity at the beginning, but later was elevated and partook of crowns and the the arch archpr prie iest stsh ship ip.. /o /or, r, the the lord lords s of the the trig trigon on we were re foun found d to be upon upon the the post post-ascension) and the third lord of the trigon and the lord of the =ot were found to be culminating) and similarly the lord of the 3#altation was found to be culminating according to the =ot, the lord of Spirit also, (nother $*eugebauer> about *oon Fuly 7, :5 %3&. The Sun, ermes in %ancer) the oon o on in Taur Taurus us)) 'r 'ron onos os in isc isces es)) +eus +eus,, (res (res in =eo) =eo) (phr (phrod odit ite e in Eirg Eirgo) o) the the oroskopos in =ibra. (nd the nativity itself became brilliant and notable. That is, he was ac"uainted ac"uainted with kings and deemed worthy worthy of the archpriestsh archpriestship. ip. /or, the lord of 37
the trigon together with the lord of Spirit were found to occupy the Bood Spirit, along with the =ot of /ortune, (nd the Sun, which gets /ortune as his portion, was found to be culminating) the lady of the 3#altation, the oan, was found to be culminating acco accord rdin ing g to the the =ot. =ot. The The ac"u ac"uis isit itio ion n was was irre irregu gula larr and and inco incons nsta tant nt,, some someti time mes s superabundant, other times wanting, for 'ronos and (phrodite witnessed the place. (nother $*eugebauer> about idnight on *ov. G, 79 %3&. The Sun, +eus, (res and (phrodite in Scorpio) 'ronos in =ibra) the oon in (ries) ermes in Sagittarius) the oroskopos in =eo. The lord, of the 3#altation, ermes in Sagittarius, was found to be culminating with respect to the =ot) and it e#alted the nativity in respect of its mode of living. (nd similarly, the lords of the trigon and of the =ot, since they were found to be subterraneous, made a treasurer, free from ambition but also niggardly. (nother $*eugebauer> about : .. ay 4;, 76 %3&. The Sun, ermes in Taurus) the oon o on in ("ua ("uari rius us)) 'r 'ron onus us in =eo) =eo) (res (res,, (phr (phrod odit ite e in %a %anc ncer er)) +eus +eus in Eirg Eirgo) o) the the oroskopos in Sagittarius, The nativity being nocturnal, the lords of the trigon, 'ronos and ermes, are declining. 2hence for the first years 0the native1 was irregular in many things, and he lived in debt, though the support in the area of parents was good. Then, after later gaining an inheritance and augmenting his mode of living by means of advancements and resources, he became ambitious and fit to rule ami munificent, acceptable to the crowds, a friend of kings and leaders, and one who furnishes provisions for temples and works, and he gained lasting memory. /or, the =ot of /ortune and of 3#altation were found in isces, and +eus the lord of this was culminating. (nother $*eugebauer> about : (, Oct. 84, G6 %.3.&. The Sun, ermes in Scorpio) the oon in (ries) 'ronos in Eirgo) +eus in isces) (res in =eo) (phrodite, the oroskopos in Sagittarius. 2hen the nativity5 was stil young, he inherited great property. /or, the ac"uisitive place was found in isces, while +eus was in his own place) and (phrodite, the lady sharing the trigon in common and the lady of the =ot and of the 3#altation, was found to be marking the hour by degree. (nother (nother $*eugebau $*eugebauer> er> about midnight, Fan. 4, 4D6 %3, at the latitude latitude of r> a ay y 4, G4 %3 at abou aboutt sunr sunris ise& e&.. The The Sun, Sun, (phr (phrod odite ite,, the the oroskopos in Taurus) the oon in ("uarius) 'ronos in %ancer) +eus in =ibra) (res, ermes in Bemini. In the first years he has great display and works and political trust) for, the lords of the trigon happened to be upon pivot points. =ater he became a wand wander erer er afte afterr a redu reduct ctio ion n in his his livi living ng)) for, for, (res (res and and erm ermes es we were re oppo oppose sed d to (c"uisition, and the lords of the =ot and the (c"uisitive place were declining. (nother $*eugebauer> Fune 5, 4D7 %3 at about : (.&. The Sun, ermes in Bemini) the oon in %apricorn) 'ronos, (res in ("uarius) (phrodite, the 6roskopos in %ancer) +eus in Scorpio. (fter such a one had been born a slave and had entered into a clan, he took up political leadership and was ambitious. /or, the lords of the trigon and of the =ot and of the 3#altation were found to be properly situated and witnessed by +eus.
(nother $*eugebauer> Fan. 55, G5 %.3, about 4D (&. The Sun in ("uarius) the oon, oon, +eus +eus in Scorpi Scorpio) o) 'ronos 'ronos in %ancer %ancer)) (res, (res, (phro (phrodite dite,, ermes ermes in %apricorn) the oroskopos in isces. Such a one became a eunuch, a priest of a goddess, notable. /or, the lord of the =ot obtained Scorpio, the place of Bod, while the lords of the sect, 'ronos and ermes, were found to occupy the Bood Spirit, but in oppositio opposition. n. 2hence, 2hence, he fell into much trouble, trouble, diminishme diminishment, nt, and defenses defenses pertaining to governmental and kingly matters. 58. %oncerning 3stimable and *otable *ativities, and, with the Same %onsiderations, %oncerning Aisreputable *ativities and Those That %ome to *aught (nd they appended the following places as being necessarily powerful in relation to the determination concerning estimable and notable nativities. If, when the Sun and the oon are in profitable places, they should have mostly oriental planets as their spear bearers while none of the malefics opposes, they make the nativities fortunate and estimable, commanding and kingly) likewise also, if the lords of these should happen to be upon pivot points. If the oidion of the conjuncition or 2hole oon, or the lords of these, should happen to be marking the hour or culminating, the offspring will be fortunate. (nd if the Sun or the oon or most of the stars should be found in the subterraneous place, they will become notable and wealthy, but they will ruin their lives or they will be upset with jealousies and accusations and scandals. 2ishing to decide the matter of happiness more clearly, we will make it more e#plicit by means of many and fully e#amined choices. /or, each kind of figure-description is powerful individually, but judging the one together with the other, either it e#alted the reputation if it was benefited, or else it ruined it even further if it was afflicted. 2hence 2hence,, we will will append append them not as refuti refuting ng the former former powers powers,, but as furthe furtherr confirming them. So just as we spoke early about the =or, it will be necessary to treat both the =ot of Spirit $which is found by day from the oon to the Sun, by night from the the Sun Sun to the the o oon on,, and and an e"ua e"uall amou amount nt from from the the oro orosk skop opos osH H and and cons consid ider er together both its lord and the place where it happens to be) and similarly the =ot of
estimabie) but having been upset by oppositions, he will be ruined or he will have the e#perience of legal processes and banishment. (nd if the lord of the Spirit should be co-pre co-presen sentt with with the o oon on whilc whilc being being orien oriental tal,, such such a one one will will be.for be.fortun tunate ate and wealthy and generous. (nd if the Sun should be upon the Spirit while being truly of his proper sect, the ruler being in his own place, he wil be estimable, graceful, dear to many) but if in the sect of the other, he will be fortunate later after tinies of adversity. If the lords of the Spirit and of the /ortune should be found in the place of the
counted from ermes to 'ronos and an e"ual amounl from the oroskoposM /rom the lots, then, falling in the (c"uisition or the stars placed upon or opposing or s"uaring in relation to the =ot itself, the matter of the property of the offspring will be clear ahead of time. (nd similarly also from the stars placed upon the /ortune or Spirit or from the =ots falling together with them and from their lords, especially when they are looking at the the =ot =ot conc concer erni ning ng treac treache hery ry and and the the =ot =ot of thef theft, t, if they they shou should ld have have some some relationship to the (c"uisition or the /ortune or the Spirit or the =ite, or to the lords of these lots. It is possible not to have 0such a relationship1 and such1!4 will not safely make ac"uisition ac"uisitions. s. /or if the places in "uestion "uestion should not have a relationsh relationship ip to the (c"uisition or the /ortune or the =ife or the Spirit, it reduces the means of livelihood of the offspring offspring or his property. property.
idheaven, or if a malefic should be in the subterraneous hemisphere, then after being advanced and honored by many in their early years - especially if a benefic is regarding them - they will later be reduced. If they should be interchanged, after having misfortune in their early years, they will later be distinguished. If the places should be altogether afflicted, they signify misfortune for the native from his youth, just as benefics witnessing the places will become presages of good things according to the place-positioning! of the oidia and the stars. (nd if, again, the Spirit should be opposed to the 3#altation, it makes the nativities come into reduced circumstances. 2henever most of the places at the nativity or their lords should be afflicted, and the conjunctions or 2hole oons or the =ot concerning 3nfranchisement should have the =ot concerning Fustice or 3nemies or *ecessity falling together with it or diametrically opposed to it or in s"uare, they encounter strong factions and are hindered in regard to enfranchisement. If the afflicted places or their lords should be few, or the 0=ot1 concerning 3#altation or its lord alone should be afflicted, the natives will go through life life with withou outt adva advanc ncem emen entt and and with withou outt bril brilli lian ance ce and and held held in low low opin opinio ion. n. 2hen 2hen rnalefics are opposed to the place concerning Aignity or when they hold a superior posi positi tion on,, they they brin bring g redu reduce ced d circ circum umst stan ance ces s to the the nati nativi viti ties es.. If the the lord lord of the the 3#altation 3#altation and the lord of the Aignity Aignity should fall opposite one another, another, as well as the lots or their masters, the natives will come to be held in low opinion. If +eus should be lying upon the 3#altation while being upon a pivot point, or if it should become lord of a pivot point, it makes men distinguished. If it should happen to be in a oidion or in degrees of (res, or should be present with it in its own oidia, the natives will have the power of life and death. 2hence, when the places and stars in "uestion are found in profitable oidia, they make the nativities brilliant, commanding, kingly) when they are upon the middle oidia, they make them graceful, estimable, fit for rule) upon the declines, successful, effective, subordinate to the power of others, those who are deemed worthy of trusts and rank. 59. Illustrations of the (bove laces (s an illustration, let the Sun, oon, +eus, ermes be in =eo) 'ronos, the oroskopos in =ibr =ibra) a) (res (res in Bemi Bemini ni)) (phr (phrod odit ite e in %a %anc ncer er.. Such Such a one one will will be fort fortun unat ate, e, commanding, sovereign, one who possesses a royal fate and one who is installed in great abundance. /or, the =ot of /ortune and the Spirit and the (ug. 4D, 4:: %.3. at about 4D (..& (nother $*eugebauer> (ug. 44, :G %.3., or (ug. 5, at about sunrise&. The Sun, ermes, (phrodite, the oroskopos in =eo) 'ronos in Taurus) +eus in Sagittarius) (res in =ibra) the oon in %apricorn. Such a one will be commanding, a lord of life and death, for the stars are found to be properly situated. (nother $*eugebauer> (pril 4, 9: %.3. at about sunrise&. The Sun, the oon, +eus, the oroskopos in (ries) 'ronos, (phrodite in ("uarius) (res in Bemini) ermes in isces. Such a one will be commanding, sovereign, for the lords of the trigon were found to be upon pivot points and marking the hour, and the =ot and the Spirit and the arch 6, 4D4 %.3. at about ; .&. The Sun, +eus, (phrodite in isces) the oon in =ibra) (res in %ancer) ermes in ("uarius) 'ronos in Scorpio) the oroskopos in =eo, Such a one will be estimable, powerful, for the Sun had benefics as its spear bearers and was found to be lying upon the =ot of /ortune along with the 42
ruler. (nd since the 3#alt co-sectarians of the trigon fell amiss and the lord of the Spirit was in aversion, he was banished and willingly departed. (res was also opposed to the (c"uisition, and the lord of the 3#altation did not occupy a suitable place, but rather it was afflicted by 'ronos, it being in a superior position. 2hence, we spoke well earlier. If most of the figures or their lords should be found suitably situated, they will come into reputation and make a display of their style of living) but if the former should fal amiss while the latter fall property, the circumstances of reputation and of fortune will not last long. 5:. %oncerning the ropitious and Cnpropitious Times of l,ilr from the ivot oints and the ost-(scensions The times of good or bad fortune are to be comprehended from the ascension of each oidion or from the circular period of the star. That is, for those who wish to in"uire about the times of iife, it is necessary to attend to the oroskopos and the oon or to the oidion upon which the lords are present) and for the action or reputation, to the =ot of /ortune and Spirit and the Sun or to the conjunction or whoie oon, as well as to the 3#altation and its lord. Those upon the oroskopos in the first determination will begin to rule over the first period of time, then those in the idheaven or in the Aescendant or in the subterraneous place. (nd if these places should be empty, those upon the post-ascensions.
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57. On L2ith regard to the times, if some one of the malefics should make a phase, it will make the nativity take place while away from home and in troubles.L 2hich is true, but beyond these things they have nothing else on the subject of foreign lands. The most amaing (braham in his books on this subject has given us the e#planations of others as well as his own, by discovering and e#amining other 0conditions1 for nativities conducive to being away from home which have the following theorems> 2hile the lights are setting, setting, when (res looks toward toward the decline decline of the idbeaven idbeaven at the =ot of /ortune, or toward the subterraneous hemisphere at the oon or most of the stars) or if the loid of the /ortune may be found toward the =ot or the place that concerns /oreign =ands, or diametrical to them) or else the /ortune itself should fall wherever the =ot concerning
If the lord of the oidion where the times are should not be on a pivot point or should be opposed to it, it causes either moves or being away from home, if 0indeed1 the =ot concerning
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(nd the malefics standing upon the declining oidia or upon those oidia having the times or the subdivisions give stays away from home, especially for those having movement in the year. 2henev 2henever er ihe planet planet having having the times should should be foimd foimd stand standing ing upon upon Ihe placc placc concerning /oreign =atids or the =ot, or the lord of the place concerning /oreign =ands should be so found, it provides stays away from horne, especially if a malefic should be s"uare or diamctrical to adark 0degreej.4 Similarly, evenif ihNoidion having the distriburion of the limcs should be opposite to the =ot concerning
lying upon them or opposite, they make those who are much away from home, especially when the oidia where the lots lie are very wet. 2hen 2hen the the =ot =ot conc concer erni niri rig g /o /ort rtun une e fall falls s we welt lt,, havi having ng no malef malefic ic or plan planet et that that predom predomina inates tes either either the lights lights or the =ot concer concernin ning g s> Since Since the Sun and secondly secondly 'ronos signify the father, the one more preciscly associated with the oon by day and by night $that is. the one being regarded by the oon and the one co-present with it by e#isting e#isting in in 0its1 0its1 house house or trigo trigon& n& - that is is the one one assuming assuming the palern palernal al place. place. Similarly also, (phrodite and the oon assume the maternal place. /or each nativity, then, it wil be necessary to consider which one is more contemplated by malefics, or which one has fallen more amiss, whether the Sun or the oon or (pbrodite or 'ron 'r onos os,, alth althou ough gh 0'ro 0'rono nos1 s1 is itse itself lf the the dest destro roye yerr of the the fath father er,, for for if the the Sun Sun in assuming the paternal place is scrutinied by (res or 'ronos while the benefics are absent, absent, the predeceasi predeceasing ng concerns the father) but if the oon or (phrodite (phrodite are so, it concerns the mother. (nd if both the lights or (phrodite should be scrutinied by male malefi fics cs,, the one one that that has fall fallen en amis miss or is found ound out out of sect sect sig signifi nifies es the predeceasing. Otherwise. If the paternal lot should fali in a masculine oidion or its lord is being witnessed witnessed by a malefic, it signifies signifies the predeceasing predeceasing of the father. Similarly Similarly also, the same will result for the maternal lot, especially if someone knows if the father is "uite safe from danger. Otherwise. Take 0days1 from the arising of Sirius until the natal day, and subtract by twelves from the conjoined number. (nd with what is left over less than 45, depart from the oon at one 0count per oidion1. If then it leaves off at a masculine oidion, the father will predecease) if at a feminine oidion, the mother. /or e#ample, for upcoming birth of the 48th of echir> /rom the 56th of 3piphi to the 48th comes to 5D8. Sublract 4G twelves. The remainder is 44. 0Aeparting1 with these from the oon in Scor Scorpi pio, o, it leav leaves es off off in Eirg Eirgo, o, a femi femini nine ne oid oidio ion. n. (res (res was was also also ther there. e. The The predeceasing took place with the mother. Otherwise Otherwise $*eugebauer> $*eugebauer> /eb. :, 45D %3, 9 pm &. (s an illustratio illustration, n, let the nativity nativity be the Sun, ermes in ("uarius) the oon in Scorpio) 'ronos in %ancer) +eus in =ibra) (phrod (phrodite ite in %apric %apricor orn) n) (res, (res, the orosk oroskopo opos s in Eirgo. Eirgo. 'ronos 'ronos,, then, then, having having been been closely associated with thc oon by being found in %ancer at night and being the ruler of the Sun, assumed the paternal place. (nd it was looked at by +eus and (phrodite while occupying the Bood Spirit.
which are predominating each olher should not be one possessing a power that is predom predomina inativ tive, e, the interc intercept epted ed planet planets s will will be suitab suitably ly tensed tensed to accomp accomplih lihb b the speci specifi fic c effe effect ct.. (nd (nd pred predom omin inat atio ions ns 0do1 0do1 come come abou aboutt in the the same same oid oidio ion n and and diameter) in general the star approaching another also predominates it, or else the one among the pair that has a power which is predominative. 85. %oncerning arents from the 02ritings1 of Timaeus The matters concerning the father, then, are taken thusly> by day, the Sun will be consulted and the oidion upon which the Sun stands) 0by night1 the lord of the oid oidio ion n upon upon whic which h +eus +eus stan stands ds and and the the oid oidio ion n we welc lcom omin ing g +eus +eus.. The The matt matter ers s concerning the mother are taken thusly> by night from the lunar oidion upon which the oon stands and from the house steward of the oon) by day from (phrodile and the oidion upon which (phrodite stands. 2henever, then, the ones being consulted in accordance with their own sect should be found in their own house or their own e#altations, having a benefic over them in the tenth place or else being witnessed by one in any way at all, and should not be declining and should be in a place in wbich they take delight while not being afflicted by one of the malefics, they show the matters concerning the parents to be estimable and notable and bright. /or a diurnal nativity, from the Sun to 'ronos and an e"ual amout from the oroskopo oroskopos s $some $some take it from the Sun to +eus and an e"ual amount from the oroskopos&) by night from 'ronos to the Sun. Thc =ot of the other is taken by night from the oon to (phrodite,1 by day from (phrodite to the oon, and an e"ual amount from the oroskopos. The =ot of arents, then, is found . . .0=acuna in $e#t.F One must take the adoption of the father from the diameter dropped down from the =ot. If the lord of the =ot of the /alher should happen to be upon the diameter, or the lord of the diameter upon the =ot, it indicates that the father is adopted. Similarly also, if the lord of the =ot of the other should be found in the diameter, and the lord of the diameter of the =ot of the other should be found in the =ot of the other, it will indicate the something similar. 88. %oncerning the
(res (res with with the Sun s"uare s"uare 'ronos 'ronos causes causes bereav bereaveme ement. nt. 'r 'rono onos s and (res (res simila similarly rly configured with ermes while +eus is not regarding them make for the bereavement of pare parent nts. s. 'r 'ron onos os with with +eus +eus whil while e sett settin ing g caus causes es bere bereav avem emen ent. t. The The o oon on in a bicorporeal oidion and witnessed by +eus makes for two fathers. (nd if (phrodite should mark the hour, and the oon should be subterraneous in the house of (res, and +eus should witness from its own house, it will make for two fathers. One must take the characters of the parents from the stars that are configured. 'ronos will show those who are sullen, jealous, deeply depraved, suspicious, foul, secret secretive ive,, those those who are surro surround unded ed by sufier sufiering ing,, indece indecent, nt, those those who who s"uan s"uander der,, concerning divine matters ... 0=acuna in te#t1 those who are dear to the great. +eus will show those who love goodness, goodness, who are brilliant, brilliant, munificent, munificent, possessin possessing g leisure, leisure, cheerf cheerful. ul. (res (res those those who are audaci audacious ous,, trasci trascibte bte,, precip precipita itate, te, insole insolent, nt, rcckle rcckless, ss, restless, dangerous, drunks, taborious. /or the mother, when (res prevails over the oon or rules over (phrodite, it indicates that thc mother is rough and an adulteress and one who is burdcned by acute suffering from blood or decay if no bcnefic should alleviate it by looking on. in a feminine oidion while a malefic is giving 0the oon& over the mother will die earlier) in a masculine oidion, the father. (nd if the Sun should happen to be in the subterraneous hemisphere, for the most part the father will die in a foreign land. (nd if the star of +eus should be witnessed by a malefic, and should be delining 49
while a malefic is post-ascending, it indicates that the father will die in a foreign land. 2hen 'ronos is separating from a pivot point, if it should apply to (res and one of them should bear witness to +eus or the Sun, the father will die in a foreign land. If in a diurnal birth the oon should be afflicted under the earth, or while the oon is declin declining ing a destr destroye oyerr is applyi applying, ng, or the same same afflic afflictio tions ns arise arise for (phro (phrodit dite, e, the mother will die earlier. If the ruler of the Sun and the Sun should not look at the oroskopos, the father will die in a foreign land. 2hen the Sun is afflicted by a destroyer and +eus is being predominated, the father will die a violent death. 2hen 'ronos alone, then, afflicts the aforementioned star, the cause of death becomes choking, dropsy, flu#ions, chills, poisonings, shipwrecks, or old troubles.
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2hat 3ach hase Signifies and 2hat 'inds of 3ffects It as - 2e will append append how the figures figures in "uestion "uestion are also taken in relation relation to their effect-descri effect-description ption and how they and and are are fitt fittin ing g far far a cert certai ain n god. god. The The %o %onj njun unct ctio ion, n, then then,, give gives s indi indica cati tion ons s for for reputation and power and kingly and sovereign dispositions, and for all of the public activities connected with cities, and for parents and marriages and mysteries, and for all general and cosmic matters. Similarly also, the lord of the %onjunction both of latitude and of the course. The ?ising of the oon $which is called =ight& and the lord of this gives indications for the determination concerning length of life and what one does and concerning the support for what is about to be, and confirms the actions of the %onjunction. (nd just as the monthly and cosmic movements are considered from the first visibility, so the lord of the light shows the general effects. ermes also joins in assisting until the ;th day of the oon. The %rescent formation signifies the upset and the e#pectations in life, and what concerns women and mother. (nd ermes assists until the :th. The alf formation gives indications concerning injuries and ailments and whatever happens violently) and furthermore, concerning children and worth and future goods. (nd (phrodite is configured until the 45th comes about. The Aouble-%onve# phase gives indications concerning happiness and future advancement and being away from home and the sympathy of kin. (nd the Sun is also similar until the 4;th comes about. The 2hole oon gives indications concerning good and ill repute and being away from home, also concerning things that happen violently, and concerning things that issu issue e fort forth h from from e#ce e#cess ss and and thin things gs that that wa# from from the the leas least, t, and and conc concer erni ning ng sympathies and ailments and political opposition and sympathies of parents. (nd it also has the color of the setting oidion. The first lord of the waning of the ligbt gives indications concerning the diminishment of belongings and difficulties and things that go toward depression, and concerning sudden sudden falls. falls. (nd (res is e"uipotent e"uipotent to the post-desc post-descensio ension n and is lord until the 54st day of the oon. The second Aouble-%onve# gjves signs for being abroad and greater actions and for happiness. (nd +eus is e"uipotent to the god and lord until the 56th day of the oon. The second alf gives signs for old matters and ailments of long duration and for children. /or, 'ronos is e"uipotent until the 8Dth comes about. The lord of the %rescent gives signs concerning the death of the wife and inactivity and plundering. /inally, the setting gives signs for bonds and constrictions and hidden matters, for accusations and disenfranchisements. (nd the order of the figures of the oon is thus, but the commi#tures with the 6 gods and the Sun are 0are in agreement1 with the pivot points. 2anting, then, to set out more concise demonstrations of the 0treatments1 of the schools, schools, since I deprecate deprecate lo"uacities lo"uacities and juggling juggling with fables, fables, I have attached attached the summaries themselves for those especially eager for such things and for those who try their hand at many kinds of training, and for those able to bring forward e"ual 0details1 through the specific notions. /or I intend to persuade them, through what bas already been written and through what is about to be said, to lay aside what is not trustworthy and what is easily misrepresented in science, and I intend lo demonstrate that immortal prognostication is in danger with regard to the ignorance and nonsense of thos those e who who oppo oppose se the the calc calcul ulat ator ors. s. 2hen 2hence ce thos those e love lovers rs of lear learni ning ng alre alread ady y practi practiced ced in the arith arithmet metica icall and didact didactic ic discip disciplin lines es will will obtain obtain a suprem supremacy acy of opin opinio ion n thro throug ugh h this this trea treati tise se,, as long long as they they are are not not also also unin uninit itia iate ted d in the the construction of the canons and introductory matters, which I did not wish to prefi# and repeat. (nd if we also seem to compile and interpret the dogmas of the ancients by means of that which is secure and unbiased and suitably didactic in the treatments of the schools, by this we will obtain a virtuous commendation from those encountering 51
it. /or, others who make use of lo"uacity and diverse methods and make a show of interpretation have in addition overthrown the pre-e#istent opinion of prognostication, and they have declared a belief to be ellenic by decking out a barbaric opinion with arguments. One should regard these people as making a display in the manner of Sirens, who, inviting sailors with a seductive and plaintive sound made by musical inst instru rume ment nts s and and dest destru ruct ctiv ive e song song,, anni annihi hila late te them them on the the sea sea rock rocks. s. Some Some are are affected the same way, and those who encounter the schools of those 0Sirens1 have suffered. Those who have been charmed with a display and adducing of arguments in favor of commencements, and those who have fallen into a limitless wood and have not found a way out, are annihilated not only in the deep but in the labyrinth, while those who seem to have escaped the danger, by having encountered a grievous and manifo manifold ld tortur torture, e, have have a wreich wreiched ed end. end. If, then, someon someone e having having the wisdom wisdom of Odysseus should sail by these, he leaves behind in his life this august knowledge) having been associated or conversant with it, he will always finish his time by taking pleasure in e#tirpating the malignant opinions of those who contravene the rigbteous custom of the mysteries. 2hence if we let them alone, we will end up returning to their view. 89. %oncerning Injury and (ilment, with Illustrations for 3ach +oidion - for e#ample, (ries %auses a %ertain Injury or (ilment, and so forth. Since the ancients wrote obscurely about the matter of injury, we will give a clearer e#planation. Some, then, in giving their attention to the underlying corporeal and psychical places, making a start for the objects of concern in the birth of every native from the =ot of /ortune and Spirit, make known the matter of injuries and ailments with reference to the presence of the malefics. /or e#ample, the =ot of /ortune, the breast) the 5nd, the rib) the 8rd, the belly) the ;th, the haunches) the 6th, the small part) the Gth, the thighs) the 9th, the knees) the :th, the shins) shins) the 7th, the feet) the 4Dth, the head) the 44th, the face, neck) the 45th, the arms, the shoulders. (nd the illnesses from the Spirit, for the Spirit itself is the heart) the 5nd oidion, the inner cavity) the 8rd, that through which the sperm is carried and the place of the kidneys) the ;th, the colon) the 6th, the liver) the Gth) the second cavity) the 9th, the bladder) the :th, the bowels) the 7th, the place of membranes and teeth and ears) the 4Dth, the gullet) the 44th, the tongue) the 45th, the stomach. These have been indicated for =eo for the latter, and %ancer for the former, since the oon is the /ortune of the cosmos, while the Sun is mind and spirit. (nd those before us 0had1 these.
%ancer is the breast, stomach, jaws, spleen, mouth, private places, darkening of vision and maiming due to the nebulae. (nd in this place are made leprosies 0in general1, dull-white leprosies 0in particular1, skin eruptions, apople#ies, those prone to dropsy $the cause being the spleen&, those who walk obli"uely or somewhat lamely, those who who are are muti mutila late ted, d, thos those e pron prone e to jaun jaundi dice ce,, thos those e who who are are vari variou ousl sly y colo colore red, d, protrusions of the teeth or the eyes, those who s"uint a little, those who lose their eyelashes or have swollen eyelids, those who are crooked, those who are harmed by wild animals of the water, and those who have moles around their eyes and spots in the corner of their eyes, those who are prone to cough, bringing up phlegm, dropsy, pleurisy, pneumonia. =eo is the ribs, the loins, the heart, manhood, vision, tendons. They become, then, maniacs, those who are god-inspired, and those who are drawn in by violence and depravity, those who undergo dislocations of the limbs or mutilation through many contests or training of the body, and those who are harmed their eyes. (nd it is a cause of bad breath) whence it also makes those who are shameful or castrated, liable to fractures, those who fall from heigbts or "uadrupeds, and those who are bitten by wild animals, and those who sustain injury by the collapsing 0of buildings1 or conf confla lagr grat atio ions ns)) furt furthe herm rmor ore, e, thos those e who who e#pe e#peri rien ence ce mela melanc ncho holy ly,, cank canker ers, s, and and unnatural lust. Eirgo is the intestines, entrails, and the inner private parts. 2hence it also produces both causes of ailments, and those persons who are weaker, or restrained and bashful in regard to se#ual intercourse. $In order that we should not seem proli#, the injury and ailment are clear according to nature of the oidion and the star.& =ibra is the hips, buttocks, colon, the member, and hind parts. (nd this place causes paralysis, lesions, hernias, dysentery, dropsy, and stones. Scorpio is the private parts, and the fundament. (nd it also causes the darkening of vision due to its sting, maiming, weak-vision, stones, stranguries, foot diseases, those with much gut, fistulas. Sagittarius is the thighs, and the groin. (nd they become those who are variously colored, those having birth marks, those who are bald, those who are weak-sighted or with eye troubles or maiming, those with bad breath, gout) and it causes falls from "uadrupeds, dislocations of limbs, harm from beasts, e#tra limbs. %apricorn %apricorn is the knees, the tendons, tendons, and internal internal as well as e#ternal e#ternal ailments due to its being an enigmatical oidion. (nd it causes the darkening of vision, disabling due to the spike, and maniacs) those who are harmed by moisture) furthermore, it causes phrenitis) and %aunian women $who indulge in illicit love&, tribades, licentious ones) those who are servile, foul-doers. ("uarius is the buttocks, shoulders, tendons, and joints. (nd it makes those who suffer from elephantiasis, those prone to jaundice, who are sallow, maimed, prone to dropsy, maniacs, those who are castrated, those liable to fractures, and stranguries for some. isces is the feet, tendons, and e#tremities. (nd they become arthritic, those who have white skin, skin eruptions, leprosy, those who are prone to vice, blameworthy, much injured, with e#tra limbs, faltering of speech) hard of hearing, mangy, those who are are harm harmed ed by beas beasts ts of the the wate waters rs,, or thos those e who who are are trou troubl bled ed with with ailme ailment nts s connected with moisture. 2ith these things being so, it will be necessary to e#amine more precisely for every birth the =ot of /ortune, with reference to what kind of oidion it falls in $and the nature of the oidion signifies the injury&, and especially the lord of the =ot of /ortune with with refere reference nce to whate whatever ver kind of oidio oidion n it should should be. Similarl Similarly y also, also, it will will be necessary to consider the Spirit and its lord, with reference to what kind of oidion it falls in $and these will indicate the ailment&. (nd they will be likewise known to you with reference to the place concerning what one does. The injuries and the ailments, then, will become more active when malefics should be upon the places or the rulers, or should witness them. The lack of injuries and ailments result whenever the places should happen to be well situated and the rulers unafflicted. 3ach star, then, will 53
caus cause e its its spec specif ific ic effe effect ct from from the the natu nature re it obta obtain ined ed as its its lot. lot. /o /orr if by way way of hypothesis the =ot should fall in (ries, and (res its lord should be there and it has authority over both (ries and Scorpio, 0we should1 foretell injury to the head or parts or fundament. The star will produce what it is accustomed to producing by its own nature nature)) for sometime sometimes, s, when when both both places places are afflic afflicted ted,, both both the injuri injuries es and and the ailments occur, and especially whenever malefics should have the authority or should bear witness. (s a illustration $*eugebauer> Fan. 7, :9 %3, about : pm& $in order that we may not seem to have spoken cryptically&, let the Sun, +eus, (res be in %apricorn) the oon, the oroskopos in =eo) 'ronos, in Taurus) (phrodite, ermes in ("uarius. The =ot of /ortune is 0in %apricorn1) the lord of the /ortune in Taurus. e came to be maimed becaus because e of the leiades leiades and the malefi malefic c 'ronos 'ronos.. (nd he did unspeaka unspeakable ble things things because of both oidia) for +eus also, the lord of the Spirit in isces, was found in %apricorn %apricorn.. (nd from these things things gout was indicated. indicated. Of course, the ailment ailment and the injury was sufficiently found from the =ot and the =ord. (nother $*eugebauer> *ov. 5G, 44: %3, about : am&. The Sun, (phrodite, (res in Sagittarius) the oon in =ibra) 'ronos in %ancer 0Bemini1) +eus in Eirgo) ermes in Scorpio) the oroskopos in %apricorn. %apricorn. The =ot is in Scorpio. is parts were injured. The lord of Scorpio was in Sagittarius. e was bald-headed and maimed by an arrow. (nd since +eus, +eus, the lord of (res and of the Spirit, Spirit, was found found in the place concerning concerning Bod, he was made to recover his sight through Bod) and he also became a soothsayer. 2hen 2hence ce also, also, when when the the bene benefi fics cs fall fall poor poorly, ly, they they cause cause upse upsett with with inju injuri ries es and and ailments) and when the malefics fall well, they are not injurious, introducing only the causes and the temporal considerations. (nd if the planets having authority over the =ot or Spirit should happen to be somehow intercepted or witnessed in the Bod or Boddess by malefics, they produce chanters or maniacs or those who are prescient. Indeed, the compiler has said LIf the one showing the injury should be scrutinied by a malefic while happening to be upon a powerful place, the fortuitous ailments will become hard to wipe ou= and incurable. Fan. 4G, 4DG %3, about 4D pm&, let the Sun 0and1 'ronos be in %apricorn) the oon in Scorpio) +eus in =eo) (res in isces) (phrodite, ermes in ("uarius) the oroskopos in Eirgo. The =ot of /ortune is in Scorpio) the Spirit in %ancer. 'ronos, then, was opposed to the Spirit, the lot producing 0ailments1 pertaining to the intellect and soul, and it also scrutinied the 2hole oon and the 54
phase coming forth, while the lord of the =ot was opposed to the oroskopos. The injury, then also had lo do with the necessary p1aces and sensation in the feet, and be was e#ceptionally moonstruck. (nother $*eugebauer> *ov. 5;, :6 %3, about 4D am&. The Sun in Sagitiarius) the oon in %ancer %ancer)) 'ronos 'ronos in Tauru Taurus) s) +eus, +eus, ermes ermes in Scorpi Scorpio) o) (res (res in =eo) =eo) (phrod (phrodile ile in %apricorn) the oroskopos in ("uarius. The =ot of /ortune is in =eo) (res was lying upon this, with 'ronos in superior position. Since the Sun was found in the places of +eus, signifying matters concerning the groin, thighs, and feet, it caused injury in these and gout) for this also has authority over the tendons. (nd since 'ronos was found in the subterraneous hemisphere, he had images of gods and the dead in his mind. (nother $*eugebauer> Fan. 54, 44G %3, about 5 pm&. The Sun in ("uarius) the oon in Eirgo) 'ronos in Taurus) +eus, the oroskopos in Bemini) (res in %ancer) (phrodite in isces) ermes in %apricorn. The =ot of /ortune is in %apricorn) the Spirit in Scorpio. The malefics were opposed to these lots. e became soft, a doer of the unspeakable) for, %apricorn is also licentious, and the lord of this is in Taurus, a oidion subject to feeling. (nd Scorpio indicates the place of licentiousness. (not (nothe herr $*eu $*euge geba baue uer> r> *ov. *ov. 8D, 8D, 449 449 %3, %3, abou aboutt : am&. am&. The The Sun, Sun, (phr (phrod odit ite e in Sagittarius) the oon in %ancer) 'ronos in Bemini) +eus, (res in =eo) ermes in Scorpio) the oroskopos in %apricorn. %apricorn. The =ot of /ortune is in =eo) the Spirit in Bemini. 'ronos lying upon this =ot caused castration) for, the lord, ermes, was also in Scorpio sign signif ifyi ying ng the the priv privat ate e part parts, s, and and the the Sun Sun in Sagi Sagitt ttar ariu ius s the the plac places es of the the groi groin. n. 2hence 2hence,, when when the malefi malefics cs additi additiona onally lly come come into into the Spirit Spirit 0or1 0or1 when when they they are opposed to it, they make maniacs or ecstatics. (not (nothe herr $*eu $*euge geba baue uer> r> *ov. *ov. 49, 49, 75 %3, %3, sunr sunris ise& e&.. The The Sun, Sun, O OO* O*,, erm ermes es,, the the oroskopos in Scorpio) 'ronos in =eo) +eus in %ancer) (res in %apricorn) (phrodite in =ibra, The =ots are in Scorpio. e was maimed by means of a barb. Otherwise, 'ronos also had the superior position over the %onjunction and the lights) and the lord, (res, fell amiss. (nother. $*eugebauer> (pr. 5:, :8 %3, about noon& The Sun, ermes in Taurus) the oon o on in ("ua ("uari rius us)) 'r 'ron onos os,, (phr (phrod odit ite e in (rie (ries> s> +eus +eus in Eirg Eirgo) o) (res (res in isc isces es)) the the oroskopos in =eo. The =ot of /ortune is in Taurus. The lady, (phrodite, is in (ries with 'ronos. Such a one had mange on his head, and white leprosy and skin eruptions) for, the lord of Spirit was in isces. (nother $*eugebauer> (pr. 58 4D; %3, about ; am&. The Sun, (res in Taurus) the oon o on in Eirgo Eirgo)) 'r 'ron onos os in Sagi Sagitt ttar ariu ius) s) +eus +eus in Bemi Bemini ni)) erm ermes es,, (phr (phrod odit ite, e, the the oroskopos in (ries. The =ot of /ortune is in Sagittarius) the lord in Bemini. Similarly also, the Spirit is in =eo) the lord in Taurus. Such a one became short-armed. (nother $*eugebauer> arch 5:, 4D:, about : pm&. The Sun, ermes in (ries) the oon in isces) 'ronos, the oroskopos in ("uarius) (res, (phrodite in Taurus) +eus in =ibra. The =ot of /ortune is in isces) the =ot of Spirit in %apricorn. Such a one became possessed, a maniac. The lord of the =ot, +eus, was in the place of Bod, =ibra. The lord of the Spirit, 'ronos, was in the oroskopos. (nd (phrodlte was also found in the subterraneous hemisphere. (nother $*eugebauer> (ug. 49, 445 %3, about 4D pm&. The Sun, ermes in =eo) the oon in Scorpio) 'ronos, the oroskopos in (ries) +eus in isces) (res, (phrodite in Eirg Eirgo, o, The The =ot =ot of /o /ort rtun une e is in %a %apr pric icor orn) n) the the Spir Spirit it in %a %anc ncer er.. Such Such a one one is a hunchback. 55
8:. %oncerning arriage, 2edlock, and
defile the marriage, and more when ermes is testifying. 'ronos and (phrodite, when he witn witnes esse ses s her her in a post post-a -asc scen ensi sion on or in a pivo pivott poin point, t, make makes s thos those e who who are are shameful and lecherous, those who are given to innovation, and those who have inte interc rcou ours rse e with with the the unwo unwort rthy hy or with with slav slaves es,, on accou account nt of whic which h they they will will be tempest-tossed unless some planet should cut down the affliction by intervening. (nd if the star of +eus should testify, much of the irregularity will be concealed and it will not be shameful. That is, they will have intercourse with superior women and with the women of their ac"uaintances) and they will not have many children as those that.! consort with them will be barren, or else they will be slow to conceive, and the ones that do conceive will abort. =et similar things be supposed for female nativities. If 'ronos should testify to (phrodite or should be in her bounds, while (phrodite should herself be figured by +eus and (res, there will be advance by means of a child or a female personage, and such a one will see good fortune, but will fail utterly in the end, unless they should be having dealings while in their own houses or e#altations. If the oon should have rays hurled at her by +eus or should be configured with it, and 'ronos along with +eus should witness her, the native will cohabit with an unworthy or bought woman) for, 'ronos harms the worth. (nd if (phrodite should be in e#altation in this figure while being witnessed by +eus, the native will come into advancement and property, because of this, and he will be known by great men. (nd if ermes should also be figured in this disposition, they will be effective and on target and prudent and charming, but promiscuous and for the most most part part inco incons nsta tant nt with with rega regard rd to marr marria iage ge.. (nd (nd in gene genera ral, l, +eus +eus rega regard rdin ing g (phrodite or being congenial to her or agreeing with her to the degree makes those who are well wed or those who are benefited by women) and women from men. (nd even if she should be afflicted, he serves as an ally so that everything should not be entirely overturned. 2hen (phrodite is upon a pivot point, especially in the oroskopos or idheaven, and she should not be afflicted by 'ronos, she makes good marriages) and when she is being witnessed by +eus, she holds out against afflictions so that things do not get overtu overturn rned, ed, causin causing g sympat sympathy hy and marria marriage. ge. 2hen 2hen (phro (phrodit dite e occupi occupies es the Bood Bood Spirit in her own house or e#altation while having the tenth place from her occupied by +eus or being contemplated in a trine, she bestows a good marriage, but she will cause pain with the death of a good woman. If (phrodite and 'ronos should occupy the 3vil Spirit while +eus is not looking on, the natives will be ill wed or widowers, being upset with abandonment and death. If for this figure $that is, when (phrodite occupies the 3vil Spirit without the testimonial of +eus& a destructive planet such as (res (res shou should ld bear bear witn witnes ess, s, they they will will beco become me adul adulte tere rers rs or liab liable le to pena penalt lties ies for for adultery, loveless, sordid, and those who undergo reversals due to these. (nd those co-present with (phrodite or diametrical to her will always cause the separation or death of the companion, or sad companions, and much more so if they should also afflict the oon. 2hen the oon has set under the beams, it is not good for marriage. (res lying with ermes ermes makes makes adulte adultery ry and prost prostitu itutio tion n and lasciv lasciviou iousne sness. ss. (nd if the oidio oidion n is tropical or bicorporeal, still more so. /or they will sin more fre"uently, and they will have a wandering eye and not be successful, though at times they have intercourse with those of like manners and they will e#perience dreadful treatment from them as often as they administer it) and much more if ermes should witness these. The same things result for female nativities. (nd if 'ronos should also bear witness, even more still. /or in doing well by them they are treated ungratefully ungratefully,, so that they also plot in order to be ungraciously treated) or the women the men. If (res and (phrodite should have set under the beams, the natives wiil engage in clandestine adulteries and secret sins. (nd if they should also happen to be oriental or upon pivot points, it will be more apparent. (nd if oriental ermes should also be present with them, the adultery and calumny will be more dangerous. (lso, if +eus should bear witness, the native will saved.
spending a lot. (nd as often as it should result that (phrodite is poorly situated and (res occupies the 3vil Spirit, and they should have dealings while out of sect, or they should chance to be in the setting oidion, or else in the house of a sect-mate, the ruination will be worse and the adulteries dangerous, and there will also be jealous condemnations. Similarly also, when they are diametrical to each other, they cause what what has been been writte written n above, above, but more more intens intensely ely in relati relation on to separa separatio tions ns and unpleasantness and jealousies and angers, and they take up more plots and dangers. On accoun accountt of errn errnes es witnes witnessin sing g them, them, the native native pursue pursues s innova innovativ tive e sins, sins, and furt furthe herm rmor ore e such such are are invo involv lved ed with with serv servil ile e pers person onag ages es and and chil childr dren en.. They They are are prom promis iscu cuou ous s and and adul adulte tero rous us and and noto notori riou ous, s, and and meet meet with with sedu seduct ctio ions ns and and factionalism and poisonings by friends and slaves and enemies. +eus co-present with (phrodite or witnessing her accomplishes what has been written above imperceptibly, and such are improved with greater property, especially if it shou should ld be orien orienta tall or upon upon pivo pivott poin point. t. 2hen 2henev ever er (res (res shou should ld bear bear witn witnes ess s to (phrodite in a manner agreeable to her, they are brought together as a result of adultery. 2henever errnes should bear witness to an oriental (phrodite while 'ronos does not commune with her or with the ruler, they are joined to virgins and maidens. (nd if (res should look on, more so. (nd if +eus, more honorably. (nd in general, always when ermes bears witness to it, such a one gets involved and entwined with maid maiden ens s and and subo subord rdin inat ates es.. (nd (nd men men and and wome women n do simi simila larr thin things gs in the the same same nativity. (nd if (res should chance to be together with her, and if in a s"uare as well, he makes adulterers, lechers, rolling about with the unworthy, faults, separations, deaths of companions. It is worse if 'ronos is diametrical) such a one conjoins with older or sterile persons. /or a diurnal nativity, from +eus to (phrodite and an e"ual amount from the oroskopos, but nocturnally the reverse, The place diametrical to the =ot, then, will be indicative of adultery. (nd if the lord of the arital =ot should be found upon the diameter, and the lord of the =ot of (dultery in the arital =ot, they will first commit adultery and later enter into a contract, and those who have contracted will separate and again be brought together by adultery. If the lord of the arital =ot should have a morning rising, they will be combine in marriages from their early years.
the =ot of /ortune because of the conjugation and union of the Sun and the oon. /or in this way the sympathy and illegality of the marriage will be judged. If, If, then then,, many many star stars s shou should ld be pres presen entt toge togeth ther er upon upon the the plac place e of the the marr marria iage ge indicator, or should witness it, there will be polygamy. (nd if the stars should be entwined with the oon while +eus is testifying, they will be legally brought together. (nd if 'ronos, they will be separated by death. (nd if ermes should be apart from +eus, he will be at fault with slaves. (nd if +eus should witness 'ronos, the marriage will be consecrated legally, or they will produce noble offspring. (nd if 0it1 should be somehow entangled with (phrodite, or should have a relationship to her, the marriage will be from habituation. (nd if +eus should testify, the marriage will be lawful and advantageous and sympathetic.
with a barren or blameworthy woman. (nd they are brought together with foreign women or those of another race or they undertake the marriage in a foreign land when the marriage indicator should happen to not be upon a pivot point or should be in aversion to the Spirit. (nd the nature of the oidia and stars will indicate from what country the women are. Similarly also, for women it will be necessary to e#amine the =ot of /ortune and the marriage indicator from the oon to (res, and to compare these. /or if the oon should somehow hold sway over the =ot, while ermes holds sway over the marriage indicator and should be co-present with the oon or should bear witness to it, she will be brought together with a slave or freedman. (nd if +eus should somehow bear witness, the marriage will be lawful. > /o /orr male male chil childr dren en,, from from +eus +eus to erm ermes es)) and and for for fema female les, s, from from +eus +eus to (phr (phrod odit ite, e, and and an e"ua e"uall amou amount nt from from the the oro orosk skop opos os.. (ccordingly, when the lord of the =ot is witnessed by a destroyer, it destroys children, but by one of the child bestowers, it is an itidication of fruitfulness. (nd etosiris> 2henever +eus and (phrodite and enries should not be afflicted, it is indicative of fruitfulness. 2henever the reverse, they cause laments and deaths for 60
children. (s often as they testify to the child bestowers from bicorporeal oidia, or as often as the 0child bestowers1 themselves may be in bicorporeal oidia, their number is doubled. 2hen the feminine stars witness the child bestower, they give female children) the masculine stars, males. If for a masculine nativity the star of +eus chances to be with (res while ruling or being ruled by (res, and the star of 'ronos should witness (phrodite or should be in her house, the figure is inclined to give childlessness, and they will miscarry their children. (nd if for a feminine nativity the oon chances to be in the places of ermes, while (phrodite should be witnessed by 'ronos in a masculine oidion or should be ruled by him, such will become childless, or they will destroy their children. If +eus should look at the oon or (phrodite, while the oon is in the places of ermes, but 'ronos should oppose or be culminating, and (rcs should bear witness to 'ronos, they will have a single child or be barren. 2hen (phrodite has +eus bearing witness to her, but is afflicted by 'ronos, it gives difficulty in the making of even one child. (nd if the oon should be co-afflicted, they always become childless. 2hen 'ronos and (res are culminating or anti-culminating, they cause childlessness unless they should somehow be witnessed by a benefic. ;D. %oncerning Siblings 2hen the Sun is marking the hour it makes for few or sparse siblings. 2hen 'ronos is setting, it makes for sparse or few siblings. +eus and ermes and (phrodite upon pivot points are the bestowers of siblings. (nd when 'ronos is opposed, it destroys the older sibling. 2hen 'ronos happens to be with (res, it slays siblings or makes them weak. 2hen (phrodite and the oon are congenial to the third place from the oro orosk skop opos os $whi $which ch is the the plac place e conc concer erni ning ng sibl siblin ings gs&, &, they they will will give give sist sister ers, s, and and especially if the oidion should be feminine. (nd if the Sun, +eus, and ermes should happen to be in a masculine oidion 0in the third place1, they give brothers. (nd when the destroyers are witnessing the place concerning siblings, if they should be poorly situated, they destroy the siblings who are born or they make those who are without siblings, or those who have few siblings, 2hen the benefics should witness the place concerning siblings, they not only give siblings, they also make for a good one. 2hen the star of (res is having having dealings dealings with the place concernin concerning g siblings siblings and should should be well situated situated - especially especially when it is being witnessed witnessed by a benefic benefic and especially when looking at the oon - he becomes a bestower of siblings. Some take the place concerning siblings as a lot, by day from 'ronos to +eus, by night the reverse, and an e"ual amount from the oroskopos. ;4. %oncerning Eiolent Aeaths, with Illustrations The diametrical opposition of the Sun and the oon is not always difficult.
*ow, how is it possible for one star, even though it is the ruler, to give good fortune to the nativity in all respects, or oppositely give bad fortuneM ?ather, in general, the 0lord1 0lord1 of the original original support of notable, notable, middling, and depressed depressed births will be found to be different) or else, it will supply power for the remaining 0supports1 but will be different than the remaining 0rulers1. (nd we have found some who are fortunate in their life and reputation and are honored with pomp when the ruler seems to be congeniall congenially y figured, figured, but unfortunat unfortunate e in their children children and wives, wives, as well as becoming becoming licentious and shameful and defiling their life and being talked about as unworthy of such support, and later reduced or having a violent death. The native, then, has not become become fortun fortunate ate,, or whate whatever ver is consis consisten tentt with with the ruler, ruler, in everyt everythin hing, g, but a diff differ eren entt rule rulers rshi hip, p, by bein being g affl afflic icte ted, d, dimi dimini nish shed ed the the repu reputa tati tion on thro throug ugh h the the introduction of many accusations. 2e have also comprehended others who have gone from from a depres depressed sed and disrep disreputa utable ble fortun fortune e to an unsurp unsurpass assabl able e and unhope unhoped d for support) and some who are fortunate in their children and wives, but wanting in their livelihood) and others who are happy in the area of property, but disreputable and even diseased) and others who are long-lived, but full of toil and mutilated) and some who have much much proper property, ty, but are shortshort-liv lived ed or consum consumpti ptive, ve, not being able able to partak partake e of what what is presen present. t. The life-give life-giver, r, then, then, was was one planet, planet, and the lord lord of e#istence and of death another.
'ronos 'ron os or (res (res or erm ermes es shou should ld be pres presen entt upon upon oid oidio ion n of the the fort fortie ieth th day, day, it indi indica cate tes s viol violen entt deat death. h. Simi Simila larl rly y also also,, when when male malefi fics cs happ happen en to be upon upon the the Aescendant or re-Aescendant, they also produce violent death and the causes of ailments and bad deaths. (nd the :th place from the oroskopos also possesses the same power in relation to the causes of death, and similarly with the :th place from the =ot of /ortune, It is necessary, then, to e#amine upon what oidia the =ot and its lord happen to be. /or in these oidia the causes of death are shown ahead of time, since when the oon $which is fortune& is conjoined cosmically with the Sun in (ries, it caused an eclipse and subtraction of light in the :th oidion, in Scorpio, whereby it has been called its depression. 2e will show the pattern ahead of time by means of the odiacal circle for the easy comprehension of what we are talking about. (ries is destroyed by Scorpio, and both are the dwelling places of (res. Since, then, (res is the destroyer of itself, it is from this that it makes suicides and those who throw themselves from heights and those who are ready for death or those who cons conspi pire re with with evil evil men, men, pira pirati tica cal, l, homi homici cida dal, l, thos those e who who brin bring g the the deat death h onto onto them themse selv lves es,, and and thos those e who who are are dest destro roye yed d by anim animal als s or fire fire or and and an atta attack ck)) furthermore, those who are destroyed by "uadrupeds and blood and seduction. Taurus is destroyed by Sagittarius, which is (phrodite by +eus. These die well from wantonness or satiety or wine or intercourse, or arc those who die an easy death of apople#y, those who are feeble, with no one afflictive cause creeping in e#cept that when a malefic should be upon it or testifying, introducing an end from its own nature, it will indicate the cause of death. Bemini is destroyed by %apricorn, that is, ermes by 'ronos. Some, then, become those who suffer violent death, those who are troubled by black bile, or those who are undone with sensations in the tendons or in wet areas, by the ill-treatment of wild animals animals or reptiles or those who are condemned, condemned, those who are confined, confined, those who choke, those who are undone by the assaults of robbers or hostile enemies, or by the use of drugs, on account of that which is highly watery. %ancer is destroyed by ("uarius, which is the oon by 'ronos. They are destroyed by means of water or internal annoyances, or they those who are undone by pain of the spleen or stomach, with the bringing up of water, in the sea, in rivers, in dampness, with the attacks of reptiles and wild animals, with elephantiasis, jaundice, epilepsy, with drugs, with a long anguished life) but for females, with pain of the breasts, cancers, with disturbances in the hidden parts or the womb, or with choking, or the abortion of children. =eo is destroyed by isces, the Sun by +eus. 2hence they die as ones with heart or liver conditions, or they are in danger in very wet 0places1, or because of water and falls, and through agues or female slaves. Eirgo is destroyed by (ries, ermes by (res, (nd they die by betrayal and mischief) they are those who are upset by wars and robberies, conflagrations, attacks, weak visi vision on,, capt captiv ivit itie ies, s, wr wrat ath h of sove sovere reig igns ns,, or by bein being g led led away away,, or by fall falls s from from "uadrupeds or heights, broken limbs, attacks of animals) and furthermore, for female persons by the falling of the bowels, abortions of children, hemorrhaging, ruination. =ibra =ibra is destro destroyed yed by Tauru Taurus, s, (phrod (phrodite ite by itself itself.. 2hence 2hence they they become become suicid suicides es through the drinking of poison, those who are bitten by an asp, those who die by starving themselves, by intercourse, by having the uvula e#cised, by choking, by bein being g muti mutila late ted d or beco becomi ming ng maim maimed ed or para paraly lyti tic, c, or thos those e who who are are undo undone ne by charges from female personages, or those who fall from heights or from "uadrupeds. Scorpio is destroyed by Bemini, (res by ermes. They become those who die by iron, by cutting of the private parts, of the buttocks, or of strangury, by putrefaction, strangling, violence, battle, with the assaults of robbers or the attacks of pirates, or through the authorities, fire, impaling, reptiles, by reason of wild animals. 63
Sagittarius is destroyed by %ancer, +eus by the oon. They die, then, as those who are splenetic, or suffering in the liver, with disorders of the stomach, those who bring up phlegm, spit up blood, those who die in a fall from "uadrupeds or by reason of the bite bites s or atta attack cks s of wild wild anim animal als, s, ship shipwr wrec ecks ks,, wate watery ry area areas, s, epil epilep epsy sy,, maim maimin ing, g, feebleness. %apricorn is destroyed by =eo, 'ronos by the Sun. They die as those with heart conditions, fracturing, in baths or feverish, by the wrath of the king or sovereigns, or through impaling, the affliction of animals, or falls from "uadrupeds or heights. ("uarius is destroyed by Eirgo, 'ronos by ermes. (nd they die by reason of a wasting of the insides, by an disease involving dropsy, elephantiasis, jaundice, by eating iron, dysentery, betrayal of a woman. isces is destroyed by =ibra, +eus by (phrodite. They die by means of waters or pois poison onin ing, g, disc discha harg rges es or a sens sensat atio ion n of the the tend tendon ons, s, or the the priv privat ate e part parts, s, live liverr troubles, hips, reptiles, by reason of wild animals. (nd these pertain to the determination concerning violent deaths. 8 , Fuly 5, 458 %3&. (nother $*eugebauer> ; , /ebruary 58, 79 %3 &. The Sun, ermes, (phrodite in isces) 'ronos in Eirgo) +eus in Scorpio. (res in Taurus) the oon in Sagittarius) the oroskopos in =eo. The =ot of /ortune was in Taurus. (res, holding sway over the Spirit, was upon Taurus, and opposed, The deadly place was in Sagittarius. The oon, lying upon it, has 'ronos in superior position to it, while 'ronos is in the oidion of the 2hole oon. Similarly also, ermes, the lord of the 2hole oon was opposed. Such a one had his throat cut. (not (nothe herr $*eu $*euge geba baue uer> r> noon noon,, Fuly Fuly 7, :9&. :9&. The The Sun Sun in %a %anc ncer er)) the the o oon on in isc isces es)) 'ronos, (res, ermes in Bemini) +eus in %apricorn) (phrodite in =eo) the oroskopos in =ibra. The =ot of /ortune was in Bemini. 'ronos, ermes, (res, being kept under guard in it, while being the destroyers of each other, are witnessed by the moon) and 64
similarly also, the lord of the 2hole oon is in aversion. (nd since +eus is upon the deadly place and has become acronycal, it did not have the power to help. Such a one had his throat cut. (nother $*eugebauer> noon, Aec. 59, :G %3&. The Sun, ermes, (res, +eus, (phrodite in %apricorn) the moon in ("uarius) 'ronos in Taurus) the oroskopos in (ries. e also had his throat cut. (nother $$*eugebauer> ; am Fan. 5:, 4D4 %3&. The Sun in ("uarius, the oon in Bemini, 'ronos in Scorpio, +eus in isces, (res in %ancer) ermes, the oroskopos in %apricorn. The =ot of /ortune was in Eirgo, the deadly place of (ries. Their lords were opposed opposed to each other in a wet oidion, oidion, and otherwise otherwise (res also chanced to be upon Aescendant. Such a one was boiled in his bath after fainting. (nother. (nother. $*eugebauer $*eugebauer>> : am, Fan 4D, 4D8 %3 &. The Sun, (phrodite (phrodite In %apricor %apricorn) n) the oon in %ancer) 'ronos, ermes in Sagittarius) +eus in Taurus) (res in =eo) the oroskopos in ("uarius. The =ot of /ortune was in =eo, (res was upon it in a fiery and sola solarr oid oidio ion, n, bein being g oppo oppose sed d to the the oro orosk skop opos os.. (nd (nd 'r 'ron onos os and and erm ermes es had had a superior position over the deadly place. Such a one was burned alive. (nother $*eugebauer> sunset, Aec. 5G, 44G %3&. The Sun in %apricorn) $he oon in =ibra) 'ronos in Taurus) +eus in Bemini) (res, the oroskopos in %ancer) (phrodite in ("uari ("uarius) us) ermes ermes in Sagitt Sagittari arius, us, The =ot of /ortun /ortune e was was in =ibra. =ibra. The oon oon was present upon it, with (res in superior position to her while being in opposition to the Sun. The deadly place was in Taurus) 'ronos was present there, such a one fought with wild beasts. (nother $*eugebauer> : pm, ay 56, G6 %3&. The Sun, the oon, ermes in Bemini) 'ron 'r onos os in =eo) =eo) +eus +eus in isc isces es)) (res (res in %a %anc ncer er)) (phr (phrod odit ite e in Taur Taurus us)) the the oroskopo oroskopos s in %apricorn %apricorn,, where where the =ots also left off. 'ronos, 'ronos, the lord, lord, was was in the deadly place being contemplated by (phrodite. (res was opposed to the oroskopos. Such a one died by poison. (nother $*eugebauer> sunrise, ay 6, :: %3&. The Sun, ermes, the oroskopos in Taurus) the oon in isces) 'ronos in Bemini) +eus in ("uarius) (res in Eirgo) (phr (phrod odit ite e in (rie (ries. s. The The =ot =ot of /o /ort rtun une e was in isc isces es.. Ther There e the the o oon on is bein being g contemplated by 'ronos and (res, The lord of Spirit and of the 2hole oon 0were1 opposed. Such a one died in a flood. (nother $*eugebauer> ; am, Fuly 57, :7 %3&. The Sun in =eo) the oon, ermes in Eirgo) 'ronos in Bemini) +eus in (ries) (res, the oroskopos, (phrodite in %ancer. The =ot of /ortune was in Bemini. There 'ronos was the lord of the death and had a superior position over ermes, the lord of the =ot and the oon. (nd otherwise, (res was also opposed to the deadly place. Such a one hanged himself. (nother $*eugebauer> : pm, (pril ;, 74 %3&. The Sun, ermes in (ries) the oon, (phr (phrod odit ite e in isc isces es)) 'r 'ron onos os in %a %anc ncer er)) +eus +eus,, (res (res in Taur Taurus us)) the the oro orosk skop opos os in Scor Scorpi pio. o. The The =ot =ot of /o /ort rtun une e was was in Sagi Sagitt ttar ariu ius. s. The The lord lord was was with with (res (res in the the Aescendant. The deadly place was in %ancer. 'ronos, the lord of the 2hole oon was aversion. (nd (res was also opposed to its own house. Such a one fought with wild animals.
afflictions afflictions.. /or, since they become violent when constrained, constrained, such natives natives pervert pervert themselves with unholy and unlawful practices, and they do wrong or plunder, and rapacity and desire for other people!s things are established while they are showing off and raving in the good spirits of a reputation which is temporary) for they instill their own faults in others. owever, they are also contemptuous of god and death, for these natives rule over life and death. 2hence good fortune does not stand by them fore foreve ver, r, but but thro throug ugh h the the posi positi tion onin ing g of the the oppo opposi sitio tion, n, some some are are redu reduce ced d from from reputation to a dishonorable and depressed fortune, others die a violent death, and some get as much suffering themselves as they have shown shown to others, being visited with vengeance and being chastised and censured censured for the previous useless display display of reputation. /or, with regard to what they eventually accumulated with trouble, an#iety and violence, when they have been deprived of the slightest bit of these goods, or when when they have have given given it up up unwill unwilling ingly ly to other others, s, they they are in grief grief over over it. /or, /or, a bridling bridling *emesis, *emesis, jealousy, jealousy, intrigue, intrigue, betrayal, betrayal, troubles, troubles, an#ieties, an#ieties, wasting wasting of the body, pursue these men with an unstable fate, since even those who wish to be released from a frivolous contentment are unable to change their fate to a moderate one, but suffer as much as the appointed fate forced upon the unwilling. (nd the diametrical positionings will be judged in accordance with both stars, one positioning whenever a star should be diametrical to a star while marking the hour, another whenever it should be diametrical in its own house or trigon or e#altation. (nd when the lords of the trigons or of the sects are opposing themselves, the natives will became most afflicted and unstable in their livelihood.
2ith the Sun in =eo, the oon in %ancer, the one opportunely figured with the oroskopos or the idheaven will predominate, while the lord of the bound will possess the rulership. (nd if both should occupy the bound of one star, that will indisputably be judged the ruler. Secondary> If the Sun should mark the hour while the oon occupies the 3vil Spirit, the Sun will predominate. If the Sun should occupy the Bood Spirit while the oon culminates, the Sun will predominate. If the Sun should be setting while the oon is in the post-descending place, the Sun will predominate. If the oon should be setting while the Sun is in the post-descending place, the Sun will predominate. If the Sun 66
should fall in the decline of the idheaven while the oon is marking the hour, the oon will predominate. If the Sun should likewise fail in the decline of the idheaven while the oon is post-ascending the oroskopos, the oon will predominate. (gain, if the Sun should fall in the decline of the idheaven while the oon is culminating, the oon will predominate. If the Sun should fall in the decline of the idheaven while the oon is post-ascending the idheaven, the oon will predominate. If the oon should chance to fall in the decline of the idheaven while the Sun is in the subterraneous pivo pivott poin point, t, the the Sun Sun will will pred predom omin inat ate. e. If the the o oon on shou should ld be decl declin inin ing g from from the the idh idhea eave ven, n, whil while e the the Sun Sun shou should ld happ happen en to be in the the post post-a -asc scen ensi sion on of the the subterraneous pivot point, the Sun will predominate. If the Sun should be declining from from the the pivo pivott at the the summ summit it whil while e the the o oon on shou should ld be post post-a -asc scen endi ding ng the the subterraneous pivot point, the oon will predominate. 2hen both of the lights should be declining from the idheaven, the oroskopos will predominate, and the lord of its bounds will be judged the ruler. If the oon should post-ascend the idheaven whiie the Sun chances to be in Bod, the first one to bring its ray to bear upon the degree of the oroskopos will predominate. 2hen the oon and the Sun are in the 45th place declining from the oroskopos, the idheaven will predominate, and the lord of its bounds will be the ruler. 2hence if the lights should be not to speak with authority diurnally in the subterraneous hemisphere, the oroskopos will predominate, and the lord lord of its its boun bounds ds will will be the the ruie ruier. r.
5. %oncerning the *otable Aegrees of the ivot oints (fter taking the interval from the degree marking the hour up to the subterraneous pivot point and reckoning 4J8 of these just as above, and after departing in order from the degree marking the hour, to judge these degrees and their diameters to be powerful, and to judge another 4J8 part of the degrees as middling - neither more good nor more base - on acco accoun untt of the the post post-a -asc scen ensi sion on of the the oro orosk skop opos os and and the the Bodd Boddes ess s and and the the diameter of Bod. The first 4J8 part, then, of the degrees from the oroskopos are profitable and powerful) another 4J8 part is middling) and another 4J8 part no#ious and base. (nd the stars are also active after the same fashion. It is also necessary to 0suppose the first 4J8 part1 from the degree of the idheaven and in the pivotal order 0to be profitable1) another 4J8, that of the post-ascension 0to be middling $as it was also named Bood Spirit by the ancients&1) and the remaining 4J8 up to the oroskopos - the declining degrees - to be afflictive and unprofitable. The diameters of these give their support in a similar fashion. Orion gave an e#position of all this in his book. 8. On (phesis Since some, out of possessiveness or ine#perience, treat aphesis in a one-sided and obscure fashion $for, they make it known by always using the multitude of ascensional degrees from the aphetic degree up to the side of a s"uare&, it is necessary for us to clarify the distinctions. /or we have found nativities which step across the side of a 68
s"uare, s"uare, especially especially in the oidia of short short ascension ascension,, although although the ancients specifically specifically said that this was impossible. (nd again, we have found nativities that do not pass through a s"uare even though there is no hurling of rays by the malefics. 2hen a nativity is posited then, it is necessary to consider if it has a ruler or if it will be lacking in one, and whether the Sun or the oon or the oroskopos will be the apheta. (nd if the Sun or the oon should obtain the aphetic place as lot, it is necessary to reckon how- many times are conjoined from the aphetic degree up to the side of a s"uare for the one where he has been born, and it is necessary that those who make such inferences make known that he lived just so many years. (nd this results if the ruler, being present in its own boundaries and being properly configured, should indeed apply to the apheta or should testify to it, and none of the destroyers should allow the multitude of years to remain in arrears after bringing its ray to bear. (nd if the ruler should chance to be unwitnessed in relation to the predominator, but should otherwise be found to be well figured $for e#ample, if it should mark the hour or culminate 0while being1 oriental&, it imparts its complete years.
Aescendant $that is, from the :th degree of Sagittarius& up to the 55nd degree of ("uarius, we will find the completion in a similar fashion. /or those finding the aphetic degree, then, it will always be necessary to e#amine where the pivotal interval comes beforehand, and to make the aphesis up to that degree if no destroyer should cut in. =et this rather cryptic account be tested and filled out by us, reckoning that the aphetic degree to be the degree culminating. 2hen this is culminating, it will also be necessary for us to e#amine for the one at which someone lives which degree is able to mark the birth hour, and upon knowing this, to perform the aphesis up to that degree. /or e#ample, let the aphetic degree be at the 45th degree of Scorpio for the 5nd one. If then we were to consider it to be marking the hour, the aphesis would be up to the 48th degree of ("uarius, where it leaves off at the subterraneous pivot point. G4 years, 5 months, 5D days.
then then,, a male malefi fic c shou should ld hurl hurl a ray ray from from the the 7th 7th to the the 46th 46th degr degree ee,, it caus causes es destruction not only at the underlying degree for the same oidion as the aphesis, bul also in the other oidia up to the side of a s"uare. If, for e#ample, with (ries, marking the hour, 'ronos or (res should be found in Taurus or Bemini around the 46th degree, when the aphetic degree comes to the 45th or 48th (gree of Taurus or Bemini in accordance with the se"uence of times, there will be destruction. 2hen the destroyers, then, are upon pivot points or post-ascending, they are made more vigorous, but when they are outside of the pivot points, they become weak. =et this determination be sovereign in relation to the planets upon pivot points. If, for e#ample, while (ries is marking the hour as was postulated above, 'ronos should happen to be at the 48th or 45th or 5Dth degree of Sagittarius, it is declining by +oidion and since it hurled its ray triangularly at (ries onto degrees that are upon a pivot point and profitable, it will be judged a destroyer.
ones as well, it will be irregular and neither always helpful nor always harmful. (nd if the oroskopos should be found to be the apheta, it will be necessary to e#amine the lord of the bounds at that time, and to recognie the kind of wind it runs with, or if it is upon a pivot point or rising or additive, and to compare with the remaining ones. Some, then, will have the opinion that this finding is worthless, but I say instead that it is "uite natural and effective. /or in the canonical compilations no one has discussed this detail differently when treating of this matter. 6. %oncerning the Sect of the Stars It is also necessary to consider the sect of the stars, for the Sun, +eus, and 'ronos rejoice when they are above the earth during the day, below the earth at night. 4D pm, Fuly 47, 96 %3&. (nother $*eugebauer> 9 pm, arch 46, 44D %3&. The Sun at the 56th degree, :th minute of isces) the oon at the 4Gth degree, 68rd minute of Bemini) 'ronos at the 4st 4st degr degree ee,, 56th 56th minu minute te of isc isces es)) +eus +eus at the the 5;th 5;th degr degree ee,, 4:th 4:th minu minute te of Sagitt Sagittari arius) us) (res (res at the 54st degree, degree, :th minute minute of Taurus) Taurus) (phrod (phrodite ite at the 7th degree of ("uarius) ermes at the 45th degree of (ries) the oroskopos at the 46th degr degree ee of =ibr =ibra) a) the the idh idheav eaven en at the the 4Gth 4Gth degr degree ee of %a %anc ncer er.. The The ligh lights ts we were re declining. The oroskopos is the apheta in the bounds of +eus, and +eus was falling amiss. The nativity is without a ruler. The aphesis is up to the diameter of (res at the 54st 54st degr degree ee of Scor Scorpi pio. o. That That is, is, the the plan planet et stan standi ding ng upon upon the the aphe apheti tic c boun bounds ds destroyed when hurling its ray upon the same bounds. e died in his 64st year. The aphetic bounds, then, and those of the malefics are destructive not only for those degree degrees s upon upon which which the destroye destroyers rs lie or hurl hurl their their rays, rays, but also also whene whenever ver the aphesis comes about in the beginning of the bound. (nd otherwise, it is not only necessary to reckon the time of the oidion that has rays hurled at it, but also the time of the one that hurls the rays, upon which the destroyer happens to be. 72
+eus 6, the Sun 8, the oon ;, (phrodite 6, ermes ;, 'ronos ;, (res 6) together they come to 8D. Similar Similarly, ly, in Taurus Taurus,, Eirgo, Eirgo, %apric %apricorn orn by day> day> (phro (phrodit dite, e, the oon, oon, 'ronos 'ronos,, ermes, ermes, (res, the the Sun, +eus. the oon, oon, (phrodite, (phrodite, ermes, ermes, 'ronos, 'ronos, (res, +eus, +eus, the Sun. *e#t, for Bemini, Bemini, =ibra, =ibra, ("uarius ("uarius by day> 'ronos, 'ronos, ermes, ermes, (res, the Sun, +eus, (phrodite, 0the oon1. ermes, 'ronos, (res, +eus, the Sun, the oon, (phrodite. Similarly, in %ancer, Scorpio, isces by day> (res, the Sun +eus, (phrodite, the oon, 'ronos, ermes. (res, +eus, the Sun, the oon, (phrodite, ermes, 'ronos. In order, then, that you show see that these are truly the bounds, know them also from the nature of the winds. If the Sun should happen to be traversing its own bounds while the oon or the master of the Sun!s bounds testifies to it, the wind that is natural to the star will blow. /or e#ample, if the Sun is passing through its own bounds while the oon testifies, an east wind will blow. (nd if (res should testify, there will be a south wind and lack of dew. (nd if 'ronos, a west wind, the cause of moisture. (nd if +eus, a north wind resulting in dew. (nd if the oon, a northeast wind. If (phrodite, a southeast wind, inconstancy of wind, and storm clouds arise. If ermes, a west and north wind, constancy of wind and heavy rain, a cause of thunder and lightening. If some of the stars should testify to the Sun and the oon, for the nature of each it is always necessary to observe from which phase the oon is being 73
carried-either from a %onjunction or 2hole oon-and on what bound the phase is. (nd you make known the lord of the bounds and the stars present or testifying. 9. /rom the (nthology of Ealens concerning a *umerical =ot and =ength of =ife. The Same also is ?egard to the propitious Times, with Illustrations. There is also another numerical procedure that joins together with the matter concerning length of life and that matter which concerns propitious and unpropitius times, which the king also e#plicated in a mysterious fashion. 2hence, if we should suitably find the predomination or the rulership, we will make use of the preceding instruction) but if not, of the instruction lying below. It will be necessary to e#amine whether the nativity is one of a %onjunction or of a 2hole oon. (nd if it should be found to be of a %onjunction, it will be necessary to count the degrees from the %onjunction to the oon at birth, and to depart with an e"ual amount from the oroskopos in accordance with the ne#t in succession. (nd wherever the number should leave off, the lord of the bound will be the ruler of the life and the aphesis. aphesis. (nd if the nativity nativity should be found to be of a 2hole oon, it will be necessary to count from the lunar degree at birth to the upcoming %onjunction, and and to depa depart rt with with an e"ua e"uall-am amou ount nt from from the the degr degree ee of the the oro orosk skop opos os,, not not in accordance with the ne#t oidion, but upwards as to the idheaven. (nd wherever it should leave off, the lord of the bound will be judged the ruler. It will also be necessary to survey the oidion where the number left off, with which it is more associated, whether with the Sun $if in a masculine oidion& or with the oon $if in a feminine oidionH. /or if, when the Sun has the predomination, the oidion where the number leaves off should also happen to be associated, and likewise also the lord of the bound should be harmonious with the Sun, and if it should happen to be well figured in relation to the Sun, it will impart the greatest of its years.
(s an illustration, let the Sun be at the 56th degree, 4:th minute of Taurus) the oon at the 9th degree, 4Dth minute of ("uarius) 'ronos at the 5;th degree of (ries) +eus at the ;th degree, 56th minute of Taurus) -(res at the 55nd degree, 68rd minute of %ancer) (phrodite at the 5:th degree, 4Gth minute of Bemini) ermes at the Gth degree of Bemini) the oroskopos at the 59th degree of %apricorn. Since the nativity is of a 2hole oon, I took the interval from the lunar degree up to the %onjunction about to occur, which happened at the 5nd degree, 56th minute of Bemini. These come to 446 degrees. 4 walk back with these from the degree of the oroskopos. It leaves off at the 5nd degree of =ibra. The aphesis is from thence up to the hurling of rays of the malefics. /or, 'ronos caused the destruction by hurling from a diameter. (res from a s"uare at about the same degrees. (nd +eus was in aversion while (phrodile had fallen amiss, which did not have the power to assist. The nativity lasted for 5: years, 7 months. $*eugebauer> 4D pm, ay 48, 44; %3&. (nother $*eugebauer> 8 am, *ov. 58, 459 %3&. The Sun at the45th degree, lGth minute of Sagittarius) the oon at the 49th degree, 5;th minute of Sagittarius) 'ronos at the 44th degree, 88rd minute of =ibra) +eus at the 47th degree, 44th minute of Bemini) (res at the ;th degree, 5Dth minute of Scorpio) (phrodite at the 5Gth degree of =ibra) ermes at the 59th degree of Scorpio) the oroskopos at the 5Dth degree of =ibra. I took, then, the interval from the degree of the %onjunction up until the lunar degree. These come to 6 degrees. I depart with these from the oroskopos. It leaves off at the 56th degree of =ibra. The aphesis is from there up until the 6th degree of (res in Scorpio. e died in the 45th year. If this encounter had not itself happened, he would have lived for the :; years of (phrodite. :. %oncerning the Teaching of the %risis of the Seventh and the *inth (nd we will give an illustrati illustration, on, just as the king indicated, indicated, of taking taking the interval interval from the rising of Seth! to the birthday for a crisis, and discarding much as possible of the conjoined number of days at 65 4J9 a time, and multiplying the left over days as many times as there were discardings, and e#amine whether the conjoined number from the multiplication should have the specific number of a crisis, with a defect. /or e#ample, as a hypothesis let the conjoined numbers be 55D days. Aiscard four times at 65 days and 4J9 a time. They come to 5D: days and ;J9, and there are 44 and 8J9 left over. 0ultiply this by ; and the result is ;6 6J9.1 2e say that this is the crisis of the seventh. (nd he says similarly to e#amine whether the crisis of the number of years should not coincide 0with something1, with a defect. /or e#ample, if the underlying support for some illustratio illustration n should be ;9 years, and the crisis crisis of ;6 years should coincide coincide 0with 0with it1, the resulting 0number1 will be diminished since the crisis of the years of the support has coincided, with a defect. (nd he said that if the crisis of the seventh should fall upon, that of the ninth, the matter will be unharrnonious. /or e#ample, the crisis of the seventh had 0;16 degrees. These are analyed in regard to 7) for 6 laid out nine times becomes ;6. The crisis of the seventh, then, coincides with the crisis of the ninth. If, now, the crisis of the number from the years should coincide by defect, and the aforesaid should come about, it will not have the power to cut down the underlying support, but the years apportioned are lived.
%onjunction before the Aog Star up to the birthday. /or, most have affirmed this to be the beginning of the year. =et this, now. be "uite briefly the procedure for the days of the seventh and ninth. To some it seems better to seek the days of the seventh for nocturnal nativities, and the days of the ninth for diurnal nativities, with similar procedures for both, (nd the reckonings pertaining to sevenths will be related to (res, those pertaining to ninths to 'ronos. (nd these also possess an e#change of crises in both cases. That is, for the Sun and the oon 'ronos will be the 0planet1 of the seventh, (res the 0planet1 of the ninth. ninth. This This is becaus because e %apric %apricor orn n and ("uari ("uarius us $which $which are are the dwelli dwelling ng places places of 'ronos& are opposed to %ancer and =eo from the seventh place, while (ries is the ninth from =eo and %ancer the ninth from Scorpio. 4 multiply the full years by 6J; since each year has ;D nines with 6!J; left over, with each of the full months being multiplied by 8 since each month has three nines with 8 days left over, and collecting together the remainders up to the day in "uestion, I subtract as far as possible at 7 per time. I consider consider if the remaining remaining days fill up nine. (nd thus it will be a climacteric climacterical al day just as for the sevenths. (nd it will be necessary to make use of the same argument for the month and the year. The climacterical oidia of the seventh are (ries, =ibra, %ancer, %apricorn) of the ninth, Taurus, =eo, Scorpio, ("uarius) and the common ones are Bemini, Sagittarius, Eirgo, isces. 7. Teachings ertaining to %onjunctions and 2hole oons and %onception in ?elation to the (scending *ode that %oncern =ength of =ife Since I keep mentioning my lack of malice when making a cross- e#amination for each heading, in order that I will not seem to do this out of conceit, understand that when I revert revert back to the books of the ancient compilers, compilers, their account is full of display and affe affect ctat atio ion n in orde orderr to be able able to asto astoun und d the the soul souls s of dunc dunce e pers person ons s and and the the unlearned, but of a truth, to those in the know, it is unattainable and hostile. /or, by wasting most men!s time and beguiling them, it draws a circle of life around them and keeps them completely within its bounds. =et someone encounter the so-called Eision of %ritodemus, how it has a beginning which is fantastic and the remainder full of marvels for the ignorant> LOne who sailed on the open sea,L he says, Land traveled many paths in solitary was thought worthy by, the gods of meeting with a safe harbor and the most secure of resting places.L Then he gives an e#position of the sects and transfers with the most terrible oaths, and after deifying certain procedures for other chance chance person persons, s, and showin showing g himsel himselff off to advant advantage age throug throughou houtt this this book, book, he symbolied how one!s all is encompassed by the powers of others, encasing the truth of the teachings in indeterminate material. *ow, it is fitting to e#hort and astonish a man who has had much e#perience and who has become the leader of those who seek seek for themselv themselves. es. /or, /or, by impart imparting ing these these things things in a myster mysteriou ious s and colorf colorful ul manner, he won over many admirers to the canonical tabulations and argumentative compositions in prose. Some of these admirers, by dismissing the random talk and 76
carefully following out the apparent headings with much effort, got commendation and e#cellence bestowed upon the man) others, in taking it up with a disposition incapable of labor obtained censure for the theory.
pivot points. (nd if the same years from the birth and from the conception should be found to be "uite close, the death will have been incontrovertibly discovered. 4D. ow to /ind recisely the Sun, the oon, and the oroskopos in a %onception 2e will e#plain the appro#imate finding "uite briefly. /or every nativity the s"uare of the Sun is the conception oidion. *ow, sometimes it is indeed the triangle whenever $he Sun should happen to be of many degrees, and especially in the oidia of short ascension. the Sun in ("uarius) the oon in Scorpio) the oroskopos in Eirgo. The Sun at conception was in Taurus, the oon in Eirgo. It is clear that the conception is conj conjun unct ctiv ive. e. /o /or, r, the the o oon on $tha $thatt is, is, the the oro orosk skop opos osH H has has not not yet yet gone gone past past the the diameter of the Sun at conception. (nd if the oroskopos $that of the birth& should be found beyond the diameter of the Sun at conception, the conception will be that of a 2hole oon. It is also necessary to make the same selections for the conception as have been e#plained for the birth. /or the most part, those having a conjunctive conception are those who die in a 2hole oon, and those having a conception at 2hole oon die when the oon is conjunctive. Othe Otherw rwis ise, e, /o /orr thos those e who who know know in what what oid oidio ion n the the %o %onj njun unct ctio ion n or 2hol 2hole e o oon on occurred, count from the same degree in order up to the (scending *ode, and if the nati nativi vity ty is diur diurna nall depa depart rt with with the the conj conjoi oine ned d mult multit itud ude e from from the the oro orosk skop opos os downward) but if the nativity is nocturnal, backward to the idheaven. (nd if the (scending *ode should fall upon the idheaven, it is necessary to depart with the conjoined number from the idheaven) if the nativity should be diurnal, downward to the oroskopos, but if it should be nocturnal, upward to the Aescendant. (nd if the (scending *ode should somehow happen to fall upon the Aescendant, when the nativity is diurnal, depart with the number from the Aescendant to the idheaven) but if it is nocturnal, to the subterraneous pivot point. (nd if the (scending *ode should happen to be in the subterraneous pivot point, and the nativity should be found to be diurnal, depart with the multitude of the number upward from the subterraneous pivot point) but if it should be nocturnal, toward the Aescendant from the subterraneous pivot point. (s an illus illustr trat atio ion, n, let let the the (sce (scend ndin ing g *ode *ode be at the the 58rd 58rd degr degree ee of Bemi Bemini ni,, the the %onjunction in isces at about : degrees, the oroskopos at the ;th degree of isces, the the idh idhea eave ven n at the the 48th 48th degr degree ee of Sagi Sagitt ttar ariu ius. s. I took took the the 0deg 0degre rees es11 from from the the %onjunction up to the (scending *ode) these come to 4D6, I depart with these from the oroskopos since the nativity is diurnal. It leaves off at the 47th degree of Bemini. /or the 5nd one, 97 years, 0;1 months most nearly. e lived just so many years. I arranged these selections, which I myself have used. /or in a nativity by means of the aforementioned terms. I also e#amined whether two or three or more should concur in the same way, and thus I infallibly made my affirmations concerning death. 2hen 2hence ce I e#pl e#plai aine ned d that that it is neit neithe herr with withou outt purp purpos ose e nor nor at rand random om that that ever every y teaching is harmonious by itself or when compared to another. If someone should foster every teaching, he will possess the truth of the matters in "uestion, one that is easily captured. *ow, we have indeed described certain teachings8 in a mysterious way as far as the distinguishing and comparing; 0abilities1 of chance persons arc conc concer erne ned, d, thou though gh not not beca becaus use e we jeal jealou ousl sly y ke keep ep them them for for ours oursel elve ves s or ke keep ep ourselves aloof, but rather because we wish to promote a certain additional eal and stea steadf dfas astn tnes ess s for for the the stud study. y.8 8 /o /or, r, ever everyo yone ne in poss posses essi sion on of an undi undisc scip ipli line ned d 78
mentality believed the gift to be ungracious, but he who 0is disciplined1 with work and in"uiry cited not only pleasure but also success in the treatment. (s an illustration $*eugebauer> (pril 47, 9; %3, about 9 am&, let the Sun be at the 4st degree of Taurus, the oon at the 4Gth degree of Bemini, the oroskopos at the 4;th degree of Taurus, the %onjunction about 59 degrees of (ries, the (scending *ode at the 56th degree of %apricorn. I took the 0degrees1 from the %onjunction upwards to the (scendin (scending g *ode) *ode) these these come come to 75. I depart departed ed with with these these upward upwards s from from the degree of the oroskopos. It left off at the 0415th degree of ("uarius. *ow, at the one of (le#andria the 75 degrees assemble together as 9D years. e died in the 9Dth year and the 4st month. (nd from the conception thus> Since the 2hole oon of the conception took place at the 54 st degree of %apricorn ... which appro#imate the years found.L (not (nothe herr $*eu $*euge geba baue uer> r> ; am, am, /e /eb. b. 46, 46, 446 446 %3&. %3&. The The Sun Sun at the the 57th 57th degr degree ee of ("uarius, the oon at the beginning degrees of (ries, the oroskopos at the 4:th degree of %apricorn, the %onjunction at the 5Gth degree of ("uarius, the (scending *ode *ode at the the 4Gth 4Gth degr degree ee of Scor Scorpi pio. o. I took took 0the 0the degr degree ees1 s1 from from the the %o %onj njun unct ctio ion n upwards to the degree of the oroskopos) they came to 8:. I departed with these from from the the degr degree ee of the the oro orosk skop opos os down downwa ward rds. s. (ppr (ppro# o#im imat atel ely y 88 year years s are are asse assemb mbled led in the the firs firstt one one.. e live lived d for for 85 year years, s, 6 mont months hs.. The The plac place e of the the conception conception did not have the aphesis. /or, the 2hole oon of the conception conception and the (scending *ode happened to be at the same degrees. 2hence he had a precarious birth and a violent end. 44. %oncerning the =ot of /ortune m ?egard to the atter of =ength of =ife with Illustrations, in which are also the =east Kears of the Stars I have also found this choice for length of life to have been entwined in a variety of ways ways by the the anci ancien ents ts,, but but I have have made made my own own judg judgme ment nt afte afterr cond conduc ucti ting ng an investigation based on e#perience, and I believe that it is more satisfactory than most. /or in the 48th book, after the prooemium and the disposition of the oidia, the king attacks the =ot of /ortune from the Sun, the oon, and the oroskopos, which he mostly works with and makes mention of throughout the whole book, and which he judges to be a supreme place. %oncerning the =ot of /ortune, he has indeed presented the inversion and reversal as a riddle. L(nd the Sun, beginning for all eternity from the morning, hands over the vault when it completes the circle in the evening, during which time it is visible, but when night is coming on, the oon does not always happen to be bringing light, but sometimes in the evening it is setting while being visible, sometimes it remains 0visible1 up to some part of the night, and sometimes it makes its passages through the completion of the night, wherefore it has entirely entrusted the circle to the Sun.L Aifferent 0writers1 have said different things about this thought, but it seems to me that for a diurnal nativity one should lake degrees from the Sun to the oon and an e"ual amount from the oroskopos. owever, for a nocturnal nativity, as often as the oon is above the earth $that is, up to the point where it sets&, one should take from it to the Sun and an e"ual amount from the oroskopos) but after the oon!s setting, from the Sun to it. /or to say Lon which account it has entirely entrusted the circle to the SunL seems to mean this. (nd it will be necessary to e#amine in what sort of place the =ot fell out and to surmise the lord for this place. Then, it will be necessary to survey in what kind of oidion the lord of this oidion happened to be) third, the ruler of this 0oidion1. /or from these three places and their rulers, the longevity will be found in accordance with the three terms. 79
/or e#ample, each of the stars has mastery over its own period - 'ronos, then, 8D years, +eus 45, (res 46, the Sun 47, (phrodite :, ermes 5D, the oon 56. Similarly also, each 0of the oidia1 has mastery over its own ascensions by one. It will be necessary to compare 0with them1 by one, then, whether the =ot is upon a pivot point and having dealings, or post-ascensional, or declining, and 0to compare1 the rulers of the oidia, just as the ancient one mentioned when he said> L3very star that is upon a pivot point gives the totality of its own times, but when not on a pivot point it imparts as much as remains in arrears from its own numbers.L (nd they will also impart their complete periods and ascensions whenever they should happen to be well situated. : pm, Fan. 5D, 486 %3&.. The Sun in ("uarius) the oon, the oro orosk skop opos os in Eirg Eirgo, o, and and like likewi wise se (res (res)) 'r 'ron onos os,, +eus +eus,, erm ermes es all all in %a %apr pric icor orn) n) (phrodite (phrodite in isces) isces) the =ot of /ortune /ortune declining in ("uarius. ("uarius. Since the lord occupied the Bood /ortune, it imparted its own 8D years and same number of months since it was in its own oidion. +eus, being present present along with it, imparted imparted a year. e died in his 8;th year. /or every nativity, then, one must observe the precepts written above in the beginning, and the phases and the degrees, so that we should not be found guilty of mentioning and writing the same things for each type, as I was indeed under the necessity of attaching nativities by way of illustration. 45. %oncerning %risis Times There are also crisis times according to lots, and especially when malefics are copresent or witnessing the /ortune> in a diameter, every seven years)8 in a triangle on the right, every 7 years) in a triangle on the left, every 6 years) in a s"uare on the right, every 4D years) in the s"uare on the left, every ; years) when they are causing harm in a he#agon on the right, every 84 years) in a he#agon on the left, every 8 years) when preceding the /ortune, every 45 years) and when in contact with it, every 5 years. If the planet allotted the /ortune should be present upon (ries, 0a crisis1 will obtain every 47 years, upon Taurus every 56 years, upon Bemini every 5D years, upon %ancer every 56 years, upon =eo every 45 years, upon Eirgo every : years, upon =ibra every 8D years, upon Scorpio every 46 years, upon Sagittarius every 45 years, upon %apricorn every : years, upon ("uarius every 8D years, and upon isces every 46 years. 80
48. ean Kears of the Stars The mean years of the stars are these> 'ronos, ;6) +eus, ;7) (res, ;5) (phrodite, ;G) ermes ermes,, ;:) Sun, Sun, G;) 0oon, 0oon, G91. G91. They They impart impart these years, years, then, then, along along with with the periods and ascensions of the oidia, whenever they happen to be having dealings. The mean years in a different manner> about noon, Fuly 7, :5&, let the Sun, (phrodite, ermes be in %ancer) the oon in Taurus) 'ronos in isces) +eus, (res in =eo) the oroskopos in Eirgo. The ascension of Eirgo in the 4st one is 8: 4J8. (nd since the lord, ermes, occupies the Bood Spirit in %ancer, it gave an ascension of 84 5J8. These come to 9D. e lived for just so many years. (nother $*eugebauer> about : am, (pril 8D, 4D5&. The Sun, ermes in Taurus) the oon in isces) 'ronos in Scorpio) +eus, (res, (phrodite in (ries) the oroskopos in Bemini. The ascension of the 5nd one is 5:. ermes gave 5;, the ascension of Taurus) also (res, (phrodite (phrodite of (ries gave 46. e died in his G9th G9th year. (nother $*eugebauer> about 4D pm, (pril 8D, 4D5&. The same position of the stars only at a different nativity, e#cept that the oroskopos was in %apricorn, the =ot of /ortune in isces, The ascension of the 5nd one is 5D, and the period of +eus being 45, and since it is in (ries with an ascension of 5D, and the period of (res being 46, these come to G9. e lived for just so many years. Though I would have preferred that the books compiled by me were more specific, since they have been addressed to my young pupils so that they might have an easily grasped introduction, I did not have the time to rearrange them more clearly because of having strained my vision and having had rny intellect weakened by much suffering with the loss of my most esteemed pup il. 2hence one must make allowances. The 8rd book of the (nthology (nthology of Eettius Ealens has been completed. completed.
and :6 days fall to it by year.5 0( fourth of the 45 years of +eus is 8) and by year1 8; days. ( fourth of the 46 years of (res is 8 years, nine months) and ;5 4J5 days by year. ( fourth of the : years of (phrodite is 5 years) and 55 5J8 days yearly. ( fourth of the 5D years of ermes is 6 years) and 6G 5J8 days yearly. ( fourth of the 47 years of the Sun is ; years, 7 months) and 68 6JG, days yearly. ( fourth of the 56 years of the oon is G years, 8 months) and 9D 6JG days yearly. Together, they come to 85 years, three months. 5. %oncerning ?eleasing Of synodic births, the first star after the conjunction possesses the beginning of the releasing, then the ne#t one as they are ordered. /or those births pertaining to whole moons, the first star after the whole moon, and similarly. (nd it is necessary to judge how the star is figured and by what stars it is witnessed) and for the remaining stars that take over, whether they are upon a pivot or declining, oriental or occidental, and the ingresses by transit and the sympathies and contrarieties. (fter filling up 85 years and three months, one must again make the second cycle from the fourth releasing star. 8. %oncerning the /urther Aivision of Aays The matter concerning the division of the days is to be made as follows. If 'ronos shou should ld be foun found d as the the gene genera rall rele releas aser er,, it divi divide des s 9 4J5 4J5 year years. s. 2e will find it by doubling the period and adding one half and one third,6 Since the period of 'ronos is of 8D years, I doubled these days, and GD days were made. (nd halving 8D days, 46 are made. I have added these to GD days) 96 are made. (nd again, lh of 8D days becomes 4D. 4 have likewise added these to 96 days) :6 days are made. 'ronos will have these days. Similarly also for the remaining stars. ;. %oncerning the Aivision of the Times from the =ot of /ortune and Spirit (nd I will set down this 0division1, which is a potent one, making the beginning of the releasing from the =ot of /ortune and Spirit, which signify the Sun and the oon. /or, the oon, being cosmically fate and body and breath $since it is near the earth and sends its effluence to us& produces something of a like kind as it is the lady of our body. The Sun, being cosmically mind and spirit through its own activity and pleasant nature, since it arouses the souls of men for undertakings, is established as a cause of action and motion. 2hen 2hen,, then then,, we seek seek time times s for for bodi bodily ly matt matter ers, s, such such as cris crises es or we weak akne ness sses es or bloo bloods dshe hed, d, fall falls, s, inju injuri ries es,, suff suffer erin ings gs,, and and what whatev ever er appe appert rtai ains ns to the the body body,, for for 82
strength, enjoyment, pleasure, beauty, and loveliness, then it is necessary to project odiacally from the =ot of /ortune. (nd 0for the year1 at which the time should leave off, we will reckon the oidion and how the stars present or witnessing are figured in relation to the general ruler of the times of releasing, and whether the lords of the lots are upon pivots or not. If we are in"uiring about action or reputation, then we will make the beginning of the releasing odiacally from the =ot of Spirit, and we will find the judgment in accordance with the benefics or malefics present or witnessing. Often, then, when the =ot of /ortune or its lord falls amiss, the =ot of Spirit divides both bodily matters and those that pertain to action. Similarly also, /ortune will divide both when the =ot of Spirit or its lord falls amiss, just as for predominations and rulerships. 2henever Spirit or /ortune should be found in one oidion, we will take the bodily matters from this very oidion, but the matters pertaining to action from its post-ascension. In another manner also, for conjunctive or whole-moon nativities, we will make use ofL the same releasing when, that is, both the =ot and Spirit fall out upon one oidion. owever, whenever we seek times for bodily matters for such nativities, we will make the releasing from the very oidion, and for matters pertaining to action, from the post-ascension of the =ot, and especially for nocturnal nativities or those which have a conjunction in the subterraneous pivot in order that the s"uares of each lot may prosper like pivots. Ket, the conjunctive choice is stronger than that of the wholemoon. /or, the conjunctive nativity has the lots upon the oroskopos, while the wholemoon nativity has them upon the Aescendant. (nd when the lights are in s"uare, it also follows that the =ots are opposite to each other. /or this kind 0of nativity1 as well some 0persons1 divide the times pertaining to action from the post-ascending oidia.
months have been filled up, we will distribute the remaining 5 years and 6 months from Sagittarius, giving a year to Sagittarius itself, then to %apricorn the time left over for the filling up of 5D years. Similarly also if we should make the releasing from %ancer or =eo or Eirgo or %apricorn or even ("uarius, after 49 years and 9 months, 0which would be1 shy of the years being supplied, we will divide the remaining times in order beginning from the diameter. Some, then, divide the remaining times from the triangles, but this does not seem natural to me.
to oidia which are powerful in accor- dance with the support of the nativity, and offers reputation and help in accordance with the stars that are present. G. ow any Kears 3ach +oidion Aivides) and the /inal Kears of the Stars ("uarius divides 8D years, %apricorn 59. Since the Sun is master of 45D final years, of which half is GD, it will impart half of these to the diametrical oidion ("uarius, which is 8D years.
If, then, some 0star1 should derive the bodily times in a oidion not on a pivot, or the ruler does not happen to be on a pivot while being witnessed by malefics, the native will e#perience weakness and bloodshed or dangers. If in accordance with Spirit some star should derive the times in a oidion not on a pivot, and a malefic should be present or testify to the ruler of the oidion, he will be idle and spend the time hi misfortune, and he will be unsettled in his soul, living in affliction over what to do and over imposts. (lso, if the star should be found to be deriving the time in a fiery oidion while malefics are present or testifying, he will have a very great slackness of soul and will achieve something contrary to his purpose by being unsteady in his resolve. If in an airy oidion and the oidion or the lord should be afflicted, he will spend his time in suspense and sadly, and while he is obtaining certain things, he will e#pect others. If in an earthy oidion, he will bear what befalls him nobly, and he will be mentally above most things because of his own self-control. If in a watery oidion, since he possesses a soul that is easily consoled, though he is irregular in some matters, he will rectify many of them and will be on target in what he sets his hands to. (ctions, then, are always taken specially from Spirit and its ruler. /or there are some who have bodily actions such as working with their hands and bodily afflictions as a result of bearing burdens or e#ercise, and others 0who have actions1 from speech and know knowle ledg dge e and and actu actual ali iat atio ions ns of the the soul soul.. 2her 2herev ever er more more star stars s shou should ld incl inclin ine, e, whether to the =ot or to Spirit, thence will be indicated the matter of action. It is necessary, then, to compare the actions and the general support, whether the nativity is notable or mediocre, or else happy or poor, or in dispute or irregular, so that the effects in the distributions should also become clear ahead of time. The stars productive of actions, then, are the stars of (res and (phrodite and ermes, while the star of 'ronos produces pursuits and whatever comes about at that time through water or distress and as an allotment of land. Aepressed 0nativities1 and those of ill repute, then, are taken from 'ronos and (res, with +eus being absent, but those of good repute and those which are successful from the Sun and oon, with benefics being co-present or testifying in addition. If, then, the division should come from Spirit to the idheaven of the =ot of /ortune, or even to the =ot itself, while the lord is co-present and is witnessed by benefics or else the Sun or oon, with the support being "uite brilliant, the child will come into leadership and great reputation, and will be notable and fit for rule and highly visible for those times, one who is deemed happy by many on account of the happiness around him. (nd when the division takes place upon the oroskopos and upon the idheaven and upon the remaining pivots, it will produce reputation, but not in the same way) for, the places s"uare to the lots are more energetic. 4D pm, Fuly 47, 96 %3&, let there be a nativity having the following> the Sun, (phrodite in %ancer) the oon, oroskopos in isces, 0'ronos1 in Sagittarius) 2hole oon, +eus 0in %apricorn1) (res in Scorpio) ermes in =eo) the =ot of /ortune in =eo) Spirit in Scorpio. I seek the 9Dth year. I released8 the bodily times from =eo, giving first to =eo itself 47 years, then to Eirgo 5D years, then to =ibra : years, then to Scorpio 46 years) G5 years are made. In these he had many crises 86
and falls from heights and the breaking of limbs. (nd ne#t, the remaining : years from Sagittarius. 2ith 'ronos lying upon it out of sect, in these years he submitted to both shipwrecks and bodily disturbances. (nd we take the cause of the ailment from the oidion where the lord of the =ot is found to be passing through. /or e#ample, 0in this case1 the =ot being in =eo, the lord of =eo, the Sun, was found in %ancer) and %ancer signifies the breast and throat. 2e say, then, that the cause of the ailment has come about from %ancer. 0It1 takes the distribution of years, and makes the days at 8GD. /or, counting the 6 4J; days specially, add them to the years. Then, it gave a year to Sagittarius) 5 years, G months to %apricorn) 5 years, G months to ("uarius) a year to isces) then, what remains for the filling up of : years to (ries. (res, then, having authority over the bodily times, taking over from Sagittarius with 'ronos lying upon Sagittarius, brought the end. e died of a cough, after having been injured before in the throat as has been proved before. /or, the place pertaining to death was isces, with the oon lying upon it and with 'ronos being superior to it, from which there is dysentery. Otherwise, the lord of the whole moon, 'ronos, 'ronos, being in aversion, aversion, brought brought in the form of violent violent death. The injury was of the throat and of a cough since the lord of the =ot, the Sun, was found in %ancer) and %ancer indicates breast and throat. I made the times pertaining to action from Scorpio, giving 46 years to it, with (res lying upon it) then, 45 years to Sagittarius, with 'ronos lying upon it. Cntil 59 years 0the time1 was irregular, he became a vagabond. ( livelihood that was ade"uate was s"uandered by his trustees) for, the place of ac"uisition; was in Bemini, and none of the benefics were regarding, but 'ronos alone was opposed. Then ne#t, %apricorn took over for 8D years, with +eus being upon it and occupying the Bood Spirit, and being contemplated acronycally by the Sun and (phrodite. (nd it drew out the whole time-lordship in a propitious manner) he was entrusted with both public and royal activities, and he became a friend of leaders and kings and accordingly ac"uired much, but enduring at times impediments and irregularities in accordance with the taking over or witnessing of malefics, and ac"uisition that did not last because of +eus being subtractive and in its own depression. (fter %apricorn, when ("uarius takes over the times, with (res and ermes testifying, benefics being in aversion, he ceased his activities and lost much by innocent trust. (nd he handled trusts for relatives and slaves, over which he fell into i nto debt because of lack of care and scarcity and was found abject since the general support had this bearing. Then ("uarius itself took 5 years and G months, then +eus 4 year, then (res 4 year and 8 months, then (phrodite : months. then ermes 4 year and : months. (t that time, his affairs were on the wane. Then the oon ne#t took over 5 years and 4 month. In these times, it seemed that someone someone had the trusts paid and he met with the help of friends. Then similarly, similarly, the Sun took 4 year and 9 months in =eo, and ermes 4 year and : months in Eirgo. 2ith malefics testifying to ermes, then, he was brought down during these times) for, the =ot was found in decline and the lord of the trigon of the oon was (res. (fter the time of ermes, (phrodite took : months, ne#t (res 4 year and 8 months, Sagittarius 4 year. (nd the end came about. 7. %oncerning the %osmic Kear and the Kear ?elative to Aivision, ow any Aays 3ach as and ow They Should
days from the 46th of Tybi up to the day we are seeking, the 5Dth of esori they come to 546. I added these to 4G: days) they came to 8:8, I subtract 8GD from these) 58 remain. /or the purpose of division, then, the nativity that is winding down its years will be a full 88 years and 58 days. I will make these the years and days in the releasing of the times. 4D. %oncerning the Aistribution of ore and /ewer Kears, onths, Aays, and ours of 3ach Star) and the Cses of These for *ativities Fust as when we take 4J45 of the years of each period, we will get to know how many days each star distributes. /or e#ample, since (ries distributes 46 years, 4J45 of these are 46 months. =ikewise, 4J45 of these months are 89 4J5 days) and again, 4J45 of these days are 8 days, 8 hours. It distributes these for the time added on. (nd the further distribution of the other stars will be found similarly, such as when someone in a division should be intent upon both yearly and monthly times in addition to the general ones, and should find hours in addition to the days. 2e will append in a more detailed fashion, then, what is added on to each star so that chance encounterers do not get themselves twisted around. Thus, the Sun> 47 years, 47 months, ;9 4J5 days, 8 days and 58 hours. The oon> 56 years, 56 months, G5 4J5 days, 6 days and 6 hours. 'ronos> 8D years, 8D months, 96 days, G days and G hours. %apricorn> 59 years, 59 months, G9 4J5 days, 6 days and 46 hours. +eus> 45 years, 45 months, 8D days, 5 days and 45 hours. (res> 46 years, 46 months, 89 4J5 days, 8 days and 8 hours. (phrodite> : years, : months, 5D days, 4 day and 4G hours. ermes> 5D years, 5D months, 6D days, ; days and ; hours. 2hen 2henev ever er,, then then,, we shou should ld find find a nati nativi vity ty of 6D or GD year years, s, we will will make make the the releasing of years from the =ot of /ortune or Spirit in a odiacal 0order1, giving to each star its period of years as long as it is possible to comply) then we will give months, then days and hours. If the nativity of an infant should be found, we will distribute first from the releasing of hours, then days, then months. (s, for e#ample, if the Sun, ermes are in %apricorn) 'ronos, +eus in =eo) (res, (phrodite in ("uarius) the oon in Bemini) the oroskopos in =eo) the =ot of /ortune in isces) the =ot of Spirit in %apricorn. Thence, let the releasing of /ortune also be from isces. To seek the 4Gth of esore of the ;th year with the days at 6 for each year. Since, then, the 45 years were not yet distributed to isces, I have given the first year to it) then 4 year, 8 months to (ries) : months to Taurus. They come to 5 years, 44 months. Then ne#t it will give 4 year, : months to ermes until the filling up of ; years, years, 9 months. months.
malefic took over the furtlier division in accordance with the further distribution, it caused bodily weakness or else dangers) or when another 0malefic1 took over the days, being opposed to the general time-lord or figured uncongenially by nativity and by transit, it provided disturbances and fears and losses. (nd if the general time-lord chances to be ill-situated in a nativity or is scrutinied by malefics, in the days of these times by further division 0the natives1 will be reduced or in danger, or will encounter impediments.
them over to those who are uneducated e#cept those who are worthy and capable of guarding carefully and justly repaying) and to remember me, Ealens, one who has been so initiated, with an everlasting and good report) and especially, though you know my lack of possessiveness and part of the truth of how I myself cast light on something unopened by any man, neither to introduce others who disregarded my name to this composition, nor speak despitefully about any of those who have written before or those who are about to be called upon for the purpose of putting off chance encounterers, and lay this blame upon me. (nd all the aforesaid gods watch closely over these 0teachings1 that they may be favorable and life well-based and the consummation of reckonings satisfactory, but they foreswear themselves by the opposite 0teachings1-neither is the earth passable nor the seas navigable nor is the seed of children) and when there is a blind and fettered mind, it may introduce a shameful life missing in good things. If then there is also some recompense after death for evil and good, even there the mind would partake of something similar. 2hence if after coming to know the teaching herein, someone should mysteriously discover the above discovery in another treatise, it is not necessary to e#tol him, but to agree for our sake that 0it is necessary1 not only 0to assi assign gn it1 it1 to the the ones ones maki making ng the the pred predic icti tion ons, s, but but also also to thos those e who who are are the the discoverers of much and those who bestow honor on the teaching) for many who take over over somet somethin hing g unbegr unbegrudg udging ingly ly have have wr writt itten en their their compos compositi itions ons in a begrud begrudgin ging g manner. Therefore I e#hort those especially who encounter this composition by chance and those who are entering upon certain times and dances of the gods and those who e#amine mysteries to gain a godlike repute, to lay aside the many teachings of sects and books, and after having practiced themselves in the tabular and natural study of the stars and oidia and of the canons related to the phenomena, to pay heed to these teachings and those which were arranged earlier, and to observe the stars to the degree for judgments that pertain to degrees, and likewise 0odiacally1 for those that pertain to oidia, in order that that which is stated may be stated with truth. /or often I myself took stars to be in certain oidia according to the time-description of the events, and in others according to the appearances, and especially whenever they should be in the beginning or end of oidia) similarly also because one fails both in stations and at nightfall. To make a judgment, then, it is necessary to know e#actly in what oidia and degrees they are, and especially the oroskopos. =et the beginning of the e#egesis be from here. (fter e#amining the current year of the nativity, we knock out as many twelves as we can) and after delivering over the remainder from a star that is capable 0of doing so1 to one that is capable of taking over, we will come to know the year which it hands over to a certain star. That which has been said is concise in apprehension, but diverse in judgment. (ll the stars, then, and the oroskopos and Sun and oon hand over to each other and reciprocally take over from each other. In orde orderr that that we may may make make the the intr introd oduc ucti tion on clea cleare rer, r, let let it be the the case case,, as an illustration, that the Sun, ermes are in ("uarius) the oon in Scorpio) 'ronos in %ancer) +eus in =ibra) (phrodite in %apricorn) (res, the oroskopos in Eirgo. 2e seek the 86th year. Take away two twelves, which are 5;. 44 are remaining. 2e reckon, then, from what sort of star to what sort of star coming first there are 44 years. 2e find them> 44 years from the oroskopos and (res to 'ronos in %ancer, and again from the oon to (res, and from (phrodite to the oon. (ll thase handings over are active in the 86th 86th year. (nd according to the the power of effect which each of the the stars has, it will produce good or foul in the handings over, which we will indicate in a forthcoming account $*eugebauer> 9 pm, /eb. :, 45D %3) natal chart of Eettius Ealens after Aavid ingree&. 2hensoever many handings over are made, then, it is necessary to also compare whether those of the benefics or those of the malefics are in e#cess, and to assign the prie to those.
and oon and oroskopos. (nd if they should fall out at empty places, they will have handed over to the lords of the oidia. These three calculations themselves will have much power, whether the handing over is made to benefics or malefics, or else to those stars on pivotal or prospering places, or those not on pivots. (nd if so, it is necessary to consider the handing over of other stars. /or if malefics should rule over the year while the three releasings should have the power of beneficence, the year is effective effective and notable notable after some dispute dispute and fears fears and ve#ations. ve#ations. (nd if none of the stars should hand over to a star but the division is carried onto empty places, it is also necessary to pay attention to the empty places. (nd especially if some stars should be present upon them by ingress, they will take over. (lso, it is necessary to e#tend from the =ot of /ortune /ortune and from Spirit and 3ros and *ecessity) *ecessity) for the ailments ailments and the well-doings and dangers that pertain to the times will be taken over from these. uite naturally, naturally, it is also necessary necessary to e#tend from the pivots) for just as 0the pivots1 are found for general and cosmic matters, they are also found for men. /or from the rising of Sirius the year and the four pivots make a circuit through a period of four years, e#cept that the years become different from the figure-description of the stars and the phases and the ingresses that pertain to the times. Similarly also, the Sun has ; motions-greatest, least, and two means-and sets the circle aright through its four turnings. The oon also has ; natural figures - conjunction, half, whole moon, 5nd half. (nd the cosmic condition is also established upon the earth from the ; elements and ; winds. If then these things be so. it is also necessary to use the ; pivots for nativities and release the years from them and compare the stars at the nativity and the special properties of the pivots and oidia. It is also necessary to know ahead of time the cosmic conjunction and the rising of Sirius and the hour and the lord of the rising of Sirius) for, this master of the year is judged to be universal while the lords of the places are cyclical. Similarly also, for each nativity and renewed nativity the lord of the year is universal, but the lord of the conjunction or whole moon is cyclical. It is necessary, then, to compare if the general and cosmic lord is associated with the general lord of the nativity, or is the same) and similarly also, if the cosmic 0and the1 cyclical lords of the nativity are harmonious or the same. In addition to these, one must also observe in what places of the nativity eclipses have happened, whether prospering or not prospering) and furthermore, the risings and phases of the stars. /or notable and commanding and royal nativities have their judgment from these, as well any change of action or else of reputation) and they are accustomed to signify great and wondrous effects, some being e#alted to an unsurpassable fortune, others withdrawing to a depressed and easily reduced fortune. 2hence, someone must not teach us to be proli# or embroider the plan, but to make these effects themselves with assurance in order that the division may be less apt to falt falter er in rega regard rd to bril brilli lian antt and and midd middli ling ng nati nativi viti ties es.. Othe Otherw rwis ise, e, when when we in"u in"uir ire e concerning life or bodily or mental activity, we should project from the oroskopos) when when concer concernin ning g reputa reputatio tion n and privil privilege ege and ostent ostentati ation on and father father and great greater er persons, and whatever then the nature of the Sun is accustomed to produce, we will make the releasing of the years from him) whenever concerning bodily dangers and ailments or bloodshedding, from the oon) whenever concerning action and livelihood and and disc discip ipli line nes, s, from from the the idh idheav eaven en)) when whenev ever er conc concer erni ning ng good good fort fortun une e and and ac"uisition of livelihood, from the =ot of /ortune) whenever concerning matters of deat death h or chan change ge or ve#a ve#ati tion ons, s, from from the the Aesc Aescen enda dant nt)) when whenev ever er conc concer er-- ning ning foundations or buildings or hidden matters or matters pertaining to death, from the subterraneous pivot) whenever concerning wife or intercourse or society or types of things pertaining to women, from (phrodite) whenever concerning military or public matter matters, s, from from (res) (res) whenev whenever er concer concernin ning g disman dismantli tling ng of things things or ac"uis ac"uisiti ition on or hidd hidden en ailm ailmen ents ts or pate patern rnal al inhe inheri rita tanc nce, e, from from 'r 'ron onos os)) when whenev ever er conc concer erni ning ng repu reputa tati tion on and and frie friend ndsh ship ip and and alli allian ance ces s and and ac"u ac"uis isit itio ion, n, from from +eus +eus)) when whenev ever er concerning community or servile or bodily matters or gifts or receipts or writings, from ermes. (nd these are the handings over and takings up that are of one form.
is necessary to compare the power of each star in relation to those present) for, the benefics and malefics will become effectual in accordance with the original support of each nativity. (nd whatever general figure each should have in relation to those witnessing or being configured, it will produce the like when taking over the times from it or else when it has itself handed over. In order mat handing over should be seen more precisely and more clearly, we will set out certain decrees and rules, by observing which we will have a plan which is more readily grasped. /irst, then, we must e#amine if the handing over is made from places upon pivots to places upon pivots, or from the Bood Spirit to the =ot or prospering place, in order that what is signified should be effective or probable) and then also if from declines to pivots or from the 3vil Spirit to the Bood Spirit. rospering and effective oidia, then, are the oroskopos, idheaven, Bood Spirit, Bood /ortune, =ot of /ortune, Spirit, 3ros, *ecessity.4 iddling are Bod, Boddess, and the remaining two pivots. (lso ordinary and afflictive are the remainder) the power of these places is utterly e#hausted or else is established to be active from the benefics or malefics present or witnessing. Indeed, the 3vil /ortune seems to be better than the 3vil Spirit according as it possesses a triangular figure in relation to the idheaven. (nd if in some manner a single handing over should be found for a nativity, with all the stars having chanced to be in one oidion, they themselves hand over odiacally. (nd if the commi#ture indicates something generally for the nativity, that something will partake of every 0star1. If 8 or ; stars should be found in one oidion and one or two in another, the first one which is superior by degree is prior and distributes the times first $that is, the one having the least degrees takes over firstly& and then the ne#t, and similarly the ones taking over. Though the divisions are diverse, if one pays attention he will not go wrong. /or when the same handings over are signified in a twelve year period, they will not 0always1 possess the same operation of the effects, but different. 2henever we will find a hand handin ing g over over afte afterr one one or more more 0yea 0years rs11 in a cert certai ain n cycl cycle, e, we will will e#am e#amin ine e the the renewed nativity for that year and whether the ingresses of the stars have any kind of similar figure both for the nativity and for the stars handing and taking over, and if they have the same phases relative to the Sun. /or if we find them to be so, we say that the effect is constant, but if we find them to be other and dissimilar, we say mat it is not uniform. /or some effects are made generally, while others are partial. /or e#ample, if one of the stars 'ronos and +eus should derive the general times while they are well situated, and it should happen that the other derives the 0particular1 times in this cycle, one will inherit or will be benefited by matters pertaining to death.
someone else came into office and stands at the forefront of the crowd. 2hen the same time-lord description occurs and the nativity has good support, he will take on great and notable offices) but if the support is middling, he will retire with such or have the pomp and privileges of office. Similarly, suppose someone had a judgment against him or came into narrow straits. 2hen the same handing over occurs, if benefics are testifying, he will be released from the constraint or ac"uitted of the charge) but if malefics are testifying, he will continue to be held responsible due to some even more malicious treatment or invidious accusation, or else he will spend his time for the worse. (lso, all of the remaining matters that happen to be concluded in life at a certain time will occur in accordance with the handings over, but they will be different through the general time-descriptions and the renewed nativities and the ingresses and phases of the stars, as well as the dissimilar figure-description in relation to each. /or when the stars of that time make natal ingresses to the ones handing or taking over, or onto the pivots, they also contribute from their own nature and themselves either make the effect good or foul or else more active or preventative. 2e judge it to be constant whenever the ingressing star should have a harmonious figure with the one handing over, or when the stars handing over should have with those taking over a figure like to that in the nativity. manner of living, Bates of ades, shaded place, giving, receiving, community. The 8rd> siblings, being abroad, kingdom, authority, friends, relatives, heart, slaves. The ;th> reputation, father, children, one!s own woman and older persons, what one does, city, household, possessions, abidings, retribution, changes of place, dangers, death, constr constrain aints, ts, mystic mystical al matter matters. s. The 6th> 6th> place place of childr children, en, friend friendshi ship, p, commun community ity,, putting out of emancipated slaves, a kind of good or well-doing. The Gth> the place of slaves, injuries, enemies, ailments, weaknesses. The 9th> the place of marriage, luck, intercourse with a woman, friendship, being abroad. The :th> death, benefits from fatality, idle place, lawsuits, weaknesses. The 7th> the place of friendship, being away from home, benefits from foreigners, the place of god, king, sovereignty, astrology, oracul oracular ar consul consultat tation ions, s, manife manifesta sta-- tion tion of gods, gods, prophe prophesyi sying, ng, place place of mystic mystical al or secr secret et matt matter ers, s, comm commun unii- ty. ty. The The 4Dth 4Dth>> plac place e of what what one one does does,, repu reputa tati tion on,, advancement, children, wife, change, renewal of things. The llth> place of friends, hopes, gifts, children, of emancipated slaves, the 45th> place of foreign countries, enmities, slaves, injuries, dangers, courts of judgment, ailments, death, weakness. 93
3ach place, then, properly produces what it signifies, but also the nature of the place of the diametrical oidion cooperates. 2hen, then, a handing over of a year should be found, we e#amine upon what kind of place the star handing over chances to be and upon what kind of place the star taking over chances to be in accordance with the above twelve-turning) and in accordance with the property of the oidion and the place we disclose the effect, although the handing over of stars has its own power of producing effects, which we will put in order at the end of the divisions. /or e#ample, if when 'ronos or (res are upon the oroskopos they perform a handing or taking over, in accordance with that we will say the year to be bodily trouble or danger or bloodshed. If in the 9th place from the oroskopos, diverted by the wife or danger for the wife or upsetting faults through marriage. If in the :th from the oroskopos, prec precar ario ious us trav travel el abro abroad ad and and ve#a ve#ati tion on in a fore foreig ign n coun countr try y or betr betray ayal als s from from foreigners. (nd if in the 45th, trouble due to slaves or insurrections of enemies. Or the star star will will be acti active ve for for as many many thin things gs as ea each ch plac place e prod produc uces es conc concer erni ning ng thos those e matters. If benefics should be present upon the places, they signify something good, such as reputation, benefits, satisfactory purchases, being abroad. (nd the judgment will indeed be in accordance with stars taking over and bearing witness to the places, e#cept that the form of the effect and the completion of the matter will be judged from the star handing over and the one taking over and the places. It is also necessary to look at what kind of oidion the lord of the star handing over or taking taking over happens to be in. (nd this star will be at work in relation relation to the form and its effect will be 0in relation to the form1. The 5nd oidion from the oroskopos and the :th are judged to be idle and pertaining to death.8 2henever handing or taking over occurs in these places, the natives will be benefited on the occasion of fatality. (nd especially whenever benefics should be present or witnessing, great benefits will come about) but if there are malefic judgments, there will be contentions on account of legacies and the year will be full of danger and calamitous or impropitious. (t times when malefics alone are present, then, or with the Sun or oon or ermes, the nati native ves s take take upon upon them themse selv lves es accu accusa sati tion ons s of murd murder er and and cont contri rive ve some someth thin ing g dangerous for themselves.
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48. %oncerning Biving Over from 3#altation to 3#altation 2hen 2hen the giving giving over over happen happens s from from e#alta e#altatio tion n to e#alta e#altatio tion, n, with with benefi benefics cs being being either upon them or testifying, it pertains to good opinion and is very beneficial, and especially especially if the lords should be in 0their1 0their1 own places. places. Similarly also, when the giving giving over is from their own domiciles to e#altations or from e#altations to domiciles, with the lords being upon them, they indicate that the effects are most active and glorious.
If, then, when when a malefi malefic c is produ producin cing g someth something ing accordin according g to the nativity nativity and it possesses the year, while a malefic should enter in by ingress, it will cause the inte intens nsif ific icat atio ion; n; of the the evil evil..
troubles and notoriety and insurrections insurrections of cities or enemies, on account of which they will spend their lives in great confusion. /or such nativities, then, it will be necessary to compare the co-presence or testimony of the benefics in order that these causes should outstrip 0the others1 - or else predict destruction and dishonor. If the oon or the the oro orosk skop opos os alon alone e shou should ld be affl afflic icte ted, d, his his orig origin inal al emin eminen ence ce will will beco become me unmanifest through bodily ve#ations and dangerous diseases, grievous and painful for the ones possessing them. If in some fashion the support of the nativity should be found to be impotent, the natives will lead a private life minding their own business, and one is obliged to state that neither in the handings over of the times nor in the figure-description of the ingr ingres essi sing ng star stars s is ther there e a dive divers rsit ity y or any any matt matter ers s cont contra rary ry to e#pe e#pect ctat atio ion, n, or innovations of activities or changes. (nd when the malefics are ingressing onto the prospering places, they do not damage happiness much, nor are the benefics of adva advant ntag age e to thos those e of midd middli ling ng birt birth, h, beca becaus use e of the the prio priorr asse assess ssme ment nt bein being g universal, which the particular 0effects1 are not able to change. There are, then, many nativities of great fortune and reputation that get brought down down to depres depressio sion, n, other others s of common common fortun fortune e and ignobl ignoble e birth birth that that meet meet with with happiness and become conspicuous. 2hen, then, the nativity is found to be carried to a heig height ht by mean means s of the the gene genera rall plan plan,, bril brilli lian antt indi indica cati tion ons s and and bene benefi fits ts and and advancements will follow closely in the particular time-description when benefics have the the time times. s.
prospering, we will declare rectifications or benefits or satisfactory outcomes of a course of action. /or every kind, it will be necessary to consider the ruler of the ruler, in what kind of oidion it is and how it is figured. /or if the ruler of the oidion falls poorly, it signifies some accusation, but if the ruler of this one falls well, counter-resolution of the evil will occur and there will be benefits from considerations of rank or the setting aright of e#pectations. Some also receive trusts or gifts from superior or royal persons when the general times are ruled throughout by the Sun and oon or benefics and the distribution occurs well. In general, especially if +eus in a nativity should have a superior position over 'ronos or else should be s"uare or he#agonal or trigonal or diametrical, or should be present with it, and similarly if (res should be found to be trigonal or s"uare or in the oidion post-descending while +eus is in the subterraneous pivot, the gifts and benefits will be greater. (nd for those supplying gifts to others or seeking fame in regard to the public or lavishing 0money1 on the multitude, if for a nativity ermes should not be testified against4 by 'ronos and (res but witnessed by +eus and (phrodite, they will be lovers of glory and will share in the greatest fame and honour.
take the effects beforehand, at times to retard them through the sympathies of the nativity or else impediments. (nd as with a musical instrument, nature opened up the power of the effects from the circuit of the stars, at times attacking suddenly and une#pe une#pecte ctedly dly,, at times times enduri enduring ng and holdi holding ng fast fast with with necess necessity ity,, until until the 0time1 0time1 possessing the harmonious occasion of the matter overtakes the stars. It is also necessary for one to learn to compare such e#amples from the cosmic situation, how the Sun does not always cause the same changes of the air from the tropical degrees, but at times it brings the cosmic condition to mildness beforehand, and at other times it later furnished much storminess and a fearful churning of winds after coming through the wintry tropic with fine weather. *or yet does the oon bring about an abundance of rain in accordance with the phases that seem good or open up the air after the bonds, but sometimes it causes storms prematurely and anticipates the the natu natura rall caus cause, e, as cont contra rary ry to e#pe e#pect ctat atio ion n ther there e come comes s abou aboutt no ordi ordina nary ry confusion of the seasons) and at other times it puts the mild air into a stormy state during a phase when it is not at all indicated) and at other times when it had passed beyond the loosing of the bond, it was submitting to a stormy change. Similarly also, the the rema remain inin ing g indi indica cati tion ons s of the the star stars s and and the the sett settin ings gs do not not come come abou aboutt in accordance with the same circumstances, but at times they anticipate, and at times they make their phases later, and at times they do not show at all. These matters happen to be altered by the risings of the year and conjunctions and whole moons and eclipses and the four year cycle and the universal and cyclical rulers, and in relation to the changes of the current ingresses. 49. %oncerning the Biving Over of the Stars and =ots and oroskopos In keeping with this, we will append the giving over of the stars. The Sun giving over to 'ronos, then, produces a grievous year. /or, it signifies inaction and hindrances, and enmities or controversies and afflictions from superiors or elders, and insurrections against ordinances) and it signifies diseases or opthalmia, irregularities in life and frightful changes, attacks by subordinates, the death of the father or one who is like a father) when falling amiss, it produces accusations and constraints. The Sun giving over to +eus indicates a brilliant year and fame for the father of him who has it, and alliances with superiors, good times, gifts, and notable actions or offices or the conception of children) and it makes marriage for the unmarried. (nd in things things that that are are being being accomp accomplis lished hed it is effect effective ive and effect effectual ual,, forete foretellin lling g good good e#pectations. The Sun giving over to (res indicates an unhealthy and precarious year, and danger for the father or the one having such a character) and it indicates unpropitious times for him and the rectification of matters after much preparation, e#ile, inopportune losses and enmities from superiors or the father, afflictions from subordinates, cuts and bloodshed or the bursting forth of blood, trouble in the principal places and cloudy vision, jealousies and charges and abuse. The Sun giving over to (phrodite indicates a good and pleasing time, for it brings about alliances and friendships and gifts and delights, society and marriage and childbearing or purchases of ornament or slaves) and for those who are preeminent, it prod produc uces es offi office ces, s, cons conspi picu cuou ous s repu reputa tati tion on and and thos those e on the the look look-o -out ut for for grea greate terr e#pectations) and it is able to get rid of concerns c oncerns and every accusation.
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The Sun giving over to ermes is good, effectual, prospering, sociable, beneficent to subor subordin dinate ate person persons, s, effect effective ive in matter matters s of giving giving and receiv receiving ing..
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2hen the oon has distributed to +eus, it indicates a time that is good and effectual in ac"uis ac"uisiti ition on and allianc alliance e with with superi superior ors, s, and indica indicates tes reputa reputatio tion n and rulers rulership hip,, benefits and gifts from females, marriage for the unmarried, children for those who are married, and affectionate companionship, or increase of livelihood for the mother or increase of reputation for those who have it, and the accomplishment of matters and e#pectations, and the fulfillment of hopes. The oon handing over to (res - the year is difficult, and especially if 0the oon1 should be borne along from rising by day) for it produces dangers and weaknesses, bloodshed and falls or onset of fire, losses and the unsettlement of family, deaths of females or separations, enmities and judgments, confinements and insurrections of die masses. (nd if the oon should happen to be subtractive subtractive or $especially $especially by night& borne along just after setting, when the times are at hand for foulness and additional burdens, it effects what is easily accomplished with fears and hardships. The oon handing over to (phrodite indicates a year that is on target and conducive to accomp accomplis lishme hment, nt, and 0it indica indicates tes11 reputa reputatio tion n and allian alliances ces,, sympat sympathie hies s and marriages by both males and females.
The oroskopos giving over to ermes indicates a year that is effectual and full of profit and easily made right) but if it should be looked at by malefics, one that is full of dispute and penalties. Similarly also, when the stars give over to the oroskopos, they produce the same thin things gs)) but but in acco accord rdan ance ce with with the the cong congen enia iall plac placee-po posi siti tion onin ing g of ea each ch or as contrariwise, the effect will also be judged either beneficent or foul. 5D. Aistributions of 'ronos 2hen 2hen 'r 'ron onos os has has dist distri ribu bute ted d to itse itself lf,, it sign signif ifie ies s ve#a ve#ati tion ons s and and inac inacti tivi vity ty,, and and enmities and disgraces from superiors or elders, and the native will become subject to hindrances in his applications) or else, if he should do something, it will be unsteady. (nd if it should also be contemplated by ermes and (res, he will suffer ve#atious prosec prosecuti ution on on account account of writin writings, gs, and judgme judgments nts and subver subversio sion n or chican chicanery ery concerned with old affairs or those pertaining to death, and treachery, and whatever he will persevere in has the wrath of god) he will become gentler and effective at things by means of slowness. 'ronos 'ron os havi having ng dist distri ribu bute ted d to the the Sun Sun sign signif ifies ies dang danger er or deat death h of the the fath father er if weakness is already present in him, and it produces a suspenss- ful year, and enmities and penalties and judgments, trouble with the sense organs and a recurrence of ailments, and mean-spiritedness in relation to friends and relatives. (nd if it should happen to be well figured by day, the natives will do for themselves with hindrances and payments, or they will be benefited by a death. 'ronos having distributed to the oon signifies danger to the mother for those who have one) but if not, of female persons. (nd it signifies enmities and separations, harm and chicanery and troubles with things, and precarious movements and bodily weak we akne ness ss and and occa occasi sion onal al ailm ailmen ents ts,, and and inte intern rnal al dist distre ress ss and and tend tender erne ness ss in the the tendons, and feebleness and darkening and une#pected ailments. 'ronos having distributed to (res indicates the worst and most dangerous year) for it produces weakness and treachery and distress, deaths and troubles from one!s own) or it mak akes es thos those e who e#per #perie ien nce judg judgm ments ents,, ungra ngraci cio ousne usness ss of frie friend nds, s, unsettlements of family, defenses and fears and enmities toward superiors, and the death of the father for those who have one, or else of older persons, and precarious or unproductive stays away from home. (nd if by any means they should fall poorly, they produces shipwrecks and destructions, ailments and injuries.
and ague ague and attack attacks s of rheum, rheum, and impedi impedimen ments ts and judgme judgments nts and comple complete te changes of their affairs. If the nativity is found to be of a woman, she will spend the time in pain, and especially if she should conceive) and she will be uncomfortable with the friends of her husband. 'ronos 'ronos having having distri distribut buted ed to ermes ermes indica indicates tes disput disputes es over over ancien ancientt or mystic mystical al matt matter ers, s, and and matt matter ers s of mone money y and and calc calcul ulat atio ion, n, and and givi giving ng and and rece receiv ivin ing, g, and and hindrances and losses in matters being accomplished, and betrayals and enmities. The natives also behold deaths of their relatives, and become very learned and in"uisitive during these times, and they meet with pledges and gifts, and they are troubl troubled ed by docum document ents s accor accordin ding g as the figur figure-d e-desc escrip riptio tion n of 0thes 0these e stars1 stars1 in the theme4 is familiar or alien. 54. Aistributions of +eus +eus having distributed to itself produces a time which is good and effectual, and benefits and gifts from friends, and the accomplishment of matters, trusts and thrift and alliances with superiors and the conception of children. If by any means it should be contemplated by (res, it foretells irregularities and untimely e#peditions. +eus having distributed to the Sun indicates a time which is brilliant and good for ac"uisition for superior persons, and it brings on good times with the populace, offices and advancements, and the natives are deemed worthy of honors and garlands) and it foretells leadership and generalship and sovereign fate in accordance with the rank and placeplace-pos positi itioni oning ng of the chart chart.. (nd for those those of middli middling ng estate estate,, it indica indicates tes activi activitie ties s and delive deliveran rance ce from from evils, evils, and freedo freedom, m, helpfu helpfull allian alliances ces,, change changes s and symp sympat athe heti tic c frie friend ndsh ship ips, s, the the bege begett ttin ing g of chil childr dren en,, ac"u ac"uis isit itio ion n of slav slaves es,, and and especially when it is well figured by day. +eus eus havin aving g dis distrib tribu uted ted to 'r 'ro onos nos cau causes ses move moves s and e#pe e#pedi dittion ions and the disobedience of family, the deaths of some, and changes of place and affairs, and unstable partnerships and enmities of friends) and in things being accomplished it makes the natives unsuccessful at finishing them, or they do so with postponements, and they have conversations and make petitions and encounter disturbances. +eus to (res-the year is harmful and full of trouble, having enmities and slanders in relation to superiors, condemnations and betrayals, dangers and travel abroad and precarious illnesses, crises or deaths of one!s own, irregularities of livelihood and e#penditures.4 If the nativity should be found to be public or military and the figure is welt, it produces alliances and advancements with e#peditions, gifts and promises) but they are those who spend the time in great fear or suspicion. +eus having distributed to (phrodite is beneficial and suitable for ac"uisition, bringing on loveliness, alliances and gifts) and it 0makes1 0the natives1 gain benefits from wome women n or thro throug ugh h wome women, n, and and be upse upsett by inti intima maci cies es and and inte interc rcou ours rse e and and friendships. (nd it brings on marriage for the unmarried, conception or begetting for those who are married. /or notable nativities, it decks out 0the natives with garlands and produces conspicuous rank, public offices and gifts to the masses, and greater adva advanc ncem emen ents ts and and stan standi ding ng in the the fore forefr fron ont, t, and and the the ac"u ac"uis isit itio ion n of slav slaves es and and adornment. +eus having distributed to ermes is effectual, profitable, bringing on commercial intercourse, and it stands as highly beneficial for matters concerned with speaking or calculation or writing, and it brings on partnerships and friendships with superiors, and gifts gifts or inscri inscripti ptions ons,, and 0the 0the native natives1 s1 are benefi benefited ted from from deposi deposits ts or discov discoveri eries) es) 103
whence they also make purchases of slaves and stand as lovers of finery. Some are also e#alted, and especially if 0the stars1 should be well situated) but in general they are calumniated and they are much troubled or endure scandals. (nd especially when they are poorly figured or diametrically opposed by malefics, or present with them, or s"uared by them, the natives endure no ordinary struggles and spend their time full of fear. +eus having distributed to the oon indicates a time conducive to accomplishment and ac"uisition, and alliances and benefits from females and superior persons, and reputation and offices and standing in the forefront, deliverance from dangers, and the ac"uisition of adornment or slaves, conception or begetting of children and the intercourse of women, and gifts and inscriptions and kindness of the mother for those who have one. (nd if the figure should chance to be well, they will have authority over deposits, and it will produce the discoverers of treasure, those good at business and those who are well-favored by god, and the deliverance from affliction or slavery. 55. Aistributions of (res (res distributing to itself by day is unpleasant and full of trouble) for, it brings on enmities and harm and abuse of public matters, or those who s"uander public 0funds1. Some, then, are insulted or constrained by military or powerful persons.
familiar oidia or being witnessed by benefics, 0the natives1 submit to charges hardly touching the surface. (res (res givin iving g over ver to +eus eus indi indica cate tes s a year year fine ine and and effe effect ctu ual, al, bring inging ing on accomplishment or assistance from superiors and alliances and good hopes and the fulfillment of e#pectations) and if the native should have a relationship to the military, he will be a soldier or he will advance. Those who possess a greater fate will come into leadership and conspicuous reputation, and they will make changes of place for some good, and they will be an ornament to the substance around them prior to coming into irregularities and e#penditures. (nd if it chances to be diametrical, it is indicative of impediments and losses. (res giving over to (phrodite 0indicates1 enmities and separations of females and unsettlement of family, and the death of the mother for those having one, or else of female females) s) and 0it indica indicates tes11 intima intimacie cies s and adulte adulterie ries, s, trans transito itory ry friend friendshi ships, ps, and e#posures. es.
injustices and enmities from male and female persons, suspense and unsettlements in relation to related and dear persons) for in general their handing over is controversial and contentious. (phrod (phrodite ite distri distribut buting ing to 'ronos 'ronos indica indicates tes a time time suspe suspense nseful ful and harmfu harmful, l, and it brings on separations, fights, outrages, e#posures, injustices because of the mother or women, women, and enmities enmities of relati relatives ves or dishon dishonor ors s and disput disputes es in relati relation on to older older pers person ons s or part partne ners rs.. (nd (nd it surr surrou ound nds s 0the 0the nati native ve11 with with cens censur ures es and and sham shamef eful ul ailments and unstable friendships and intimacies) and the natives incur judgments in relation to women and they undergo confrontations, and they have difficulties of their circumstances and affairs. They also encounter weakness and trouble with the private plac places es or sens sense e orga organs ns)) and and they they are are thre threat aten ened ed with with atta attack cks s and and pois poison ons s and and occasional ailments, especially when (res and ermes co-testify. (phrodite distributing to +eus indicates a year good and suitable for ac"uisition, and it brings on alliances with superiors and gifts, and offices, and political and popular ostent ostentati ation, on, and reputa reputatio tion n and advanc advanceme ement nts, s, marria marriages ges and delibe deliberat ration ions s with with women, and friendships, conception and begetting and loveliness for those who make the attempt. fights with women, separations, bloo bloods dshe hed, d, ruin ruin,, deat death h of wome women n or moth mother er)) some some make make char charge ges s on accou account nt of women, women, e#peri e#perienc encing ing contro controver versie sies s and enmiti enmities es and e#posu e#posures res,, and censur censures es or adulteries, and they are wronged or betrayed, and by acting or replying contrary to poli policy cy5 5 they they incu incurr chas chasti tise seme ment nt.. Ther There e are are time times, s, then then,, when when even even beli believ evin ing g a separation of co-habitation to be invoked by prayer, they keep notorious scandals alive because of certain hopes that they harbor. (phrodite distributing to ermes indicates a year effectual and on target for giving and receiving and commerce) and it compasses friendships for those making a start in speaking speaking or education, education, and purchases purchases of adornment adornment and slaves, slaves, and the society society and wedlock wedlock of men and women, women, reputation reputation and honors, the rectificati rectification on of matters) matters) and thos those e who who are are priv privy y to the the myst myster erie ies, s, and and trus trusts ts of depo deposi sits ts and and symp sympat athi hies es of relatives. 5;. Aistributions of ermes ermes having distributed to itself is effectual and beneficial, and makes 0the natives1 shrewd concerning dialectical reasoning and persuasion and more e#cellent than their opponents when they are accomplishing something with good verbal delivery and in a mysterious fashion, and it produces rectifiers of matters and those who derive their health and happiness from speeches or calculations. (nd especially if it should chance to be rising or in prospering oidia or should be regarded by +eus or (phrodite, it indicates greater trusts and benefits) but if by malefics, it is indicative of fears and impediments. ermes giving over the year to the Sun is shrewd, social, effectual, one that brings about alliances with superiors and re"uests and gifts though with postponement and impedi impedimen ments, ts, and admini administr strati ation on and standi standing ng in the forefr forefront ont and accoun accounts ts of myst mystic ical al matt matter ers, s, and and it pert pertai ains ns to repu reputa tati tion on and and bene benefi fitt from from spee speech ch and and education. (nd the natives e#cel at most matters by finishing them in a mysterious manner and with good verbal delivery. 106
ermes giving over to the oon indicates an effectual year, especially if the oon also chances to be well figured and rising, and they should chance to be in prospering places, brings about alliances of males and females, and assistance and rectification for matters, and trusts, and success in the things being accomplished, and sympathy for for grea greate terr pers person ons. s.
Spirit Spirit giving giving or taking taking over over in prospe prosperin ring g places places,, with with benefi benefics cs prese present, nt, produ produces ces reso resolu luti tion ons s pert pertai aini ning ng to what what is on one! one!s s mind mind,, disc discer erni ning ng and and ea easi sily ly effe effect cted ed reckonings, helpful counsels of friends, alliances with superiors, gifts and reputation) and it produces those who are successful in regard to attacks, and those who are puff puffed ed up in inte intell llec ect, t, havi having ng very very many many beli belief efs. s. for the oidion in which the oon is, the lord of 108
the oidion itself becomes the first and is taken) then the others according to their one. (s, for e#ample, if the oon is in the Gth degree of =ibra, (phrodite takes the 4st, ermes the 5nd, the oon the 8rd, 'ronos the ;th, +eus the 6th, (res the Gth) the monomoiria is of (res. (res, then, takes 6 years first as the lord of the monomoiria of the oon) then those lying ne#t after (res in the nativity. (fter the filling up of 5: years, begin again from the star lying after (res. e also does the 4D years and 7 months, from the Sun by day, and the oon by night. 2hen the Sun is upon a pivot, it is necessary to reckon from it) and at night, similarly from the oon when it is upon a pivot to the degree.
57. %oncerning the rospering Aay Kou will find the days thus> ultiply the full current current years of the nativity by 6, and take in addi additi tion on the the days days from from the the birt birthd hday ay up to the the time time you you are are seek seekin ing g with with the the multiplied number. (nd if should be in accordance with the (le#andrian years, add the intercalary days $that is, 4J; of the full years&. (nd throw out as many days of the multitude as possible at 45 apiece. Throw out the remainder from the oidion allotted the month by giving one counter to a oidion. (nd wherever the number should meet, e#amine the lord of that oidion, and e#plain the "uality of the day in relation to the stars looking on. The hours thus> /rom the oidion allotted the day throw out hours at about the beginning of the day from the birth hour at 5 apiece. (nd one may know the good and effective effective hours $useful both for the attacking attacking of every matter and for inception& inception&,, and you may especially know the weak times and those for taking to one!s bed from the horoskopic syntheses with the lights and the remaining pivots of the stars. 3verything that was important for the immediate e#amination in these matters has been said, and to what e#tent 0one1 will derive much benefit for himself from this concise e#planation if he should be e"uipped with a clever soul, and what reasoning power he may attain to even if he is well-endowed by nature. If you wish to perform a circumambulation, I make use of the seasonal times, such as either the solar year, or the month from the transiting Sun to the natal oon and an e"ual amount from the oroskopos of the year, or so I have observed the ermetic 0teachings1. (nd it is necessary to make the circumambulations from every star to ever every y star star,, in accor accorda danc nce e with with the the ascen ascensi sion ons s of the the oid oidia ia and and the the one ones. s. /o /orr e#ample, if it is about a woman or daughters or females, from (phrodite) whenever it is about what one does and the things connected with it, from ermes) whenever it is about dangers dangers or death or illness or bloodshed bloodshed,, from the malefics malefics to the oroskopos oroskopos or the Sun or oon) and from the others in a similar fashion. It is necessary to heed in which bounds the circumambulations are, and which of the stars are hurling rays, and which are in transit transit in the oidion of the circum- ambulation) ambulation) similarly similarly also, how they possess the handing over and taking over in relation to the nativity, and how they rose, and how they were in the nativity. Otherwise concerning the year. Kou may take the years thus> /rom the Sun $which indicates matters of the soul&, from the oon $which indicates matters of the body and the mother&, 0and1 from the =ot of /ortune. One must e#amine how these are related to each other. /or if they should be benefic and make harmonious phases, they signify that the year is good) if they are malefic, the opposite) if they are benefic and malefic, they also produce a year that is mi#ed. (nd one must make use of the so-called canine year. 8D. %oncerning the ropitious and Impropitious Times in ?elation to 4J; of the eriod The division of propitious times in relation to lJ;. /or e#ample, 'ronos is 8D years) 4J; is 9 4J5. +eus is 45 years) 4J; is 8 years. (res is 46 years) 4J; is 8 years, 7 months. The Sun is 47 years) 4J; is ; years, 7 months. (phrodite is : years) 4J; is 5 years. ermes is 5D years) 4J; is ; years, 6 months. The oon is 56 years) 4J; is G years, 8 months. These are their minor cyclical periods, but their major periods are> of the Sun 45D, of the oon 4D:, of 'ronos 69, of +eus 97, of (res GG, of (phrodite :5, of ermes 9G. They distribute the days as follows> The days of 'ronos are G89) of +eus 566) of (res 84:) of the Sun ;D8) of (phrodite 4G7, 4:) of ermes ;5;, 4:) of the oon 684. 110
+eus distributes from its 8 years 4D5 days to itself) 459 days, 45 hours to (res) 4G4 days, G hours to the Sun) G9 days, 45 hours to (phrodite) 49D days to ermes) 545 days, G hours to the oon) 566 days to 'ronos. (res distributes from its 8 years and 7 months, 467 days and 6 hours to itself) 84: days to 'ronos) 459 4J5 days to +eus) 545 days, 47 hours to the Sun) :; days, 4: hours to (phrodite) 545 days, 54 hours to ermes) 5G6 5J8 days to the oon. The Sun distributes from its ; years and 7 months, ;D8 days to 'ronos) 4G4 days, 45 hours to +eus) 5D4 days, 5D hours to (res) 566 days, 4: hours to the Sun) 4D9 days, 54 hours to (phrodite) 5G7 days, ; hours to ermes) 88G days, 5 hours to the oon. (phrodite distributes 5 years> 49D days to 'ronos) G: days to +eus) :6 days to (res) 4D9 days, 45 hours to the Sun) ;6 days to itself) 448 days 45 hours to ermes) 4;4 days, 45 hours to the oon. ermes distributes 6 years> ;56 days to 'ronos) 49D days to +eus) 545 days to (res) 5G7 days to the Sun) F48 days to (phrodite) 5:8 days, 45 hours to itself) 86; days to the oon. The oon distributes from its G years and 8 months, 684 days to 'ronos) 545 days to +eus) 5G6 days, 46 hours to (res) 88G days to the Sun) 4;4 days, 4G hours to (phrodite) 086; days to ermes1) ;;5 days to the oon. 2herever the year should leave off, the lord of the oidion gives first, such as 'ronos :6 days) then the Sun 68 days, 5D hours) ermes 6G days, 4G hours) (phrodite 55 days, 4G hours) +eus 8; days) the oon 9D days, 5D hours) (res ;5 days, 45 hours. (nother teaching. owever many bounds one of the stars has in the 45 oidia, it gives just so many years. /or e#ample, the oroskopos in =ibra) 5: years are current. %apricorn gives the first 69 days to 'ronos, then 9G days to ermes, then :5 days to (phrodite, then 97 days to +eus, then GG days to (res, then 9D to the oon, then G hours to the Sun. (nother division. ultiply the least years of the star by ;, and give 56 to the oon, and G hours to the Sun. The star of 'ronos, then, has 45D days because of %apricorn, ermes has :D, then (phrodite 85, then +eus ;:, then (res GD, then the oon 56, then the Sun G hours. The year by night and by day is from the (scendant. Someone is winding down 5: years, 0which is the year1 of %apricorn from =ibra) and 'ronos is in =ibra. The 5: years leave off at =eo. 'ronos in =ibra, then, gives over to the Sun, and the Sun has the year. This pleases the 3gyptians, (phrodite is lady of her trigon. /rom (phrodite in %ancer, then, it leaves off at =ibra. The lord of $he trigon by day is 'ronos in =ibra. 'ronos takes over the year from (phrodite. The division is contentious.
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