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BY MAX HEINDEL
A COMPLETE TEXTBOOK ON THE
ART OF ERECTING A HOROSCOPE
WITH
Philosophic Encyclopedia
and
TABLES OF PLANETARY HOURS
FIFTH EDITION
International Headquarters
MT. ECCLESIA
OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA
LONDON :
L. N. FOWLER & Co., 7 IMPERIAL ARCADE
LUDGATE CIRCUS
COPYRIGHT 1919
BY
MRS. MAX HEINDEL
FELLOWSHIP PRESS
OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA
Printed in the United States of America
INTRODUCTION
THE PRACTICAL VALUE OF ASTROLOGY
THERE is a side of the Moon which we never see,
but that hidden half is as potent a factor in caus-
ing the ebb and flow of the earth's tide, as the part of
the Moon which is visible. Similarly, there is an in-
visible part of man which exerts a powerful influence
in life, and as the tides are measured by the motion
of the Sun and Moon, so also the eventualities of ex-
istence are measured by the circling stars,which may
therefore be called the ' ' Clock of Destiny, ' ' and know-
ledge of their import is an immense power,for to the
competent astrologer the horoscope reveals every
secret of life.
Thus, when you have given an astrologer the data
of your birth, you have given him the key to your in-
nermost soul, and there is no secret that he may not
ferret out. This knowledge may be used for good or
ill, to help or hurt, according to the nature of the
man. Only a tried friend should be trusted with this
key to your soul, and it should never be given to any
one base enough to prostitute a spiritual science for
material gain.
To the medical man Astrology is invaluable in
diagnosing diseases and prescribing a remedy, for it
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reveals the hidden cause of all ailments. This phase
of the science is dealt with in "The Message of the
Stars," giving numerous horoscopes to show how
the signatures of various diseases appear in the stel-
lar script. The writer diagnoses unerringly by this
method the ailments of patients all over the world and
love will light the way for others also who aim to fol-
low in the steps of Christ as healers of the sick.
If you are a parent the horoscope will aid you to
detect the evil latent in your child and teach you how
to apply the ounce of prevention. It will show you
the good points also, that you may make a better man
or woman of the soul entrusted to your care. It will
reveal systemic weakness and enable you to guard the
health of your child; it will show what talents are
there, and how the life may be lived to a maximum
of usefulness. Therefore, the message of the march-
ing orbs is most important, and as we have shown the
great danger of giving birth data to anyone else,
there remains only one course: To study the science
yourself.
This book and the simplified method it contains
of casting a horoscope in a thoroughly scientific man-
ner is published in order to enable anyone who can
add and subtract to do the work himself, instead of
relying on others. Thus he will obtain a deeper know-
ledge of the causes which are operative in life than
any professional astrologer who is a stranger can
give.
CHAPTER I.
THE PLANETS :
THE SEVEN SPIRITS BEFORE THE THRONE
THE nebular theory explains with wonderful in-
genuity the material viewpoint of how a solar
system consisting of sun and planets may be formed
from a central firemist, provided the firemist is put
in motion. Something or somebody extraneous to
the firemist is necessary to give that first impulse,
however, as shown by Herbert Spencer, who rejected
the nebular theory because it implies a First Cause,
yet he was unable to enunciate a hypothesis free
from that, to him, objectionable flaw. Thus the scien-
tific theory of the genesis of a solar system coincides
with the religious teaching of a First Cause, call it
God or by any other name, who is the superior intel-
ligence ordering the path of the marching orbs with
a definite end and aim in view. That end we may
not yet be able to wholly perceive, but all about us on
our planet we cannot fail to note, if observant, an
orderly progression of all things towards perfection,
and it may be inferred that a similar procesii
of evolution must be in progress on all the other plan-
ets, varying of course, in consonance with the diverse
conditions existing on each.
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Mystic teaching concerning the formation of a
solar system agrees with the nebular theory which
says that rings were thrown off from the central mass
of the Sun, forming in succession the several planets,
those farthest from the Sun being formed first while
Venus and Mercury, last formed, are nearest the Sun.
Back of every act is a thought, and behind every
visible phenemenon there is an invisible cause. So
with the formation of the planets in a solar system,
there is a spiritual reason for their being, as well as
a material explanation.
The central firemist we may consider the first vis-
ible manifestation of the triune God, the Lord of
Hosts, Who contains within His Being a multitude
of other beings at varying stages of development.
Their diverse needs require different external envir-
onments. In order to furnish such proper conditions
several planets have been thrown off from the central
mass, each being differently constituted and each hav-
ing a climatic condition varying from the others. Yet
they are all in the kingdom of God, the solar system.
"In Him they live and move and have their being"
in the most literal sense, for the whole solar system
may be considered as the body of God and the planets
as the organs in that body, ensouled by His Life, mov-
ing in His Strength in accord with His Will.
Each visible planet is the embodiment of a great
and exalted spiritual intelligence Who is the minister
of God in that department of His Kingdom, endeav-
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oring to carry out His Will, the latter having in view
the ultimate highest good, regardless of temporary ill.
These Planetary Spirits exercise a particular in-
fluence on the beings who evolve upon the planet
which is Their embodiment, but have also an influence
on the evolving beings upon other planets according
to the development attained by such beings. The
lower in the scale of evolution a being is placed the
more potent are the effects of the planetary influences ;
the higher, the wiser and the more individualized a
being is, the more it is able to shape its own course
and the less it will be actuated by the stellar vibra-
tions. That is why Astrology applied to daily life
helps us. It gives us a knowledge of our weaknesses
and the tendencies to evil in our nature ; it shows us
our strength and the times most opportune for devel-
opment of added power for good.
In all religions we hear of the Seven Planetary
Genii: the Hindu tells of Seven Rishi, the Parsi of
Seven AmesTiaspentas, the Mohammedan of Seven
Archangels and our Christian religion has its Seven
Spirits before the Throne.
The modern astronomer divorces the spiritual as-
pect of the celestial science, Astrology, which he pooh-
poohs as "an exploded superstition," from the mater-
ial phase, Astronomy, counting eight primary planets
in our solar system — Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Ju-
piter, Mars, Earth, Venus and Mercury. He shows
through the telescope that they exist and thinks he
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has proved that religion knows not whereof it speaks
when it asserts that there are seven planets in the
solar system. The Mystic, however, points to Bode's
Law as vindicating his assertion that Neptune does
not really belong to our solar system.
The law is this : If we write a series of 4 's, add 3
to the second, 6 to the third, 12 to the fourth, etc.,
doubling the amount added each time, the resulting
series of numbers is a very close approximation to
the relative distances of the planets from the Sun
with the exception of Neptune. Thus, to illustrate:
Mer- Aster- Ju- Sat- Ura- Nep-
cury Venus Earth Mars oids piter urn nus tune
44 444444 4
3 6 12 24 48 96 192 384
4 7 10 16 28 52 100 196 388
If we divide this series by 10 we get 1 for the dis-
tance of the earth from the Sun and the other num-
bers then represent the distances of the other planets
in terms of the earth's distance. The closeness with
which this simple law gives the distance is shown as
follows, the column headed "Bode" being the dis-
tances according to this law, while the column headed
"Distance" gives the correct values in terms of the
earth's distances.
Dis- Dis-
Bode tance Bode tance
Mercury 0.4 0.4 Jupiter 5.2 5.2
Venus 0.7 0.7 Saturn 10.0 9.5
Earth. 1.0 1.0 Uranus 19.6 19.2
Mars 1.6 1.5 Neptune 38.8 30.0
Asteroids.... 2.8 2.6
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It is thus seen that, with the exception of the val-
ues for Neptune, the numbers represent very nearly
the relative proportional distances from the Sun, of
the seven planets and the Asteroids which are within
our solar system, but fail very decidedly when applied
to Neptune, who is the embodiment of a Great Spirit
from the Creative Hierarchies, which normally in-
fluence us from the Zodiac. This planetary genius
works specifically with those who are preparing for
initiation and partially with those who study astrol-
ogy and put it into practice in their daily lives, for
then they are also preparing for the path of attain-
ment. The twinklings of the fixed stars from without
our solar system are the pulsations of spiritual im-
pulses sent forth by the guardians of the Greater
Mysteries; and the Mercurians, the Gods of "Wisdom
send out similar impulses pertaining to the lesser
mysteries, hence Mercury twinkles like a fixed star.
Planets revolve around the Sun at varying rates
of speed, the smaller planets, which are the closest to
the Sun, moving much more rapidly than the larger
ones which, in addition, describe wider circles.
Mercury makes orbital revolution in 88 days.
Venus " " " " 224% "
Earth " " " ' 365*4 "
Mars " " " ' . 1 yr. 322 «
Jupiter " " " ' 12 years.
Saturn " " " ' 29%
Uranus " " " ' 84
Neptune " « " " 165 "
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The hourly motion of the planets in their orbits
is as follows:
Miles Miles
Mercury 104,000 Jupiter. 29,000
Venus 77,000 Saturn 21,000
Earth 65,000 Uranus 15,000
Mars 53,000 Neptune 12,000
Besides revolving in their orbits around the Sun,
the planets also revolve upon their axes in the same
direction as they revolve in their orbits ; that is, from
west to east. This movement is called the diurnal
rotation.
The time occupied by the diurnal rotation of the
planets is as follows:
Hours Hours
Mercury 24^ Jupiter 10
Venus 23% Saturn 10%
Earth 24 Uranus 9%
Mars 24% Neptune Unknown
The Sun also rotates upon an axis but requires
about 608 hours or 25 1-3 days to complete one ro-
tation.
The axis of a planet may be either perpendicular
or oblique to its orbit. The present approximate in-
clinations of the axes are as follows :
Degrees Degrees
Jupiter 3 Venus 60
Earth 23% Mercury 72
Mars 25 Uranus 102
Saturn 26 Neptune 155
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The inclination of the axis of the Sun to the plane
of the ecliptic is about iy2 degrees.
The above inclinations of the axes do not in all
cases coincide with the figures given by physical
science, neither do we endorse their view that these
inclinations remain practically unchanged, save for
a slight vibratory movement called nutation. There
is an exceedingly slow third movement of the planets
whereby that which is now the North Pole of the
earth will in the future, as it has in the past, point
directly towards the Sun. Later it will be in the
position where now the South Pole is, and in due
time it will reach again its present place. Thus trop-
ical climate and glacial epochs succeed each other on
all points of each planet.
In addition to this gradual movement of about 50
seconds of space per century, whereby a whole revo-
lution of the earth's axis is completed in about two
and one-half million years, there have also been sud-
den changes at a time when that which is now the
North Pole pointed directly towards the Sun. The
southern hemisphere was then continually in dark-
ness and cold.
Resulting conditions caused a sudden overtop-
ping of our globe the last time. Since that time, how-
ever, the Spirit which previously guided the earth
from without has drawn into the sphere and such
a happening will be impossible in the future.
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Mr. Pierre Bezian, a French mechanician, has con-
structed an apparatus demonstrating this third move-
ment. He is said to have received his idea from a
study of the teachings promulgated among various
ancient people by priests possessed of mystic learn-
ing, particularly from the Egyptians. He shows how
such a third movement will account for the tropical
flora and fauna found in the frozen North, which can
be accounted for in no other way. He also shows that
when in the course of this third movement the in-
clination of a planet's axis becomes greater than 90
degrees and its North Pole commences to point to-
ward the south, the satellites of that planet will seem
to turn in the opposite direction from the satellites
of the other planets, as is the case with Uranus and
Neptune's satellites; a fact which astronomers are
puzzled to explain.
On Uranus and Neptune the Sun also rises in the
west and sets in the east for the same reason: the
inversion of their poles.
As a last difference between the teachings of mod-
ern science and the Western Wisdom Teaching of the
Rosicrucians, we may note that astronomers of today
speak of Venus and Mercury as inferior planets be-
cause they always appear close to the Sun; Venus is
seen only as a morning or an evening star; Mercury
is rarely seen because it keeps so close to the Sun.
The other planets are called superior because they
are seen at all distances from the Sun, being even at
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the very opposite point of the horizon from the Sun.
This appellation, inferior and superior, the mys-
tic would reverse, for to him it is clear that the Sun
is the embodiment of the highest spiritual intelli-
gence in our system. At the beginning of our pres-
ent phase of evolution all that is now outside the Sun
was inside, but not all beings could continue to vi-
brate at the immense rate which obtained there ; some
fell behind, crystallized and, in time, became a clog
on other classes. They started to crystallize at the
pole, where motion is slow, but gradually their in-
creased weight brought them to the equator, where
motion is most rapid, and they were thrown off from
the Sun by centrifugal force.
Later, other beings failed to keep up the vibratory
movement, lagged behind, and were thrown off at a
proper distance so that the solar vibrations may give
them the rapidity necessary to their development.
The most advanced spirits stayed longest with the
Sun and consequently, if the appellation inferior and
superior is to be applied at all, it should be used in
reverse manner.
In order to avoid all misunderstanding, it may be
well to state that Jupiter was thrown off and given
its enormous bulk of fiery substance because the Ju-
piterians had arrived at a very high state of devel-
opment, where they needed both high vibrations a^d
independent motion. Jupiter is therefore in some re-
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spects an exception to the rule ; a case where a higher
law supersedes a lower.
In conclusion we reiterate that the planets in our
solar system are the visible embodiments of the Seven
Spirits before the Throne of God, the Sun, and that
just as it is possible to us to transmit by wireless
telegraphy the force which moves the telegraph key,
lights a lamp, pulls a lever, etc., so may these Great
Spirits exercise an influence upon human beings in
proportion to our stage of individuality. If we aim
to act in harmony with the laws of Good, we rise
above all other laws and become a law unto ourselves ;
co-workers with God and helpers in nature. Ours
is the privilege, ours the loss, if we fail to live up to
our highest possibilities.
Let us therefore, strive to know, that we may do,
and, above all let us beware of prostituting the science
of the stars to the gutter of fortune-telling. Gold of
Mammon may be ours if we do, but the ' ' peace of God
which passeth all understanding" will bring us last-
ing joy if we use our knowledge in unselfish service
to others.
CHAPTER II.
TIME AND PLACE AS FACTORS IN CALCULATION
OF THE HOROSCOPE.
A HOROSCOPE is simply a chart of the heavens
showing a certain position of the planets and zo-
diacal signs relative to each other and the earth. The
constellations remain in the same position one to
another, and are therefore called ''fixed stars," but
the earth and other planets constantly change. They
do not return to the same relative position until after
about twenty-six thousand years. Thus every scienti-
fically calculated horoscope is absolutely individual
and shows a stellar influence different from that exer-
ted in any other life commenced at a different time.
Because of the revolution of the earth upon its axis
a new degree of the zodiac rises every four minutes
and thus even the horoscopes of twins may differ con-
siderably. The student will therefore realize the im-
portance of Time as a factor in casting a horoscope.
There are however, various methods of approximat-
ing the time and erecting a correct horoscope for
those who do not know the hour of their birth, but
that subject belongs to an advanced grade of this
study.
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Time is not the same the world over, however.
When the Sun rises where we live, it sets in another
place, and that makes another difference in the horo-
scopes even if cast for children born at the same mo-
ment of time but in opposite parts of the world, for
if it were noon in the birthplace of one, the Sun would
be high in the heavens above the earth, and in the
birthplace of the other child it would be midnight
with the Sun directly below the earth. We know that
the chemical effect of the solar ray varies with its po-
sition, and when the change is physically noticeable,
the spiritual effect must also differ. It is therefore
evident that Time and Place are the basic factors in
calculation of the horoscope. We shall first show how
to locate the place of birth, then we take up the mat-
ter of time.
PLACE
Geographically, the earth is divided by two imag-
inary sets of circles. One circle runs east and west,
halfway between the North and South Poles as shown
in the accompanying charts : it is called the Equator.
Other circles called Parallels of Latitude, are imagin-
ed running parallel to the Equator, and their use is
to measure the distance of any place North or South
of the Equator. Now get an atlas and look at the
map of North America. Along the right and left
hand borders you will see certain numbers. Note that
a curved line runs from No. 50 on the right to No. 50
on the left. That is the fiftieth parallel of latitude.
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All cities along that line, in America, Europe or Asia
are equidistant from the Equator, and said to be lo-
cated in ''Latitude 50 North."
Another line runs from number 40 on the left bor-
der to number 40 on the right. Let us note some of
the principal cities on or near this line. San Fran-
cisco is a little further south, Denver right on the line,
Chicago and New York a trifle north. Now turn to
the map of Europe. There the right and left hand
numbers with their connecting circles are also lati-
tudes, and at the number 40 you will see Lisbon and
Madrid. Proceeding eastwards Eome and Constanti-
nople appear a little to the north of our line.
These places may be said, for the purposes of ele-
mentary instruction, to be in the same degree of lati-
tude, and therefore another determinator must be
used to differentiate the location of each place from
all others.
This is accomplished by dividing the earth longi-
tudinally from pole to pole by another set of imagi-
nary circles called Meridians of Longitude, and
shown in our chart. All places along such circles
have noon at the same instant, regardless of how far
they are from the Equator, or whether near the North
or South Pole.
Now look again at your map of Europe. There
you will see numbered lines running from the top of
the map to the bottom. These are the lines of longi-
tude. One is numbered 0. If you follow that line
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you will find London, and close thereto a place called
Greenwich. That is the location of the world's great-
est observatory, and for purposes of astronomical
calculation all places on earth are considered as being
so and so many degrees west or east of Greenwich.
Thus, by latitude we obtain the location of a cer-
tain place north or south of the Equator.
By longitude we designate its position east or west
of Greenwich.
When the location of a place is stated in terms of
latitude and longitude it marks a certain spot beyond
all possibility of confusion with any other place,
and gives the astrologer one of the primal factors
necessary to calculate a scientific horoscope — place.
Latitude is the principal factor in locating the
signs of the zodiac by means of "Tables of Houses,"
which apply to all places in a certain degree of lati-
tude. These tables are as nearly unchangeable as the
fixed stars to which they apply; they remain the same
from year to year, at least the change is so small as to
be unappreciable in a lifetime.
Longitude is the prime factor in all calculations
connected with the movable planets. To calculate
their places at the time of a person's birth it is nec-
essary to have an astronomical almanac for the year
of birth. This is called an ephemeris because it re-
cords the ephemeral or momentary position of the
planets as seen from the observatory at Greenwich
each day at noon.
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TIME
A Solar Day is the period of time it takes the Sun
to move from any certain meridian of longitude till
it returns to the same meridian the next day. Owing
to the variable motion of the earth in its orbit, and
the obliquity of the ecliptic, the Sun's path, the
solar days are not all of equal length, but as the pur-
poses of social and civil life require a uniform di-
vision an average is struck of all solar days in a year,
and this is called a Mean Solar Day. It commences
at midnight when the Sun is at the nadir. Clocks
are regulated to show its beginning and end, also its
equal divisions into twenty-four hours. There is
thus a difference between sun-time and clock-time.
From the time when the Sun is nearest to the earth
(perihelion) December 24th, to the time when it is
farthest from the earth (aphelion) June 21st, clock-
time is in advance of sun-time. From June 21st to
December 24th, the Sun is in advance of the clock, the
greatest difference being 16 minute.8 in the beginning
of November.
When the unequal motion of the earth in its orbit
and the obliquity of the ecliptic act together, the dif-
ference between sun-time and clock-time is greatest
but four times a year, April 15th, June 15th, Septem-
ber 1st and December 24th, they agree.
A Sidereal Day is the time which elapses between
a fixed star's leaving a certain degree of longitude
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until it returns to it the following day. This is the
exact time of one complete revolution of the earth up-
on its axis; it is the only absolutely uniform motion
observed in the heavens, having undergone no change
since the earliest observations on record.
Owing to the motion of the earth in its orbit about
the Sun a solar day is longer than a sidereal day, for
as the Sun moves farther to the east during the time
of the earth's daily rotation on its axis, the earth
must turn further upon its axis before a certain mer-
idian comes in line with the Sun. The solar day is
therefore about four minutes longer than the sider-
eal day, but owing to the variable motion of the earth
in its orbit and the obliquity of the ecliptic previous-
ly mentioned, this difference also varies each day.
In bygone days clocks in each city or hamlet dif-
fered from the timepieces of every other place because
all were set to local time, but this caused much con-
fusion to the traveling public; therefore America
adopted what is called Standard Time on November
18, 1883. For persons born subsequent to that date a
correction is necessary to convert the time shown by
clocks to true local time, for that is the time used to
calculate the horoscope. The diagram will aid stu-
dents to understand what Standard Time is, how it
overcame confusion, and how the before-mentioned
correction is made.
It was suggested, that if the country be divided
into time-zones each about fifteen degrees of longitude
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in width (this being the distance the Sun travels in
one hour), and all the clocks in each division set to
one uniform time, gauged by a meridian located in
the middle of the resulting time-zone, confusion of
travelers would be avoided.
Accordingly America was divided into four such
zones by three imaginary lines, as illustrated in the
diagram.
In the Eastern Time Zone clocks are set true to the
75th meridian, 5 Tfiours earlier than Greenwich Mean
Time.
In the Central Time Zone time is regulated to the
90th meridian which is 6 hours earlier than Green-
wich.
In the Mountain Time Zone timepieces are gov-
erned according to the 105th meridian, 7 hours
earlier than Greenwich Mean Time.
In the Pacific Time Zone time is standard to the
120th meridian, 8 hours earlier than Greenwich.
(There is a fifth zone in the far East, comprising
Maine, Nova Scotia, etc. This zone we omitted in
order that our diagram might be larger.)
In all cities located on these Standard Meridians
(see diagram on the opposite page), such as Phila-
delphia and Denver, standard time is also true local
time, and no correction is required in calculation of
horoscopes. But Detroit* which you will see located on
the dividing line between the Eastern and Central
Time Zones, is 7 degrees east of the 90th meridian,
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and its clocks are therefore 28 minutes slow in actual
fact, for when they show noon, according to the 90th
meridian standard, the true local time is 28 minutes
past twelve. Chicago you will see a little east of the
90th meridian (2 degrees). When the clocks there
are twelve noon it is really 12:08. San Francisco
clocks show noon when the true local time is only
11:50, because that city is 2^ degrees west of the
Standard Meridian. Correction is therefore neces-
sary. The rule for obtaining the true local time is:
To the nearest Standard Meridian Time, add four
minutes for each degree the birth place is East of
the Meridian corresponding to that Time.
If the birth place is West of that Meridian, sub-
tract four minutes for each degree it is "West thereof.
When a child is born the exact moment it draws its
first breath should be noted, as that moment and nc i
the time of delivery is the time of birth from the as-
trologer's point of view.
The reason for taking the time of the first inspira-
tion, usually accompanied by a cry, as the moment of
birth, is that the chemical condition of the atmosphere
changes at each moment as the vibrations from the
stars change- We note such a change in the atmos-
phere according to the position of the Sun in the sky
at different hours of the day or night. The night air
is different from the atmosphere at noon. These are
not sudden changes, but are brought about by, to us.
imperceptible degrees. We who are more callous from
continued changes, do not feel them, but the little
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sensitive form of a new-born child is eminently sus-
ceptible to the inrush of that first charge of its lungs,
and as the oxygen contained therein surges through
the body, by mixture with the blood every single atom
receives a peculiar stamp which is retained all
through life, although atoms change, in the same way
that a scar perpetuates itself on the body despite the
change of atoms. That first stamping is the physical
basis of the idiosyncrasies and temperamental char-
acteristics which cause each of us to act differently
under the same stellar conditions ;it is the basis of the
tendencies of our physical nature and in harmony
with our stage of attainment as required by the law
of causation, which gives us in each life the faculties
evolved during all our previous existences Thus we
do not have a certain fate because we are born at a
certain moment, but we have been brought to birth at
the time when the stellar rays will give us the ten-
dency to work out the fate generated in past lives.
This distinction is very important,' for it marks
the difference between the view of the materialistic
astrologer and the religious conception of Astrology.
In March 1918, the U. S. Goverment passed the
Daylight Saving Act, by which all clocks were set
ahead one hour at midnight preceding the last Sun-
day in March and then set back one hour at
midnight preceding the last Sunday in October. This
Act was in force in 1918 and 1919 only. All recorded
dates in the periods affected should have one hour
subtracted in order to obtain Standard Time.
CHAPTER III.
SIGNS AND HOUSES
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ALTHOUGH we are many nullions of miles near-
er the Sun in winter, its rays transmit less heat
than in summer when we are farthest from it, and it
is therefore evident that distance has no effect on
transmission of heat-rays, but as the Sun rises
towards the zenith, be it summer or winter, the heat
increases, the greatest heat being experienced in mid-
summer when sun-rays are nearest the perpendicu-
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SIGNS AND HOUSES 25
lar; it is therefore evident that the angle of the ray
is the sole determinator of its influence-
Astrology deals with planetary angles and their
observed effect upon mankind; in order to determine
these angles and tabulate observations, the fixed stars
along the Sun's path have been divided into groups
or constellations, and the earth, as viewed from the
birthplace of a child has been divided into houses.
Most beginners find it very confusing to differentiate
between these signs and "houses, but if it is kept in
mind that the signs are divisions of the heavens, and
houses are divisions of the earth, there should be no
difficulty. The signs influence certain parts of the
body; houses govern conditions of life.
Like any other circle, the zodiac is divided into
360 degrees, each of the twelve signs is therefore 30
degrees. Their names and symbols are given in the
affixed diagram. The parts of the body ruled by these
signs are as follows:
ARIES Head
TAURUS Cerebellum and Neck
GEMINI Arms and Lungs
CANCER Stomach
LEO Heart and Spinal Cord
VIRGO Intestines
LIBRA Kidneys
SCORPIO Sex Organs and Rectum
SAGITTARIUS Hips and Thighs
CAPRICORN Knees
AQUARIUS Ankles
PISCES Feet
26 SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGY
These twelve constellations are the natural zodiac,
and ever in the same relative positions, but on account
of a motion of the pole of the earth the Sun crosses
the equator at a slightly different point each spring
at the vernal equinox, and this shifting point is con-
sidered in Astrology as being the first degree of Aries,
the beginning of what is called the intellectual zodiac,
which thus changes from year to year at the rate of
about 50.1 seconds per annum, 1 degree in 72 years, 1
sign in 2156 years, completing the circle of 12 signs
in about 25,868 years. This backward movement is
called ' ' precession of the equinox. ' '
From the materialistic viewpoint there seems to be
no reason for this shifting of the zodiac, but from the
position of the mystic it is not at all arbitrary, but
necessary and in harmony with the spiral path of evo-
lution adhered to in both star and starfish, observable
everywhere in nature. After completion of each
cycle, the intellectual and the natural zodiacs agree
(the last time A. D. 498), then a new world period
commences, a new phase of evolution, a higher loop
of the spiral whereon we are ever traveling towards
God. Even from the material standpoint it is evident
that the spiral path of the solar system observed by
astronomers must change the angle of incidence of
the light rays from the fixed stars, and as the angle
of incidence of the Sun's rays upon our earth has the
effect of producing the climatic changes of summer
and winter, it is reasonable that a similar change
SIGNS AND HOUSES 27
must follow from our altered position relative to the
fixed stars, which may account for gradual changes
of conditions such as that the winters grow less cold
and the summers less warm in certain parts of the
world.
Furthermore, it has been observed that climatic
conditions have a distinct effect on our temperament
— we feel differently in summer than we do in winter
— and may not this slow change relative to the fixed
stars account for the change in humanity, which is
called evolution ? The mystic affirms that it does. As
rays of the Sun, by change of the angle of incidence,
call forth leaves and flowers from the plant at one
time, and at another cause them to wither, so do rays
from the fixed stars call forth and produce greater
changes in flora and fauna; they are responsible for
the rise and fall of nations and the temperamental
change which we call civilization.
Bringing the analogy a step further, the natural
zodiac is composed of the constellations as they are
and remain in the heavens, and the intellectual zodiac
commences at the changing point where the Sun
crosses the equator at the vernal equinox. That is
the time when Nature brings to birth that which has
germinated in her womb during the preceding win-
ter. Thus the horoscope of the world changes from
year to year. "As above, so below," is the law of
analogy and the same salient points are observaMe in
the evolution of man and microbe, stair and starfish.
28 SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGY
In the human map we have also what may be called
a natural horoscope, that is the figure as cast by the
rules of Astrology, where any sign may be on the
Ascendant, or First House. The changing vernal
equinox corresponds to the first degree of Aries, in
the intellectual zodiac, so the Ascendant in any hu-
man horoscope also has an influence corresponding
to that degree. The Second House corresponds to
Taurus, the Third to Gemini, and so on, forming the
counterpart of the intellectual zodiac in the human
horoscope.
As the rays of the Sun are intensified when fo-
cused through a lens, so is the spiritual life of the Sun
when focused through the two houses of Mars to
bring a life from the unseen world.
Cancer, the first of the watery signs was pictured
among the ancient Egyptians as a scarab (beetle),
which was their emblem of the soul, and occultists
know that the seed-atom of the body is planted when
the Sun of Life, (the Ego,) is in Cancer, the sphere of
the Moon, the planet of fecundation.
Four months later, when the Sun of Life passes
through the second of the watery signs, Scorpio,
which is under the rulership of Mars, the planet of
passion and emotion, the Silver Cord is tied which
binds the desire body to the lower vehicles, and we
have the 'quickening' when the foetus first begins to
show sentient life. By that time the Ego has dissol-
ved the nucleated blood corpuscles through which the
SIGNS AND HOUSES 29
mother's life manifested in the growing organism,
and it can then begin to work in the vital fluid and
manifest signs of separate life in the body until the
Sun of Life has completed its circle and again reaches
the mystic Eighth House.
Eight months after the seed atom was sown the
Sun of Life, the Spirit, enters Pisces, the last of the
watery signs in the mystic zodiac, which is under the
expansive, benefic ray of Jupiter. Under this benev-
olent influence the waters of parturition swell and
burst the restraining walls of the womb, when the
nine months of gestation have been completed, launch-
ing the new-born soul upon the Ocean of Life at the
first point of Aries, where it is warmed and cheered
By the combined rays of Mars and the Sun, which
are house and exaltation rulers. Thus it is prepared
for the battle of existence by the energetic war-god,
and its fountain of life, be it large or small, is filled
to capacity by the Sun, from the great cosmic reser-
voir of vital energy.
THE HOUSES
In a horoscope the birthplace is always supposed
to be the highest point on the earth. It is designated
by an arrow on the diagram herewith and the point
right above it in the sky is called the Midheaven. As
an observer in the northern hemisphere must always
look south to see the noonday Sun, it follows that
east is to the left and west on his right. Astrologers
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SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGY
call the eastern horizon the Ascendant , because at that
point the stars rise or ascend towards the Midheaven,
and for the reverse reason they call the western hori-
zon the Descendant. Eays from stars located at these
extreme points would strike the birthplace at differ-
ent angles, hence their influence would vary and there
would also be a noticeable difference of effect at in-
termediate points between the Horizon and Mid-
heaven, besides, the planets that have descended be-
low the earth have also power, though not to the same
extent as when above the birthplace. The influence of
planets on various departments of life has been ob-
served to be as follows :
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SIGNS AND HOUSES 31
First House — The shape and condition of the
body, early environment and childhood's home.
Second House — Finance.
Third House — Literature, the useful arts, practical
intelligence, short journeys, brothers and sisters.
Fourth House — The home and conditions in old
age.
Fifth, House — Amusement, courtship, children
and speculation.
Sixth House — Health, servants and labor.
Seventh House — Partnership, marriage, the fine
arts and the public.
Eighth House — Inheritance, death.
Ninth House — Religion, philanthropy, idealism,
justice and long journeys.
Tenth House — Profession, social position and
ambition.
Eleventh House — Friends, hopes and wishes.
Twelfth House — Prisons, hospitals, sorrow and
trouble.
CHAPTER IV.
THE RISING SIGN AND THE TWELVE HOUSES
TO il'ustrate how a horoscope is cast, we will first
cast four horoscopes for persons born in Chicago,
August 2, 1909, at 2 :15 A. M., 8 :15 A. M., 2 :15 P. M.,
and 8 :15 P. M., as far as the placing of the signs up-
on the cusps of the houses. The cusps are the divid-
ing lines between the houses.
Finding Chicago on the map, we note that it is
located near the 42nd degree of North latitude, and
close to 88 degrees of longitude West from Greenwich.
Our first concern is to find the True Local Time
of Birth. We first turn to the rule on page 22 which
says ' ' To the nearest Standard Meridian Time, add
four minutes for each degree the birth place is East
of the Meridian corresponding to that Time.
If the birth place is West of that Meridian, sub-
tract four minutes for each degree it is West thereof.
The nearest Standard Meridian Time is Central
Time gauged by the 90th meridian. Chicago, being
88 degrees West Longitude, is two degrees East of
the 90th meridian. We therefore add two times four,
or eight minutes, to the time shown by the clock, in
order to find true local time. In the case of the first
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THE RISING SIGN AND THE TWELVE HOUSES 33
birth hour, when the clock showed 2:15 A. M. on
August 2nd., the true local time is thus found to be
2 :23 A. M. This True Local Time of Birth will be
used in all subsequent calculation of the horoscope-
Note, however, that this correction of Standard to
Local Time applies only in the United States, and
is required only for dates subsequent to Nov. 18th,
1883, when standard time was adopted.
We will now proceed to find the sidereal time (ab-
breviated to S. T.) at the birth place at the moment
of birth. As a starting point for our calculations we
have the S. T. (sidereal time) for Greenwich at noon.
From that we may calculate the sidereal time at the
birth-place and hour by the following rule :
To the sidereal time for the noon previous to
birth (given in the ephmeris) add —
First, 10 seconds correction for every 15 degrees
of longitude the birth-place is west of Greenwich.
Second, the interval between the previous noon
and birth.
Third, 10 seconds correction for every hour of
this interval.
Following the above rule we turn to the page of
ephemeris in the back of this book and find the col-
umn marked Sidereal Time. As our first birth hour
is August 2nd, 2:23 A. M., true local time, we note
that the previous noon is August 1st. Opposite that
date we note the sidereal time as being 8 hours 37
minutes, which we put down thus :
34 SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGY .
H.M. S.
S. T. at Greenwich for noon previous to birth. . . 8 37
Correction for 10 seconds for each 15 deg. W.
Long, of birthplace 59
Interval between the previous noon (Aug. 1st)
and the time of birth (Aug. 2nd, 2:23 A. M.) 14 23
Correction of 10 seconds per hour of interval be-
tween previous noon and birth (14 h. 23 m.)
equals 144 seconds or 2 min., 24 sec 2 24
S. T. at the birthplace on the birth-hour 23 3 23
When the birthplace is located in East longitude,
correction for longitude is subtracted. Had the child
been born August 2nd at 2 :15 A. M., in latitude 42
North, but in longitude 88 East, the S. T. would be
figured as follows :
H.M. S.
S. T. Greenwich for noon (Aug. 1st) 8 37
Correction of 10 seconds for each 15 degrees
East Longitude (subtracted) 59
8 36 1
H.M. S.
Interval from previous noon (Aug. 1st) to birth,
Aug. 2nd, 2:23 A. M 14 23 00
Correction of 10 seconds each hour of interval
from previous noon to birth 2 24
S. T. at birthplace, at birth-hour 23 1 25
As the Houses are governed by latitude, the same
table of Houses is used as for the child born in Chi-
cago.
THE RISING SIGN AND THE TWELVE HOUSES
35
With this S. T. we turn to the table of Houses
for the latitude of the birthplace, 42 degrees. There
we search the various columns marked Sidereal Time
for our S. T. at birth: 23-3-23- The one nearest to
that is 23-4-46. In line with that sidereal time will
be found the various degrees of the signs to be placed
in our horoscope.
In the first column under latitude 42°N. opposite
the sidereal time 23446, we observe the figure 15 ; at
the top of the column we find the sign Pisces, and
above that the figure 10, which means that the 15th
36 SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGY
degree of Pisces is to be placed on the 10th cusp, as
done in the accompanying horoscope.
In the next column, in line with our sidereal time,
we see the figure 20, at the top is the sign Aries, above
that the figure 11, meaning that 20 degrees of Aries
is to be placed on the llth cupp.
In the third column, in line with our sidereal time,
is the figure 1. Taurus and 12 are at the head of the
column but beneath that is Gemini signifying that 1
degree of Gemini is to be placed on the 12th cusp.
The wide column marked Ascendant comes next.
There we find the figures 8:10 in line with our side-
real time, and the sign Gemini at the top, but we dis-
regard that sign because the sign Cancer is placed
between our line and the top and we always take the
first sign above our line. Therefore we place Cancer
8 :10 on the Ascendant.
Proceeding along the figures in our line we note
the figure 27 in the first column to the right of the
wide column. At the top is the sign Cancer again
and the figure 2. Accordingly we place the 27th de-
gree of Cancer on the cusp of the Second House.
In the extreme right hand column we find the fig-
ure 19, the sign Leo and the figure 3 at the top of the
column. Therefore we place the 19th degree of Leo
on the Third Cusp.
We have thus obtained figures for six of our
houses, the six opposite houses are given the opposite
signs and degrees.
THE RISING SIGN AND THE TWELVE HOUSES 37
Having Pisces 15 on the Tenth House, we place
the opposite degree Virgo 15 on the Fourth Cusp,
which is opposite the Tenth.
Aries 20 on the Eleventh House is the opposite of
Libra 20 placed on the Fifth Cu#p.
Sagittarius 1 placed on the Sixth Cusp forms an
exact opposite to Gemini 1 on the Twelfth House.
The Ascendant is opposite the Seventh Cusp and
Capricorn 8 :10 placed there is the opposite of Cancer
8 :10 on the Ascendant.
Cancer 27 on the Second House will be properly
opposed by Capricorn 27 on the Eighth House, and
Aquarius 19 placed on the Ninth is in opposition to
Leo 19 on the Third.
Now all the cusps are filled, but on account of the
inclination of the earth's axis some of the signs may
be intercepted between two cusps, therefore it is nec-
essary to see if all the twelve signs are in our horo-
scope before proceeding further. Counting from
Aries, we note the presence of Gemini. Taurus is
missing, and we therefore place it in its proper posi-
tion between Aries and Gemini.
When a certain sign is intercepted, its opposite
also will be missing. We may, therefore, at once place
Scorpio in its proper position between Libra and
Sagittarius.
It will now be found that all the twelve signs are
placed in our horoscope, Cancer and Capricorn each
occupying two cusps. It is finished as far as placing
38 SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGY
the signs in their proper positions relative to the
houses, and that is as far as we will proceed at the
present time, so we will leave this horoscope and cal-
culate one for a person born six hours later in the
same place: Chicago, August 2, 8.15 A. M.
We first have to find the True Local Time of Birth.
As before, we add eight minutes to the time shown
by the clock, namely 8 :15 A. M. This gives us 8 :23
A. M. which is the True Local Time of Birth.
Our rule for finding the Sidereal Time at the birth
hour and place requires that we note the —
H.M. S.
S. T. at Greenwich on the noon previous to birth
(Aug. 1st), as given in the Ephemeris 8 37
Correction of 10 seconds for each 15 degrees W.
Long, of birthplace (Chicago, 88 W.) 59
Interval from previous noon (Aug. 1st) to the
time of birth (Aug. 2nd, 8:23 A. M.) 20 23
Correction of 10 seconds for each hour of inter-
val (20:23) equals 204 seconds 3 24
Sidereal Time at birthplace at the birth hour 29 4 23
Subtract the circle of 24 hours 24
5 4 23
As there can be only twenty-four hours in a day,
we subtract 24 where necessary, and work with the
remainder, in this case 5-4-23 which was the true
Sidereal Time in Chicago at the birth. This time, or
the nearest thereto, we accordingly seek in the Table
of Houses for the latitude of Chicago, 42 degrees N.
The nearest time is 5-3-29, and in line with that
we find the degrees for the various cusps of our
THE RISING SIGN AND THE TWELVE HOUSES 39
houses. In the column next to the right of the Si-
dereal Time is the figure 17. At the top of the column
the sign Gemini and the figure 10. We therefore
place the 17th degree of Gemini on the Tenth Cusp.
In the next column to the right is the figure 21.
At the top of the column, the sign Cancer and the
figure 11, so we place the 21st degree of Cancer on
the Eleventh Cusp.
The next right hand column has the figure 22. At
the top is the sign Leo and the figure 12, so we place
the 22nd degree of Leo on the Twelfth House.
The large column marked Ascendant has the sign
Virgo and the figures 18:56 are in our line, so we
place Virgo 18 :56 on the Ascendant, or First House,
of our figure.
In the first column to the right of the wide column
we note the figure 14. We note also that the sign Li-
bra is above our line before we come to the top of the
column, and we therefore disregard the sign found
there, but note the figure 2, which indicates that the
Second Cusp is occupied by the 14th degree of Libra.
In the extreme right hand column we find
the figure 13 and also a sign before we come to the top
of the column, the sign Scorpio, so we place the 13th
degree of Scorpio on the Third Cusp.
Now we have placed signs on the six houses, and
we proceed to put in the six opposite signs on the op-
posite houses as before: Opposite Gemini 17 on the
Tenth House we place Sagittarius 17 on the Fourth
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House. Opposite Cancer 21 on the Eleventh we place
Capricorn 21 on the Fifth. Opposite Leo 22 on the
Twelfth we place Aquarius 22 on the Sixth- Oppo-
site Virgo 18:56 on the Ascendant we place Pisces
18 :56 on the Seventh. Opposite Libra 14 on the Sec-
ond place Aries 14 on the Eighth, and opposite Scor-
pio 13 on the Third, place Taurus 13 on the Ninth
House.
Now all the cusps of the horoscope are filled, and
we start to count the signs to see if they are all pres-
ent or if it is necessary to put in any that may be in-
THE RISING SIGN AND THE TWELVE HOUSES 41
tercepted. We commence our count at Aries, and find
that all twelve signs are represented, and it is there-
fore at a stage of completion where we decide to
leave it for the present.
"We next proceed to cast the horoscope for a per-
son born at Chicago, August 2, at 2 :15 P. M. True
Local Time of Birth is 8 minutes later or 2 :23 P. M.
"We find that the previous noon is August 2nd and GO
we start our calculations as follows:
H.M. S.
S. T. at Greenwich on the noon previous to birth
(Aug. 2nd) 841
Correction of 10 seconds for each 15 degrees W.
Long, of birthplace (88 degrees) 59
Interval from previous noon to the time of birth
(noon to 2:23 P. M.) 2 23
Correction of 10 see's for each hour of interval 24
S. T. at birthplace on birth hour 11 5 23
Turning to our Tables of Houses for latitude
42°N., we find the nearest S. T. to be 11-4-46.
In the first column under latitude 42°N. is the fig-
ure 15; the sign Virgo and the figure 10 are at the
top of the column. Therefore we place 15 degrees of
Virgo on the Tenth Cusp.
The second column has the figure 16, Libra and
the figure 11 at the top, so 16 degrees of Libra is
placed on the Eleventh House.
The figure 10 is in the third column, and the sign
Scorpio between our line and the top, therefore we
disregard the sign at the top, but note the figure 12,
42 SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGY
and accordingly place 10 degrees of Scorpio on the
Twelfth House.
In the wide column we see the figures 29 :16, which
we place on the Ascendant with the sign Scorpio
found at the head of the column.
The column to the right of the wide column con-
tains the figure 1, with the sign Capricorn above and
at the top is the figure 2. Therefore we put Capri-
corn 1 on the Second Cusp.
The extreme right hand column shows the figure
8, the sign Aquarius above and the figure 3 at the
THE RISING SIGN AND THE TWELVE HOUSES 43
head of the column. Accordingly we place the 8th
degree of Aquarius on the Third House.
Now our six cusps are filled, and we proceed to
place the opposite signs and degrees on the other six
cusps as described in detail in connection with the
first two horoscopes. When that has been done we
count our signs from Aries to see if all are repre-
sented. That brings out the fact that Gemini and Sag-
ittarius are missing., so we insert them in their proper
places — Gemini between Taurus and Cancer, Sagit-
tarius between Scorpio and Capricorn. Our horo-
scope has been completed as far as the signs and
houses are concerned, therefore we leave it for the
present to cast the last of our four experimental maps
for a person born in Chicago, August 2, 1909, at 8 :15
P. M. True Local Time of Birth is 8 minutes later
or 8:23 P. M.
As before, we note the —
H.M. S.
S. T. at Greenwich on the noon previous to birth
(Aug. 2nd) 8 41
Correction of 10 seconds for every 15 degrees the
birthplace is West of Greenwich 59
Interval between the previous noon and birth. .. 8 23
Correction of 10 seconds for every hour of inter-
val between previous noon and birth 1 24
Sidereal Time at birthplace at the birth hour 17 6 23
With this sidereal time we turn to the tables of
Houses for the latitude of birthplace, 42°N., and find
the nearest S. T- to be 17-7-49.
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In the first column under latitude 42° N. we find
18. At the top of the column, Sagittarius and the
figure 10, therefore we place Sagittarius 18 on the
Tenth Cusp.
The second narrow column shows the figure 9.
Capricorn is above and the figure 11 is at the top of
the column, so we place Capricorn 9 on the Eleventh
Cusp.
The third narrow column has the figure 2 with
Aquarius above and the figure 12 at the head of the
column, so we place Aquarius 2 degrees on the cusp
of the Twelfth House.
THE RISING SIGN AND THE TWELVE HOUSES 45
In the wide column are the figures 7:8, Pisces
above and Ascendant at the top, so we place 7:8 of
Pisces on the Ascendant.
To the right of the wide column we find the figure
25 ; Aries and 2 are at the top, so we place Aries 25
on the Second Cusp.
The extreme right hand column has the figure 26
and Taurus is at the top with the figure 3. Accord-
ingly we place Taurus 26 on the Third Cusp.
Having thus filled the six cusps, we proceed to
fill the six opposite houses with the opposite signs.
Gemini 18 on the Fourth in opposition to Sagit-
tarius 18 on the Tenth. Cancer 9 on the Fifth in op-
position to Capricorn 9 on the Eleventh, and so on.
When all the cusps have been filled we count the signs
and find that all twelwe are present, hence our horo-
scope has reached the same stage of completion as
the ones previously cast.
These horoscopes of four children born in the
same city (Chicago) on the same day and year (Aug.
2, 1909) but at different hours, show graphically
that people may be, and are, born under all the twelve
signs anywhere on any day of the year.
When we compare the four horoscopes we have
cast we may learn several important lessons. In the
first place, we may see the worthlessness of the state-
ments so often heard; "I was born under Taurus,"
or "I was born under Scorpio," which simply means
that the person was born in May or November when
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SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGY
the Sun was in the signs mentioned. Such a state-
ment at once exposes the one who so expresses him-
self as being ignorant of the science of Astrology and
reveals the fact that if he has had a horoscope cast,
it has been done by an incompetent astrologer. These
sometimes advertise to cast a horoscope "telling your
fortune from the cradle to the grave" for a very
small sum. But a conscientious astrologer cannot
give a simple delineation of character without spend-
THE RISING SIGN AND THE TWELVE HOUSES 47
ing at least an hour in calculation and close concen-
tration and to make predictions covering a whole
life would require days of arduous work. The scien-
tific astrologer may speak of a person as having Tau-
rus or Scorpio rising, and that statement at once
shows that a calculation has been made taking into
consideration year, month, day, hour, and place* mak-
ing the horoscope cast absolutely individual; while
the other type of horoscope (?) is determined solely
from the month when a person was born, without re-
gard to day, hour or even year.
If a horoscope could be cast by such a method OF,
rather, lack of method, there would be only twelve
kinds of people on earth and all persons born in the
same month would have the same fate. Such is man-
ifestly not the case; in fact, there are no two people
whose experiences are exactly alike, and an Astrol-
ogy which does not make iuch a distinction cannot
be a true science.
The scientific astrologer asks first the year of birth
because he knows that the planets do not come into
the same relative positions more than once in a
Great Sidereal Year ; thus a child 's horoscope cast for
1909 cannot be duplicated for 25,868 years. Next
he asks the month, for upon that will depend the
position of the Sun, which is in a different sign every
month in the year.
The day determines particularly the position of
the Moon, which changes from one sign to another
48 SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGY
every two and one-half days; and the hour is also
needful to fix its position, as it Amoves about 12 de-
grees each day.
Yet even with these data the horoscope would lack
individuality, for if a child is born every second that
would mean that 3,600 people are born within the
same hour. If we can bring the data to within ten
minutes of the actual time of birth we should have the
wherewithal to calculate a relative position of the
planets such as would fit only 600 of the people on
earth. If we add the last datum, place, which enables
us to calculate the rising sign and degree, we shall
have an absolutely individual horoscope, for it is sel-
dom indeed that two persons are born in the same
place, at the same hour and minute. Even twins are
born at an interval of from twenty minutes to several
hours apart, and we can readily see that a different
degree would then be rising for each of the two.
When the last of a sign is rising for one of the twins,
the other will usually be born under the next sign.
As the rising sign is one of the principal significa-
tors in moulding the body, the appearance of the
second twin might be totally different from the first.
A comparison of the rising signs shows an appar-
ent lack of uniformity in the diurnal motion of the
earth. At 2:15 A. M. Cancer 8:10 is rising, while
twelve hours later Scorpio 29-16 is on the Asendant,
showing that the birth place has travelled only about
141 degrees in the twelve hours involved. To com-
THE RISING SIGN AND THE TWELVE HOUSES 49
plete the circle, it must travel 219 degrees in the re-
maining twelve hourp. But as the diurnal rotation
of the earth on its axis is uniform, the lack of uni-
formity in the motion noted above is due to its not
being true diurnal motion. This condition is caused
by the obliquity of the Ecliptic and the consequent
unequal division of the latter by the planes separat-
ing the houses, these planes being those of the horizon
and the meridian and four intermediate ones at 30
degree intervals. For this reason certain signs rise
more slowly than others and are therefore called signs
of Long Ascension, while their opposites are called
signs of Short Ascension. It will be evident from
the foregoing that most people are born under the
signs of long ascension, — Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra,
Scorpio and Sagittarius in the Northern Hemisphere,
and their opposites in the Southern Hemisphere.
CHAPTER V.
HOW TO CALCULATE THE POSITIONS
OF THE PLANETS
As the Ephemeris is calculated for Greenwich at
the time when the Observatory clock strikes twelve,
it is necessary to make corrections for other hours and
for places East or West from that point when it is
desired to calculate a horoscope.
By adding four minutes for each degree of longi-
tude the birthplace is West of Greenwich to the true
local time of birth we obtain the Greenwich Mean
Time as recorded by the Observatory clock. This is
written G. M. T.
We will apply this rule to calculate the G. M. T.
of the horoscope for August 2, 8 :15 A. M. at Chicago,
which is 88 degrees West longitude :
H.M.
True Local Time of Birth (see page 38)8 23 A. M. Aug. 2
4 min. times 88 degrees equal 352 min. 5 52
Greenwich Mean Time (G. M. T.) . . . 2 15 P. M. Aug. 2
Multiplying the degree of West longitude of Chi-
cago (88 degrees) by four minutes gives us 352 min-
utes, which we divide by 60 because there are 60
50
HOW TO CALCULATE THE PLANETS' POSITIONS 51
minutes in each hour. Thus we obtain 5 hours 52
minutes, which we add to the true local time of birth,
23 minutes after 8 in the morning, and the sum is 15
minutes past 2 o'clock in the afternoon, which is the
G. M. T.
That is to say, at the identical time when the child
was born and the Chicago clocks pointed to 15 min-
utes after 8 o'clock in the morning, the Observatory
clock at Greenwich showed 15 minutes past 2 o'clock
in the afternoon.
This latter is the time we must use to make our
calculations of the planets' places, and in order to
have as few factors in mind as possible the beginner
is advised to forget the local time of birth when
once he has found the G. M. T.
In Western longitudes the G. M. T. may advance
into the day following birth on account of the addi-
tion of 4 minutes for each degree of longitude. In
the cases where the longitude of the birthplace is
East of Greenwich a subtraction of 4 minutes is made
for each degree; hence the G. M. T. may recede into
the day preceding birth. Therefore we speak neither
of birthday nor birth hour, but of G. M. T. day and
hour.
Our concern is now to find the motion of the
planets on the G. M. T. day, which is from the noon
before G. M. T. to the noon after the G. M. T The
positions of the planets are found in the ephemeris.
52 SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGY
As our G. M. T. is Aug. 2, 1909, at 2 :15 P. M.,
if we desire to calculate the daily motion of the Sun
we note its longitudes on the noon of Aug. 2nd (the
noon before G. M. T.) and Aug. 3rd (the noon after
G. M. T.). As we are to subtract we place the longi-
tude of the planet on the last day above, for that
facilitates the operation.
Deg. Min.
The Sun's longitude at noon on Aug. 3rd, 1909,
(as given in the ephemeris) 10 28
The Sun's longitude at noon Aug. 2nd 9 31
The motion of the Sun on the G. M. T. day 0 57
The next step is to find the interval between the
G. M. T. and the nearest noon, for that is also a basis
of our correction. In the present horoscope the
G. M. T. is Aug. 2, 2 :15 P. M. The nearest noon la
obviously 12 o'clock August 2nd, and the interval be-
tween 12 o'clock noon and 2:15 P. M. is therefore 2
hours and 15 minutes.
The motion of the planet on the G. M. T. day and
the interval from G. M. T. to nearest noon having
been found, our problem may be thus stated :
When the Sun moves 57 minutes of space in 24
hours, how much does it move in 2 hours and 15 min-
utes ? Answer : 5 minutes.
This method of working the corrections by simple
proportion may be used with advantage where the
motion of a planet is less than one degree ; with Ve-
nus, Mercury, and particularly in the case of the
HOW TO CALCULATE THE PLANETS* POSITIONS 53
Moon, it is much quicker, safer and more exact to per-
form the correction by means of logarithms. A table
of logarithms is found on the last pages of our
Ephemeris for any year, also a partial table in the
back of this book, and its use is exceedingly simple.
At the top of the table is a line of figures : 0 to 23.
They are for the Hours or Degrees (both being div-
isible into 60 minutes) ; on the left hand side is an-
other column having the minute figures : 0 to 59.
When we wish to find the logarithm of a certain
number of hours and minutes we simply place our in-
dex finger upon the figure corresponding to the num-
ber of hours or degrees wanted, run it down the col-
umn till we reach the line corresponding to the min-
utes wanted. At that point where the line of minutes
intersects the column of hours or degrees will be
found the desired logarithm.
For instance, the daily motion of the Sun in the
horoscope under calculation is 0 degrees 57 minutes.
We place our index finger upon the column marked
0 at the top. We run the finger down the page till
we come in line with the figure 57 in the minute col-
umn. Where this line intersects the column 0 is the
figure 1.4025, which is the logarithm of the Sun's mo-
tion on the G. M. T. day from noon Aug. 2, to noon
Aug. 3.
In like manner we find the logarithm of interval
between G. M. T. and the nearest noon. In thi£ case
the interval is 2 hours 15 minutes. Running our index
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finger down the column marked 2 we find the figure
1.0280 in line with the figure 15 in the minute column.
That logarithm (1.0280) is the logarithm of interval.
The daily motion of each planet differs from the
daily motion of all the other planets. Therefore the
travel of each must be separately calculated and the
logarithm of its motion found, but the interval be-
tween the G. M. T. and the nearest noon applies
equally in the calculation of all the planets, so that
once the interval has been ascertained, its logarithm
may be used in the calculation of all the planets'
places.
Continuing our calculation, we place the —
Logarithm of the Sun's motion from noon Aug. 2nd
to noon Aug. 3rd (57 minutes) 1,4025
Plus Logarithm of interval 1.0280
Logarithm of distance traveled by the Sun during
the interval 2.4305
The value of that logarithm in degrees and min-
utes we ascertain by finding it or the logarithm near-
est thereto in the table. In the present example the
nearest logarithm is 2.4594. This figure is in the col-
umn marked 0 degrees at the top, and in line with
the figure 5 in the extreme left-hand column which
contains minutes. Therefore the value of the loga-
rithm is 0 degrees 5 minutes. Thus we have obtained
the same answer to our problem (When the Sun
moves 57 minutes in 24 hours, how much does it move
in 2 hours 15 min. ?) by using logarithms as we did
working by proportion. The latter method may seem
HOW TO CALCULATE THE PLANETS' POSITIONS 55
easier to the beginner, but once the logarithm of in-
terval has been found the logarithmic method will be
found to be easier, quicker and more exact, for the
answers obtained by the two methods are not always
quite identical, and particularly in the case of the
Moon logarithms should be used.
Having found the distance traveled by the planet
during the interval between the G. M. T. and the
nearest noon, to find the place of the planet at the
G. M. T. (which is the end and aim of our calcula-
tions), we must add this increment of correction to
the planet's longitude on the noon nearest to the
G. M. T. day if the G. M. T. is P. M., for in that case
the planet has traveled farther than shown by the
ephemeris.
If, on the other hand, the G. M. T. is in the fore-
noon (A. M.) the planet has not yet reached the po-
sition indicated for noon in the ephemeris, hence it
will be necessary to subtract the distance of travel
for the interval — the increment of correction — from
the planet's longitude given in the ephemeris for the
noon nearest to the G. M. T.
In the present case the G. M. T. is after noon
(P. M.), so we add:
Deg. Min.
Longitude of the Sun on the noon nearest the
G. M. T., Aug. 2nd, as per ephemeris. ..Leo 9 81
Increment of correction.
Longitude of the Sun at G. M. T Leo 9 36
This position will be entered in the horoscope.
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For the convenience of the student we will now
enunciate the rule for finding the planets' places, in
consecutive order of operation :
First— Find the G. M. T. by adding to the local
time of birth 4 minutes for each degree of longitude
the birth-place is west of Greenwich (subtract for
East longitude) .
Second — Find the interval between the G. M. T.
and the nearest noon, also the logarithm of interval.
Third — Find the planet's motion on the G. M. T.
day, from the noon before the G.M.T. to the noon af-
ter the G.M.T. ; find also the logarithm of that motion-
Fourth — Add to the logarithm of interval the
logarithm of the planet's motion on the G. M. T. day.
The sum of these is the logarithm of the planet's
travel during the interval.
Fifth — Find the value of the logarithm of the
planet's travel during the interval in degrees and
minutes. This is the increment of correction.
Sitith — (a) When the G-M.T. is before noon
(A.M.) subtract the increment of correction from the
planet's position on the noon nearest to the G. M. T.
(b) When the G. M. T. is after noon (P. M.) add the
increment of correction to the planet's longitude on
the noon nearest the G. M. T.
When planets are retrograde reverse the 6th rule.
The result in either case will give the exact posi-
tion of the planet at G. M. T., which is entered in the
proper place in the horoscope.
HOW TO CALCULATE THE PLANETS ' POSITIONS 57
These rules have all been applied in calculating the
position of one planet — the Sun — but as the G. M. T.
(August 2, 2:15 P. M.) and the logarithm of inter-
val (1.0280) are the same for all the planets we need
not calculate them again as directed by Sections First
and Second but commence our calculations of the
Moon and planets according to Section Three :
Deg. Min.
Longitude of the Moon on the noon after G.M.T.
as per the ephemeris (Aug. 3) Pisces 2 39
Longitude of the Moon on the noon before G.M.T.
as per the ephemeris Aug. 2) Aquarius 17 55
The Moon's motion on the G.M.T. day 14 44
The student will remember that there are 30 de-
grees in each sign and 60 minutes in one degree. In
the foregoing subtraction it was necessary to borrow
1 degree and add its 60 minutes to 39, for only then
could we subtract from the total of 99 minutes the 55
minutes as required, leaving a remainder of 44 min-
utes. Similarly, we borrow one sign (30 degrees),
adding it to the one degree of Pisces left after we bor-
rowed the one degree to work our subtraction of the
minutes. Thus we subtract 17 from 31 degrees, which
leaves a remainder of 14 degrees.
According to Section Four of our rule we add —
Logarithm of the Moon's motion on G.M.T. day. . . .2119
Logarithm of interval 1.0280
Logarithm of Moon's travel in interval 1.2399
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Section Five directs us to find the value of this
logarithm, and in our table of logarithms we note as
the nearest thereto the figure 1.2393. Above that, we
see at the head of the column the figure 1 ; to the ex-
treme left is the figure 23, indicating that the Moon
has traveled 1 degree 23 minutes during the interval
(between G. M. T. and the nearest noon). This is
therefore the increment of correction.
Section Six (b) directs that we add the increment
of correction to the —
Deg. Min.
Longitude of the Moon on the noon nearest
G.M.T. (Aug. 2) Aquarius 17 55
Increment of correction . 1 23
The longitude of the Moon in the horoscope
Aquarius 19 18
The motion of Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Jup-
iter on the G. M. T. day from noon August 2nd to
noon August 3rd is seen by a glance at the ephemeris
to have been only a few minutes. Consequently the
distance they have traveled in the interval is negli-
gible and they may be entered in the horoscope as
having the longitude of the nearest noon to the G. M.
T., August 2nd. Mars has moved 15 minutes on the
G. M. T. day, and we may therefore add 1 minute for
his travel during the interval to his longitude August
2nd as given in the ephemeris; so that we enter him
in the horoscope as being in Aries 3 ;58.
HOW TO CALCULATE THE PLANETS* POSITIONS 59
Venus will need logarithmic correction.
Deg. Min.
Longitude of Venus on the noon after G.M.T.
(Aug. 3) Virgo 6 21
Longitude of Venus on the noon before G.M.T.
(Aug. 2) Virgo 5 9
Venus' motion on the G.M.T. day 1 12
Logarithm of Venus' motion on G.M.T. day 1.3010
Logarithm of interval 1.0280
Logarithm of Venus' travel during interval 2.3290
Increment of correction (value of log. 2.3290 or the near'
est thereto, in this case 2.3133) equal 0 degrees 7 min.
Deg. Min.
Venus' longitude on the noon nearest G.M.T.
(Aug. 2nd) Virgo 5 9
Increment of correction 7
Venus' long, to be entered in horoscope. . .Virgo 5 16
Mercury also has moved sufficiently to make it de-
sirable to calculate his exact longitude at G. M. T. of
birth by logarithms —
Deg. Min.
Longitude of Mercury on the noon after G.M.T.
Leo 9 22
Longitude of Mercury on noon before G. M. T.
. Leo 7 17
Mercury's motion on the G.M.T. day 2 5
Logarithm of Mercury's motion on G.M.T. day. . . . 1.0614
Logarithm of interval 1.0280
Logarithm of Mercury's travel during interval. .. .2.0894
Value of log. 2.0894, or increment of correction,
0 degrees, 12 minutes.
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Deg. Min.
Longitude of Mercury on noon nearest G.M.T.
Leo 7 17
Increment of correction 0 12
Mercury's long, to be entered in horoscope. .Leo 7 29
The position of the Dragon's Head, ( &) or
Moon's Node, and the Dragon's Tail, (O) have now
to be found. The longitude of the Dragon's Head
for Aug. 2nd., the noon nearest to the G. M. T., is
found in the ephemeris to be 13. 47 Gemini. The
Dragon's Tail occupies the opposite point, namely
13. 47 Sagittarius. These points are to be entered in
the horoscope.
There remains yet another factor to complete the
horoscope : the Part of Fortune. This is an imaginary
point calculated from the longitude of the Sun, Moon
and Ascendant. The philosophy is, that the human
body is produced by the lunar forces. At the time
of conception the Moon may be mathematically dem-
onstrated to have been in the degree which is the As-
cendant at birth — at birth it has a different longitude.
In one of these positions the Moon may be said to
have magnetized the positive pole, in the other the
negative pole of the seed atom which as a magnet
draws to itself the chemical substance that builds the
dense body. The solar forces vitalize the body and,
as it is constantly decaying, a pabulum is necessary to
repair waste. That nutriment and all material pos-
sessions, are therefore, astrologically speaking, de-
HOW TO CALCULATE THE PLANETS* POSITIONS 61
rived through the combined influences of the Sun and
the before-mentioned two positions of the Moon.
When the planetary aspects to this Part of Fortune
are favorable material success and prosperity follow.
When adverse influences center upon it, reverses are
met. The nature of the aspecting planet, the sign
and house it is in tell the sources whence we may ex-
pect one or the other, and thus show us where to di-
rect our energies or what to avoid.
The Signs of the Zodiac are counted from Arbs
which is the first sign, and each is thus numbered —
Aries 1 Libra 7
Taurus 2 Scorpio 8
Gemini 3 Sagittarius 9
Cancer 4 Capricorn 10
Leo 5 Aquarius 11
Virgo 6 Pisces 12
To find the Part of Fortune :
Add to the longitude of the Ascendant: sign, de-
gree and minute, the longitude of the Moon : sign, de-
gree and minute :
From that sum subtract the longitude of the Sun :
sign, degree and minute :
The remainder is the longitude : sign, degree and
minute of the Part of Fortune.
Applying this rule to the horoscope we are calcu-
lating, we note the factors involved in the calculation
as follows :
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Deg. Min.
Longitude of the Ascendant. .Virgo (6th Sign) 18 56
Longitude of the Sun Leo (5th Sign) 9 36
Longitude of the Moon. .Aquarius (llth Sign) 19 18
We then follow the rule and add —
Sign Deg. Min.
Longitude of the Moon 11 19 18
Longitude of the Ascendant 6 18 56
18 8 14
Subtract —
Longitude of the Sun 5 9 36
Longitude of the Part of Fortune 12 28 38
The twelfth sign is Pisces, hence the longitude of
the Part of Fortune in the horoscope will be Pisces
28 :38.
In the above example the student will notice that
when adding the degrees of the Moon and Ascendant :
19 -f- 18 -]- the 1 degree carried in addition of the min-
utes equals 38, but there are only 30 degrees in a sign,
so one sign was carried forward and added to the
other signs, the same as we add 60 minutes to degrees
or hours.
If, after subtracting the longitude of the Sun
there are more than 12 signs left, we subtract the cir-
cle of 12 and work with the remainder.
It also happens that the signs of the Sun's longi-
tude exceed the combined longitudes of the Moon and
Ascendant, so that it is impossible to perform the sub-
traction. For instance, if the —
HOW TO CALCULATE THE PLANETS* POSITIONS 63
Sign Deg. Mm.
Longitude of Ascendant Aries 1 25 55
Longitude of the Moon Aries 1 25 50
3 21 45
If the Sun is in Capricorn, the 10th
sign, we cannot subtract 10 from 3 so we
Add the circle of 12 signs 12 00 00
15 21 45
Then we may subtract-—
Longitude of the Sun 10 29 55
4 21 50
Longitude of Part of Fortune ..Cancer 21 50
In the foregoing subtraction of 55 minutes from
45 we borrowed 1 degree, 60 minutes, added that to
the 45 minutes, and from their sum, 105 minutes, we
subtracted 55, leaving 50 minutes.
To subtract 29 degrees from 20 left after borrow-
ing 1 degree for subtracting the minutes, is impos-
sible, so we borrow one sign from the 15. That 30 de-
grees we add to the 20, which makes 50. From that
50 degrees we subtract 29, leaving 21 degrees. Of
the 15 signs ,we have borrowed 1, leaving 14, and 10
from 14 leaves 4. The fourth sign is Cancer, so the
longitude of the Part of Fortune is Cancer 21 :50.
We will now make a list of the longitudes of the
planets as we have figured them, prior to placing
them in the horoscope :
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Deg. Min.
Longitude of the Sun Leo 9 36
Longitude of the Moon Aquarius 19 18
Long, of Neptune (noon Aug. 2,) ... .Cancer 17 42
Long, of Uranus (noon Aug. 2,) . .Capricorn 18 15R
Long, of Saturn (noon Aug. 2,) Aries 23 13
Long, of Jupiter (noon Aug. 2,) Virgo 15 10
Longitude of Mars Aries 3 58
Longitude of Venus Virgo 5 16
Longitude of Mercury Leo 7 29
Longitude of Part of Fortune Pisces 28 38
Longitude of Dragon's Head Gemini 13 47
Longitude of Dragon's Tail Sagittarius 13 47
The planets may now be placed in the horoscope.
In placing the planets the student should have
particular regard to two points :
First — That the planets are placed in their proper
houses and order. The signs and degrees of the zod-
iac go in the direction shown by the arrows; conse-
quently, starting from Aries 0 (which must be in the
Seventh House, as Aries 14 is on the cusp of the
Eighth House) we note that Mars is in Aries 3 :58 ;
consequently we place him in the Seventh House
close to the cusp of the Eighth- As Aries 14 is on the
cusp or line which marks the entrance to the Eighth
House, and Saturn is Aries 23 :13, we place him in the
Eighth House just above the cusp. Thus both planets
are in their proper relation to one another and to the
houses, and they are so placed that in reading we can
make no mistake as to the sign they are in. If Marsi
had been placed lower down in the Seventh House,
at a cursory glance he might seem to be in Pisces, and
HOW TO CALCULATE THE PLANETS' POSITIONS 65
Saturn, placed further up in the Eighth, might ap-
pear to be in Taurus. That would cause an error in
reading which a little care will obviate. If the stu-
dent observes carefully the method used in placing
the planets in this horoscope there will never be any
doubt as to the signs the planets are occupying.
Second — The positions of the planets should be
readable without the necessity of turning and twist-
ing the horoscope, which is subversive of proper con-
centration. If planets in the Third, Fourth, Ninth
and Tenth Houses are written as we have inscribed
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Neptune and Uranus, this inconvenience will be over
come.
The horoscope has now been cast and is complete.
Most astrologers now start to read, but to do this
work thoroughly it is necessary to make an index
such as will be found in a later chapter. In order to
make the student thoroughly conversant with the
manner of casting a horoscope we will first complete
the figure cast in part for August 2, 8 :15 P. M., for
that horoscope offers certain peculiarities worthy of
illustration.
To find the G. M. T. we add to the True Local
Time of Birth, Aug. 2, 8 23 P. M.
4 min. for each of the 88 degrees longi-
tude, birthplace is west of Greenwich .... 5 52
G. M. T., August 3rd 2 15 A. M.
Here is an important point. When we add 5 hours
and 52 minutes to 8 P. M., we bring the G. M. T. into
the following day; at the identical time when the
child was born and the Chicago clocks pointed to 15
minutes past 8 on the evening of August 2nd, the Ob-
servatory clock at Greenwich showed 15 minutes past
2 on the morning of August 3rd. Thus the noon of
August 3rd is nearest the G. M. T., and the interval
between G. M. T. (2:15 A. M.) and nearest noon is
therefore 9 hours, 45 minutes, the logarithm of inter-
val being .3912.
We have now performed the operations prescribed
in Sections One and Two of our rule and we will next
HOW TO CALCULATE THE PLANETS* POSITIONS 67
find the motion of the Sun on the G. M. T. day as di-
rected by Section Three :
Deg. Mitt.
Long, of Sun on noon after G. M. T.
(Aug. 3,) Leo 10 28
Long, of Sun on noon before G. M. T.
(Aug. 2,) Leo 9 31
Sun's motion on the G. M. T. day 57
Log. of Sun's motion on G. M. T. day 1.4025
Logarithm of interval 3912
Log. of Sun's travel during interval 1.7937
Deg. Min.
Value of logarithm 1.7937 (increment
of correction) 0 degrees, 23 minute..
Long, of Sun on noon nearest G. M. T Leo 10 28
Minus increment of correction 0 23
Long, of Sun at G. M. T Leo 10 5
This position may be entered in the horoscope.
In the last horoscope we added the increment of
correction to the longitude of each planet because the
G. M. T. was after noon. Here the G. M. T. is before
noon hence we subtract the increment of correction
from the longitude of each planet on the nearest noon
to G. M. T. as directed by the rule Section Six (b).
Deg. Min.
Long, of Moon on noon after G. M. T. . .Pisces 2 39
Long, of Moon on noon before G. M. T.
Aquarius 17 55
Motion of Moon on G. M. T. day 14 44
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Logarithm of Moon's motion 2119
Logarithm of interval 3912
Log. of Moon's motion during interval 6031
Deg. Min.
Value of logarithm .6031 (increment
of correction) 5 degrees, 59 minutes.
Long, of Moon on noon nearest G. M. T.
(Aug. 3,) Pisces 2 39
Minus increment of correction . 5 59
Longitude of Moon at G. M. T Aquarius 26 40
As in the first horoscope we calculated, so in this
we may pass Neptune, Uranus, and Saturn with-
out correcting, and enter the longitude of each
for the noon nearest G. M. T. in the horoscope. Mars'
motion is 15 minutes on the G. M. T. day and his
motion during the interval of 9 hours, 45 minutes
would therefore be about 6 minutes. Subtracting 6
minutes from Mars' longtitude en Aug. 3rd (the
noon nearest G. M. T.), Mars' position in the horos-
cope will be Aries 4:06. Similarly Jupiter requires
a correction of 4 minutes making his position Virgo
15.17.
Longitude of Venus on noon after G. M. T.
(Aug. 3) Virgo 6 21
Longitude of Venus on noon before G. M. T.
(Aug. 2) Virgo 5 9
Motion of Venus on G. M. T. day 1 12
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Logarithm of Venus' motion on G. M. T.
day 1.3010
Logarithm of interval 3912
Logarithm of Venus' travel during interval 1.6922
Deg. Min.
Value of logarithm 1.6922 (increment
of correction) 0 degrees, 29 minutes.
Long, of Venus on noon nearest G. M. T.
Virgo 6 21
Minus increment of correction 0 29
Long, of Venus to be entered in horoscope ....
Virgo 5 52
Mercury is the last of the planets we have to
calculate.
Deg. Min.
Longitude of Mercury on noon after G. M. T.
(Aug. 3.) Leo 9 22
Longitude of Mercury on noon before G. M. T.
(Aug. 2.) Leo 7 17
Motion of Mercury on G. M. T. day 2 5
Log. of Mercury's travel on G. M. T. day 1.0614
Logarithm of interval 3912
Log. of Mercury's motion during interval 1.4526
DegMin.
Value of logarithm 1.4526 (increment
of correction) 0 degrees, 51 minutes.
Longitude of Mercury on noon nearest G. M. T.
(Aug. 3) Leo 9
Minus increment of correction 0 51
Longitude of Mercury to be entered in horo-
scope
Leo 8 31
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The position of the Dragon's Head (&) or
Moon's Node, and the Dragon's Tail (?5), have also
to be found. The Dragon's Head for Aug. 3rd., the
noon nearest the G. M. T., is found in the ephemeris
to be in 13. 44 Gemini. The Dragon's Tail occupies
the opposite point of 13. 44 Sagittarius.
It now remains to calculate the Part of Fortune,
and we note the factors in that problem as being:
Deg. Min.
Ascendant, the 12th sign Pisces 7 8
Longitude of Sun, the 5th sign Leo 10 5
Longitude of Moon, the llth sign. . .Aquarius 26 40
We proceed according to the rule given :
Sign Deg. Min.
Longitude of Ascendant 12 7 8
Longitude of Moon 11 26 40
24 3 48
Minus:
Longitude of Sun 5 10 5
18 23 43
Subtract the circle of 12 signs 12
6 23 43
Longitude of the Part of Fortune
Virgo 23 43
HOW TO CALCULATE THE PLANETS' POSITIONS 71
We will now make a list of the planets as corrected
for insertion in the horoscope:
Deg. Min.
The Sun Leo
The Moon Aquarius
Neptune Cancer
Uranus Capricorn
Saturn Aries
Jupiter Virgo
Mars Aries
Venus
Mercury
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Dragon's Head . . .
Dragon's Tail ....
, Virgo
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Virgo
Gemini
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We have now cast the two horoscopes and a com-
parison reveals the fact that although cast for persons
born in the same city on the same day of the year, the
characteristics of one of these persons will be entirely
opposite to those of the other, and as character is the
determinator of destiny, the lives of these two per-
sons will be entirely opposite.
Before we can judge these two horoscopes it is
necessary that we should obtain a clear conception of
the relations of the planets to one another, to the
signs of the Zodiac and to the houses as they are in
each of the two horoscopes, and to that end we will
make an index that shall reveal these relationships
at a glance, so that our minds may not be hampered
by mathematics at the time when we are judging the
horoscope, but be free and concentrated upon the
meaning of the different aspects and positions.
RETROGRADATION
On the page of our ephemeris copied in this book,
you will find in the columns of Saturn and Mars a
capital R. The meaning is as follows :
The planets in our solar system move in one direc-
tion, from west to east, but their orbits about the Sun
are of varying sizes, and so are their velocities. The
earth travels 65,000 miles an hour and still its circle
is so large that it requires 365 days to journey around
the Sun. Mercury makes a much smaller circle
around the Sun, and travels 104,000 miles an hour, so
HOW TO CALCULATE THE PLANETS' POSITIONS 73
it completes a revolution around the Sun in 88 days.
Uranus travels only 15000 miles an hour, but its cir-
cle is so large that it requires 84 years to complete.
The other planets show similar variations of speed.
If they traveled in a straight line the smaller and
faster planets would soon leave the more ponderous
and slow-moving behind, but as they move in circles,
they pass a given point of observation again and
again. Were that point central and stationary this
constant forward motion of the planets in their re-
spective orbits would be apparent to all observers;
but that is the trouble, there is no stationary point;
every particle, from Jupiter, the giant of our solar
system, to the smallest particle of ''Stardust" is in
incessant motion around a common center, and there-
fore, at times one planet moves almost transversely to
the path of another moving body and it appears for a
time as if it stood still in its orbit. Astronomers s /
that such a planet is Stationary. At other times this
oblique motion of the planets relative to the earth's po.
sition in its orbit makes them seem to move backward
in the zodiac, and this we call Retrograde. In the
ephemeris we find a capital R in line with the day
when any planet commences thus seemingly to recede,
and this retrogradation goes on until we find a cap-
ital D which indicates that a direct forward motion
of the planet is again observable.
Though this backward motion of a planet is only
seeming, it has a very real effect in respect to the in-
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fluence which a planet exerts, for it is the angle of
the ray which determines the influence of a planet.
The planets are foci which transmit and intensify the
properties of fixed stars so that they affect us in a
much greater degree than when not focussed upon
the point of observation — the birthplace.
Let us now suppose that at the time a child is born
we look at Saturn and beyond him, right along our
line of observation, we see the fixed star Antares
which is in about 8 degrees of Sagittarius; the child
is then getting a tendency to eye trouble which is suf-
ficiently severe even if the planet is traveling "di-
rect" in its orbit as is generally the case, for then An-
tares gradually goes out of focus, and Saturn will
not return to the conjunction until it has completed
its circle journey around the Sun (which takes about
29 years) . If, on the other hand, we find that on the
day after birth Saturn has retrograded somewhat,
and still more the next day, and so on for a week or
two, then that also brings Antares out of focus, but
there is this important difference, that instead of tak-
ing 29 years to form the next conjunction Saturn
may become "direct," and form the second con-
junction with Antares in a few weeks after birth, and
this repeated evil ray may aggravate the natal defect
to such an extent that the child becomes blind. Thus
we reiterate, that while the retrograde motion of a
planet is only seeming, its influence on human affairs
is very real.
CHAPTER VI.
THE ASPECTS
The circle of the zodiac, like any other circle, is
divisible into 360 degrees. Within this circle move
the heavenly bodies of our solar system, but their mo-
tion is far from uniform, as shown in the first chap-
ter. Therefore those planets which move the slowest
are overtaken, passed, and re-passed by the swifter
bodies.
When one planet is a certain number of degrees
from another planet they are said to be in aspect.
TABLE OP ASPECTS
The Opposition planets are 180 degrees apart.
The Square " " 90 "
The Sextile " " 60 "
The Trine " " 120 " "
The Conjunction.. " " 0 " "
The Parallel occurs when two planets have the
same degree of declination, no matter whether one is
north and the other south of the equator. This will
be made clear in calculations which follow later.
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76 SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGY
Of the aspects mentioned above, the Opposition
and Square are said to be evil ; the Sextile and Trine
are designated good, while the Conjunction and Par-
allel are classed as indeterminate; if they occur be-
tween so-called good planets they bring good; if be-
tween the evil planets (so-called) they bring evil. A
horoscope is considered fortunate or the reverse ac-
cording to whether the sextiles and trines are more
numerous than the squares and oppositions.
Such a viewpoint is erroneous. In the Father's
Kingdom there is no evil. What appears so is only
good in the making. When a lapidary is cutting a
precious stone he applies part after part of the rough
gem to the grindstone and at each application we may
hear the loud screeching, as if in pain, from the stone.
By degrees, however, as a consequence of the harsh
grinding process, it will acquire a beautifully pol-
ished surface with numerous facets capable of receiv-
ing, reflecting and refracting the brilliant sunlight.
God and His Ministers, the Seven Planetary Spir-
its, are the Lapidaries and man is a diamond in the
rough. To polish and uncover his spiritual nature
varied experiences are necessary. They may be pleas-
ant or otherwise, as indicated by what are commonly
called good or bad aspects ; but it is safe to say that
the adverse experiences which come to us under so-
called bad aspects are as potent developers of spirit-
ual muscle — removing more of our selfishness, serving
to make us more tolerant and sympathetic, as the
THE ASPECTS 77
harsh grinding which serves to remove the rough coat
of the diamond. Though a horoscope full of squares
and oppositions may indicate what is ordinarily
termed a hard life, such a one is infinitely preferable
(from a spiritual standpoint) to a nativity with only
"good" aspects, for that could give but an insipid
existence, while a "bad" horoscope will give action
and zest to the life in one direction or another.
Moreover as the stars do not compel, but give ten-
dencies only, it lies with us in a large measure to as-
sert our individuality and transmute present evil to
future good. Thus we shall work in harmony with
the stars and rule them by obedience to cosmic law.
The influence of an aspect between the planets at
birth is felt even if they are not exactly 60, 90, 120 or
180 degrees apart; an "orb," so-called, of 6 degrees
is allowed.
In the accompanying cut Saturn and Jupiter are
within orb of each other because one is 1 degree, the
other 7 degrees of Aries. Saturn being 1 degree, is
also within orb of Mars (3 degrees) and Mercury (5
degrees) , but is not within orb of the Sun, Moon or
Venus, as there are more than 6 degrees from 1 (Sat-
urn's degree) to 9, 12 and 14, the degrees occupied by
the Sun, Moon and Venus.
The spiritual reason for this orb is as follows: —
Besides the visible body of man which we perceive by
our senses, man has also invisible vehicles called by
Paul spiritual bodies, and man himself is a spirit.
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When we have developed the faculty of spiritual
sight, which is latent in all, we shall see these finer
bodies protruding far beyond the dense body which
is located in the center of this "aura," much as the
yolk of an egg is in the center of the egg, surrounded
by the white on all sides.
Before two human beings come in close physical
contact their auras have mingled; that is the reason
why we "feel the presence of another" at times be-
fore we become aware of him by means of our ordi-
nary senses.
THE ASPECTS
79
As above, so below. Man is made in the image of
God and of His ministers — the star-angels. Each
planet has an invisible world protruding into space
beyond the dense visible sphere perceived by the eye.
"When these planetary auras come into aspect an in-
fluence is felt, though the visible planets may yet lack
6 degrees in forming an aspect or they may have gone
6 degrees past the aspect before the influence ceases.
In order to determine at a glance just what aspect
the planets in a horoscope have to one another, when
within orbs we note the following division of the zod-
iacal signs :
CARDINAL
SIGNS
FIXED
SIGNS
COMMON
SIGNS
Planets in Cardinal signs are in conjunction,
square or opposition if within orb, planets in Fixed
signs are also in conjunction, square or opposition if
within orbs and so are planets in Common signs. A
glance at the horoscope will reveal which of the three
aspects is formed.
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Another division of the zodiac is :
FIERY SIGNS EARTHY SIGNS AIRY SIGNS WATERY SIGNS
T « n 5
Planets in fiery signs are in conjunction or trine
if urifhin orb. Planets in earthy signs are in trine
(or conjunction) ; so are the planets in airy or watery
signs, as shown in the above diagram.
Essential Dignities and Exaltation:
Planets are said to "rule" or to be "essentially
dignified" in certain signs where the essential nature
of planet and sign agree. When placed in the oppo-
site signs, they are in their "detriment," and hence
out of harmony with their surroundings.
Planets are more powerful in certain signs than
in others, and are said to be "exalted" when placed
in such signs. When occupying the opposite signs,
they are in their "fall," hence comparatively weak.
The following table will show the planets, and the
signs in which they are strong or weak, in accordance
with the foregoing. It will be noted that each of the
planets, with the exception of Uranus and Neptune,
rules two signs, while the Sun and Moon rule only
one each. Also note that Uranus and Saturn are co-
rulers of Aquarius and that Neptune and Jupiter are
co-rulers of Pisces.
THE ASPECTS 81
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Critical Degrees :
The following table shows certain degrees of the
Zodiac which are designated as "critical degrees."
When a planet is within an orb of three degrees of
any of these points, it will be found to exercise a
much stronger influence in the life than otherwise.
This influence will tend to increase the strength of an
exaltation, and also to offset the weakness resulting
from a planet being in its fall or detriment. It will
also increase the strength of aspect^ to that planet.
TABLE OF CRITICAL DEGREES
Cardinal Signs — Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn ;
1st., 13th., and 26th. degrees
Fixed Signs — Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius;
9th. and 21st. degrees.
Common Signs — Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces;
4th. and 17th. degrees.
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Elevation :
A planet placed in or near the ninth or tenth
houses is said to be "elevated." The nearer it is to
the Midheaven, the more highly elevated it is. A
planet in elevation is much more powerful, for either
good or evil, than when placed at a lower altitude.
The Angles :
When planets are found in the "angles" of
the horoscope (First, Fourth, Seventh and Tenth
Houses) they are said to be angular or accidentally
dignified. When so placed, they exert a greater influ-
ence for either good or evil, than when located in the
other houses.
When the student has digested the above informa-
tion he should proceed to make a table or index of the
relationship of the planets as shown in the diagram
on page 89.
CHAPTER VII.
MAKING THE INDEX
Looking at the horoscope for 8:15 P. M. we note
that Saturn and Mars are in Aries, a Cardinal sign.
We therefore place them under Cardinal signs in the
index. Cancer, the next Cardinal sign, contains
Neptune, and that planet is entered under the Car-
dinal signs in the index. Libra, the third Cardinal
sign, contains no planets. Capricorn is the last of the
Cardinal signs; Uranus is there and when we have
entered him in the index we have a complete list of
the planets which, in this horoscope, are placed in
Cardinal signs-
The Fixed signs are Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and
Aquarius. In Taurus we find no planet. The Sun
and Mercury are in Leo, hence we enter them in the
index under the heading "Fixed." Scorpio has no
planets but the Moon is in Aquarius. It is therefore
also entered under "Fixed" in the index.
In this horoscope the Common signs Gemini, Sa-
gittarius and Pisces, contain no planets, but Virgo,
the other Common sign, has Jupiter and Venus ; hence
these are entered urrder the list of planets in Com-
mon signs, as is also the Part of Fortune.
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84 SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGY
This completes our classification of the planets in
respect to the temperament, and to make sure that we
have entered all in the index, we count them : Four
are in Cardinal ; three are classified as Fixed, and
two as Common, making a total of nine planets, be-
sides the Part of Fortune.
That is right; so we proceed in like manner to
note the planets in Fiery signs. We enter them in
the index. Next the Earthy, Airy and Watery signs.
We have then made our classification according to
elements, and again we count to see that we have en-
tered all the planets. Four are in Fiery signs ; three
in Earthy signs ; one in Airy, and one in Watery
signs. The total is nine planets, which is right.
We next note the exaltation etc., as given in the
index.
Now we are prepared to note the aspects, and the
student is particularly requested to follow the system
as here outlined; then he cannot possibly miss any
aspect.
Place the index finger of the left hand upon the
first or left hand planet under the heading Cardinal
in the index. (In the present case Mars.) Place
your pencil point held in the right hand on the planet
next to the right in the Cardinal line (Saturn here).
Note by a glance at the horoscope if these two planets
are in orb (6 degrees) of each other. Here the an-
swer is, no ; one is 4, the other 23 degrees. They are
therefore not in aspect. Keep the left index finger
MAKING THE INDEX 85
in place, but move the pencil to the right to the next
planet (Neptune here), and ask, are they within orb?
— again the answer is no. Again the pencil point is
moved to the right and is on the last planet in the
Cardinal line (Uranus) ; the question, are the planets
under the index finger and the pencil point within
orb, is asked, and answered negatively.
Thus we have ascertained that the planet under
our left hand index finger (Mars) has no aspect to
any of the other planets in Cardinal signs. We then
move the left index finger one place to the right (to
Saturn), place our pencil point on the planet next to
the right of that (on Neptnue here), repeat the
query, are the planets under the index finger and the
pencil point (Saturn and Neptune here) within orb?
A glance at the horoscope shows that they are ; one be-
ing 17 and the other 23. They are therefore in aspect.
Our rule says that — Planets in Cardinal, Fixed or
Common signs are either in conjunction square or
opposition if within orbs !
A glance at the position of Saturn and Neptune
skows that they are not in conjunction ; nor in oppo-
sition; they must therefore be square to each other.
We therefore write a square and the symbol of Sa-
turn in Neptune's line in the Index; also a square
and the symbol of Neptune in Saturn's line. Thus
we have recorded that aspect-
We leave our left index finger on Saturn, but
move the pencil point to the right, to Uranus. We
86 SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGY
repeat our query, are they in orb ? The answer is yes,
and their positions indicate the aspect as being a
square. This we note in the lines of Saturn and Ura-
nus as in previous cases. Then we have recorded all
the aspects of Saturn to the planets to the right of
him, and we move our left index finger to the right
(to Neptune and Uranus) and ask our question re-
garding orb. The answer is yes. Neptune and Uran-
us are within orb of each other, hence in opposition.
This aspect is entered in the index also and completes
the aspects of Neptune.
We have now noted in a thorough and systematic
manner all the aspects between the planets in the
Cardinal line. The same mode of procedure we em-
ploy with the planets in the other lines working in
each line steadily from left to right. If this method
is followed no aspect can be missed.
In dealing with the planets in the Fiery, Airy,
Earthy and "Watery signs, we remember of course
that they are in trine or conjunction if within orb.
In getting the Sextiles a different method is
necessary. Start with Mars (Aries 4 here), add 60
degrees, which gives Gemini 4. Ask, is any planet in
orb of Gemini 4? The answer is no. Pass the left
index finger to the next planet in the horoscope (Sat-
urn). He is in Aries 23; adding 60 degrees gives
Gemini 23. There is no planet within orb of that
point. The left index finger is passed on to the next
planet (Neptune) in Cancer 17. We add 60 degrees
MAKING THE INDEX 87
which gives Virgo 17. We ask our question, Is any
planet in orb of that point ? The answer is yes — Jup-
iter in Virgo 15. Then Neptune and Jupiter are sex-
tile and are so entered in the lines of both planets in
the index.
Proceeding we move the left index finger to every
planet in the horoscope in turn ; adding 60 degrees
and asking our question. When we have followed the
circle around we shall also have recorded all the sex-
tiles and missed none.
The Dragon's Head (£), and the Dragon's Tail
( U ) exert an influence in the horoscope only when
in conjunction with a planet or the Ascendant. An
orb of only two degrees or at most three degrees is
allowed. The Dragon's Head is regarded as a benef-
ic, its influence being analagous to that of the Sun in
Aries, and Jupiterian in effect. The Dragon's Tail
is malefic, being Saturnine in quality and having an
influence similar to that of Saturn in Libra. In the
present case neither the Dragon's Head nor Tail is
in conjunction with a planet, hence there are no as-
pects to them to be entered in the Index.
There remain yet the Parallels. To find them we
turn to the page from the ephemeris for the month
of birth (August) found in the back of this book. At
the top of the page we find the names of the planets :
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, etc., and below each planet
is noted its Declination for the days of the month
given in the left hand column.
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As our G. M. T. is early morning on August 3rd
we place the declinations for August 3rd opposite
each planet in the index.
An exception is the Moon's declination which re-
quires a logarithmic correction in accordance with
the G. M. T. This correction is made by the same
method used in obtaining the Moon's longitude. We
thus find the Moon's decimation to be 17-2.
The declination of the Part of Fortune is the same
as the declination of the Sun when in the same sign
and degree.
MAKING THE INDEX
INDEX
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Here the Part of Fortune is Virgo 23:43. Take
an ephemeris for any year and find when the Sun
was there. That will be about September 17, and
then the Sun's declination was 2:25 (ephemeris for
1909.) That, then, is the declination of the Part of
Fortune. In the same way the decimations of the Mid-
heaven and the Ascendant may be found if desired.
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Having entered all the declinations in the index,
place the left index finger on the declination of Nep-
tune at the bottom ; the pencil point on the declination
next above (Uranus) ; ask if they are within 1 degree
or at most 1^ degrees. The answer is yes, and so
they are entered in the column of aspects as parallel.
Move the pencil up the line, noting at each step if
the declinations of the planets under the index finger
and pencil point are within orb (one degree or a little
more.) "When the pencil point has reached the top,
all parallels under the left index finger will have
been noted. Then move the left index finger one step
up (to Uranus) and the pencil point up to the declina-
tion of the planet next above; note their parallel, if
any; move the pencil point upward, step by step,
following the same method in moving from bottom
upward to get the decimation as was followed by mov-
ing the index finger and pencil point from left to
right to get the conjunctions squares, trines and op-
positions.
When the Parallels have been recorded the index
is finished ; and if placed below the horoscope on one
pheet of paper as shown in the accompanying illus-
tration the student will have ready at hand every
means of judging the figure without turning his at-
tention from that to computing aspects. Thus a more
concentrated attitude of the mind is attainable Nei-
ther is the process of making the index as complicated
as the process of describing it; in fact, it is simplicity
MAKING THE INDEX 91
itself, as it involves no mathematical calculation but
only the proper methodical placement of the left in-
dex finger and moving a pencil point to the right or
upward from that finger merely asking continu-
ally: Are the planets under finger and pencil within
orb? If this method is followed out the student can
never miss an aspect and will be able to make such an
index in from fifteen to twenty minutes.
In order that proficiency may be achieved, the
student should endeavor to make the index for the
horoscope cast for August 2nd., 8:15 A. M.
Aspects to the Ascendant, which represents the
body, have an influence upon the health. Aspects to
the Midheaven indicate the nature of one's oppor-
tunities for spiritual advancement. But since the
exact time of birth is rarely known, and since a small
error in this makes several degrees difference in the
Ascendant or Midheaven, predictions made from as-
pects to these points are likely to be found unreliable.
Hence we have not entered them in the Index.
NOTE : In addition to the foregoing, planets in the
last six degrees of any sign must be compared with all
planets in the first six degrees of other signs, because
they may be in aspect to each other without coming
under any of the preceding rules. Examples of this
are as follows :
Mars in 24-30 Aries is in conjunction with Venus in
0-30 Taurus ; Mercury in 26-0 Taurus is sextile Jupi-
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ter in 2-0 Leo ; Saturn in 27-0 Gemini is square Ura-
nus in 2-0 Libra ; Neptune in 28-0 Cancer is trine Mars
in 3-0 Sagittarius ; Venus in 29-30 Leo is in opposition
to Mercury in 5-30 Pisces.
NOTICE TO THE STUDENT t
The foregoing chapters describe the basis of
Astrology and illustrate in detail the method of
erecting a horoscope. They also indicate the elements
of the science of reading a horoscope. A great deal
of additional information along these lines is given
in the Philosophic Encyclopedia following. But the
next volume in this series, the "Message of the
Stars," is the Rosicrucian text book on the science
of Astrological Beading, and the application of
Astrology to our daily lives. It contains a complete
exposition of the methods used in judging the radi-
cal horoscope, also in progressing the chart and mak-
ing predictions therefrom. Medical Astrology and
the diagnoses of disease are comprehensively dealt
with, as are also the bearing of Astrology upon evo-
lution and the general nature and effect of planetary
vibrations.
All who wish to go further in the subject are
referred to this volume.
PART II.
A Philosophic Encyclopedia
of Astrology
Accidental Dignity :
When a planet is placed in an angle its effect is
much more powerful than in the succeedent or cadent
houses. In this respect a position in the Tenth House
is strongest on account of elevation (see Elevation),
the First House is next, then the Seventh, and tlie
Fourth House is weakest.
Adjusted Calculation Date :
A date at which the noon positions of the planets
culminate when used in the Progressed Horoscope.
It is obtained by a simple calculation, and with
it predictions may be made in any horoscope for life,
without further mathematical computations; for a
full explanation the student is referred to "The Mes-
sage of the Stars."
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Affliction :
A planet is afflicted when it is parallel, conjunc-
tion, square or opposition to Mars, Saturn, Uranus
or Neptune, or in square or opposition to any of
the other planets (see Combust).
Airy Signs:
Gemini, Libra and Aquarius are called Airy signs.
Their influence is mostly mental and intellectual.
Angles :
The First, Fourth, Seventh and Tenth Houses.
The Eastern angle with Aries, where Mars is the
ruler, suggests the Sun rising to the material activi-
ties of the day. As the Sun, denoting spirit, is under
the cross denoting matter, but rising toward it, there-
fore it denotes the beginning of Life in the material
world, and Mars, the ruler, stands for the desire na-
ture, which draws the spirit towards material exi>
ttnce in order that it may conquer matter.
The Southern angle, Capricorn, with Saturn as
rrler, suggests the Sun crossing the meridian as it
does at noon. It has traversed half its prescribed
journey across the heavens, therefore the half-circle
is omitted, and the other half-circle is retained under
the cross in the symbol of Saturn. Hence Saturn
denotes persistence, mechanical ability,etc., and the
Tenth House the worldly achievements of the human
being.
A PHILOSOPHIC ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ASTROLOGY 95
The Western angle with Libra in the balance
where the material activities turn to the spiritual,
divides the day from the night; the busy summer
from the inactive winter. It turns the waking hours
devoted to the active material life, into the night
where man contacts the unseen world. Therefore the
circle, spirit, is above the cross of matter, the desire
nature has been conquered, and the symbol of Mars
turned upside down so that it becomes the symbol of
Venus, the planet of love which rules this house, and
which is therefore also the house of unions, of partner-
ships, the house that denotes the one nearest and
dearest to us.
The Northern angle, with the sign Cancer, marks
the time when the Sun is at its lowest point. The
sign consists of two suns, with the line of force pro-
ceeding from each one, but in opposite directions.
The line from the sun which points to the East de-
notes the direction in which the physical Sun moves.
The sun with the line of force going towards the West
denotes the path in which the spiritual influences
turn after the physical Sun has ceased its activity.
This angle, therefore, is the angle of mystery, occult-
ism, and of the dark and unseen side of man's nature;
therefore it has for its ruler the orb of night, the
Moon.
Angular:
A planet is said to be angular when it is placed
in the angles of the horoscope. This position strength-
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ens the influence of the planet considerably for good
or ill according to the nature of the planet and its
aspects.
Antares:
See 'Fixed Stars'.
Apply:
When a swift moving planet approaches an aspect
with a slower, it is said to apply to a square, trine etc.
of that planet. As the applying planet must be
speedier than the one it applies to, it is evident that
the Moon applies in turn to the aspects of all the
other planets each month when she passes around the
zodiac, but Saturn who takes thirty years to make
the circle can only apply to Uranus which uses eighty-
four years, and to Neptune which takes a hundred
and sixty-five years.
That rule holds good when the planets move di-
rect in the Zodiac (from Aries to Taurus etc.), but
if the slower moving planet is retrograde (moving
from Taurus to Aries etc.), both the planets may be
applying to the aspect. (See Direct and Retrograde).
The influence of the planets is always strongs
when they are applying than when they are sepa-
rating.
Ascelli: See 'Fixed Stars.'
Ascendant:
The degree of the zodiac which is on the eastern
horizon at a certain time. A new degree rises every
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four minutes, a new sign about every two hours, and
the twelve signs rise in every place on earth in twen-
ty-four hours. Whatever sign is on the Ascendant
is called the rising sign. See 'Hyleg'.
Ascension:
Under this heading will be grouped, Signs of
Long Ascension, Signs of Short Ascension, Right As-
cension and Oblique Ascension.
Signs of Long Ascensio , are : Cancer, Leo, Virgo,
Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius.
Signs of Slnori Ascension are: Capricorn, Aqua-
rius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus and Gemini.
They are so called because the signs of Long As-
cension rise slowly in Northern latitudes, taking a
much longer time than the two hours required if 11
the twelve signs rose at a uniform rate during the
twenty-four hours. Leo takes about two hours and
forty-five minutes in Lat. 40 North where New York
is, and Pisces and Aries, two signs of Short Ascensrn,
take only one hour and ten minutes. The reason lies
in the obliquity of the Ecliptic, see page 49. The
effect is that most people in the Northern Hemisphere
are born under the signs of Long Ascension.
In the Southern Hemisphere the signs listed as
of Short Ascension in the foregoing classification,
are signs of Long Ascension, and most people are
born under them, while the Northern signs of Long
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Ascension rise quickly in the South and relatively
few are born under them. Thus the people of the
opposite hemispheres are also opposite in their inner
natures, and show different characteristics.
Right Ascension and Oblique Ascension are not
used in the system of Astrology generally in vogue,
except in the calculation of the houses, with which the
average student has no concern. Longtitude is meas-
ured on the ecliptic or Sun's path from the first point
of Aries, but Bight Ascension is measured on the
equinoctial or celestial equator.
Aspects :
The distance apart of planets, which determines
their influence for good or ill.
The Square is 90 degrees and the Opposition is
180 degrees. These are called evil aspects.
The Sextile is 60 degrees and the Trine is 120
degrees. They are called good aspects.
The Conjunction occurs when two planets are in
the same degree of the Zodiac, and the Parallel is
the position of two planets in the same degree of
declination, regardless of whether they are both North
or South of the Equator, or whether one is in North
and the other in South declination.
These aspects are variable. If between bene-
fics (the Sun, Venus and Jupiter), they are good, or
if the planets of variable nature (the Moon and
Mercury), are aspected by conjunction or parallel
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with the benefics it is good, but if the Sun, Moon,
Mercury, Venus or Jupiter are in conjunction or
parallel with one of the malefics (Mars, Saturn,
Uranus and Neptune), it is evil; the conjunction of
two malefics is more so, but the parallel of two mal-
efics is exceedingly strong in its detrimental influence.
Conversely, of course, the parallel between two ben-
efics is extraordinarily fortunate.
Axis:
If we were to pierce an apple through the centre
with a knitting-needle, that would be the axis of the
apple, and on this axis it may be rotated. The earth's
axis is an imaginary line on which the earth rotates,
and this motion of the earth on its axis produces the
phenomena of day and night. The axis of the earth
always points to a certain star in the constellation
tlrsa Minor, which on that account is called the pole
star; the only one in the heavens which seems never
to move. It is not quite stationary however, but has
an exceedingly slow vibratory motion called Nutation,
causing the pole star to change in the course of
milleniums. See 'Nutation' and 'Intellectual Zodiac.'
Axis, Inclination of:
The axes of all the planets are inclined to their
orbits. See page 8.
Axial Rotation:
All the planets rotate upon their axes the same
as the earth, but the time in which they make a rota-
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tion differs widely. See 'diurnal rotation of the
planets,' page 8.
Barren or Unfruitful Signs : Gemini, Leo and Virgo.
Benefics :
The Sun, Venus and Jupiter. For a thorough
synthetic explanation of the terms 'benefit and 'mal-
efic,' see 'Good' and 'Bad,' also pages 76 and 77.
Cadent :
The third, sixth, ninth and twelfth houses are call-
ed cadent, and so are planets placed in these houses.
This position weakens the influence of planets, so that
benefics are not so helpful and malefics not so harm-
ful when placed in cadent houses.
Cardinal Signs:
Aries, the Eastern sign entered by the Sun at the
vernal equinox; Cancer, where the Sun reaches its
highest degree of Northern declination at the Summer
Solstice ; Libra, the Western sign where the Sun goes
into South declination at the Fall equinox; and
Capricorn, where it is in the lowest South declination
at the Winter Solstice.
The Cardinal Signs are promotive, they further
activity in whatever is undertaken under their in-
fluence.
Combust :
Any planet within three degrees of the Sun is
said to be combust, or burned up by the Sun's rays.
If Mercury or the Moon are so placed, it weakens the
mind ; if Venus or Jupiter, it takes away their help ;
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and if one of the malefics (Mars, Saturn, Uranus or
Neptune) is so placed, it is evil. See 'Affliction.'
Common Signs:
Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces. They are
flexible and vacillating in nature.
Conjunction :
When two planets are within six degrees of each
other they are in conduction. See 'Aspects' and 'Orb.'
Critical Degrees:
See table and description of Critical Degrees on
page 81. These degrees mark approximately the end
of each day's travel of the Moon through the twelve
signs. The Moon occupies about 271/£ days in its pas-
sage around the Zodiac, averaging about 13 degrees
each day. Thus, starting with the first degree of
Aries, the first day's travel will end at the 13th de-
gree, the second day's travel at the 26th degree and
so on. Following this out, we find that the Critical
Degrees are the 1st, 13th and 26th degrees of the
Cardinal Signs, the 9th and 21st degrees of the Fixed
Signs, and the 4th and 17th degrees of the Common
Signs.
Culminate :
When a planet reaches Zenith it is said to cul-
minate, for it has then reached its highest altitude
and then begins to descend toward the Western Node.
This expression is also used concerning aspects. When
a planet comes within orb of another the influence is
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at first weak, but it becomes stronger and stronger the
nearer the applying planet comes to the exact aspect,
and at that time it culminates or reaches its maximum
strength. Then when the planets begin to separate
and the aspect is gradually dissolved, the influence is
correspondingly weakened, and finally ceases alto-
gether.
Cusp:
The first degree of a house or sign. When the
Sun leaves the 30th degree of Cancer and is in Leo
o degree, 1 min., it is said to be on the cusp of Leo,
the same with respect to the other signs. If Aries
10 degrees is on the midheaven, as the cusp or di-
viding line between the ninth and tenth houses is
called, and Neptune is in Aries 9 degrees 55 minutes,
it is placed in the Ninth House on the cusp of the
tenth. If it is in Aries 10 degrees 5 minutes, it is
placed in the tenth house on the cusp.
As the influence of planets having direct motion
is always forward in the Zodiac, a planet on the cusp
of a house will always have a stronger influence on
the affairs signified by that house than a planet
which is placed in the latter degrees of a house.
Declination :
The distance a planet is north or south of the Celes-
tial Equator. The highest north declination of the
Sun is 23 degrees 27 minutes, which it attains at the
summer solstice the 21st of June, and at the winter
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solstice on the 21st of December it is in the corres-
ponding degree, 23 degrees 27 minutes south declina-
tion. Mars, Mercury and the Moon reach declinations
27 degrees north, and on rare occasions Venus attains
28 degrees, but the other planets, Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus and Neptune, have approximately the same
decimation as the Sun.
Astronomy teaches that the declination of the Sun
is due to the inclination of the earth's axis.
Degree :
A degree is the 360th part of a circle. There are
30 degrees in each of the twelve signs of the Zodiac,
and the motion of the planets through these signs is
stated in degrees and minutes of longitude, commenc-
ing with the first degree of Aries.
The Sun's path is called the ecliptic, and is taken
a.s the standard line of celestial motion so far as our
solar system is concerned. The planets zigzag along
the ecliptic sometimes a little to the north of the
Sun's path, at other times a little to the south. The
distance of a planet north or south of tne Sun's path
is called Latitude, and is also measured in terms of
degrees and minutes.
For an explanation of degrees of declination, see
'declination,' and for the use of degrees to measure
Right Ascension, see 'Midheaven.'
The foregoing explanations embody the use of the
degree as a unit of measurement to fix the position of
the planets on the celestial sphere containing the fixed
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stars ; but degrees are also used in geography to deter-
mine the exact position of any city or place on the
surface of the earth. Latitude is then reckoned in
degrees from the earth's equator, which has 0 degrees
latitude, to the poles, which have respectively 90 de-
grees North and South latitude.
Longitude is measured along the earth's equator,
180 degrees East and West from the meridian of
Greenwich, which was accepted as a starting point in
1884 by delegates from all leading nations, France
excepted.
For the effect of distances measured in terms of
longitude on the influence of the planets see 'As-
pects.'
For the influence of Latitude and Declination on
the effect of the planetary aspects, see 'Latitude.9
Descendant :
The opposite of Ascendant, the point on the west-
ern horizon where the Sun and the planets set, so
called, because from thence the heavenly bodies com-
mence their 'descent' towards the nadir of the celes-
tial sphere.
Detriment :
The opposite of 'Dignity,' which see.
Dignity :
A planet is said to be in its dignity, or to be 'es-
sentially dignified,' or to 'rule,' when it is in certain
signs which agree with it in nature, for then the
power of the sign and the power of the planet are
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compounded. The influence of the planet is thus
strengthened. Conversely, a planet is said to be in its
detriment when it is in the sign opposite to the one
it rules for then the nature of the sign and the nature
of the planet are incompatible and antagonistic, and
as a result the influence of the planet is weakened.
The table on page 81 shows the rulership of
the planets over the various signs and a study there-
of will bring out the underlying system and philos-
ophy.
The Sun is the center of our solar system, the
giver of life and heat, and the Moon is (so far as our
earth is concerned), the collector and reflector ol its
vitalizing rays. The solar ray attains its greatest in-
tensity in mid-summer when the Sun is in Cancer
and Leo, during June and July, and so Leo, the lion,
being a masculine sign of a fiery nature is in essential
agreement with the nature of the Sun and therefore
helps to dignify and strengthen it.
The effect of the feminine Moon on the earth's
tides shows its inherent affinity for water, which
brings it into essential agreement with the feminine
watery sign Cancer. On that account Cancer is its
home where it is strongest and most dignified.
The keyword of the Sun is Life, and that of the
Moon is Fecundation. The germ of life which comes
from the Sun is planted and watered by the Moon
which measures the period of gestation and brings all
things to birth. Saturn is the planet of obstruction
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and decay, the reaper with hour-glass and scythe who
cuts off the life given by the Sun and fostered by the
Moon, when his hour-glass shows that the fruits of
life's experience are ripe for harvest. Thus he is the
planet of death, and moves in an orbit on the out-
skirts of the solar system, which is the boundary
of Chaos, where all things are dissolved and trans-
muted by spiritual alchemy to finer and finer tex-
tures.
Therefore Saturn is in essential agreement with
Capricorn and Aquarius, the signs occupied by the
Sun during the cold months of mid-winter, December
and January. When placed in these signs his cold,
clammy hand makes itself felt as a powerful for?e
that crushes life and joy, that covers the life with tlie
gloom of death.
Between the orbits of Saturn and the Sun are the
orbits of the other planets, and when arranged in
order of their distance from the Sun, with the signs
of the zodiac so placed that Leo and Cancer are in the
center with their rulers, the Sun and Moon, and Sat-
urn's signs, Capricorn and Aquarius, one on each
wing, it appears that —
Jupiter whose orbit is inside Saturn 's,rules the
two signs next to Saturn's, namely, Sagittarius and
Pisces.
Mars' orbit is inside of Jupiter's, therefore he
rules the signs next to Jupiter's, namely, Aries and
Scorpio.
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Venus is inside Mars' orbit, so she is dignified in
the signs next to Mars' signs, namely, Taurus and
Libra.
Mercury, which is nearest to the Sun, rules the
signs between those of Venus and the Sun, namely
Gemini and Virgo- See 'Exaltation.'
Direct :
When planets move with the order of the signs
(from Aries to Taurus etc.), they are said to be di-
rect, but when they appear to move contrary to the
order of the signs (from Aries to Pisces), they are
said to be retrograde. In the ephemeris a capital 'R'
at the top of the monthly page is placed with the de-
grees and minutes of the planet's longitude on the
day when it begins to retrograde, and at the top of
its column while this motion continues. When the
planet resumes its direct motion, this is in-
dicated by a capital 'D,' but there are no *DV at
the top of the columns in the ephemeris to indicate
that the planets are 'direct* for that is their natural
line of progression. The *RV are only used to mark
that which is an anomaly.
The Sun and Moon are always direct in their mo-
tion, they are never stationary or retrograde. See
chapter on Retrogradation page 72.
Directions :
When a child is born it is immersed in an atmos-
phere charged with the stellar vibrations peculiar to
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that moment, which are stamped upon each atom of
the sensitive organism by the air inhaled with the first
breath. This planetary baptism is the basic cause of
all the child's characteristics and idiosyncrasies; it
gives certain tendencies which remain through life.
This is the Radix or Radical Horoscope which we
carry about in our bodies and, whether we know it or
not, it is the root of all events in life.
But the planets do not remain stationary in the
positions they occupied at the time of our birth ; their
progress is eternal as is that of our Father in
Heaven, and in time they form aspects other than
those which they made at birth. These progressed
configurations are called Directions, and they mark
the time in life when events are due to occur.
Directions are of two kinds, primary and sec-
ondary.
Primary directions are formed between the pro-
gressed planets and their positions at birth. If, for
instance, the Sun was in no degrees of Aries and Ju-
piter in 25 degrees of Leo at the birth of an individ-
ual, then, as the Sun moves forward in the Zodiac at
about one degree a day, it will be trine with Jupiter
about twenty-five days after birth. The system of
time measurement of the planetary progression in
general use reckons each day after birth equal to a
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year of life. Thus the said individual will meet with
a very fortunate event in the twenty-fifth year.
Aspects may also be formed between two pro-
gressed planets; to follow out the example given in
the last paragraph, Jupiter would progress one or
two degrees in the twenty-five days. It would then
be in 26 or 27 degrees of Leo, and after the Bun had
passed the trine with the radical Jupiter it would
come to the trine of the progressed Jupiter and this
would prolong the fortunate influence for several
years, though it should be borne in mind that the 1-
fect of aspects between two progressed planets is not
so strong as when the configuration is between a pro-
gressed and a radical planet.
Secondary directions are formed by the progres-
sion of the Moon to aspects with the planets, partic-
ularly the radical. These lunar aspects are of vital
importance, for unless the primary directions are
supported by aspects of the progressed Moon which
are of a similar nature, they come to naught. To
illustrate, by reference to the example of the S.m
trine Jupiter. If at the time when that culminated,
fhe progressed Moon had been in Gemini 25, sextile
to both the Sun and Jupiter, that would have given
a wonderfully favorable impetus to the event signi-
fied by the direction, but had the Moon been in Tau-
rus 25, square to Jupiter it would have prevented
the event and caused trouble instead. Had there
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been no secondary lunar direction at the time the
event would have remained latent until the next lu-
nar aspect of the progressed Moon either brought it
out to life or withered it.
Lunations (New Moons) are also powerful factors
in energizing directions, particularly if they are
eclipses. See 'Lunations' and 'Eclipses, also 'Tran-
sits'.
Double Bodied Signs :
Gemini, Sagittarius and Pisces. So called because
in the pictorial Zodiac Gemini is represented as a
pair of twins, Sagittarius as a Centaur, part man and
part horse, and Pisces as two fishes. They are of a
dual, vacillating nature, and it is remarkable that
events in the lives of people having these signs prom-
inent are repeated. They marry several times, their
misfortunes never come singly, but their good for-
tunes also come in multiple.
Dragon's Head:
The Moon's North Node. The Nodes are points in
the orbit of a planet where it crosses the ecliptic, or
Sun's path. The one where it crosses from south to
north is called its ascending or North node ; the other
point where it crosses from north to south is called
its descending or South node.
When the Sun is in the Bast and crosses the celes-
tial equator from the south to the north, it enters its
martial exaltation sign Aries as a conquering king
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at the vernal equinox, and all nature wakens to the
life, love and labor of another year. Therefore the
point where the lesser Light crosses into the north
declination is also subject to a benign life-giving in-
fluence, such as that ascribed to the Dragon's Head.
It fosters and promotes all matters within its in-
fluence.
But in the Fall Saturn, Satan, or the adversary,
stands in Tits exaltation-sign Libra ready to vanquish
with his cold clammy hand the lifegiving Sun and
usher it across its descending node, leaving the Nor-
thern Hemisphere to mourn and die. Therefore the
Moon's South Node, called the Dragon's Tail, is
deemed to be Saturnine in its effect and obstructs
all things wherewith it is connected.
Dragon's Tail:
The Moon's South Node. See Dragon 's Head.
Earthy Signs: Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn.
Eclipses: See 'Lunations.'
Ecliptic: The Sun's path among the constellations
of the firmament.
Election: See 'Horary Astrology.'
Elevation :
The zenith which is occupied by the Sun at Noon,
is the highest point in the heavens. The nearer that
position a planet is, the more elevated it is said to be.
Thus a planet in the Eleventh House is elevated
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above another which is in the Twelfth House, and a
planet in the Tenth House is elevated above all other
planets.
Elevation is very important, for it adds consid-
erably to the influence of a planet for good or ill. If
Mars, the planet of dynamic energy, is elevated and
in its own sign Aries, it endows the person with an
almost inexhaustible fund of energy and an indom-
itable courage, which will be found lacking if he is
placed in a weak sign and position like Virgo and
the Sixth House. Similarly with the other signs and
planets.
Ephemeris, plural Eph-e-mer-i-des:
An ephemeris is a twin sister of the Almanac,
and gives the geocentric Longitudes and Declina-
tions for the current year. It is absolutely necessary
in astrological calculations. But just as it is neces-
sary to get a new almanac for each year to see when
the Moon is new and full, when it is Easter or Christ-
mas, etc. so also is it necessary to have an ephemeris
for every year when we want to cast horoscopes for
people. True, the planets circle about the Sun, but
each has its own specific speed, and they do not come
into the same position relative to one another that
they have while you are reading this, until a period
which is called the Great Sidereal Year (25,868 or-
dinary years), has elapsed. Therefore all horoscopes,
even the horoscopes of twins differ, and it is neces-
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sary to have an ephemeris for the birth year of any
person before you can cast his horoscope.
Equator :
The earth's equator is an imaginary line in a plane
at right angles to the axis of the earth, and midway
between the North and South poles. It divides the
earth into two hemispheres, the Northern and South-
ern. If a pole hundreds of millions of miles in length
were thrust through the earth from the equator to
the center of the earth, the outer end would inscribe
a line on the firmament, when the earth rotates on
its axis, and this imaginary line is called the celestial
equator, or equinoctial. The latter name is given it
because when the Sun is at the points where the
ecliptic or Sun's path crosses the celestial equator
we have the equinoxes, the times when the days and
nights are of equal duration.
Equinoctial: See 'Equator.'
Equinox :
The equinoxes occur on the 21st of March when
the Sun enters Aries, and the 21st of September
when the Sun enters Libra. At those times the day
and night are of equal length all over the earth. See
'Equator,' and 'Precession of the Equinox/
Essential Dignity:
A planet is strengthened or essentially dignified
when it is in a sign which agrees with its own na-
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ture. This is thoroughly explained under 'Dignity,'
which see.
Exaltation :
It is explained under 'Dignity,' that when a
planet is in a sign of similar nature, it is thus
strengthened or dignified, but when another planet
of the same nature as the ruler enters that sign it
compounds its own qualities with those of the ruler
and the sign, and becomes exalted or powerfully
strengthened. For instance, Aries is a dry, fiery
sign. It is ruled by Mars, a dry, fiery planet, and
when the Sun, the source of heat and the giver of
Life enters this sign it is exalted to the superlative
degree of power, and forthwith Life begins to mani-
fest in all departments of nature. The point to be
borne in mind concerning what constitutes exalta-
tion is that it requires the compounding of three
similar natures. Scorpio is also a martial sign, but
it is watery and not in as complete agreement with
the nature of the Sun as Aries, therefore the Sun
could not be exalted in Scorpio as it is in Aries.
As the Lord of life and heat, the Sun, is always
opposed by Saturn in the rulership of their signs,
Leo and Aquarius, so also the cold and deathly Sat-
urn opposes the Sun from its exaltation-sign Libra.
Venus and Mars are the planets of attraction from
the point of sex, and as all that is generated by sex
is under the sway of death, Mars has thus a right t0
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rule Scorpio, the eighth-house sign denoting death;
it is also properly exalted in the Saturnine sign Cap-
ricorn, and Saturn, the Lord of Death is justly as-
cribed exaltation-power in Libra, the cardinal mas-
culine sign of Venus.
Cancer, the moist and feminine sign ruled by the
Moon is next to Leo, the hot and dry sign ruled by
the Sun. It is therefore required fcy the law of an-
alogy that the exaltation-sign of the Moon should be
next to that of the Sun, in Taurus. Venus, the plan-
et of Love, offers an avenue for the expression of the
lunar forces of fecundation, and the moist feminine
and fruitful sign Taurus is in entire agreement with
these tendencies, hence this sign offers the most pow-
erful expression for the force working through the
Moon, and she may therefore rightfully be called
exalted in Taurus. Venus binds us in the bonds of
love for the perpetuation of the race, therefore that
love is essentially selfish, hence productive of sorrow.
Who has loved much, has suffered much, hence the
tear-stained Venus is exalted in the watery twelfth-
house-sign Pisces, the sign of sorrow. There, by the
purifying effect of grief, the earthly, sensual love is
transmuted to Altruism under the benefic ray of Ju-
piter, the ruler, for it is not the will of our Father
that we should suffer beyond what we can bear, but
He will with every temptation provide a way of es-
cape.
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Cancer was pictured on the ancient Egyptian Zod-
iac as a beetle or scarab, which was their emblem of
the soul, and it is an esoteric truth that all souls en-
ter terrestrial life through the sphere of the Moon,
Cancer. Conception depends upon the place of the
Moon and the angle of its ray. Sagittarius, the Cen-
taur, is the symbol of aspiration, the man coming out
of the animal, and pointing his bow heavenward.
This sign is ruled by Jupiter, the planet of Benevo-
lence, which is now the seedground where our future
home is being prepared, where we shall sometime
dwell when we have learned the lessons to be taught
in the Earth Period and are ready to take up higher
work of the Jupiter Period as taught in the Rosicru-
cian Cosmo- Conception.
Thus, as the solar forces reflected through Can-
cer and the Moon result in generation, so the spirit-
ual ray of the Sun reflected through Cancer and Ju-
piter act as a regenerative power strengthening the
psychic and religious nature, and therefore Jupiter
is truly said to be exalted in Cancer.
Mercury is a planet of a variable nature; it takes
on the color and characteristics of any sign or planet
with which it is configurated; therefore it has no
particular affinity with any of the other planets or
signs ruled by the other planets, and hence must seek
exaltation in its own signs. And as Gemini is
masculine it is not so well in accord with Mercury as
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is the listless negative sign Virgo, hence that is the
sign of Mercury's exaltation.
Fall:
When a planet is in the sign opposite its exalta-
tion-sign it is said to be in its 'fall,' for that sign,
its Lord and exaltation-ruler are all of exactly the
opposite nature. Thus, when the glorious Sun which
is exalted in Aries, is in the opposite sign Libra
where the cold and dreary Saturn has domain, it is
weakened and afflicted thereby. Conversely, when
Saturn is in the sign Aries, the Sun's exaltation-sign,
it shrivels and shrinks under the heat rays. When
the benefic amiable Jupiter, exalted in Cancer, is
placed in the opposite sign Capricorn, the sign of
the surly Saturn, and the exaltation-sign of the
brusque Mars it is surely afflicted and in its fall.
Similarly with the other planets.
Feminine Signs:
The feminine signs comprise the six signs with
even numbers: Taurus, the second sign, Cancer the
fourth sign, etc. This includes the earthy signs, Tau-
rus, Virgo and Capricorn; and the watery signs,
Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces. Earth and water are the
two attributes of 'Mother' Nature. Given them she is
able to bring forth, and so the signs which have affin-
ity with these essential elements may well be called
'feminine.' Even Virgo, which is essentially barren
is perhaps the most important of the feminine signs,
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for when the Sun is in Virgo during September, the
spiritual wave of rejuvenating life commences its
descent into the earth where it centres at Christmas
and then commences to radiate the germinal life
which springs forth and blooms at Easter. Then the
Savior having given his life once for all, once more as-
cends to the Father.
Fiery Signs: Aries, Leo and Sagittarius.
Fixed Signs:
Taurus, Scorpio, Leo and Aquarius are called
'fixed' signs because when they are on the angles of a
horoscope and many planets are in them, they make
the person very 'set,' and give him an unusual
amount of perseverance so that he will nearly always
achieve whatever he attempts to do if it is humanly
possible.
Fixed Stars:
The twelve constellations of the Zodiac are com-
posed of a large number of stars, and all over the
firmament we see clusters of luminous bodies, which
seem to preserve the same position relative to one
another, differing in this respect from the Sun, Moon
and planets which we see moving among the star
clusters. Therefore the star clusters composing the
zodiacal constellations are called 'fixed stars.' It is
a matter of knowledge however, that their immobil-
ity is only apparent because of their vast distance
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from us, and that they are really rushing through
space at an enormous speed,
In Astrology we deal principally with the twelve
constellations of fixed stars composing the Zodiac.
There is no doubt that other fixed stars have an in-
fluence on human affairs, but our minds are still too
weak to grasp the full significance of zodiacal signs,
the planets and houses in all their multitudinous
combinations, and if we attempt to mix in the other
fixed stars and their aspects we shall surely be lost
in the maze. Therefore the student is advised to
consider only the following fixed stars: Pleiades,
located in 29 degrees of Taurus ; Ascelli, in 6 degrees
of Leo; and Antares, in 8 degrees of Sagittarius.
These stars, it has been observed, have a decidedly
detrimental effect upon the eyes. When the Sun or
Moon is in these degrees and afflicted by one of the
malefics, or when one of the malefics is in one of
these degrees, and the Sun or Moon afflicted any-
where in the horoscope, trouble with the eyes result.
Figure :
The horoscope, or map of the heavens cast by
astrologer.s is usually spoken of as a 'figure.'
Fruitful Signs:
Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces, the signs comprising
the watery Triplicity, are the particular vehicles of
the fertilizing function in nature. When the Moon
is in these signs she pours out with specially free
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hand the Water of Life, the fecundating principle,
and it is a matter of observation that seeds planted
when the Moon is in these signs bear more bounteous-
ly than when planted under less favorable conditions.
Geocentric System of Astrology :
When Corpernicus proved that the earth and
the other planets revolve around the Sun, he is said
by scoffers and sceptics to have exploded the system
of Astrology which regards the earth as the center
around which the Sun, Moon and planets circle.
That is a mistaken idea, which may perhaps be shown
by an illustration. We still continue to say that the
Sun rises, though we know that it is the earth that
moves while the Sun remains stationary; but wheth-
er the Sun moves in a circle around the earth, and
illuminates each portion of its surface in turn,
or the earth moves upon its axis and thus exposes
one part after another to the rays of the stationary
Sun, the effect upon the earth is the same, namely,
we get light and sunshine during part of the twenty-
four hours. Similarly with the other planets,
Astrology judges their effects when in certain posi-
tions relative to the earth, regardless of how they
came there. Besides, it is so much more convenient
to speak from the geocentric standpoint and say "the
Sun rises at six," than to say "the axial rotation of
the earth will bring us in line with the Sun's rays to-
morrow at six o'clock." Even the most arrogant
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ranter against the so-called geocentric fallacy would
probably balk at taking his medicine In that way.
Good and Bad:
'Good' and 'bad* are terms one often hears ap-
plied to horoscopes, aspects and planets, and it there-
fore seems necessary to emphasize that in reality all
is GOOD. In the Father's Kingdom, the Universe,
there can be nothing permanently 'bad,' and that
which we so designate is really only good in the
making.
It may also be said that a horoscope is not neces-
sarily good because the aspects of the planets are
by trines and sextiles. Sometimes it is the very re-
verse, for it is in the struggle of life that we develop
strength; very few are strong enough to stand pros-
perity. Chances are that in a horoscope full of good
aspects there lurks the snare of indolence so that the
person does not exert himself and becomes drift-
wood upon the ocean of life, while another who has
what we call a very afflicted horoscope is roused by
the adverse conditions generated by squares and op-
positions, and by sheer force of will conquers his
stars and masters his destiny. In that case, and
there are many, the 'bad' horoscope is surely a great-
er blessing than a good one. It is no use to have
an automobile if we are too lazy to keep it oiled and
cleaned, for it will give us a lot of trouble, and un-
less we keep the wheels of fortune oiled by constant
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attention to the opportunities of life, the horoscope
will not help us no matter how 'good' it is. But if
we have what is called a 'good' horoscope and do our
part, it will prove a triumphal chariot in which we
may ride the royal road of life. And the best axle
oil is called helpfulness. The heavier you load your
car down with lame and weary ones, the easier it
will ride.
And Saturn ! Yes, it is true that he is responsible
for most of the whip lashes of fate, but he can give
us nothing that we have not earned, and the purpose
is not vengeance, but education. The moment we
realize that deep down in our hearty, we shall cease
to murmur, and ask: Why is this happening to me,
what have I done to deserve it ? Then, seeking pray-
erfully for the reason, that we may learn to mend
our ways in that respect and so escape kindred trials
in future, we shall draw nearer to our Father, and
learn to kiss the cross. Thus, instead of being an un-
mitigated evil, the visitations of Saturn are opportu-
nities to correct our wrongdoings and learn wisdom.
It is similar with other so-called Malefics. At
present their influence seems evil to us because we
have not learned to work in harmony with them for
the highest good.
But even today, the aspects of Saturn to the Moon
and Mercury give depth to the mind and power of
concentration, which are decidedly good. Mars in
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aspect with these planets energizes the mind and
makes it more alert; Uranus in aspect to them gives
a spiritual perception to those who can express this
faculty, but they are very few.
On the other hand, the so-called good planets
may be decidedly detrimental by fostering self-indul-
gence, and therefore the appellation 'good' or 'bad'
is ambiguous. The true esoteric student will care-
fully cultivate this mode of mind with regard to the
factors in Astrology, and always base his judgment
on this conception of the planets and their aspects.
A malefic that is well placed and aspected will
prove of more help than a benefic that is weak and
afflicted.
Great Sidereal Tear: See 'Intellectual Zodiac.'
Heliocentric Astrology :
A system introduced by certain modern astrolo-
gers in an effort to conform to the Copernican con-
ception of the solor system with the Sun as the centre.
It is not satisfactory however, for while those who
practice geocentric Astrology have the records and
observations of past ages to guide them, the votaries
of the new system have mainly speculation.
Horary Astrology :
The science of judging how a certain matter will
turn out from a figure set up for the time the ques-
tion was asked. The philosophy is that the same stel-
lar influence which makes a person sufficiently anx-
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ions to a^k the question contains also the answer.
Therefore, if the person who wants to know is an
astrologer, he erects a horoscope for the time when
he first thought of consulting the stars. If a person
who cannot set up a figure applies personally to an
astrologer, the latter sets up a figure for the time
when the question is asked of him, and if the question
comes through the mail, he casts a horoscope for the
time he actually read the question in the letter. This
is very important, for if the figure be set up for a
wrong time, the judgment is certain to be wrong.
It sometimes happens that the matter asked about has
not reached such a state of completion that the issue
is settled, and a definite answer can be given. There-
fore the first tiling to do after the figure has been
cast, is to see if it is 'radical,' and can be judged.
If the first or second degree of any sign is rising,
or if one of the three last degrees of any sign rises, or
if the Moon is in the last three degrees of any sign, or
void of course, it is not safe to judge but the inquirer
should wait a more favorable time and ask the ques-
tion again.
When Saturn is on the Ascendant or in the
First House he always obstructs the matter, and if
he is in the Seventh House the astrologer's judgment
fails.
If none of these things hinder, the figure may be
judged by the following method :
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The Lord of the Ascendant, planets in the First
House, if any, and the Moon represent the inquirer.
Determine next by what House the thing asked about
is ruled, then consider whether the Lord of that
House is favorably aspected with the Lord of the
Ascendant, the planets in the First House, and the
Moon. If so, the matter will come to a favorable
conclusion, but if these significators are aspected by
square or opposition, the matter will come to naught.
But if someone else comes to you with a propo-
sition, and you set up a figure to aid you in forming
an idea of what to do, be sure to remember that HE
is the prime mover in the matter, and that therefore
the Moon, Ascendant and First House are his signif-
icators, while you are represented 6y the Seventh
House and its Lord. It does not matter that you ask
the question, the proposition that you ask about is
his; and lack of this knowledge has been a stumbling
block to many who have given a wrong judgment on
that account.
The things signified by the Houses are briefly
as follows:
First House: Matters of an intimate personal
nature.
Second House: Financial gain.
Third House: Matters concerning brothers and
sisters, short journeys.
Fourth House: Houses and lands, patrimony
and removals.
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Fifth House: Children, messengers and news-
papers.
Sixth House-. Servants and disease.
Seventh House-. Marriage, partnership, law-
suits.
Eighth House: Legacies.
Ninth House : Travel, mental state and capacity.
Tenth House: Social standing.
Eleventh House: Friends,hopea and wishes.
Twelfth House: Enemies and trouble.
The planets which aspect your significators fa-
vorably show whence you may find help to obtain
your wish, and the planets which afflict your stars
indicate what hinders, and by blending these augurs
you may know what to expect and how to proceed-
Study these rules carefully ,and pay strict attention
to them, then you will know how to answer all ques-
tions that may be asked.
Horary Astrology may also be used to select a
favorable time for commencing an important under-
taking, for the starting point of an enterprise is its
birth, and the influences then governing will be pow-
erful determinators of success or failure. It is said
that the Eoyal Astronomer who laid the corner-stone
for the Observatory at Greenwich u^ed this method,
and that has certainly been a very useful and suc-
cessful institution.
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To thus select a time for an undertaking is called
"making an election."
Horizon :
The birthplace is, in Astrology, always consider-
ed the highest point on earth, and the principal cir-
cle seen from there is the horizon. This is either
sensible or rational.
The sensible horizon is the circle which bounds
our view, where heaven and earth seem to meet.
The rational "horizon is below the sensible hori-
zon, in the plane of the earth's centre.
Houses :
The Houses are divisions of the earth, as the
signs are of the heavens. The Zodiac appears to move
at the rate of one degree in every four minutes, but
the Houses are considered stationary relative to the
birthplace.
The birthplace is always considered the highest
place on earth. And from that point four imaginary
lines are drawn to the four cardinal points, North,
East, South and West. Imagine a line drawn from
your birthplace to the point directly overhead where
the Sun is at noon. That would be directly South,
and this line is regarded as the cusp of the Tenth
House, which for that reason is called the Midheaven.
If this line is extended through the centre of the
earth, to the opposite side of the earth and thence
into space, that lower part would point North, and
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form the cusp of the Fourth House called the Nadir,
which is opposite the Tenth.
These two points are invested by the same de-
grees of the Zodiac, at any given time regardless of
whether the birthplace is near the pole or the equa-
tor. In the latter case, we may also imagine a line
drawn at right angles across the Meridian, (as the
line in the horoscope from the Midheaven to the
Nadir is called), from East to West, and that would
then form the cusps of the First and Seventh Houses.
By dividing each of the four sections into three we
would have twelve compartments of equal size, name-
ly thirty degrees each.
But all birthplaces are not on the equator, and
owing to the spherical shape of the earth and the in-
clination of the earth's axis, the sizes of the houses
vary more and more as we approach the poles, so
that some houses may have only twelve or fifteen de-
grees, while others have more than sixty. See page
49 for a more detailed analysis.
The reason for this division of the earth into
houses may be comprehended when we consider that
the Sun's rays affect us differently in the morning,
at noon and at night, also in summer and winter ; and
if we study the cause, we shall readily see that it is
the angle at which the ray strikes us or the earth
which produces the difference in effect. Similarly
with the stellar rays, Astrologers have observed that
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a child born at or near noon, when the Sun's rays
strike the birthplace from the Tenth House, has a
better chance of advancement in life, other things
being equal, than one born after Sundown, for the
latter generally remains a servant. Therefore they
say that the Tenth House determines social position
and honor, but the Sixth House, which is just below
the Western horizon rules service and employment.
By similar observations and tabulations it has been
found that the other planetary rays affect the various
departments of life when their ray is projected
through the other houses, and therefore each house
is said to 'rule' certain things. The student will find
a diagram of the houses and the affairs ruled by each
on pages 30 and 31.
The divisions of houses are sometimes called
'mundane' houses to emphasize that they are div-
isions of the earth; and the signs of the Zodiac are
also loosely spoken of as the 'houses' or 'homes,' of
the planets which rule them, for instance, Virgo is
the 'house' of Mercury, Capricorn is the 'home' of
Saturn.
Hyleg:
A term used by ancient Arabian Astrologers to
designate the points in the horoscope which are the
principal foci of vitality and health, namely the Sun,
Moon and Ascendant.
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It needs but little argument to show that the
great and glorious reservoir of life which we call the
Sun is an important factor in the matter of health,
and that the lesser Light, the Moon, has dominion in
this respect, for she collects and reflects the solar ray.
And it is a matter of common knowledge that she is
in some way connected with gestation, and parturi-
tion, therefore, the Moon is the particular sig-
nificator of health in a woman's horoscope while the
Sun has the strongest influence in a man's figure.
Both are important however, for if, in a man's fig-
ure, Saturn is square to the Moon he will feel it, but
if this configuration happens in a woman's horoscope,
she will feel it more; and conversely, Saturn square
to the Sun in a woman's horoscope will affect her
health, but not in the same degree as it will that of
a man when occurring in his figure.
The reason why the Ascendant is designated aa
a factor in health and vitality is not so apparent up-
on the surface, but when we realize that the Ascend-
ant at birth is the Moon's place at conception, the
reason is obvious, for the Moon is the planet of fe-
cundation, the focus and reflector of the solar Life-
forces, and if, at the time of conception, when the
human seed-atom was planted, she was in a weak sign
like Virgo, there is a fundamental lack of energy and
vitality at the very start of life, and a consequent
lassitude which affects through all the years of its
existence, the body then beginning to germinate.
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Thus, to sum up, the Sun, Moon and Ascendant
are all important significators of health and vitality
for both sexes, but the position and aspects of the
Moon are more important to a woman than those of
the Sun and Ascendant, and the position and aspects
of the Sun are more vital to the health of a man than
the two other factors.
In modern times the word 'Hyleg,' and the des-
ignation of the vital parts of the horoscope as 'hy-
legiacaP places are not generally used. The writer
always speaks of them as 'significators of health,'
then everybody understands what is meant, and it
seems senseless to befog the subject with mysterious
terms when good, plain English conveys our mean-
ing so much better. It should also be understood
that to judge any subject, be it health, wealth, joy
or sorrow or any other thing that may befall, the
special significators give only a limited amount of
information. To obtain a really comprehensive
knowledge each subject must be judged from the
horoscope as a whole.
Infortunes or Malefics:
Mar#, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, for explan-
ation see 'Good' and 'Bad.'
Inferior Planets:
Astronomers so designate Venus and Mercury,
because they always remain very close to- the Sun,
and are never seen in parts of the heavens opposite
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the Sun. The idea in the minds of the astronomers
seems to be that these planets are in leading strings
so to speak. The esoteric reason for their proximity
to the Sun will be found on page 10, which see.
Intellectual Zodiac:
On either side of the ecliptic or Sun's path are
a number of fixed stars which form twelve groups or
constellations, that are called 'signs of the Zodiac,'
not because they resemble the animals they are sup-
posed to represent, but because their influence has
developed, or is still engaged in bringing out in us
the main characteristics embodied in the animal sym-
bol. The bombastic arrogance, the energy and cour-
age which come from Aries could not be better sym-
bolized than by the ram, neither could the quiet, but
prodigious strength and the stubborn persistence
which come from the divine Hierarchs who work
with us from the constellation Taurus be more aptly
described than by the symbolic 'Bull.' The char-
acteristics of the other signs must be interpreted in
similar terms, for the Zodiac is fhe womb of the so-
lar system; and sometime when we and the myriads
of other beings who are now evolving in our solar
system have learned all the lessons of this phase of
existence, we also shall form a Zodiac and perform
a similar service for others as the twelve Great Cre-
ative Hierarchies are now doing for us.
These twelve constellations are called the 'natu-
ral* Zodiac ; they remain always in the same relative
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positions, at least their movement is so slight that
centuries elapse without appreciable change in their
position. Hence we may use a table of houses our
whole life, but we must buy an ephemeris of the
planets' places every year.
Every year on the 21st of March the Sun leaves
the Southern Hemisphere, crosses the celestial equa-
tor, and enters the Northern degrees of latitude
where he remains during the summer. But owing
to a vibratory motion of the poles of the earth, call-
ed 'nutation' by astronomers, the Sun crosses the
celestial equator a little earlier (precedes) than it
did the year before, and as day and night are of
equal length at the point where the Sun crosses the
celestial equator or equinoctial, this precedent cross-
ing is called 'the precession of the equinox-'
If there were no precession of the equinox the
Sun would always enter the constellation Aries at
the vernal equinox, but on account of this backward
motion of one degree in about seventy-two years, the
vernal equinox occurs in the first degree of Pisces
about 2156 years later. After a similar period of
time it recedes to the first degree of Aquarius, and so
on through the circle of the twelve signs in about 25,-
868 years. At the time when the Sun was in Taurus,
the sign of the 'Bull,' at the vernal equinox, the an-
cient Egyptians worshiped the sacred 'Bull Apis'
and their priests wore the Uraeus or Serpent Symbol
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belonging to Scorpio, the Serpent sign opposite Tau-
rus, to indicate their possession of the esoteric wis-
dom. When the Sun went into Aries by precession
it became idolatry for 'the chosen people' to worship
the 'Bull/ or golden calf; they left 'Egypt' and pin-
ned their faith to the 'lamb' or 'ram' which was then
'slain'. But according to the esoteric symbol of Lib-
ra, the scales of justice, which is opposite Aries, he
shall come again as judge. In A. D. 498 the Sun was
in the first degree of Aries at the equinox, and in the
1418 years which have since elapsed it has receded
nineteen degrees, forty-two minutes, so that in 1916
the Sun crosses the equator in ten degrees, eighteen
minutes of Pisces, and in the year 2658 it will be on
the cusp of Aquarius. During the 2000 years which
have elapsed since the equinox came within orb of
Pisces, the fishes, the religious rites have required
that the people anoint themselves with the Piscean
Water at the door of the church, the Service was per-
formed by a priest whose headgear wa,s made to re-
semble the head of a fish, and they were commanded
to abstain from the eating of meat at certain times,
and bade eat fish instead. They were also taught
to worship an immaculate Virgin because Virgo is
the sign opposite Pisces; and this worship will con-
tinue, though in a decreasing degree until the new
ideal embodied in the sign Aquarius and its opposite
sign Leo has superceded orthodox Christianity as
that has taken the place of the earlier religions.
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Since the middle of last century the Aquarian in-
fluence, focused by the equinox, has made itself felt
because the Sun's orb is so large that it touches the
cusp of Aquarius, and as a consequence we have had
an unprecedented awakening of thought and a gal-
axy of inventions previously undreamed of as remot-
est possibilities. But as the years go on, the equinoc-
tial Sun will illuminate our minds in such a manner
as to justify our grandchildren in speaking of this
as "the dark age"; and when, in the year 2658, the
Sun's actual entrance into Aquarius ushers in a new
age, they will be justified in thinking of the Piscean
age as we do of the time B. C.
We see then, that there is a natural Zodiac com-
posed of the stationary star clusters, Aries, Taurus,
etc., and a shifting Zodiac, which starts at the equi-
noctial point, no matter where in the constellations
that occurs; and the first thirty degrees from that
point are called Aries, the next thirty degrees are
called Taurus, and so on. This is the intellectual
Zodiac.
This may seem an arbitrary manner of division
but it is a matter of observation that though the equi-
nox actually occurs in Pisces ten degrees at the pres-
ent time, the Spring activities ascribed to the Sun
in Aries commence at once after the equinox. There
is, however, a blending of Aries and Pisces which ac-
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counts for certain evolutionary changes. In this con-
nection the student is referred to pages 26 and 27.
Intercepted :
See article on ' Houses' before reading this. In
the article on 'Houses,' it is stated that owing to the
spherical shape of the earth and the inclination of
the earth's axis, some of the mundane houses in the
higher Northern latitudes are only twelve or fifteen
degrees, while others are forty, fifty or sixty de-
grees long. But the signs of the Zodiac are only
thirty degrees, and it therefore follows that in cases
where a mundane house is very long, one or even two
whole signs may be included within its cusps. In
the horoscope of Erman C. born January 25th, 1912
at 3 A. M. in Ogden, la., we find 24 degrees of Sagit-
tarius on the second cusp, and Aquarius 11 on the
third. Thus the second house is forty-seven degrees
long, including the whole sign Capricorn with the
planets Mercury and Uranus, and an astrologer
would describe the situation by saying that Capri-
corn is 'intercepted' in the second house. When he
speaks of the planets in this intercepted sign he says
that Mercury and Uranus are intercepted in Capri-
corn in the second house.
When a sign is intercepted in a house, fhe oppo-
site sign is also intercepted in the opposite house;
consequently we find Cancer intercepted in the
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eighth house with Neptune in it.
Regarding the influence of interception, we find
that when a planet is in an intercepted sign its in-
fluence is held in abeyance or latency until by pro-
gression it moves out of the intercepted sign. This
tendency may be somewhat modified by a strong as-
pect, or a number of minor or weak ones, but an in-
tercepted planet never has the same power over the
life as one that is free.
Latitude :
In Astronomy, the distance a planet is North or
South of the ecliptic, or Sun's path.
In Geography, the distance a city or place is
North or South of the Equator.
Note — The distance of the heavenly bodies North or
South of the celestial equator is not caUed latitude,
but DECLINATION. When the Sun is at its highest
Northern point in the tropic of Cancer, we do not
say that it is in twenty-three degrees of North lati-
tude, but that it is in twenty-three degres of North
declination. See 'Declination.'
Lights: The Sun and Moon.
Logarithms :
Were originally invented by Lord Napier to make
arithmetical calculations easy. They were later adapt-
ed to the decimal system, and are used by astrono-
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mers who calculate directions by arc. But for cal-
culation of the planets' places by Longitude and
in relation to the day of twenty-four hours, it is nec-
essary to calculate a special set, which will be found
in the back of our ephemeris. By use of them mul-
tiplication is performed by addition, and division by
subtraction.
Long Ascension: Signs of, See 'Ascension.'
Longitude :
In Geography, Longitude is measured from the
Meridian of Greenwich, East or West on the Equa-
tor.
In Astronomy, the Longitude of the planets is
measured on the ecliptic or Sun's path starting with
the first point of Aries at the vernal equinox. When
the distance is reckoned on the equinoctial, or celes-
tial equator it is called Eight Ascension.
Lord:
A planet is said to be 'Lord' of the signs it rules ;
e. g. Mars is Lord of Aries and Scorpio; Venus is
'Lady' of Taurus and Libra. See 'Dignity' and 'Ex-
altation. '
Luminaries: The Sun and Moon.
Lunar: Pertaining to 'Luna,' the Moon.
Lunation :
A lunation is a conjunction of the Sun and Moon,
a 'New Moon.' In our ephemeris all New Moons,
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Full Moons, and eclipses are plainly marked at the
head of the pages.
When a lunation falls within three degrees of an
aspect to any of the planets or other vital points in
the radical horoscope it has a marked effect upon af-
fairs during the current month, and will easily take
the place of an aspect of the progressed Moon which
is needed to fructify the planetary indications then
in force. Even apart from primary directions, if a
New Moon falls in close conjunction with a malefic,
it will produce trouble in minor matters, and con-
versely, a lunation which falls on the place of Ju-
piter or Venus will make things pleasant.
When a New Moon is a solar eclipse it produces
first, the usual effect of a lunation during its current
month, if in aspect with any of the radical planets,
and secondly, similar effects during the months of the
following year when aspects of the same nature are
formed with the place of the eclipse. That is to say,
if the eclipse fell in the twelfth house in Leo, square
to Mars in Scorpio, in the third house, then it
would produce enmity with brothers and sisters dur-
ing the month of August when the eclipse was form-
ed. In November when the lunation occurs in Scor-
pio more fuel will be added to the fire by the square
with the eclipse. In February when the Sun is in op-
position to the eclipse there will be more trouble
from the same source, and also in May when the last
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square occurs. Conversely, if the initial aspect of the
eclipse is good, more benefit will be experienced dur-
ing the months when sextiles and trines are formed.
The cycle of lunations is nineteen years ; for exam-
ple, in July 1900 the lunation occurred on the 26th
of July in three degrees of Leo, and in 1919 another
lunation will occur on the 26th of July in three de-
grees of Leo. Thus the student may calculate the
lunations of future years with sufficient accuracy for
all practical purposes.
Eclipses may also be calculated for future years
in a similarly easy rough and ready manner if the
student has the ephemerides for past years.
During her monthly course the Moon zigzags
across the ecliptic, and at the conductions, or New
Moons, is generally a number of degrees away from
the ecliptic. Under such conditions we have just an
ordinary New Moon. In order to have a total solar
eclipse the Moon must be directly in the Sun's path
as seen from the earth, and the declination of the
Sun and Moon must be practically the same ; also the
moon must have practically no latitude.
There are never less than two eclipses in a year,
and they are solar, nor are there ever more than sev-
en, but these extreme numbers happen very seldom.
The usual number of eclipses is four; two solar and
two lunar eclipses, and they usually come in pairs
and six months apart. The Full Moon preceding or
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following a solar eclipse is usually a lunar eclipse.
Also if one pair of eclipses occurs in February, look
for the other pair in August.
Bearing the above in mind, eclipses in any year
may be found with fair success by the following sim-
ple rule :
(1.) From the year for which eclipses are want-
ed, subtract 18. The resulting year we will call the
'Eclipse Tear.'
(2.) Search the 'Eclipse Year' for New and
Full Moons which are eclipses. Note their dates
only.
(3.) In the year previous to the 'Eclipse Year,'
note the dates and zodiacal places of the lunations
which occur about eleven days after the dates ob-
tained in the 'Eclipse Year.' These are the dates and
places of eclipses in the year wanted.
In order to test the simple rules of thumb here
given, let us imagine this is the year 1910, and that
we want to find the first solar eclipse occurring in
1915. We take an ephemeris for 1897 which is
eighteen years earlier than 1915, and look for the
first solar eclipse.
"We find a solar eclipse on the 1st of February
1897.
To ascertain the date and degree of the Zodiac in
which this eclipse will fall in 1915, we look for in-
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formation in the ephemeris for 1896, which is one
year earlier than the 'Eclipse Year' 1897.
There we find that the first New Moon which oc-
curred after February 1st, fell in the afternoon of
the 13th of February, in twenty-four degrees, nine-
teen minutes of Aquarius, and we therefore judge
that there will be a solar eclipse on the 13th of Feb-
ruary 1915 in twenty-four degrees, nineteen min-
utes of Aquarius.
After completing our calculations we cease to
make believe about living in 1910, and take up the
ephemeris for 1915 to see if our rules have given the
right result; and we find that a solar eclipse did oc-
cur on the morning of the 14th of February 1915, in
Aquarius, twenty-four degrees, forty-two minutes,
proving the rule to have given an essentially cor-
rect result. See 'Transits.'
Malefics :
Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. See 'Good
and Bad.'
Masculine Signs:
Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius and Aquar-
ius are called Masculine. These include the fiery
triplicity, Aries, Leo and Sagittarius, and the airy
triplicity, Gemini, Libra and Aquarius. The femi-
nine signs include the earthy and watery triplicities.
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Earth and water are negative and inert, but are
acted upon by the positive elements. The winds stir
the waters of the ocean and volcanic fires shake the
earth. Therefore the fiery and airy signs are called
masculine. See 'Feminine Signs.'
Meridian :
An imaginary circle drawn between the North
and South poles over the face of the earth. As this
line runs directly North and South, all places locat-
ed thereon have noon at the same time. See ' Houses.'
Midheaven, or Zenith:
The point in the sky, directly overhead. When
it is noon, the Sun is in the Midheaven. It is usually
written M. C. See 'Houses.'
Movable Signs.
Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn. See 'Car-
dinal Signs.'
Mundane Houses, and Mundane Aspects:
See 'Houses.'
Mutual Reception: See 'Reception.'
Nadir, or Immum Coeli, usually written I. C.
The point in the heavens directly beneath the
birthplace opposite the other side of the earth. It
is the point opposite to the Midheaven. The Sun is
there at Midnight. See 'Midheaven' and 'Houses.'
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Nativity :
The same as 'Horoscope,' and 'Radix;' a map of
the heavens cast for the moment of birth. See
'Figure.'
Natural Zodiac: See 'Intellectual Zodiac.'
Nebulae :
Cloudy star clusters, worlds in the making. Three
of them are known to have an inimical effect on the
eyesight. See 'Fixed Stars.'
Nodes: See 'Dragon's Head.'
Northern Signs:
Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, and Virgo.
So called because the Sun is in these signs when he
is above the equator in the Spring and Summer.
Nutation :
A vibratory motion of the axis of the earth which
is responsible for the precession of the equinox. See
'Intellectual Zodiac.'
Oblique Ascension: See 'Ascension.'
Occidental :
"Western. When the Sun or planets have passed
the Zenith, Midheaven or noon mark, they begin to
set towards the Western horizon, therefore the plan-
ets in the ninth, eighth and seventh houses of the
horoscope are said to be 'occidental' or Western, and
planets in the twelfth, eleventh and tenth houses
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which are ascending from the Eastern horizon to the
Midheaven, as the Sun does in the forenoon, are said
to be 'oriental' or Eastern.
But when the Sun sets in the place where we live,
it rises on another part of the world represented by
the sixth, fifth, fourth, third, second and first houses
of our horoscope, and during that time it is also or-
iental, and occidental to their Midheaven, which cor-
responds to our Nadir. When it rises from their
Eastern horizon, which is our descendant, through
the sixth, fifth and fourth houses, it is called ori-
ental, and when it gradually sets towards their
Western Horizon, which is our Ascendant, it is called
occidental.
Therefore, planets in the twelfth, eleventh, tenth,
sixth, fifth, and fourth houses are called oriental,
and the planets in the other six houses are called occi-
dental or Western.
Opposition :
When two planets are in the same degree of op-
posite signs, they are said to be in ' Opposition. ' See
'Aspect' and 'Orb.'
Orb:
Planets form aspects which influence human af-
fairs when they are in the same degree of the Zodiac,
or a certain number of degrees apart. But it has
been found that the influence is felt even when plan-
ets are not exactly the required number of degrees
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apart. Thus a planet has a subtle sphere which
makes it effective before an exact aspect is formed,
and after it has been dissolved, and this is called its
orb.
Orbit : The path of a planet around the Sun.
Orbital Revolution :
The revolution of a planet in its orbit around the
Sun. The time occupied by the orbital revolutions
of all the planets is given on page 7.
Oriental :
Eastern, see 'Occidental' for explanation.
Parallel :
The aspect formed between two planets when they
are in the same degree of declination, either North or
South of the celestial equator. See page 75.
Part of Fortune :
A point in the horoscope which opposes or fav-
ors the financial fortunes according to the aspects it
receives from the planets. The philosophy and the
method of calculating it are given on page 60 etc.
To prove whether the 'Part of Fortune' is rightly
calculated, observe whether the distance from the
Sun to the Moon equals the distance from the Ascen-
dant to the 'Part of Fortune.'
Physical Appearance'.
The physical type is determined by four principal
factors. These are the Ascendant or Rising Sign,
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which represents the body, the Lord of the Ascen-
dant, Rising Planets, namely planets in the first
house, particularly when they are in the sign on its
cusp, and the Sign containing the Sun. Note how-
ever, that the Sun must have some strength in the
matters of position and aspects in order to bring into
evidence the physical characteristics of its sign. The
above elements are arranged in the usual order of their
importance. Their blending determines whether a
person be tall or short, dark or fair, and all his other
physical peculiarities. See "Me.ssage of the Stars"
for a more detailed explanation of this matter.
Planets :
The heavenly bodies of God's Ambassadors which
circle about the Sun.
As man is made in the image of God, who is three-
fold in manifestation, so astrologically, the higher
self in man is represented by a circle with the cen-
tral point denoting the highest spiritual aspect, the
Divine Spirit whose faculty is Will. Therefore, the
Sun stands in the horoscope as the highest expression
of the individual self. It denotes the positive out-
going influence in man, his character in the highest
sense of the word.
The symbol of the planet Venus is a circle above
the cross. It denotes wisdom which is not mere in-
tellectuality, but Intuition and Imagination. Hence,
the nature of Venus is essentially love, and it is the
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cementing influence in the life whereby we are at-
tracted to others for mutual benefit ; although Venus
in and of herself is not concerned with mutual bene-
fit, it being her nature to attract others, and that
good comes by her is only an incident.
The planet Jupiter is symbolized by the half -cir-
cle above the crosa It denotes the human spirit,
whose faculty is abstract thought. Therefore, the
planet Jupiter stands for the higher mind, the mind
that is unconcerned with material things, and ex-
presses itself in abstract thought, as religion, phil-
osophy and the higher sciences.
Mars is the opposite of Venus. It is symbolized
by the cross above the circle, so that while it is Ven-
us's nature to unselfishly love, and to give to others,
it is the nature of Mars to desire for selfish ends. It
therefore denotes all the outgoing energy of the low-
er nature, the desire body, the passional and emotion-
al aspect of man, which causes him to work outwards
in the world, to overcome obstacles and to gather ex-
perience.
Saturn is the opposite of Jupiter, the cross of
matter above the half-circle denoting the brain mind.
It is that which gives persistence to the impulses of
Mars, and symbolizes the relatively permanent part
of the lower nature, that which has been weighed and
found to be of use. It is, therefore, symbolical of
the seed-atoms of Man's lower vehicles, wherein are
stored the experiences of all past lives. Hence, Sat-
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urn denotes the mechanical ability, the chastity and
justice; the perseverance and material attainments
which have been made into virtues through his purg-
ing influence. He stands as the reaper of the things
that have been sown in the body, and as such he ap-
pears often in the life to chastise us for the wrong we
have done; not vandalistically, but in order that we
may learn the lessons of how to act rightly.
The Moon is the reflection of the Sun. That to-
gether with the Ascendant, denotes the formation of
the physical body, the Moon being particularly the
symbol of the vital body, and the Ascendant the sig-
nificator of the dense body. Hence, these two stand
for that which is man's tool in action; the most per-
fect part of his nature, but at the same time, the
most evanescent. The Moon is, therefore, the very
antithesis of the Sun. The latter is a fixed star,
while the Moon is the most migratory of the heavenly
bodies.
The three last named planets are the significa-
tors of the lower nature in man, the personality, as
opposed to the individuality, symbolized by the three
first named planets; and these two triangles are con-
nected by the planet signifying the lower concrete
mind, namely Mercury. The symbol of that planet
has in it all three constituents of planetary symbol-
ism, the circle, the half-circle and the cross, showing
it to have no nature of its own, but to be a vehicle
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for the expression of the other planets. When Mer-
cury is well posited with reference to Venus, we have
the artistic, poetical, musical and literary type of
mind. For it is from Venus that the vibrations come
which express themselves in all art.
When Mercury is well placed in relation to Jup-
iter, we have the philosophical and scientific mind,
the ruler and the law-giver, both in church and state,
who works for the good of all.
When Mercury is well posited with regard to
Mars, we have the man of action ; the man who aims
at the material development of the world's resources
in a small or large way, as a shopkeeper, .storekeeper
and all other ways wherein others are exploited for
personal benefit, for Mars is, as already said, the an-
tithesis of Venus, and the embodiment of selfish de-
sire.
Mercury in aspect to the Moon has no signific-
ance, as the Moon itself is a reflector; except where
it is an evil aspect coming from a cardinal sign or
elevation. There it is apt to produce insanity.
In the foregoing, only the essential natures of the
planets have been given. Where they are well as-
pected by another planet these natural characterist-
ics are enhanced so far as the benefic planets are con-
cerned, but when evilly aspected, the nature of Ven-
us, which is wisdom, love and rhythm, will become
folly, licentiousness, and sloth; the philosophy, law-
abiding tendencies, mercy and lofty aspirations of
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Jupiter will turn into lawlessness, disregard of
others, and low pursuits; the lofty spirituality of
the Sun will express itself as just animal spirits and
physical health. In regard to the planets of the low-
er nature, good aspects to Mars turn the desires to-
wards constructive objects and well regulated activ-
ities, while the evil aspects are responsible for the
destructive expression of the desire nature. Saturn,
when well aspected, gives the mechanical and execu-
tive ability that is capable of directing the desire
nature. It shows the brainy, persevering man who
is able to cope with and conquer material obstacles;
the organizer and promoter; the scientific investiga-
tor, who follows along material lines. As it is the
antithesis of Jupiter, it will be readily seen that as
Jupiter, well aspected, denotes the high-minded phil-
osopher, the worthy law-giver, the sincere and ardent
priest, in fact, all who have high and lofty aspira-
tions, so Saturn, when evilly aspected, denotes the
narrow-minded, creed-bound sectarian, the material-
ist, the anarchist, and the enemy of society, whether
of the church or state. As Jupiter gives the lofty,
expansive and benevolent mind, so Saturn, evilly as-
pected, gives the sarcastic, concrete and narrow ten-
dencies.
Uranus: Besides the seven planets already men-
tioned, two others are in our system, Uranus and
Neptune. Uranus may be said to be the octave of
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Venus, having her nature in a much more subtle de-
gree; its attractions are so spiritual that they can-
not be felt by the ordinary man in the proper man-
ner, and he therefore, more readily responds to the
evil side of Uranus. It is the planet which rules the
ether, and when in aspect! to Mercury, or in the As-
cendant, or with the Moon, it produces a touch with
the force we know as electricity. Its operations are
always very sudden, and as mankind responds to its
evil side, as already stated, these effects show them-
selves particularly in the form of disaster.
Neptune is the octave of Mercury. As Mercury
is the light-bearer for the physical Sun, so is Nep-
tune the Iigh1>bearer of the spiritual Sun, called Vul-
can among occultists, which is seen back of the vis-
ible Sun. Naturally, therefore, still fewer among
humanity are capable at all of being affected by it,
save that it produces a chaotic state of mind when
placed in evil aspect. When placed in angles, and
particularly in elevations near the Midheaven, it pro-
duces Occultists and Mystics of the highest stamp;
but when placed in cadent houses, it brings medium-
ship at best, and often insanity. It is the highest
string in the lyre of the soul of God, and is therefore
the least used, and the one to get most easily out of
tune. Astrologers are the most affected by it, and
those musicians who use stringed instruments.
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Planetary Hours:
That the planets have dominion over the days of
the week which represent the seven creative days,
(Periods) is taught by the Rosicrucians.
Saturday is Saturn's day and corresponds to the
Saturn Period.
Sunday is the Sun's day and corresponds to the
Sun Period.
Monday is the Moon's day and corresponds to the
Moon Period.
Tuesday is the day of the Norse war-god, Tyr, and
corresponds to the Mars-half of the Earth Period.
"Wednesday is the day of the Norse Mercury,
Wotan, and corresponds to the Mercury-half of the
Earth Period.
Thursday is the day of Thor, the Norse Jupiter,
and corresponds to the Jupiter Period.
Friday is the day of the Norse Venus, Freia, and
corresponds to the Venus Period.
In addition to the rulership over the days of the
week, the planets have dominion in turn over the
hours of the day, and the underlying system, order
and connection between the rulership of the days
and hours become apparent when it is noted that:
The planet for which any day is named rules the
first hour after sunrise on that day.
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Starting with the hour of sunrise on Sunday
which is ruled by the Sun, the next hour is allotted
to Venus, the third to Mercury. Next come the
hours of the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars. Then
come other hours ruled by the Sun, by Venus and
all the other planets in the order given: Sun, Ven-
us, Mercury, Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars. This
succession is followed in unbroken sequence to the
next Sunday morning when Mars rules the last hour
of the week in his proper order and the Sun opens
the new week with his beneficient ray.
Under thia arrangement of succession started at
sunrise on Sunday, the Moon rules the first hour of
Monday, which is the twenty-fifth from the hour of
the Sun which ruled Sunday morning.
Mars rules the first hour on Tuesday which is the
twenty-fifth hour from the hour of the Moon which
ruled Monday morning.
And so on, through the other days of the week.
This shows how the method of naming the days for
the Planetary Spirits which have dominion over
them, dovetails with the system of planetary hours,
and both are rooted in a foundation of esoteric know-
ledge.
When we speak of planetary 'Tiours,' it must be
understood that these hours are not sixty minutes in
length, but vary in a wide measure, with the time of
the year, and the place of your residence. Near the
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equator the divergence is least; and it increases the
further North we go because a planetary hour is one
twelfth part of the time between Sunset on a par-
ticular day and Sunrise the next morning, or it is
one twelfth part of a particular day beginning at
Sunrise and ending at Sunset.
At the equinoxes when the day and night are of
equal length, the planetary hours are also sixty min-
utes each, but at midsummer and in latitude sixty
where the Sun rises at 3 A. M. and sets at 8 P. M. giv-
ing a day of seventeen and a night of only seven
hours, the planetary hours of the day are ninety-two
minutes long against twenty-seven minutes for the
night hours. This is reversed in December, for then
the Sun does not rise till 9 :15 A. M. in latitude sixty
North and it sets at 2 :45 P. M. with the result that
the planetary hours of the day are twenty-seven min-
utes long, and the night hours ninety-two minutes.
For the convenience of students we give in the
back of this book six tables, each usable for two
months in the year by all who live in latitude 25 to 55
North or South, this being practically the whole
civilized world. They are perpetual and may be
used a lifetime.
To find which planet rules a certain hour, look at
your timepiece and consult the table for the current
month. Bun your index-finger down the column for
the latitude in which you live. Stop when you come
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to the first time which is LATER than the time indi-
cated by your watch. Move up one step. The fig-
ure found there indicate/3 that the planetary ruler
commenced to rule at that time and will continue in
power till the time at which you first stopped.
The Hour-rulers are found at the intersection of
the line containing the time at which they commenc-
ed to rule and the column of the proper day of the
week.
To illustrate, if we want to find which planet
rules in latitude 40 on Thursday at 2 P. M. during
December, we run our index finger down the middle
column of latitudes in the table for December, and
stop at 2:18 P. M., which is the first figure that is
later than we desire. We then move up a step to
1:32 P. M., and thence to the right stopping at the
column of Thursday. There we find Mars, and know
that that planet rules from 1:32 to 2:18 P. M. on
Thursdays, during December and January, in lati-
tudes 35 to 45.
Regarding the use of the planetary hours, any-
one who has studied the nature and influence of the
various planets on the affairs of life may readily
form an opinion. Experiment and observation will
soon make anyone proficient in the choice of the best
(times for doing the thing desired with the best
chance of success. There are many who drag the
stars into the gutter by perverted use of their influ-
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ence for selfish ends, and endeavor to obtain an undue
advantage thereby, but students of our literature
will not expect to find advice on how to proceed with
such a purpose. We have not studied the matter
from that angle and would not teach others how, if
we knew. But on certain occasions the planetary
hours may be justly and beneficently used, and we
shall try to indicate how they may be of service.
Suppose we want to help a friend to obtain em-
ployment, and know a place where he would fit in.
We remember that the Sun is a significator of those in
authority and therefore the hours of the Sun are
good in which to transact business with and ask
favors of such people; and you will have the best
chance of success if you apply at those times.
But it also is important to remember that the
planet which rules the first hour of a given day has
prime ruler ship during that entire day, and that the
other planets are only subsidiary rulers with the day
ruler. They are weakened or strengthened in pro-
portion to the agreement or disagreement of their
natures with the nature of the day-ruler. Thus if
you select a Sun-hour on Saturday, which is tinged
with the obstructive Saturnine influence, your chanc-
es of success are not nearly as good as if you select a
Sun-hour on a Thursday, which is tinged throughout
with the benevolent ray of its day-ruler, Jupiter.
Or, if you have occasion as a matter of duty, t(J
reason with someone who has a very short temper,
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who, you know, is apt to resent it and say or do some-
thing that you will both wish to avoid, use the cold
wet blanket of the Saturn-hour on Saturn's day if
possible, to put down and quench the martial spirit.
The danger of a rupture will then be minimized to
a wonderful extent, and you will probably both won-
der with pleasant retrospection how well it went off.
Or, if it becomes necessary to stir someone who
has fallen into habits of idleness wheref rom others
are made to suffer, if it seems almost necessary to
build a fire under him to make him move, compound
the fire and energy of Mars as a day-ruler with his
influence as an hour-ruler, by talking to him on Tues-
day. He will heed then if it is at all possible to get
him .started.
By using the planetary hours on the lines here
laid down, for the purpose of unselfish service, you
may confer a great many blessings on others and lay
up much treasure for yourself in heaven where nei-
ther moth nor rust will corrupt ; and it is well worth
remembering that however much material advantage
you may gain by using such knowledge, that material
gain, power, position, money and all other things
that pertain to this world are left behind when death
calls, and that our good deeds alone stand by us in
that hour. Therefore do not scoff, but if you want
to use these stellar influences, use them so that they
will bring you everlasting instead of only temporary
gain.
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Pleiades: See 'Fixed Stars.'
Precession :
A backward movement of the vernal equinox,
which is a very important factor in human affairs.
See 'Intellectual Zodiac.'
Progression: See 'Directions and Transits.'
Primary Directions: See 'Directions and Transits.'
Radical :
Pertaining to the horoscope at birth. See 'Transits.'
Radix: The horoscope at birth. See 'Transits.'
Reception :
Planets are in 'mutual reception' when each occu-
pies the house ruled by the other ; as Venus in Aries
and Mars in Taurus. The effect depends on the agree-
ment between the natures of the planets. When Mars
is in the Mercurial signs Gemini or Virgo andMercury
in the Martial signs Aries or Scorpio, the dynamic
energy of Mars is infused into the mental organiza-
tion of that person who on that account becomes more
alert mentally. Whether this alertness manifests
erratically or along orderly lines depends upon the
aspects of course; all the 'mutual reception' does is
to give the energy. If Saturn is in the Mercurial
signs Gemini or Virgo, and Mercury in the Saturnine
signs Capricorn or Aquarius, the restraining hand of
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Saturn is laid upon the flighty Mercury with the re-
sult that the mind gains in depth and power of con-
centration, but whether this mental capacity will be
used for good or ill, depends on the aspects the same
as in the case of Mars. When Venus and Jupiter are
in 'mutual reception' and well aspected, it smooths
the path of life most wonderfully. Everywhere the
person who has this configuration will find people
ready to help, and many friends, but conversely,
when Saturn and Mars are in 'mutual reception' and
afflicted, he who is so unfortunate will meet rebuff
and enmity on every hand.
It should never be forgotten, however, that our
horoscope shows what we have made of ourselves in
past lives., and he who has the configuration that at-
tracts friends must have been kind and obliging,
while he who draws out the mean side of human
nature and makes enemies is himself selfish and un-
friendly. But if he will strive to turn from his ways
and make some sacrifice for others, he will also in
time overcome the undesirable aspects, for the Star
Angels are not maliciously bent upon scourging any-
one. They only scourge to subdue and correct our
faults and make us better. Sometime we shall all
be loving and lovable, and then there will be for us
no malefic influence.
Retrogradation :
See chapter on Retrogradation and its effects p 72.
A PHILOSOPHIC ENCYCLPEDIA OF ASTROLOGY 161
Right Ascension: See 'Ascension.'
Ruler :
The Ruler of a horoscope is that planet which has
greatest dominion and influence over the life, and to
which the native most readily responds.
Other things being equal, the Lord of the Ascend-
ant is the Ruler. But if another planet is stronger
in the matters of Elevation, Dignity or Exaltation,
Position in an Angle, and Aspects, then that planet
must be regarded as the Ruler. But for this to hold,
the aspects must be close and strong, regardless of
whether they are good or bad. Good aspects will
make a good Ruler, bad aspects a bad one, and with-
out affecting the fact of rulership in either case.
When two planets are about equal in strength and
position, they must be classed as co-rulers.
In the case of a House, the Lord of the sign on,
the cusp is its Ruler. Where there is an intercept-
ed sign, its Lord has also partial rulership over the
house, although it is inferior in this respect to the
planet which rules the sign on the cusp. This ruler-
ship of an intercepted sign is latent and is not
brought out until by progression of the angles the in-
tercepted sign arrives at the cusp of the house.
Planets in a house, if aspected, will ordinarily have
a greater influence upon its affairs (than the rulers
of the signs before mentioned. In this case, such
planets may be termed co-rulers of the house.
162 SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGY
Secondary Directions:
See 'Directions and Transits.'
Separating :
When a planet which has been in aspect with
another moves onward and thus dissolves the aspect,
it is said to be separating from that aspect. See
'Apply.'
Sextile :
When two planets are sixty degrees apart they are
said to be in sextile, so called because sixty degrees
are one sixth part of the circle which has 360 degrees.
It is considered a 'good' aspect. See 'Good' and
'Bad,' also 'Aspect.'
Short Ascension: See 'Ascension.'
Sidereal Day:
Is the time which elapses between two successive
passages of a fixed star over the meridian of a given
place. See chapter on 'Time' p 18.
Sidereal Tear:
Is the period of time which elapses between a
conjunction of the Sun with any fixed star and its re-
turn again to the same conjunction.
Significator :
The Planets, Ascendant, Midheaven, Part of For-
tune and tthe Dragon's Head and Tall are called
'Significators,' because their places and aspects in
A PHILOSOPHIC ENCYCLPEDIA OF ASTROLOGY 163
the horoscope have a certain significant bearing upon
the affairs of life.
Signs :
The signs of the Zodiac are divisions of the heav-
ens beginning at the vernal equinox. The first thirty
degrees are called Aries, the next Taurus, Gemini,
Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius,
Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces.
These signs are, as said, measured from the vernal
equinox, a fluctuating point, and are not to be con-
fused with the twelve constellations of fixed stars
which bear the same names, nor with the twelve
houses of the horoscope which are divisions of the
earth. See 'Intellectual Zodiac' and 'Houses.'
Solar Day :
Is the time which elapses between two successive
passages of the Sun over the meridian of a given
place. See chapter on 'Time' p 18.
Solstice :
This word is compounded of the two words, 'sol,'
the Sun, and ' sistere, ' to make to stand ; thus under-
stood, it describes nicely what happens at the solstice,
for a solstice is a point at which the Sun is in its
highest point of declination and furthest from the
celestial equator. There it stands or remains for
three days in the twenty-third degree of declination
before it begins to descend towards its node.
164 SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGY
There are two solstices. One in midsummer, the
21st of June, which is the longest day in the year,
another on the 21st of December, which is the short-
est. They are called respectively, the summer and
the winter solstice.
Southern Signs:
Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius
and Pisces are called Southern Signs because when
the Sun is in them, he is South of the celestial equa-
tor, and as a result we in the Northern hemisphere
have winter.
Square :
When two planets are ninety degrees apart they
are said to be in square or quartile, because ninety
degrees are one-fourth, or quarter of the circle. This
aspect is said to be 'bad,' the planetary rays striking
each other at a right angle, and therefore being at
'cross' purposes as it were. See ' Aspects, ' and 'Good
and Bad.'
Stationary :
At times planets move obliquely with reference
to the earth's orbit, in such a manner as to appear
stationary, though, as a matter of fact they are al-
ways moving. See chapter on 'Retrogradation' p 72.
Succedent Houses:
The second, fifth, eighth and eleventh houses are
called succedent, because they 'succeed' or follow the
'Angles.'
A PHILOSOPHIC ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ASTROLOGY 165
Superior Planets:
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, are
so called by Astronomers because they move in orbits
which take them to parts of the heavens far from
the Sun. The term is used in contradistinction to
that of 'inferior planets' as applied to Venus and
Mercury which always remain near the Sun. See
page 10.
Symbols :
The symbols of the planets are given on page 24,
and it will be noticed that they consist of a circle, a
half circle and a cross variously grouped. The circle
is the symbol of the spirit, the half -circle is the em-
blem of the soul, and the cross represents matter.
Thus the elements of the human constitution, Spirit,
Soul and Body are enfolded in the component parts
of the planetary symbols to show to the Mystic their
mission with respect to humanity. These elementary
parts are variously grouped to indicate the nature
of the planet for which they stand, and its office in
the Great School of Life where God lias placed us
under the Planetary Spirits who are endeavoring to
educate us in the Divine "Wisdom.
The Sun, as its symbol indicates is the centre of
all spiritual faculties, the fountain of all life.
The Moon's symbol is a half -circle, showing that
we have completed the arc of involution where bodies
were built, and that now the essence of experience
166 SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGY
extracted from these vehicles must be transmuted in-
to spiritual qualities by the alchemy of soul-growth,
so that we may rise on the arc of evolution.
Mars' symbol is a icross above the circle, showing
the unregenerate man, where the cross of personality
is above the circle of spirit. But by trampling the
higher nature under foot the martial character en-»
genders war and strife, during which he necessarily
suffers even when he is victorious. Thus, by rebuffs
the nature is gradually softened.
Venus: When the martial nature has suffered
sufficiently, the spirit circle gradually ascends above
the cross of the personality and thus becomes the
symbol of Venus, the planet of love.
Saturn and Jupiter have symbols which are simi-
larly indicative of the manner in which soul-growth
is fostered. In the symbol of Saturn the cross of
personality is exalted above the signature of the soul,
the half-circle. Soul-growth is attained by Service,
but the symbol of Saturn shows plainly that the per-
son under his rule is more ready to be served than
to serve, and is selfish and obstructive of the common
good. Naturally others resent this trait of character,
and therefore Saturn brings sorrow, trouble, worry
and disappointment in order to teach us that we can
never really serve ourselves by selfishness, but only
by sacrifice.
Jupiter: When it has gradually dawned upon us
through much sorrow, that selfishness is as a shell
A PHILOSOPHIC ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ASTROLOGY 167
around the soul which shuts us off from others, we
begin slowly to cultivate the quality of benevolence,
and gradually the half -circle of the soul rises above
the cross of matter and becomes the symbol of Jupi-
ter, the philanthropist and friend of man. It then
signifies one who loves all and one who is equally the
favorite of gods and men.
Mercury: Though the least in the Kingdom of
God, the Solar System, it is nevertheless of the great-
est importance, on account of its influence upon body,
soul and spirit, which is shown by the fact that its
symbol contains all the component parts of the plan-
etary symbolism, namely, the circle, half-circle and
cross. This is because in the mind all are linked to-
gether in one whole physico-spiritual organism called
MAN. Without Mercury this could not be.
Mercury is neutral however, and it depends upon
the indwelling Ego represented by the centrally plac-
ed circle whether it will use its divine attributes of
choice and free-will to aspire heavenward for soul-
growth as symbolized by the signature of the soul,
the half -circle, placed above the circle of spirit, or
whether it will stoop towards the cross of personality
Below the circle and wallow in the mire of worldli-
ness. No creature has such divine possibilities as
man, none may aspire higher, and conversely, none
may fall lower. This struggle between the higher and
the lower natures for mastery, symbolized by the half-
168 SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGY
circle and the cross which are placed above and below
the circle in the symbol of Mercury, was well voiced
by Goethe in the lines of his immortal "Faust"
where the hero says:
"Thou by one sole impulse art posses 'd,
Unconscious of the other still remain.
Two souls alas are housed within my breast,
And struggle there for undivided reign.
One to the earth with passionate desire,
And closely clinging organs still adheres,
Above the mists the other doth aspire,
With sacred ardor unto purer spheres."
Table of Houses:
A table calculated to show what signs and degrees
of the Zodiac are on each of the cusps of the twelve
mundane houses at any time during any day or night
in the year.
A table of houses is always the same for a
certain degree of latitude, and it may be used for a
lifetime as it deals with the fixed stars which show
no appreciable motion in a hundred years.
Transits :
At the moment a child is born the positions of the
planets show the tendencies of the life. Those posi-
tions constitute the 'Radix,' and anything that has
reference to that 'Root' of all events is called 'radi-
cal.' Thus, 'the radical Jupiter' refers to the posi-
tion of Jupiter at a certain person's birth.
A PHILOSOPHIC ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ASTROLOGY 169
During the next twenty, thirty or sixty days after
birth the planets move on and make certain aspects
to the positions held by them at birth. Each of these
days corresponds to a year of life, and the aspects
formed by the 'progression' on the twentieth day
after birth will operate to bring about events in the
twentieth year. The aspects formed on the thirty-
fifth day after birth will determine the influences in
the thirty-fifth year and so on. These are called ' pro-
gressed' positions and aspects. Thus, if someone says
" my progressed Sun will be trine to my radical Jupi-
ter when I am forty, ' ' he means that forty days after
his birth the Sun had progressed to a trine aspect
with the position of Jupiter at his birth, and that
therefore this will operate in his fortieth year to
bring about events of a fortunate nature, because
the aspect and the planets are what is called good.
As the span of life is usually not more than seven-
ty years, the planetary positions after seventy days
from birth do not have as marked an effect as de-
scribed in the foregoing paragraph, but they have
nevertheless an appreciable influence on the lives of
mankind, according to their natures. But because
of the rapid transit made, the effects are ephemeral,
even in the case of the slower planets. These move-
ments of the planets are called 'Transits.'
They are found in the ephemeris for the current
year. That is to say, if you want to know what plan-
ets transit the different houses of your horoscope in
170 SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGY
1916, you can find them only in the ephemeris for
that year. The 'radical' and 'progressed' planets
are all in the ephemeris for the year you were born,
but the 'transits' for 1920, for instance, can only be
found in the ephemeris for 1920.
Lunations, or New Moons, and eclipses are among
the mqst important transits. Their effect is describ-
ed under 'lunations,' which see. Next in importance
are the transits of the Superior planets through the
houses. The tenth house signifies social honor. When
Jupiter transits it every twelfth year, there will be
opportunities for social advancement; when Saturn
comes there once in thirty years, look out for setbacks
and exert your will to overcome them ; and you may
judge in like manner about the other planets and
houses.
Trine :
When two planets are 120 degrees apart, they are
said to be in trine, because 120 degrees is one third
part of a circle. This is considered the most harmon-
ious of all aspects.
Triplicities :
The signs of the Zodiac are variously grouped to
show certain of their qualities. One method segre-
gates them into four groups of three signs each, each
group having affinity for one of the elements: Thus
Aries, Leo and Sagittarius are fiery. Taurus Virgo
and Capricorn are earthy. Gemini, Libra and Aquar-
A PHILOSOPHIC ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ASTROLOGY 171
ius are airy, and Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces are
watery. These four groups constitute the four Tri-
plicities.
The fiery triplicity has its apex in the Eastern
angle, Aries, where the creative fire commences to
produce a body for the spirit to function in in the
material world. The second angle of this trinity is
in the fifth house, which denotes the manner in which
the creative force will be used on the physical plane
for procreation. It is, therefore, the house of chil-
dren, occupied by the fiery sign Leo. The line of
force running from the Eastern angle in the other
direction shows the use to which the creative force
is put in the mind. It is, therefore, occupied by the
fiery sign Sagittarius and placed in the ninth house,
which denotes the higher mind.
The earthy triangle has its rise, its apex, in the
cardinal sign Capricorn, which corresponds to the
tenth house, denoting the external environment, the
professional and social standing of the person; and
as this triplicity is earthy, it deals entirely with the
material affairs of the native. Therefore, one line
of force goes from it to the sixth house, which is un-
der Virgo, a business sign; hence this house de-
notes the service which it is expected that the person
ghould perform in the world. Since this service is
as much dependent upon bodily health as mental
capacity, this house is also the house of sickness. The
other line of force, proceeding from Capricorn to the
172 SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGY
third sign of the earthy triplicity, denotes the emolu-
ments which will be received for the service rendered
according to the sixth house, and in the capacity de-
noted by the tenth house. Therefore the second house
ruled by the sign Taurus is the house of finance ; and
as one's freedom of action depends to a degree upon
the state of his finances, this house is also called the
House of Liberty.
The apex of the airy triplicity is in the Western
angle occupied by the cardinal sign Libra, which is
ruled by the planet of love, Venus. This triplicity
is therefore concerned with the different unions pos-
sible in human life. The seventh house where it rises
properly denotes the most intimate of all those
unions, marriage. From that union, other relation-
ships result, and therefore one line of force goes
from the seventh house to the third house, occupied
by Gemini, the twins. This house therefore denotes
brothers and sisters. The other line of force connects
the seventh house with the eleventh, signifying the
unions of friendship.
The watery triplicity takes its rise in the north-
ern angle occupied by the cardinal sign Cancer,
which is the house of mystery, denoting the latter
part of life, the point where the spirit is getting ready
to withdraw itself from material existence to take up
the activity of the spiritual worlds. It is therefore
connected with the eighth house, the house of death,
which is occupied by the sign Scorpio. It is signifi-
A PHILOSOPHIC ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ASTROLOGY 173
cant in the highest degree that this is the negative
heuse of Mars, and that it rules the creative organs.
It points out in the most thorough manner, the evan-
escence of all that is created in the physical world.
The other line of force proceeding from the fourth
house goes to the sign Pisces, occupying the twelfth
house. Pisces, which is composed of two half -circles
and a band, shows well the dual nature of man that
has run its course in the physical world, but has an-
other evolution to be taken up in unseen realms. This
house, therefore, denotes the confinement in which
the spirit realizes that it is at the end of life, the
sorrow it feels and the self -undoing 'to which it is
sometimes prompted.
Tropic :
'Tropikos' is a Greek word which has a meaning
relative to turning, and the tropics of Astronomy are
the Iturning points of the Sun. At the summer sol-
stice the Sun reaches its highest degree of Northern
Declination in the sign Cancer ; this then is its tropic,
for from that point it begins to turn downwards to
its Western node, and goes into Southern Declin-
ation. It reaches the lowest point of that arc in De-
cember at the winter Solstice in the sign Capricorn.
This is the other tropic, for there again rt turns and
commences its next ascent towards the Northern
heavens.
174 SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGY
Void of Course:
When the planets are so placed that the Moon
makes no aspect before leaving the sign she is in at
birth, she is said to be 'void of course.' As the Moon
is the planet of fecundation which nourishes and
nurses the latent potentialities into actualities, the
above is an unfortunate condition, for with it, if the
Moon is in the beginning of a sign at birth, it leaves
the life vapid and void of incentive.
Watery Signs:
Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces are called 'watery'
signs. Water is the Universal Solvent, and the Uni-
versal Coagulant in the alchemical laboratory of
nature. On page 28 it is shown how the Sun of Life,
the Ego, passes through the waters of parturition in
three definite stages symbolized by the watery signs.
When the Sun is at the highest point of its decli-
nation in the psychic watery sign Cancer, designat-
ed by the ancient Egyptian priests the sphere of the
souls awaiting rebirth, it is at the Throne of the
Father, the Fountain of Life. There it draws from
that inexhaustible well a new supply of the elixir
vitae for the coming year, and forthwith commences
its descent to bring the treasure to the waiting world.
But to do this it must first pass through the fire
of its own sign Leo, and blend fire and water. Upon
the successful performance of this alchemical feat
depends all manifested life.
A PHILOSOPHIC ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ASTROLOGY 175
In October the Sun enters the second of the
watery signs, Scorpio, where the energetic Lucifer
Spirits of Mars are endeavoring to amalgamate the
two antagonistic elements, but not with complete suc-
cess, for the fire of passion and the waters of emotion
seethe, boil and foam in war and strife. Thus the
pure essence of life received from our Father in
Heaven becoms tainted with passion when dragged
through the pool of Scorpio, and to offset this taint
it is bathed in the fire of aspiration when the Sun
reaches the fiery sign Sagittarius at Christmas.
In March the Sun's passage through the last of
the watery signs, Pisces, raises the sap in the trees,
swells the seeds and buds by the expansive ray of the
benefic Jupiter till they are ready to burst, and when
the Sun of Life enters in exaltation of power the
fiery sign Aries, it utters the creative fiat and all
nature bursts forth in glorious splendor. The Flame
of Divine Life germinated and gestated In the watery
womb of nature is then manifest in the world.
Zenith :
The highest point in the heavens above the birth-
place, where the Sun is at noon, also called the Mid-
heaven. This is the same for all latitudes at a given
sidereal time. Thus, if two children were born at the
same sidereal time, one in Alaska, the other in Mexi-
co, both would have the same degree of the Zodiac
on ihe Midheaven, but their Ascendants and other
12
176 SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGY
cusps would be materially different, causing the
planets to be placed in different houses, and making
the lives dissimilar in every other respect. See 'Mid-
heaven' and 'Houses.'
Zodiac :
A narrow belt in the heavens extending about
eight degrees on either side of the ecliptic or Sun's
path. See 'Intellectual Zodiac.'
TABLES
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.1053
.9203
10
15
06
24
35
16
54
.4260
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7891
00
6094
14
26
08
55
1.4180
1.0977
0.9153
7873
6885
6081
5403
4817
4300
56
.4102
.0939
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54
71
69
5393
08
4292
57
.4025
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36
56
57
82
4799
84
58
.3949
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.9079
18
41
45
72
89
76
59
.3875
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00
27
33
61
80
68
TABLES
179
Min.
Hours or Degrees
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
0
4260
3802
3388
3010
2663
2341
2041
1761
1498
1
52
3795
82
04
57
36
36
56
93
2
44
88
75
2998
52
30
32
52
89
c
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36
80
68
92
46
25
27
47
85
4
28
73
62
86
41
20
22
43
81
K
4220
3766
3355
2980
2635
2315
2017
1738
1476
6
12
59
49
74
29
10
12
34
72
7
04
52
42
68
24
05
08
29
68
8
4196
45
36
62
18
00
03
25
64
9
88
38
29
56
13
2295
1998
20
60
10
4180
3730
3323
2950
2607
89
1993
1716
1455
11
72
23
16
45
02
84
89
11
51
12
64
16
10
38
2596
79
84
07
47
13
56
09 03
33
91
74
79
02
43
14
49
02 3297
27
85
69
74
1698
38
15
4141
3695
3291
2921
2580
2264
1969
1694
1434
16
33
88
84
15
75
59
65
89
30
17
25
81
78
09
69
54
60
85
26
18
17
74
71
03
64
49
55
80
22
19
09
67
65
2897
58
44
50
76
17
20
4102
3660
3258
2891
2553
2239
1946
1671
1413
21
4094
53
52
85
47
34
41
67
09
22
86
46
46
80
42
29
36
63
05
23
79
39
39
74
36
23 1' 32
58
01
24
71
32
33
68
31
18! 27
54
1397
25
4063
3625
3227
2862
2526
2213
1922
1649
1393
26
55
18
20
56
20
08
17
45
88
27
48
11
14
50
15
03
13
40
84
28
40
04
08
45
09
2198
08
36
80
29
32
3597
01
39
04
93
03
32
76
180
SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGY
TABLE OF PROPORTIONAL LOGARITHMS
Hours or Degrees
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 n
30 | 4025
3590
3195
2833
2499
2188
1899
1627
13
31| 17
83
89
27
93
83
94
23
32 1 10
77
83
21
88
78
90
19
33 1 02
70
76
16
83
73
85
14
34
3995
63
70
10
77
68
80
10
35
3987
3556
3164
2804
2472
2164
1875
1605
13
36 f 79
49
57
2798
67
59
71
01
37 1 72
42
51
93
61
54
66
1597
38| 64
35
45
87
56
49
62
92
39
57
29
39
81
51
44
57
88
40
3949
3522
3133
2775
2445
2139
1852
1584
13
41
42
15
26
70
40
34
48
79
42
34
08
20
64
35
29
43
75
43
27
01
14
58
30
24
38
71
44
19
3495
08
53
24
19
34
66
45
3912
3488
3102
2747
2419
2114
1829
1562
13
46
05
81
3096
41
14
09
25
58
47
3897
75 1' 89
36
09
04
20
53
48
90
68
83
30
03
2099
16
49
12
49
82
61
77
24
2398
2095
11
45
50
3875
3455
3071
2719
2393
2090
1806
1540
12
51
68
48
65
13
88
85
021 36
52
60
41
59
07
82
80! 1797
32
53
53
35
53
02
77
75
93
28
54
46
28
47
2696
72
70
88
23
55
3838
3421
3041
2691
2367
2065
1784
1519
12
56
31
15
35
85
62
61
79
15
57
24
08
28
79
56
56
74
10
58
17
01
22
74
51
51
70
06
59
09
3395
16
68
46
46
65
02
TABLES
181
SAMPLE PAGE
SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC TABLES OF HOUSES
Latitude 41° N.
Latitude 42° N.
Sider'l||10|ll|12
Time||n|S|<a
Asc.
TIB
2| 3||10|11|12| Asc.
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3 51 15
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0
0
5
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7
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4 37
o
28
0
27
o
0
o
5
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7
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4 51
o
28
o
27
55 26
1
6
8
5 26
29
28
1
6
8
5 40
29
28
59 36
2
7
9
6 15
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29
2
7
9
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4 3 48
8 0
3
4
8
9
10
11
7 4
7 54
1
2
1
3
4
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9
10
11
7 18
8 7
1
2
HI
0
12 13
5
9
11
8 44
3
2
5
10
12
8 56
3
1
4 16 26
6
10
12
9 33
4
3
6
11
13
9 45
4
2
20 40
7
11
13
10 23
5
4
7
12
14
10 35
5
3
24 55
8
12
14
11 13
6
5
8
13
15
11 24
6
4
4 29 10
9
13
15
12 4
7
6
9
14
16
12 14
7
5
33 26
10
14
16
12 54
7
7
10
14
16
13 4
7
6
37 42
11
15
17
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8
7
4 41 59
12
16
18
14 35
9
9
12
16
18
14 44
9
8
46 16
13
17
19
15 26
10
10
13
17
19
15 34
10
9
50 34
14
18
20
16 17
11
11
14
18
20
16 25
11
10
4 54 52
15
19
20
17 7
12
12
15
19
20
17 15
12
11
59 10
16
20
21
17 58
13
13
16
20
21
18 5
13
12
5 3 29
17
21
22
18 50
14
14
17
21
22
18 56
14
13
5 7 49
12 9
16 29
18
19
20
22
23
24
23119 41|15|15|18|22
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25|21 23[17|16|120|24
23|19 47
24J20 38
25{21 28
15
16
17
14
15
16
182
SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGY
SAMPLE PAGE
SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC TABLES OF HOUSES
Latitude 41° N.
Latitude 42° N.
Sider'l||10|ll|12
Time||TrEH=a=
| Asc.
ni 1
213
t\V3\
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2,
2
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3
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10 8 23
12 12
16 0
o
0
1
2
o |
2
3
4
o
28
29
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18 44
19 20
20 13
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19
20
21
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24
25
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1
12
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18 17
19 1
19 46
o
18
19
20
0
23
24
25
10 19 48
3
5
0
20 58
22
27
3
5
0
20 30
21
26
23 35
4
6
1
21 42
23
28
4
6
1
21 14
22
27
27 22
5
7
2
22 27
23
28
5
7
2
21 58
22
28
10 31 8
6
8
3
23 7
24
29
6
8
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23
29
34 54
7
9
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25
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9
4
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24
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8
10
5
24 40
26
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8
10
5
24 10
25
1
10 42 25
9
11
6
25 24
27
2
9
11
6
24 53
26
2
46 9
10
11
6
26 8
27
3
10
11
6
25 38
26
3
49 53
11
12
7
26 52
28
4
11
12| 7
26 21
27
4
10 53 37
12
13
8
27 36
29
5
12
13
8
27 5
28
5
57 20
13
14
9
28 20
V3
6
13
14
9
27 49
29
6
11 1 3
14
15
10
29 5
0
7
14
15110
28 32
V3
7
11 4 46
15
16
10
29 49
1
8
15
16
10
29 16
1
8
8 28
16
17
11
0/33
2
9
16
17
11
0/0
2
9
12 10
17
18
12
1 17
3
10
17
18
12
0 43
3
10
11 15 22
18
19
13
2 1
4
11
18
19
12
1 27
4
11
19 34
19
20
14
2 45
5
12
19
20
13
2 11
5
12
23 15
20
20
14
3 29
6
13
20
20
13
2 55
5
13
TABLES
183
SAMPLE PAGE
SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC TABLES OF HOUSES
Latitude 41° N.
Latitude 42° N.
" Sider'l||10
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11|12| Ase. | 2
/ \V3\ £? X
3
8
10
t
11
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3
8
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15 51 15
55 25
59 36
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0
1
2
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21
22
23
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12
13
14
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11 45
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27
29
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4
5
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9 32
10 58
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29
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4
5
6
16 3 48
3
24
15
13 12
1
7
3
24
15
12 25
1
7
7 0
4
25
17
14 40
3
9
4
25
16
13 54
3
8
12 13
5
26
18
16 9
4
10
5
26
17
15 24
4
10
16 16 26
6
27
19
17 40
5
11
6
27
18
16 56
5
12
20 40
7
28
20
19 12
6
13
7
28
19
18 28
6
13
24 55
8
29
21
20 46
8
14
8
29
20
20 3
8
14
16 29 10
9
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22
22 21
10
15
9
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22
21 39
10
15
33 26
10
1
23
23 57
12
16
10
1
23
23 17
12
16
37 42
11
2
24
25 35
13
17
11
2
24
24 56
13
17
16 41 59
12
3
25
27 14
15
18
12
3
25
26 36
14
18
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4
26
28 54
17
20
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11
5
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27
20
11
5
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28
184 SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGY
SAMPLE PAGE
SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC TABLES OF HOUSES
Latitude 41° N.
Latitude 42° N.
Sider'l||10|ll
Time||^|T
|12| Asc.
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2
Z
81
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12 12
16 0
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1
2
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3
4
5
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14
15
16
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24 37
25 31
26 25
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16
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6
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2
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3
4
5
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15
16
17
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25 24
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27 12
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15
16
17
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6
7
8
22 19 48
3
6
17
27 19
18
8
3
6
18
28 6
18
9
23 35
4
8
19
28 12
19
9
4
8
19
28 59
19
10
27 22
5
9
20|29 5
19
10
5
9
21
29 51
19
10
22 31 8
6
10
21
29 57
20
11
6
10
22
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11
34 54
7
11
22
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21
12
7
11
23
1 34
21
12
38 40
8
12
23
1 40
22
13
8
12
24
2 25
22
13
22 42 25
9
13
24
2 30
23
14
9
13
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23
14
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10
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26
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23
14
10
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11
15
27
4 10
24
15
11
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27
4 55
24
15
22 53 37
12
16
28
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25
16
12
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25
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57 20
13
17
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26
17
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17
22
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29
21
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18
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29
21
18
23
4
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22
19 34
19
25
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29
22
19
25
5
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0
23
23 15
20
26
6
11 26
a
23
20
26
6
12 7
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23
SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC
EPHEMERIS OF THE PLANETS' PLACES
Calculated for Mean Noon at Greenwich
August, 1909
New Moon August 15th in SI 21° 59'
Longitude of the Planets
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8 33
3 56
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3 22
23 13
14 58
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2
9 31
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7 17
17 55
13
15 10
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15
42
47
3
10 28
6 21
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14
21
4 12
13
44
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4
11 25
7 34
11 27
17 28
14
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27
11
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5
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13 30
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6
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50
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7
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17 35
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20
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32
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10
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24 33
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26
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29
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27
33
22
30
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42
53
25
25
35
18
31
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10 13
29 17
11X28
22 39
21 6
6 19
17 24
18 36
12 15
SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC
EPHBMERIS OF THE PLANETS' PLACES
Calculated for Mean Noon at Greenwich
August, 1909
Full Moon August 1st in £? 8° 33'
Full Moon August 31st in X 7° 24'
Declination of the Planets
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N
N
S
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1
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18 8
11 28
20 29
23 6
6 38
6 56
2 59
22 40
21 36
2
41
17 53
11 0
20 2
19 46
38
51
54
40
36
3
45
17 37
10 32
19 32
15 10
38
47
50
41
35
4
49
17 22
10 4
19 1
9 38
38
42
46
41
35
5
53
17 6
9 36
18 27
3 34
38
38
42
41
36
6
57
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38
33
39
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7
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8 38
17 16
8 34
6 37
6 28
2 36
22 42121 34
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5
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8 9
16 38
13 59
37
23
33
42
34
9
9
15 59
7 40
15 59
18 34
36
19
30
43
34
10
13
15 42
7 11
15 19
22 & 36
14
27
43
34
11
17
15 24
6 41
14 38
24 20
35
9
25
48
33
12
21
15 6
6 11
13 56
25 13
35
4
23
43
38
13
25
14 48
5 41
13 13
24 45
34
0
22
44
33
14
9 29
14 30
5 11
12 30
23 0
6 34
5 55
2 20
22 44
21 38
15
33
14 11
4 41
11 47
20 11
33
50
19
44
32
16
36
13 52
4 10
11 3
16 30
33
45
18
44
32
17
40
13 34
3 40
10 18
12 10
32
40
18
44
31
18
44
13 14
3 9
9 34
7 26
31
36
17
44
31
19
48
12 55
2 38
8 49
2 27
30
31
17
45
31
20
52
12 35
2 8
8 4
2 s35
30
26
17
45
31
21
9 56
12 15
1 37
7 20
7 33
6 29
5 21
2 18
22 45
21 30
22
10 0
11 55
1 6
6 35
12 16
28
16
18
45
30
23
4
11 35
0 35
5 50
16 35
27
11
19
46
30
24
8
11 15
0 4
5 5
20 18
26
6
21
46
30
25
12
10 54
0 s27
4 21
23 9
25
1
22
46
30
26
16
10 34
0 58
3 36
24 55
24
4 56
24
46
30
27
20
10 13
1 29
2 52
25 18
23
51
26
47
29
28
10 24
9 52
2 0
2 9
24 9
6 22
4 46
2 28
22 47
21 29
29
28
9 30
2 31
1 25
21 25
21
41
30
47
29
30
32
9 9
8 2
0 42
17 14
20
36
33
47
29
31
10 36
8 47
8 33
0 8 1
11 53
6 19
4 31
2 35
22 47
21 28
187
TABLE OF PLANETARY HOURS
/or
DECEMBER AND JANUARY IN NORTH LATITUDE
JUNE AND JULY IN SOUTH LATITUDE
HOUR RULERS AND DAYS
S M T W T F 3
25°35°
35°45°
45°55°
Sunrise
A.M.
A.M.
A.M.
0 J> d1 9 V 9 »?
6.56
7.25
6.5
9 i? 0 ]> <J 9 U
7.46
6.10
8.45
9 V 9 •? 6 J) d1
6.36
6.56
9.24
J d1 9 V 9 »? 0
9.29
9.42
10.3
»? 0 » cf 9 V 9
10.19
10.26
10.42
V 9 •? 0 J» cf 9
11.10
11.14
11.21
Noon
P.M.
P. M.
P.M.
cT 9 # 9 »? 0 )
0.0
0.0
0.0
0 D d* 9 ¥ 9 »?
0.50
0.46
0.39
9 *? 0 D d1 9 V
1.41
1.32
1.18
9 V 9 »? 0 D d1
2.31
2.16
1.57
D d1 9 V 9 •? 0
3.22
3.4
2.36
»? 0 J) cf <? ¥ 9
4.12
3.50
3.15
Sunset
P. M.
P. M.
P. M.
U 9 •? 0 D d1 <?
5.2
4.35
3.55
Cf <? V 9 •? 0 J
6.12
5.50
5.15
0 J d1 9 V 9 •?
7.22
7.4
6.36
9 •? 0 D cf <? V
6.31
6.18
7.57
9 U 9 •? O D cf
9.41
9.32
9.16
& cf <? V 9 •? 0
10.50
10.46
10.39
Midni5ht
A M
A M
A.M.
»? 0 J> c^ <? ^ 9
o.o
0.0
0.0
V 9 ^ 0 D cf 9
1.10
1.14
1.21
d1 <? V 9 >? o D
2 19
2.28
2.42
0 I cT 9 ^ 9 »?
3.29
3.42
4.3
9 •? 0 ' J rf 9 V
4.36
4.56
5.24
9 V 9 J? 0 D d
5.46
5.10
6.45
188
TABLE OF PLANETARY HOURS
/or
NOVEMBER AND FEBRUARY IN NORTH LATITUDE
MAY ANO AUGUST IN SOUTH LATITUDE
HQUR RULERS AND DAYS
S M t W T .IF S
25°35°
35°45°
45°55°
Sunrise
A.M.
A.M.
A.M.
O D cf V V 9 -1?
6.38
6.56
7.20
9 *? O D cf 9 .V
7.31
7.46
8.7
9 .V <9 *? O J> cf
8.25
8.37
6.54
D d 9 V 9 *? O
9.19
9.28
9.40
i? O D cf 9 * 9
10.12
10.18
10.27
2/ 9 •? 0 > cf 9
Noon
11.7
P.M.
11.9
P.M.
11.13
P. M
cf 9 # 9 »? O D
0.0
0.0
0.0
0 D cf 9 V 9 •?
0.54
0.51
0.47
9 •? O & cf 9 V
1.48
1.42
1.34
,9 V1 9 *? O > cf
2.42
2.32
2.20
D cf 9 'V 9 *? O
3.35
3.23
3.6
•? 0 D cf ? V 9
Sunset
4.29
P.M.
4.14
P M.
3.53
P. M
I/ 9 *? 0 J> cf 9
5.22
5.4
4.40
Cf 9 V 9 »? 0 »
6.29
6.14
5.53
O D d1 9 V 9 *?
7.35
7.23
7.6
9 V O J cf 9 V
8.42
8.32
8.20
<? V 9 »? O D cf
9.48
9.42
9.34
J cf <? ¥ 9 »? 0
Midni$bt
10.54
A.M.
10.51
A-M.
10.47
A.M.
^ O > d1 $ % ^
0.0
0.0
0.0
V 9 ^ O 1> cf 9
1.6
1.9
1.13
d1 0 V 9 »? 0 D
2. It
£.15
2.27
0 > cf <? V- 9 •?
3.19
3.28
3.40
^ V O D cf 9 "V
4.25
4.37
4.54
9 ¥ 9 V O D cf
5.31
5.46
6.7
189
TABLE CF PLANETARY HOURS
for
OCTOBER AND MARCH INNORTH LATITUDE
APRIL AND SEPTEMBER IN SOUTH LATITUDE
HOUR RULERS AND DAYS
S M T W T F S
25° 35°
35°45°
450550
Sunrise
A.M.
A.M.
A.M.
0 D d 9 H 9 *?
6.19
6.27
6.39
9 *? G D d* 9 U
7.15
7 22
7.32
9 H 9 »? 0 D cf
8.12
8.18
8.26
D cf 9 V 9 »? 0
9.9
9.13
9.19
>? 0 D c? 9 2/ 9
10.6
10.9
10.13
V 9 •? O D cf 5
11.3
11.4
II. 6
Noon
P.M.
P.M.
P.M.
cf 9 V 9 »? O D
0.0
0.0
0.0
G J d1 9 V 9 *?
0.57
0.56
0.54
9 *? 0 D d1 9 U
1.54
1.51
1.47
$ n 9 *? O )) d*
2.51
2.47
2.41
1) c/ 9 V 9 •? O
3.48
3.42
3.34
»? 0 D cf 9 V 9
4.45
4.38
4.28
Sunset
P.M.
P.M.
P.M.
2/ 9 •? O D cf 0
5.41
5.33
5.21
d1 ^ ^ 9 •? o ^
6.45
6.38
6.28
0 "> d1 9 2/ 9 »7
7.48
7.42
7.34
9 *? O ) d1 9 V
8.51
8.47
8.41
9 V 9 »? 0 J d1
9.54
9.51
9.47
> tf 9. V 9 »? C
10.57
10.56
JO. 54
rlidn 1 5"*
A.M.
ArNL
AJ*t
»? 0 > d1 <? U 9
0.0
0.0
0.0
^ 9 »? 0 > cf <?
173
1.4
1.6
d" <? V 9 •? 0 >
2'. 6
2.9
2.13
0 > cf 9 V Q »?
3.9
3.13
3.19
9 •? O » cf 9 V
4.12
4.18
4.26
9 n 9 j? o D cf
5.15
5.22
5.32
190
TABLE CF PLANETARY HOURS
/or
APRIL AND SEPTEMBER m NORTH LATITUDE
OCTOBER AND MARCH IN SOUTH LATITUDE
HOUR RULERS AND DAYS
3 . _. M T V T F S
25°35°
35°45°
45°55°
Sunrise
A.M.
A.M.
A.M.
0 > cf 9 H 9 *)
5.41
5.33
5.21
9 *? o 1> cf 9 */
6.45
6.36
6.28
9 V 9 •? O 1> cf
7.48
7.42
7.34
D cf 9 V 9 »? 0
6.51
6.47
6.41
»? o 3) cf 9 n 9
9.54
9.51
9.47
H 9 •? 0 .) cf 9
10,57
10.56
10.54
Noon
P.M.
P.M.
P.M.
Cf 9 U 9 »? O 1>
0.0
0.0
0.0
O > cf 9 ¥ 9 •?
1.3
1.4
1.6
9 »? 0 > cf £ V
2.6
2.9
2.13
0 V 9 •? 0 » cf
3.9
3.13
3.19
> cf 9 V 9 *? 0
4.12
4.16
4.26
h O > cf 9 V 9
5.15
5.22
5.32
Sunset
P.M.
P.M.
P.M.
# 9 •?, 0 > cf 0
6.19
6.27
6.39
<f 9 * 9 »? O D
7.15
7.22
7.32
0 > cf 9 V 9 »?
6.12
6.16
6.26
$ '•? 0 ) cf 9 V
9.9
9.13
9.19
9 H 9 V 0 > cf;
10.6
10.9
10.13
'| '<f- 9 V 9 ^ O
11.3
11.4
11.6
Wfdi>i5nt
A.M.
A.M.
A.M
*?, 0 I cf <? # V
0.0
0.0
0.0
V« 9 ^ O D cf 9
0.57
0.56
0.54
cf 0 V 9 *? O D
L54
1.51
1.47
O I cf 9 2/ 9 *?
2.51
2.47
2.41
0 V O D cf ^ ¥
3.46
3.42
3.34
^L ¥ 9 »? O D cf
4.45
4.36
4.28
191
TABLE OF PLANETARY HOURS
for
HAYAND AUGUST IN NORTH LATITUDE
NOVEMBER AND FEBRUARY IN:SOUTH LATITUDE
HOUR RULERS AND DAY3
S M T W T F S
25°35C>
35°45°
45°55°
Sunrise
0 > <f * ¥ 9 *?
A M
A.M.
A.M.
5.22
5.4
4.40
9 »? 6 3) d* 9 H
6.29
6 14
5.53
9 U 9 *? O D d*
7.35
7.23
7.6
D cf 9 V 9 *? O
8.42
8.32
8.20
*? O J> d" <? # 9
9.48
9.42
9.34
i/ 9 »? o D d1 9
Noon
d1 9 # 9 *? O D
10.54
P.M.
0.0
10.51
P.M.
0.0
10.47
P.M.
0.0
O 7) d1 9 V 9 *?
1.6
1.9
1.13
9 *? O J> cf ^? ¥
2.12
2.18
2.27
9 V 9 ^? O J d1
3.19
3.28
3.40
D cT 9 V 9 •? 0
4.25
4.37
4.54
»7 O D d1 9 ¥ 9
Sunset
U 9 •? O D cf 9
5.31
P.M.
6.38
5.46
P.M.
6.56
6.7
P.M.
7.20
cT 9 V 9 »? 0 J
7.31
7.46
8.7
O D d1 9 V 9 V
8.25
8.37
8.54
9 • Y ' d > ;. <f 9 V
9.19
9.28
9.40
0 V 9 •? O D c?
10.12
10.18
10.27
1 cf ^ ¥ v f? O
Midnight
»? O D d1 9 '¥ 9
JI.7
A.M.
0.0
11.9
A.M.
0.0
11.13
A.M.
0.0
V 9 -1? O D d1 9
0.54
0.51
0.47
cf 0 :V 9 ^ © 1
1.46
1.42
1.34
G J) d* <? ¥ 9 •?
2.42
2.32
2.20
9 V 0 1 cf 9 ^
3.35
3.23
3.6
0 V 9 ^ O J) d"
4.29
4. 14
3.53
13
192
TABLE OF PLANETARY HOURS
/or
JUNE AND JULY IN NORTH LATITUDE
DECEMBER AND JANUARY IN SOUTH LATITUDE
HOUR RULERS AND DAYS
3 M T W T F S
25°35°
350450
450550
Sunrise
A.M.
A.M.
A.M.
0 D <3 9 H 9 *?
5.2
4.35
3.55
9 »? 0 » d1 9 -V.
6.12
5.50
5.15
9 V 9 »? 0 3> d"
' 7.'82
7.4
6.36
D df V V, 9 »? 0
6.31
8.18
7.57
»? 0 1> c? 9 V 9
9.41
9.32
9.18
V 9 •? 0 I> d" 9
10.50
10.46
10.39
Noon
RM.
RM.
RM.
cf <? # 9 »? 0 »
0.0
0.0
0.0
0 J> cf 9 9 9 »?
1. 10
1.14
1.21
9 »? 0 ) cf 9 V
2.19
2.28
2.42
9 ¥ 9 •? 0 D rf
3.29
3.42
4.3
D cf 9 V 9 »? 0
4.38
4.56
5.24
»7 0 J> rf ^ V 9
5.48
5.10
6.45
Sunset
RM.
RM.
RM.
U 9 »? 0 1 $ 0
6.56
7.25
8.5
tf <? V 9 •? 0 J)
7.48
8.10
8.45
0 J d1 9 V 9 »?
8.38
8.56
9.24
9 »? 0 ) c^ 9 V
9.E9
9.42
10.3
9 V 9 •? 0 D d1
10.19
10.28
10.42
J <f 9 ¥ 9 V o
11.10
11.14
11.21
Midnight
A.M.
A.M.
A.M.
»? 0 > d* 9 V 9
0.0
0.0
0.0
V 9 »? O » cf 9
0.50
0.46
0.39
d" 9 V 9 •? G D
1.41
1.32
1.18
0 )> c^ 9 2; 9 »7
2.31
2.18
1.57
9 V 0 > cT 9 i/
3.22
3.4
2.36
9 ¥ 9 »? G D c?
4.12
3.50
3.15
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
Pages
Introduction 1- 2
Chapter 1. The Planets, The Seven Spirits
Before the Throne 3-12
" II, Time and Place as Factors in
Calculation of the Horoscope. . .13-23
" III. Signs and Houses 24-31
" IV. The Rising Sign and the Twelve
Houses 32-49
V. How to Calculate the Positions
of the Planets 50-74
" VI, The Aspects 75-82
" VII. Making the Index 83-91
PART II
A Philosophic Encyclopedia of Astrology. . . . 93-176
Table of Logarithms • • 177-180
Table of Houses— Sample Page^ 181-184
Ephemeris — Sample Pages 185-186
Tables of Planetary Hours 187-189
See Index on Following Page.
193
INDEX
TO PART I
Airy signs (Diagram) 80
Angles — when planets are in 82
Aphelion — when sun is farthest from earth 18
Ascendant — aspects to — influence upon health 91
" eastern horizon is — reason for 30
" how to find , 32-49
Ascension — signs of long and short — explained 49
Aspects — conjunction and parallel variable 76
" planets within orb of 77
" so-called good and evil 76
" table of etc 75
" to ascendant, influence upon health 91
" to M. C. — spiritual advancement 91
Astrology applied to daily life 5
" danger of giving birth data to others .... 1
" difference between material and religious 23
" invaluable to medical man 1
" not to be used for fortune telling 12
" study of — prepares for initiation 7
" study the science yourself 2
Atmosphere at birth stamps atoms 23
" its chemical condition changes 22
Aura — of people mingle before they meet 78
" of planets similar to those of people 79
Birth data, the key to the soul 1
Birthplace — highest point on earth 29
Blood — oxygen of first breath mixes with 23
Bodes Law 6
Body — parts of, ruled by signs 25
" produced by lunar forces 60
Cardinal signs (Diagram) 7!*
194
INDEX 195
Climate — conditions affect temperament 27
Clock of destiny — stars so called 1
Common signs (Diagram) 79
Conception and growth through the signs 28
Critical degrees (table of) 81
Day — mean solar — average of year 18
" sidereal — measured from fixed star 18
Daylight Saving Act . ,.o...,. 23
Declination of moon 88
" of part of fortune 88
" of planets 87
Detriment (see dignities) 80
Diagnosis by astrology 2
Diagrams — Cardinal, Fixed and Common signs 79
" Fiery, Earthy, Airy and Watery signs 80
" house characteristics 30
" latitude and longitude 16
" time zones 21
Dignities — essential 80
Diurnal motion of the earth — is uniform 49
Dragon's Head and Tail — effect of 87
" " " " how found 60
Earth — poles change 9
Earthy signs (Diagram) 80
Elevation — near the mid-heaven 82
Ephemeris 17
Equinox — precession of 26
Essential dignities 80
Evil — there is no 76
Exaltation (see dignities) 80-81
Eye — effect on, of Saturn retrograde 74
Evolution as indicated by precession 25
" as influenced by fixed stars 27
Fall (see dignities) 80-81
Fiery signs (diagram) 80
196 INDEX
Fixed signs (diagrams) 79
Fixed stars (see Stars)
Fortune — Part of 60-61
" Part of, decimation same as Sun 88-89
" telling to be avoided 12
Greenwich — base line for longitude 17
" Mean Time — how to figure and use 60
" Mean Time — brought into following day 66
Horoscope — charts, house characteristics 30
" " orb illustrated 78
" " planets as calculated 65, 71, 88
" " rising signs compared 46
" " signs on cusps as calculated
35, 40, 42, 44
" natural — cast by rules of astrology 28
" no evil 76
" of world changes from year to year 27
Houses and signs 24
" are divisions of earth 25
" astronomical basis of 49
" characteristics SO
" correspond to signs 28
Index — making the 83-89
Initiation under the direction of Neptune 7
Intellectual Zodiac — first degree of Aries 26-27
Jupiter thrown off from Sun 11
Latitude — chart illustrating 16
" described 14
Law unto ourselves 12
Logarithms — how to find and use 53
Longitude — chart illustrating 16
" described 15
" used to locate movable planets 17
Man is made in image of God 79
Meridian of longitude 15
INDEX 197
Medical man — astrology invaluable to 1
Mercury — inferior or superior 10
"Message of Stars" deals with medical phase of
astrology 2
Midheaven above birthplace 29
Moon — side we never see 1
Nebular theory implies first cause 3
Neptune — a great spirit from creative hierarchies . . 7
" not part of solar system 6
" Sun rises in west, on 10
" works with those preparing for initiation 7
Orb described 77
Parallel — aspect explained 75
" how to find 87
Parent — astrology an aid to 2
Part of Fortune — how to calculate 60-63
Perihelion — Sun nearest earth 18
Place located by latitude and longitude 14
Planets below the earth have less influence 30
" distance from Sun 6
" embodiment of great spiritual intelligence . . 4
" hourly motion in orbits 8
" how to calculate position of 50-71
" inclination of axes 8
" seven spirits before the throne 3
" table of 24
" time occupied by diurnal rotation of 8
Religions — all mention seven planetary spirits 5
Retrogradation — meaning of 72
Rising sign 32
Sight — spiritual 78
Signs and houses 24-31
" classification of 79-80
" intercepted — how to find 37
" of long ascension 49
198 INDEX
" ruling different parts of body 25
Solar day 18
" system considered as body of God 4
Stars do not compel 77
" fixed — bring about changes in climate 27
" fixed — twinkling pulsations 7
Sun — inclination of axis to plane of ecliptic 9
" rises in west on Neptune and Uranus 10
" rotation on axis 8
" threw off planets at proper distances 11
" throne of God 12
" time — difference between sun and clock 18
Tables — aspects 75
" critical degrees 81
" departments of life ruled by houses 31
" hourly motion of planets in orbits 8
" illustrating Bode's Law 6
" inclination of axes of planets 8
" index of aspects, etc 89
" planetary powers 81
" signs, planets and aspects 24
" signs ruling parts of the body 25
" time of diurnal rotation of planets 8
" time of orbital revolution of planets 7
Time— Greenwich Mean (G. M. T.) 50
" sidereal — how to find 33
" standard — adopted in America 19
" true local — how to find 32
" when child draws first breath 22
" zones in Unitgd States 20
Watery signs (diagram) 80
Zodiac — a circle divided into 360 degrees 25
" natural and intellectual 26
" new degree rises every four minutes 13
" signs of 61
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