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BY MA X HEINDEL

A C O M PLET E T EX T BO O K O N T H E
A R T O F ER EC T IN G A H O R O S C O PE

Ph il o so p h i c En c y c l o p e d ia
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TABLE S OF PLA NE TARY H O URS

F IF T H E D I TI ON

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I n t e r n a t i o n a l H e a d qu a r t e rs
M r E CCLESIA
.

O CEANSIDE CALIFORNIA
,

LO NDO N :

L . N. FOW LER 7 I MP ER IAL A RC ADE

LUDGA TE CIRC U S
 C OP YR IGHT 1 9 19
BY

M RS . M AX HEINDEL
FE LLOW S HIP PRESS

Pi
r n t e d in t h e U n it e d St at e s of Am e r ic a
 I N T R OD U C T I ON

T HE PRAC TICAL VALU E OF AS TRO LOGY

H E R E i s a side the M oon whi ch we n ever se e

of .

but th at hi dde n h al f is as p ote nt a f a ct o r in c a us

in g the ebb an d o w o f the e a rt h s t i de as the p a rt o f

,

the M oon whi ch is vi si bl e S imilarl y there i s an in

.
,

visibl e p a rt O f m an whi ch exerts a p o werful i nue nce

in life an d a s the t i des a re m e asured by the m o ti on
,

o f the S un an d M oon so al so t he eve ntu al itie s o f ex

,

i st e n c e a re me asured by t he circl i n g st a r s whi ch m ay ,

therefo re be call ed the Cl ock o f D estin y an d kno w ,

!

l edge o f their imp o rt is an im men se p o wer f o r t o the ,

c om p eten t astro l o ger t h e h o r o sc o pe reveal s every

se cret o f life .

Thu s when y ou have given an astr ol o ger the d at a

,

o f y our birt h y o u h ave give n hi m the key t o y o ur i n

,

n e r m o st soul an d there is no se cret th at he m ay no t

,

ferre t o ut Thi s kn owl edge m ay b e used f o r goo d or

.

ill t o hel p o r hurt a cc o rdin g t o the nature of the

, ,

m an Onl y a tried friend sh oul d be tru sted with thi s

.

key t o y our soul an d it sh oul d never be given t o any

,

o n e b ase eno u gh t o pr o stitute a spiri t u al scie n c e f o r

m at eri al gain .

T o the medical m an A strolo gy is in v al u abl e in

di agno sin g dise ases and prescribin g a re medy f o r it ,

2 09 8 2 4 9
2 SI M PLIFIED S CIEN TIFI C AS TRO LOGY

reveals the hidde n ca use o f a ll a ilm ents T hi s phase

.

o f the scie n ce i s de al t with i n Th e M e ssa g e of t h e
St ars !
givin g numerous h o r osco pes t o sh ow h ow
.

the signature s O f v a ri ous di seases appea r in the stel

la r script The writer di a gn oses unerrin gl y by thi s
.

meth od the a il ments O f p atients al l o ver the w o rl d an d

lo ve will light the w ay f o r others al so wh o a im t o f ol
lo w in the step s o f Christ as heal ers O f the sick .

I f y ou a re a p arent the h o r osc ope wi ll aid y o u t o

detect the evil la tent i n y ou r chil d and teach y o u h ow
t o a pp l y the o un ce o f preventi on I t will sho w y o u
.

the g ood p o ints al so th at y ou m ay m ake a better m an

,

o r w o m an O f the so ul e ntrusted t o y o ur c a re I t will

.

reve al systemic we akn ess an d enabl e y ou t o gu a rd the

he al th O f y o ur chil d ; it will sh o w wh at tal ents a re
there an d h o w the life m ay be l ived t o a m aximum
,

Of usefuln ess Therefo re the me ssa ge O f the m arch

.
,

in g o rb s i s m o st imp o rt ant an d as we h ave sh own the

,

gre at d an ger of givin g birth d a ta t o any one el se ,

there rem ains onl y on e c o urse : T o study the scien ce

y o ursel f .

This boo k and the si mp l ied meth od it c on ta ins

o f c asti n g a h o r o sc o pe i n a th o r oughl y scien tic m an

ner i s publ ished i n o rder t o enabl e a n y on e wh o ca n

a dd a n d su b t r ac t t o d o the w o rk himsel f i nstea d Of
,

rel yin g on o thers Thus he will Obta in a deeper kno w

.

l edge o f the c auses whi ch a re O per ative in l ife th an

any pr o fessi on al astr ol o ge r wh o is a str an ger can
g I ve .
 CHA PTE R I .

T EEPLANETS :
THE SEVEN SPIRI TS BEF O RE T HE T HRONE

HE nebul ar the o ry exp l ains with won derful in

g e n ui t ythe m a teri al viewp o int of h ow a sol ar
system c o nsisti n g Of sun and p lan ets m ay be f o rmed

fr o m a ce ntr al r e mi st pr o vided the r e mist i s put

,

in m oti on S o m ethin g o r som eb ody extr aneo us t o

.

the r e mi st is necessa ry t o give th at rst i mpul se ,

h o wever as sh o wn by H erbert S pe n cer wh o rej ected

, ,

the nebula r the o ry beca use it imp l ies a Fi r st Ca use ,

yet he was unabl e t o e nunci ate a hyp o the sis free
fr o m th at t o him Obj ecti onabl e aw Thus the sc i e n
, , .

t i c the o ry o f the ge ne si s O f a sola r sy stem c o in cide s

with the rel i gi o us tea chi ng o f a F ir st Ca use cal l it ,

Go d o r by any o ther name wh o is the superi o r in tel

,

l i g e n ce o rderin g the p ath o f the m a rchi n g o rbs with

a denite e n d and a im i n view Th a t e n d we m ay
.

n o t yet be ab l e t o wh oll y perceive but all a b o ut us o n

,

o ur p lanet we c anno t f ai l t o n o te if o b serv ant a n

, ,

o rderly pro gressi on O f all thin gs t o w a rds perfecti on ,

an d it ma y be in ferred that a sim ila r pr o cess

o f ev ol uti on must be in pr o gress o n al l the o ther p lan

e t s v a ryin g of c o urse i n c onsonance with the diverse

, ,

c ondi ti ons existin g on ea ch .

3
4 SIMPLIFI ED S C IEN T IFI C AS TR OLOGY

Mysti c te a chin g c on cern in g the f ormat i on O f a

s ola r system a grees with the n ebul a r the o ry which
says th at ri n gs were thr o wn o ff fro m the ce ntr al m a ss

O f the S un f o rmi n g i n successi on the severa l p lanets

, ,

th o se f a rthest fr o m the S un be in g f o rm ed rst whil e

Ve nus a n d Mercury last f o rm ed a re ne a rest the S un
, , .

Ba ck O f every a ct i s a th ought an d behi nd every

,

vi si bl e p h e n e m e n o n there i s an in visibl e c a use SO .

with the f o rm ati on O f the p lanets in a sola r syste m ,

there i s a spiritu al reaso n f o r their bein g a s well as

,

a m ateri al exp lanati on .

The c entr al r e mi st we m ay c onsider the rst vis

ibl e m ani fe st ati on O f the triun e God the L o rd o f
,

H osts Wh o c ontains within Hi s B ein g a mul titude

,

Of other bein gs at varyi n g st a ges o f develop m ent .

Their diverse n eeds require die r e n t ext ernal e n vi r

on m e n t s . I n o rder t o furn ish such proper c onditi ons
several p lan et s h ave bee n thr o wn OE fr o m the centr al

m ass e a ch be in g d ie r e n t l y c onstituted an d e a ch h av
,

in g a c lim at i c condi ti on va rying fr o m the others Ye t .

they a re all i n the kin gd o m o f Go d the sola r system

, .

I n H im they l ive an d m ove an d h ave their be in g !

i n the m o st l iter al se nse f o r the wh ol e sola r sy stem

,

m ay be c onsidered a s the b o dy O f Go d an d the p lan ets

as the o rg an s i n th at b o dy e nso ul ed by H is L ife m o v
, ,

in g in H is S tren gth in a cc o rd with H is Will .

Ea ch vi sibl e p lan et i s the emb odim ent O f a gr eat

an d ex al ted spiritu al intell igen ce Wh o is the minister
Of Go d in th at dep a rt m ent o f H is Kin gd om e n d ea v ,
 T HE SEVEN S PIRI TS BEF O RE T HE T HR ONE 5

o rin g t o c arry o ut H i s Will the latter h avin g in view

,

the ul t im ate h i g h e st g oo d re ga rdl ess O f te mp o ra ry ill

, .

The se Plan et a ry S pirits exerci se a p a rticula r i n

ue n c e on the bein gs wh o ev ol ve up on the p lan et
which i s Their emb o di m ent but h ave al so an inuen ce
,

o n the ev ol vin g be i n gs up on o ther p lan ets a cc o rdi n g

t o the develo pment att ai ned by such bein gs The .

lower i n the sc al e Of ev oluti on a be in g i s p la ced the

m o re p ote nt a re the e e ct s O f the p lan et a ry inue n ces ;
the hi gher the wi ser an d the m o re in di vidu al iz ed a
,

bein g i s the m o re it i s abl e t o sh ape i t s o wn c o urse

,

an d the l ess it wil l be a ctu ated by the ste llar vibr a

ti on s That is why Astr olo gy appli ed t o d a il y l ife
.

hel p s us I t give s us a knowl edge o f our we akn esse s

.

an d the ten den c ie s t o evil in o ur nature ; it sho ws us

o ur stren gth an d the ti m e s m o st o pp o rtu n e f o r devel

o p m e n t O f a dded p o wer f o r goo d .

I n a ll religi ons we he a r O f the Se ve n P lan eta ry

G e n ii : the H in du tell s O f Se ve n Ri sh i the P a rsi O f ,

Se ve n A m e sh asp e n t as the M oh amm ed an Of S e ve n

,

A r c h a n g e l s an d our Chr i sti an rel i gi on h a s i t s Se ven

Sp ir i t s b e fo r e t h e Th r o n e .

The m o dern astr ono mer divo rces the spiritu al a s

peet of the cel e sti al scien ce A strolo gy which he p o o h
, ,

p oo hs a s an exp lo ded su per stiti on fr o m the m a ter
!
,

i al ph ase Astronomy c ou ntin g eight prim ary pl an et s

, ,

in o ur sola r system Neptune Uranu s Saturn Ju , , ,

piter M a rs Ea rth Venu s an d Mer c ury H e sh ows

, , , .

thr ou gh the tel esc o pe th at they exist an d thi nks h e

6 SI M PLIFIED S CIEN TIFI C AS TR OLOG Y

h as pr oved th at reli gi on kno ws no t whereo f it spe aks

when it asserts tha t there a re seve n p lanets in the
sola r sy ste m The Mystic, h o wever p o in ts t o B ode s

.
,

La w as vin di c atin g hi s a sserti on th at N eptune d oe s

not re all y belon g t o our sola r syst e m .

The law is this : I f we write a serie s Of 4 s a dd 3

,

t o the sec on d 6 t o the third 1 2 t o the f ourth etc ,

, , ,
.

d oubl in g the am o unt a dded e a ch tim e the re sul tin g ,

series o f n umbers i s a very clo se a ppr o xim ati on t o

the rel ative di stan ces O f the p lan ets fr o m the S un

wi t h t h e e xc e p t io n of Ne p t une Thu s t o ill ustr a te : .
,

M er A st e r Ju Sa t Ur a Ne p
cur y Ve n us Ear t h M ar s oid s p i t er
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
3 6 12 24 48 96 19 2 884

4 7 10 16 28 52 1 00 19 6 3 88
I f we
o . .

d 1v1d e t hi s series by 1 0 we get 1 f o r the d is

t an ce Of the e a rth fr o m t h e S un an d the other num
bers then rep r esent the di stan ces Of the o ther p lanets
in terms o f the ea rth s di sta n ce The closen ess with
.

whi ch thi s sim p l e law gives the dist an ce is sh o wn as

f ol lo ws the c olumn he a ded Bo de bein g the di s
,
!

t an c e s a cc o rdin g t o thi s la w whil e the c olumn he aded ,

D i stan ce
!
gives the c o rrect v al ues in terms o f the
e a rth s dist ances

.

D is D is
B o d e t a n ce B o d e t a n ce
04 -
Jup i t e r
Ve n u s

Ne p t un e
 T HE SEVEN SP IRI TS BEFORE T HE THRONE 7

It is t hus see n that , with the exc epti on the v al of

ues f o r N eptun e the n umbers represen t very n e a rl y

,

the rel ative pr o p o rti onal di stan ces fro m the Sun o f ,

the seve n p lanets an d the A ster o id s whi ch a re withi n

o u r sola r syst e m but f ail very decidedl y whe n a pp li ed
,

t o N eptun e wh o is the emb o diment Of a Gre a t S pirit

,

fro m the C re ative H ier archi es which no rm al l y in ,

fl u en ce us fr o m the Zo d ia c This p lan et a ry ge ni us

.

wo rks specic all y with th o se wh o a re prep a ri n g f o r

i niti ati on an d p arti all y with th o se wh o study astr ol
o gy an d put i t int o pr a ctice i n their d a i l y l ive s f o r ,

then they a re al so prep a rin g f o r the p ath O f att ain

ment The twi nkl in gs O f the xed st a rs fr o m with out
.

o u r sola r sy stem a re the p ul sati o ns O f spiritu al im

pul ses sent f o rth by the gu ardi ans O f the G rea ter
Mysteries ; an d the M ercuri ans the Go d s o f Wisd o m,

se n d out si m ila r impulses pert a i n i n g t o the l esser

myst erie s he n ce M ercury twinkl es l ike a x e d sta r

,
.

Pl an ets revol ve ar o und the S un at va ry i n g rates

O f speed the sm al l er pl anets which ar e the cl ose st t o
. ,

the S un m o vi ng much m o re r apidl y th an the la rger

,

on e s whi ch i n a d di ti on describe wi der circl es

, , .

M e rcu r y m ake s o rb it al r e vol u t ion in 88 d ay s .

6 6 (l
4 17% 3

E 0 u u u
M 3

M ar s 1 y r 3 22
.

Jup i t e r
29 96
U ra n u s 84
Nep t un e 16 5
8 SIMPLIFIED S CIE N TIFI C AS TR OLOGY

The h ourl y m oti on o f the p lan ets in their o rb its

i s as f ollo ws :
M il e s
Jup i t e r
Ve n u s Sa t ur n
Ea rt h U r an u s
Ma r s . Nep t un e .

B eside s revol ving in their o rbits a r o un d the S un ,

the p lanets al so rev ol ve up on the i r axes in the sam e

d i rect i on a s they rev ol ve in their o rb its ; tha t i s fr o m ,

west t o e ast This m ove m ent is c all ed t h e d i ur na l

.

r ot a t i on .

The time o ccup i ed by the d iurnal r ot at i on Of the

p lanet s is a s f oll ows :
H our s H our s
M ercu ry 24 % Ju p i t e r 10
Ve n u s 1 0%
Ea rt h 24 U r an u s 9%
Mar s Nep t un e
24% U n kn own
The S un al so r o t ate s up on an axi s but requires
ab out 608 h o urs o r 25 1 3 d ays t o c omp l et e o n e r o
-

t a t i on .

The axis O f a p l an et m ay be e ither p erpen dicular

or Oblique t o it so rbit The present a ppr o xim ate in
.

c l in a t i ons o f the axes a re a s f ollo ws :

D eg r e e s D eg r e e s
Jup i t e r 3 Ve n u s . 60
23 76 M e r c u ry 72
Ma r s 25 U ra n u s 1 02
26 Ne p t u n e 1 55
 T HE SEVEN SPIRITS BEFORE THE T HR ONE 9

The in cl inati on o f the a xi s O f the Sun t o the p lan e

O f the ecliptic i s ab out degree s .

The ab o ve in cl inati on s o f the axe s d o not i n a l l

c a ses c o in cide with the gure s given by physic al

scie n ce n either d o we e n d o rse the i r view th a t th e se
,

in cl inat i ons re m ain pra ctic all y un ch an ged sa ve f o r ,

a sl ight vibr at o ry m o vem ent c all ed n ut a t i o n There .

i s an exceed in gly slo w third m o veme nt o f the p lan ets

whereby th at which i s n o w the No rth P ol e Of the
e arth will in the future a s it h as i n the p a st p o i nt
, ,

d i rectl y t o wa rd s the S un L ater it will be in the

.

p o sit i on where no w the So uth P ol e i s an d in due ,

t i me i t w i ll re a ch a g a i n i t s pre se nt p la ce Thu s tr o p
.

ic al cl im ate an d gla c i al ep o chs succeed ea ch o ther o n

all p o int s Of e a ch p lan et .

I n additi on t o thi s gr a du al m ovement ab o ut 50 Of

sec on d s Of sp a ce p e r c e n t ur y whereby a wh ol e rev o

,

l ut i on Of the ea rth s axis i s c o m p l eted i n ab out tw o

an d o n e h al f mill i on ye ars there h ave al so bee n su d

-

de n ch an ge s a t a tim e when th at whi ch i s no w the

No rth P ol e p o inted directl y t ow a rds the S un The .

so uthern hem isphere wa s the n c onti nu all y i n d ark

ness an d c ol d .

R e sul tin g c on diti o ns c aused a sudde n o vert o p

pin g o f o u r globe the l ast time S in ce th at time h o w
.
,

ever the S p i rit which previ o usl y gui d e d the ea rth

,

fr o m with out h as drawn int o the sphere a n d such

a ha ppe nin g will b e imp o ssibl e in the future .
10 SIMPLIFIED S CIEN TIFIC AS TROLOGY

M r P ierre
. a F ren ch mechanici an h a s c o n
B e zi an , ,

structed an a pp a r atus dem on str a t in g this third m o ve

ment H e i s sa i d t o h ave received h is ide a fr o m a

.

study O f the t e a chin gs pr o mul g ated a m on g v a ri o us

an cie nt pe o p l e by prie sts p o ssessed o f mystic l ea rn

in g p a rticul a rl y fro m the Egypti ans H e sho ws h o w
, .

su c h a thi rd m o veme n t will a cc o un t f o r the tr o pical

o ra and f auna f o und i n the fr oz en No rth whi ch c an,

be a c c o unted f or in no other w ay H e al so sh ows th at

.

when in the c o urse O f th is third m ove m ent the in

c l in a t i o n O f a p lan et s axi s bec o m e s gre ater th an 9 0

degrees an d i t s No rt h P ol e c o mm ences t o p o int t o

wa rd the so uth the satell it e s Of th at p lan et will seem
,

t o turn i n the o pp o site di rect i on fro m the satell ites

O f the o ther p lanets as i s the c a se wi th Uranus an d
,

N eptun e s sat ell ite s ; a f a ct whi ch a str ono mers a re

puzzl e d t o exp lain .

On Uran us an d Neptune the S u n al so ri ses i n the

west an d set s in the ea st f o r the sa m e rea son : the
i nversi on o f their p ol es .

As a last diff eren ce between the te a chin g s o f m od

ern scie n ce an d the West ern Wisd o m Te a ching o f the
R o si cruc i ans we m ay note th at a str onomers o f t o d ay
,

spe ak O f Ve n us an d M ercury as i n f e r i or p lan ets b e

c ause they alw ay s a ppe a r close t o the S un ; Venus is

see n onl y a s a m o rn i n g o r an eve n in g st a r ; Mercury

i s r a rel y seen beca u se it keep s so clo se t o the S un .

The o ther p lan ets a re c all ed sup e r io r beca use they

are seen a t all dist an ce s fr o m the S un bein g eve n a t
,
 T HE SEVE N S PIRI TS BEF ORE T HE T HRONE 11

the very o pp osite p o int O f the h o rizon fro m the S un .

This appe llati on i n fe r io r and sup e r io r , the m y s

,

tic woul d reverse f o r t o him it is cl e a r tha t the S un

,

is the e mb o di me n t of the highest spiritu al in t e ll i

ge n ce in o ur sy stem A t the beginni n g o f o ur pres
.

ent ph ase o f ev olut i on all th at i s no w o utside the S un

wa s inside but n o t al l be in gs c o ul d c on ti nue t o vi
,

bra te at the imm ense r ate which Obta in ed there ; so me

fell behi n d cry st al l iz ed an d in time bec am e a clo g
, , ,

o n o ther c la sse s They st arted t o cryst all iz e at the

.

p ol e where m o ti on i s sl o w but gr a du all y their i n

, ,

cre ased weight br o ught the m t o the equ at o r where ,

m o ti on i s m ost r ap i d an d they were thr o wn OE fr o m

,

the S un by centri fug al f o rce .

L a ter other bein gs f ail ed t o keep up the vibr at o ry

,

m o vement la gged behin d an d were thr o wn o ff at a

, ,

pro per distan ce so th at the sola r Vibr ati on s m ay give

the m the r apid ity n e cessa ry t o their develo pme nt .

The m o st a dv an ced spirits st ayed l on ge st wi th the

S un an d c onsequen tl y if the appellati on i n fe r i or an d
,

sup e r i or i s t o be a pp l ied a t all it sh oul d be used i n ,

reverse m ann er .

I n o rder t o avoid mi su nderst an din g it m ay be

a ll ,

well t o st a te tha t Jupiter w as thr o wn OE an d given

i t s eno rm ou s bul k o f ery substan ce bec a use the Ju
p it e r i a ns h a d a rrived at a very hi gh st ate of devel
o p m e n t , where they n eeded b oth high vibr ati ons a d n

in depe ndent m ot i on . Jupiter i s therefo re in so m e re

12 SIM PLIFIED S CIEN TIFI C AS TROLOG Y

sp e c t s an excepti on t o the rul e ; a c a se where a hi gher

law supersedes a lower .

I n c on clu si on we reiter ate th at the plan ets i n ou r

sola r sy stem a re the vi sibl e e m b o dime nt s O f the S even

S pirits bef o re the Thron e O f Go d the S un an d th a t, ,

j u st as it i s p o ssibl e t o u s t o tr ansm it by wirel e ss

t el egr a phy the f o rce whi c h m o ve s the tel egr aph key ,

l ight s a lamp pull s a l ever etc so m ay t he se G rea t

, , .
,

S p i rit s exerc ise an in uen ce up on hum an be in g s i n

pr o p o rti on t o ou r st a ge of i ndividu al ity I f we ai m .

t o a ct i n h a rm ony with the laws O f Goo d we ri se ,

ab ove all other laws an d be c ome a law unt o o ursel ves ;

c o w o rkers w i th Go d an d hel per s in nature
-
Ours .

i s the pr ivil ege o u r s the l o ss if we f a il t o l ive up t o

, ,

our hi ghe st p o ssibil ities .

L et u s theref ore strive t o kno w th at we m ay d o

, , ,

an d ab o ve all l et us bewa re O f pr ostitutin g the sci en ce

,

O f the sta rs t o the gutter O f f o rtun e tell in g Gol d O f -

.

M amm on m ay be ours if we d o but the pe a ce o f Go d
,

!
which p a sseth a ll underst an din g will brin g us l ast
in g j o y if we use our kn owl ed ge in unselsh servic e
t o o thers .
 CH A P T ER II .

TI ME A ND PLA CE A S FA C T ORS IN C AL C U LATIO N

OF T H E H OROSCOPE o

H O RO SC O PE is simp l y a chart O f the heavens

s h owin g a c ertai n p ositi on of the p lan ets an d z o
di a c al si gn s relat ive t o e a ch o ther an d the e a rth The .

c on stellat i ons re m ain i n the sa m e p osition o n e t o

!
another an d a re theref o re c all ed xed st ars but
, ,

the e a rth an d o ther p lan ets c onst antl y ch an ge They .

d o no t return t o the same relative p o siti on u ntil a fter

a b o ut twenty six tho usan d ye a rs Thus every scienti
-
.

c a ll y c al culated h o r o sc o p e i s ab sol utel y i n dividu al

an d sh ows a stella r in uen ce d i e r e n t fr o m tha t e xe r
ted i n an y o ther l ife c ommen ced a t a d ie r e n t t im e .

B e c ause O f the revol uti on o f the e a rth up on i t s axi s

a n ew degree o f the zo di a c ri se s every f our minute s
an d thus even the h o r o sc op es O f twins m ay di e r c on
si d e r a b l y.The student wi l l therefo re re al iz e the i m
p o rt an c e O f Ti m e a s a f a ct o r i n c a stin g a h o r o sc o pe .

There are h o wever v a ri ous metho ds O f a p p r oxim a t

,

in g the time and erectin g a c o rrect h o r o sc o pe f o r

th ose wh o d o no t know the h our o f the i r birth but ,

that sub j ect bel ongs t o an a dvan ced gra de O f thi s

st udy .

13
14 SIMPLIFI ED SCI EN TIFI C AS TROLOGY

Time is no t the sa m e the w o rl d o ver h owever , .

Whe n the S un rise s where we live it sets in anot her

,

p la ce an d th at m akes another d i e r e n c e in the h o r o

,

sc o pes eve n if c ast f o r chil dre n b o rn a t the sa m e m o

ment O f time but i n o pp o site p a rts O f the w o rl d f o r ,

if it were noon i n the birthp la ce o f on e the S un w oul d

,

be high in the he avens ab ove the ea rth an d in the ,

birthp la ce O f t h e other c hil d it w oul d b e midni ght

with the S un d i rectl y belo w the e a rth We know th at
.

the che m ic al e e ct O f the sola r r ay v a ries with i t s p o

sit i ou an d whe n the ch an ge i s physic all y no tice abl e
, ,

the spiritu al eff ect must al so die r I t i s ther efo re

.

evide nt th at Ti m e an d P l ac e a re the b asic f a cto rs in

c al culati on O f the h o r osc o pe We sh all r st sh ow h o w
.

t o lo c ate the p l a ce o f birth the n we take up the m a t

,

ter O f t i m e
.

PLA CE
G e o gr a p hi c all y the e a rth i s di vided by two im a g
,

in a r y sets o f c ircl es On e circl e run s east and west

.
,

h al fw ay betwee n the No rth an d S o uth P ol e s as sh o wn

i n the a cc o m p anyin g cha rts : it is c all ed the Equ at o r .

Other circl es c al l exl P a r a l l e l s of Lat i t ud e a re im a gin

,

ed runnin g p ar all el t o the Equ at o r an d their use is

,

t o measure the di stan ce o f an y p la ce No rth or South

o f the Equ ato r . No w get an atlas an d look at the
m ap of No rth A meric a A lon g the right an d l eft
.

h an d b o rders y o u will se e cert ai n numbers No te th at .

a curved l ine runs from NO 50 on the right t o NO 5 0

. .

on the l eft . That is the ftieth p ar all el o f l atit ude .

 TIME AND PLA CE 15

Al l cities al on g that l in e, in A m erica , Eur o p e or A si a

a re equ i dist an t fr o m the Equ at o r an d said t o be lo
,

c a t e d in L at itude 5 0 No rth !
.

A n o ther lin e runs fro m n umber 40 on the l eft b o r

der t o number 40 on the right L et us no te so me O f
.

the prin c i p al c itie s on o r n e a r thi s l in e San Fran

.

cisc o i s a l ittl e further south D e nver ri ght on the l in e

, ,

Chi c a g o an d N ew Yo rk a tri e no rth .No w turn t o

the m a p O f Eur o pe There the right an d l eft h an d
.

numbers with their c onn ectin g circl es a re al so l ati

tude s an d at the n umber 40 y o u will se e L i sbo n an d
,

M adri d P r o ceedin g e astwards Ro me an d C onstanti

.
.

n Op l e a pp ea r a l ittl e t o the no rth O f ou r l in e .

These p la ces m ay be sa id f o r the purp oses o f el e

,

menta ry instructi on t o be i n the sa me degree Of lati

,

tude an d therefo re ano ther determinat o r must be

,

u sed t o d i e r e n t i a t e the lo c ation O f ea ch p la ce fr o m

a ll o thers .

Thi s i s a cc o m p l ished by dividing t h e e art h lon gi

t u d i n a ll y fr o m p ol e t o p ol e by another se t o f Im a gi
na ry circle s c all ed M e r id ia ns of Lo n g i t ud e an d ,

sh o wn i n o ur c h a rt . Al l p la ce s alon g such circl es

ha ve noon a t the sam e ins tant rega rdl ess o f h o w f a r
,

they a re fro m the Equ at o r o r whether n ea r the No rth

,

o r South P ol e .

No w look a gain at y our m ap O f Eur o pe There .

y o u will se e numbered li n e s ru nn in g fr o m the t o p O f

the m ap t o the b o tt om These a re the l ine s O f l on gi
.

t uci e. On e i s n umbered 0 . I f y ou f ollo w th at l in e

z
16 SI MPLIFI ED SCIENTIF IC AS TRO LOG Y

D
U
T
G
N
O
L

n
0
2
.

E
D
 TIME A ND PLA CE 17

y o u will nd L on d on an d clo se theret o a p la ce call ed

,

Greenwi ch Th at is the lo ca ti on O f the w o rl d s grea t

.

e st Ob servato ry an d f o r purp oses Of astronomi cal

,

cal cul ati on all p la ces o n ea rth a re c onsidered a s be in g

so an d so m an y degrees west o r e ast o f G reen wich .

Thu s by l a t i t ud e we Obta in the l oc ati on O f a ce r

,

ta in p la c e nor t h o r so u t h o f the Equ a to r .

B y lo n g i t ude we desi gnate i t s p osi ti on e a st o r we st

O f G reenw i ch .

When the loc a t i on O f a p lace is sta ted i n terms o f

latitude a n d lon gitude it m a rks a cert ai n sp o t beyon d
all p o ssib ili ty o f c onfusion with a ny o ther p la ce ,

an d give s the astr olo ge r o n e O f the pri m al f a ct o rs

ne cessa r y t o c al cul ate a sc i e ntic h o r o sc o pep la ce .

L atitude is the p rin c ip al f act o r i n lo c at in g t h e

si gns o f the zo dia c by m e ans O f T abl es o f H o uses !
,

whi ch app l y t o al l p lac es in a certai n degr ee Of l ati

tude These t abl es a re as ne a rl y un ch an ge abl e as t h e
.

xed sta rs t o whi ch they appl y ; they rem a in the sa me

fr o m ye a r t o yea r a t l e ast the ch an ge is so sm all as t o
,

be una ppreci abl e in a l ifeti me .

L on gitude i s the prime f a ct o r in al l c al cul ati ons

conn ected with the m o v abl e p lan ets T o c al cul ate.

the i r p la ces a t the time O f a person s birth it is n ec

essa ry t o h ave an ast r ono mic al al m ana c f o r the yea r

o f birth . Thi s i s call ed an e p h e m er i s bec ause it r e
c o rds the ephemer al o r m o men ta ry p o siti on O f the

plan ets a s see n fro m the Observa to ry at Gree nwich

e a ch d ay at noo n .
18 SIMPLIFIED S CI ENTIFI C AS TR O LOG Y

A Sol a r D a y is the per i od o f time it takes the Sun

t o m ove fro m an y ce rta in m eridi an O f l on gi tude till
it r e t urn s t o the same meri d i an the n ext d ay Owin g .

t o the va ri ab l e m o ti on O f the ea rth in i t s o rbit an d ,

the o bl i quity Of the ec liptic the S un s p ath the

,

s

solar d ays a re n o t al l O f equal l en gth but a s the pur ,

p oses o f so c ial and civil l ife require a unif o rm di

vi si on a n avera ge is stru c k O f all sola r d ays in a ye a r .

an d this is cal l ed a M e a n Sol a r D a y I t co mm enc e s .

at midnight when the S un is a t the na dir Clo cks .

a re re gul a ted t o sh o w i t s b e g innin g an d en d al so i t s ,

equ al d ivi si ons in to twenty f o ur h ours There i s

-
.

t hus a di e r e n c e between su n ti m e an d clo ck time

'
- -
.

F ro m the t im e when the Sun i s n e a r e st t o the ea rth

( periheli on ) D ecember 24t h t o the tim e when i t i s
,

fa r t h e st fro m the ea rth ( aphe li on ) Jun e 2l st clo ck ,

t im e i s in a dvan c e o f sun tim e F ro m June 21 st t o

-
.

D ecember 24t h the S un i s i n a dvan ce O f the c lo ck the

, ,

g re atest d iffere n ce bein g 1 6 mi nutes in the be gi nn in g

O f No vember .

Whe n the un equ al m oti on O f the e a rth in i t s o rbit

an d the obl iqui ty o f t h e e c l ipti c a ct t o gether the dif ,

fer en c e be tween sun time and cloc k tim e is gre at est

- -

but fo ur tim es a yea r A pril 1 5t h Jun e 1 5t h Septem

, , ,

ber l st an d D ecember 24t h they a gree

,
.

A Sid e r e a l D a y i s the time whi c h el ap se s between

a xe d st a r s l e a vin g a certa i n de gree o f lon git ude

 TIM E AN D PLA CE 19

u ntil it returns t o it the f ollo win g d ay This i s the

.

ex a ct time Of on e c omp l ete rev oluti on O f the e a rth up

o n i t s axi s ; it is the onl y ab sol u t el y un if o rm m o ti on

Ob served i n the he avens h avi n g un dergon e no chan ge

,

si n ce the e a rlie st O b serv ati o ns on rec o rd .

Owin g t o the m oti on O f the e a rth in i t s o rbit ab o ut

the S un a so l a r da y is l o ng e r t h a n a sid e r e al da y f o r ,

a s the S un m o ves f a rther t o the e ast duri n g the time

o f the ea rth s d a il y ro ta ti on o n i t s axis the e a rth

,

must turn further up on i t s axis befo re a ce rtain mer

i di an c o mes i n l in e with the S un The sola r d ay is
.

theref o re a bo ut f o ur minutes lon ger th an the si der

e a l d ay but o win g t o the v a ri ab l e m o ti on o f the e a rth
,

i n i t s o rbit an d the obl i quity o f the ecliptic previ ous

l y men t i on ed this diff eren c e al so v a ries e a ch d ay
, .

I n by gon e d ays cl o cks i n e a ch city o r h aml et dif o

f e r e d fro m the tim epiece s O f every o ther p la ce bec au se

a ll were se t t o lo cal time but thi s c a used much c on
,

fusi on t o the tr ave l ing pub lic ; theref o re A merica

a d o pted wh at i s cal l ed S t a nd a r d Ti m e o n No vember
18 1 883 F or p erson s bo rn sub sequent t o th at d ate a
, .

c o rrecti on is n ecessa ry t o c onvert the time sh o wn by

cl o cks t o t r ue l o cal t i m e f o r th at is the time u sed t o
,

c al cul a te the h o r o sc o pe Th e di a gra m will a id st u

.

dents t o understan d wh at S t an d ard Time is ho w it ,

o verca me c onf usi on an d h ow the befo re men ti oned

,
-

c o rrecti on i s m a de
.

I t was sug ge st ed th at if the co untry be divided

,

into ti m e zon es each ab out fteen degrees o f l on gitude

-
20 SI MP LIFIED S CI EN TIFI C AS TROLOGY
in width ( this be in g the di stan c e the S un tr avel s i n
on e h our ) an d all the clo cks i n e a ch di vi si on se t t o
,

o n e u nif o rm t i m e g auged by a meri di an lo c ated in

,

the middl e O f the re sul t in g time zon e c onf usi on o f -

,

travel ers w oul d be a v o i ded .

A cco rdi n gl y A m eri c a was di vided i nt o f our such

zon e s by thr ee ima gi na ry l in es as ill ustr ated i n the
,

d i a gra m .

I n the Ea st e rn Ti m e Zon e cl o cks a re se t true t o the

75 t h m erid i an 5 h o ur s e a rl ier th an Greenwi c h Me an
,

Ti me .

I n the C e n t r a l Ti m e Z on e t ime i s regulated t o the

9 ot h meri di an whi ch is 6 h o ur s e a rl i er th an G reen
wich .

I n the M o un t a in Ti m e Zon e t im ep i eces a re gov

erned a c c o rdin g t o the 1 05 t h m eri d i an 7 h our s ,

e a rl i er than G reenwich M e an T im e .

I n the Pa cic Ti m e Zo n e tim e i s st and ard t o the

1 20t h m eridi an 8 h o ur s ea rl ier th an G r e e n wich
, .

( There i s a fth zon e in the f a r Ea st c ompri sin g ,

Main e No va S c oti a etc This zon e we omitted i n

, , .

o rder th at our dia gr am m ight be la rger ) .

I n all c itie s l o c ated on these S t an d ard Meridi an s

( see di a g r a m o n the O pp o site p a ge ) su c h a s Phil a ,

del phi a an d D e nver st an d a rd tim e i s also true l oc al

,

t im e an d no c o rrecti on 18 require d i n cal cul ation O f

,

ho r osc ope s: B ut D etro it whi ch yo u will se e l o ca ted on

.

the dividin g l in e betwee n the Eastern an d C entral

Time Zones i s 7 degree s east O f the 9 ot h meridian
, ,
TIME A ND PLA CE 21
22 SIMP LIFI ED S C IENTIFI C ASTRO LOGY

an d i t s clo cks a re theref o re 28 minutes slo w i n a ctu al

f a ct f o r when they sh o w noon a cc o rdi n g t o the 9 ot b
, ,

m eri di an st an d a rd the true lo cal ti m e is 28 min ute s

,

p ast twe lve Chi ca g o y o u will se e a l it tl e e ast O f the

.

9 0t h meridi an ( 2 degrees) When the clo cks there

.

a re twel ve noon it is real l y San F r an ci sco

clo cks sh o w n oon when the true lo c al t i me i s onl y
b e c ause tha t city is 2% degrees west o f the
S t and a rd M eridi an C o rrecti on i s therefo re n e ce s
.

sa ry. The rul e f o r Obt a inin g the true lo c al tim e i s :

T O the n ea r e st S tan d a rd M eridi an Tim e a dd f our ,

mi nutes f o r ea ch de g ree the b i rth p la ce i s East O f

the Meridi an c o rre sp ondin g t o th a t T im e .

I f the birth p la ce i s We st o f th at M eri di an su b ,

t ra c t fo ur minutes f o r e a ch degree it i s West there o f .

When a ch il d i s b o rn the ex a ct m o m ent it dr aws it s

rst bre ath sh oul d be noted as th at m o m ent an d D C :
,

the time O f del ivery i s the tim e O f birth fro m the as

t r ol o g e r s p o i nt o f V iew

.

The re ason f or taki n g the tim e O f the rst in spir a

ti on usuall y a cc o mp ani ed by a cry as the m o ment O f
, ,

birth i s th at the che m ic al c on diti on o f the atm osphere

,

ch an ges a t e a ch m o ment as the V ibr ati on s fr o m the

st ars ch an ge .We no te such a ch an ge in the atm os
p h e r e a cc o rdin g t o the p o siti on O f the S un i n the sky
at di e re n t h o urs O f the d ay o r night Th e night a ir .

i s d iff e t fr o m the atm o sphere at n oon Th ese a re .

no t sudde n ch an ge s but a re brought ab out by t o us

, , ,

impe rceptibl e degrees We wh o a re m o re c allous fro m

.

c onti nued ch an ge s d o n ot feel them but the l ittl e

, ,
 TI ME AND PLA CE 23

se nsi tive f o rm o f a n ew b o r n chil d i s emin entl y

-

c e p t i b l e t o the i n rush o f th at rst ch a rge O f i t s l un gs

,

an d a s the oxygen c on ta in ed there in su rges thr o ugh

the b od y by mi xture with the bloo d every singl e ato m
,

receive s a pecul i a r sta m p which i s reta in ed a ll

thr ough l ife al th o ugh at o ms ch an ge i n the sam e w ay
, ,

th at a sc a r perp etu a tes i tself on the b o dy desp i te the

ch an ge O f at o ms Tha t rst stampin g i s the physic al
.

b a sis O f the idi o syn cra si es an d te mper amen tal cha r

a c t e r i st i cs whi ch ca use ea ch o f us t o a ct diff ere n tl y

un der the same stell a r condi ti o ns ; it i s the b asis O f the

ten den c ie s O f o ur physic al n ature an d i n h a rm ony
with o ur st a ge O f atta inmen t as required by t h e la w
O f c ausa ti on which gives u s i n e a ch l ife the f a cul tie s
,

ev ol ved durin g a ll our previ ous exi sten ces Thus we .

d o not h ave a certa in f ate bec ause we a re b o rn a t a

certa i n m o m ent but we have been br ought t o birth a t
,

the tim e when the stella r r ays will give us the ten
de ney t o w o rk out the f ate ge ner a ted in p ast l ives .

Thi s di stin cti on i s very im p o rtan t; f o r it m arks

the d i e r e n c e between the V iew o f the m a teri al ist i c
astr olo ger an d the re li gi o us c on cepti on o f A str olo g y .

I n Ma rch 1 9 18 the U S Go verme nt p assed the

, . .

D aylight Savi n g A ct by whi ch all clo cks were se t

,

ahea d on e h o ur at midn ight preced in g the last S un

d ay i n M ar c h an d then se t b a ck on e h our at
midnight p re ced in g the last S un d ay in Oct ober This .

A ct w as in fo r ce i n 19 1 8 an d 1 9 1 9 onl y . Al l rec o rded

d a tes in the peri o d s ae ct e d sh oul d h ave o n e h our
subtra cted in o rder t o O bt ai n S ta n d a rd Time .
 CH AP T ER I II .

SIGNS AND H OU SES

S IGN S OF THE ZODI AC
r
p ARIES I RA
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8 SCORPIO
GEMINI SAG ITTARIUS
CAN CER CAPRICORN
61 . AQ UARI US
m) 96 PI S CES
THE PLANETS
0 SU N MOO N g MARS
9 VEN U S I; SATURN Is URAN US
!a MERC URY J UPITER tp N EPT U NE
TH E ASPECT S
c5 CON J U N CTION S EXTILE
8 OPPO S ITION
SQUARE PARALLEL

LTH OU GH W e are many mi lli ons

O f mil es ne a r
er the S un in wi nt e r i t s r ays transmit l ess he a t
,

th an in summer when we a re f arthest fr o m it and it ,

i s therefo re evide nt that d i st a n c e h a s no ee ct o n

tr ansmissi on O f heat r ays but as the S un rises
-
.

t o w ards the z enith be it summer o r win te r the heat

, ,

in cre ases the greatest heat bein g ex perien ced in mid

,

summer when sun r a ys a re n ea rest the p e r p e n di cu

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24
 SIGNS AND H OU SES 25

l ar ;it is theref o re ev ident th at the an gl e O f the ra y

is the sol e determi na to r o f i t s in ue n ce .

A st r olo gy dea ls with p lan et a ry an gl e s an d their

Ob se r ved eff ect up on m ankin d ; i n o rder t o determin e
these an gl es an d tabul a te Ob serv ati o ns the xed st a rs ,

al on g the S un s p ath have been divided i n to gr oup s

o r co nstell a ti ons an d the e a rth a s vi e we d fr o m t h e

, ,

b ir t h p l ac e O f a chil d h a s been d ivided int o h o use s .

M ost begi n n ers n d it very c onf usi ng t o die r e n t i a t e

betwe e n these si g ns an d h ouses but if it i s kept i n,

mi n d th at the si gn s ar e d ivisio ns of t h e h e a ve ns an d ,

h o uses a r e d ivisio ns of t h e e a r t h there sh oul d be n o

,

difcul ty The si g ns in uen ce cert a in p a rts o f the

.

b ody ; h o use s g o vern c ond iti ons O f life .

L ike any other circl e the zo di a c i s divided into

,

3 60 d e grees e a ch O f the twel ve si gns is theref o re 30

,

deg rees Their nam es an d symb ols a re give n in the

.

afxed di ag ra m The p a rts O f the b ody rul ed by these

.

sign s a re a s f ollo ws :

TA URU S C er e b e ll u m a nd Ne c k
GEMINI A r ms a nd L un g s
CAN CER S t om a c h

Kidne y s
SCORPI O S e x Or g a ns and R e c t um
SAGITTARIU S H ip s a nd T ig s h h
26 SIM PLIFIED S CIENT IFI C AS TROLOGY

These twelve c onstellati ons a re the n a t ur a l zo di a c ,

an d ever in the sam e relative p ositi ons but on a cc ount ,

o f a m o t i on O f the p ol e o f the ea rth the S un cr o sses

the equ at o r at a sl ightl y diff erent p o int e a ch sprin g

a t the ve r nal eq ui no x an d thi s sh i ftin g p o int is c on
,

sid e r e d in Ast r olo gy as bei n g the rst degree O f A rie s ,

the be ginn O f what is c all ed the i n t e l l e c t ual zo di ac ,

which thus chan ge s fro m yea r t o yea r a t the ra te Of

ab out sec on ds p er ann um 1 de gree i n 7 2 ye a rs 1
, ,

si gn in 21 56 yea rs c o m p l etin g the circl e O f 1 2 signs

,

in ab out yea rs Thi s b a ckwa rd m o vement is

.

!
c all ed precessi on O f the equino x .

Fr o m the m ateri al istic Viewp o int there seem s t o be

no re aso n f o r thi s shiftin g O f the zod i a c b ut fro m the ,

p ositi on O f the mystic it is no t a t a l l arbitr a ry but ,

necessa ry an d in ha rm ony wit h the sp i r al p ath O f ev o !

l ut i o n a dhered t o in b ot h sta r an d st a rsh o bservabl e ,

everywhere in nature A fter c om p l eti on O f e a ch

.

cycl e the intell ectua l an d the natur al z odi a cs a gree

,

( the l ast time A D . . then a n ew w o rl d p eri o d

c omm en ces a n ew phase O f evol uti on a higher l oo p
, ,

O f the spiral where on we a re ever tr avel in g t ow ards

Go d Even fr o m the m ateri al st andp o int i t i s evident
.

th at the sp iral p ath o f the sola r system Ob served by

a str ono m er s must ch an ge the an gl e O f in ciden ce O f
the l i ght r ays fr o m the xed sta rs an d as the an gl e
,

O f in c i den ce O f the S un s r ays up on o ur ea rth h as the

eff ect O f pr o ducin g the cl im atic chan ges O f sum mer

an d wi nter it is re asonabl e th at a simil a r change
,
 SIGNS AN D H OU SES 27

must f ollo w fr o m o ur al tered p o sition relative t o the

xed sta rs whi ch m ay a cc o unt f o r gr adu al chan ge s
,

O f c on diti on s such as th at the winters grow l ess c ol d

an d the summers l ess w a rm in cert ain p a rt s Of t h e
wo rl d .

Furtherm o re it h as bee n Ob served th at cl im atic

,

c onditi on s h ave a di st in ct e e ct on o ur tem per a m ent

we feel diff erently i n su mm er th an we d o in wi n te r
an d m ay n ot this slo w chan ge relative t o the xed
st a rs a cc o u n t f o r t h e chan ge in hum anity whi ch i s ,

call ed ev ol uti on ? The mystic ai rm s that it d o e s As .

r ays O f the S un by ch an ge O f the an gl e O f i n ciden ce

, ,

c all f o rth l e aves an d o wers fr o m the p lant a t on e

ti m e an d a t an other c au se them t o wither so d o r ays
, ,

fr o m the xed stars c all f o rth an d pr o duce gre ater

ch an ges i n o r a an d f aun a ; they a re re sp onsibl e f o r
the ri se an d f all O f nati ons an d the tempera mental
chan ge whi ch we c all c ivil izati on .

B rin gi n g the anal o gy a step further the natural ,

zo di a c i s c o m p o sed O f the c on st ellati on s a s they a re

an d rem a i n i n the he avens an d the i n t e l l e c t ua l zo di a c

,

co mm en ces at the ch an gi n g p o in t where the S un

cr o sse s the equ at o r a t the vernal equi nox Th at is .

the t im e when Nature brin gs t o birth th at whi c h h as

germ inated i n her w o mb durin g the precedin g win
ter Thus the h o r o sc op e O f the w o rl d ch an ges fr o m
.

ye a r t o ye a r A s a bo ve so belo w is the l a w o f
!
.
, ,

analo gy an d the sam e sal ient p o ints a re ob serv a b l e i n

the ev olut i on o f m an an d micr o be star an d sta rsh
, .
28 SIMPLIFIED S C IEN TIFI C AS TROLOGY

I n the hum an ma p we have also wha t m ay be c al l ed

a natural h or osco pe tha t is the gure as cast by the
,

rul e s O f Ast rolo g y where any si gn m ay be o n the

,

A scen d ant o r F irst H o use

, The chan gin g vernal
.

equi nox c o rresp onds t o the rst degree O f A r ies in ,

the in tell ectu al z odi ac so the A scend ant in any h u

,

m an h o r osc o pe al so h as an in uen ce c o rresp on din g

t o tha t degree The S ec on d H o use c o rre sp on ds t o
.

T aurus the Third t o G emini an d so on f o rmin g the

, . ,

c o unterp a rt o f the intell ectu al zodi a c i n the human

h o r osc o pe
.

A s the r ays O f the S un a re in te nsied whe n f o

c use d thr o ugh a l ens so is the spiritu al l if e O f the S un
,

when f o cused thr o ugh the tw o h o uses o f M a rs t o

brin g a life fro m t h e unseen w o rl d .

C an cer the rst O f the wa tery si gns was pictured

,

a m on g the an cient Eg ypti ans a s a sca r a b ( bee tl e ) ,

whi ch w as their embl em O f the soul an d o c cul tists ,

kno w that the seed at o m o f the b ody is p lan ted whe n

-

the S un O f L ife ( the Eg o ) is in Can cer the sphere O f

, , ,

the M oon the p lan et O f fecund ati on

, .

F o ur m onths l a ter when the S un o f L ife p asse s

,

thr ough the sec on d O f the w atery si gns S c o rpi o , ,

whi ch is under the r ul ership O f M ars the p lan et O f ,

p assi on and e m oti on the S ilver C o rd i s tied whi ch

,

bin ds the de sire b ody t o the lower vehicl es an d we ,

have the quickeni n g when the foe tus rst be gin s t o

sh o w se ntien t l ife B y that time the Eg o h as dissol

.

ved the nucl e ated bl oo d co rpuscl es thr o u gh which t he

 SIGNS AND H OUSES 29

m other s l ife m ani fested in the gr o win g o rg anism ,

an d it ca n the n be gin t o w o rk in the V ital uid an d

m anife st signs O f sep a rate li fe i n the b ody unt il the
S un o f L ife h as c om p l eted i t s c i rcl e an d a g a in re a ches
the mystic Ei ghth H o use .

Ei ght m onths aft er the se ed at o m w a s so wn the

S un O f L ife the S p i rit e nters P isces the l ast o f the
, , ,

watery si g ns i n the m yst i c z odi a c whi ch is under the

,

ex p ansive b e n e c r ay O f Jup i ter Under thi s b e n e v

, .

Ol ent inuenc e the waters O f p a rturit i on swell an d

bur st the restr ai nin g w alls Of the w o mb whe n the ,

nin e m onths Of gestat i on h ave bee n c o mp l eted launch ,

in g the n ew b o rn soul up on the Oc e an O f Li fe at the

-

rst p o int O f A ries where it i s w a rm ed an d cheered

,

By the c o mb in ed r ays O f M a rs an d the S un whi ch ,

a re h ou se an d ex al tat i on rul ers Thus i t 18 prep a red

.

f o r the b attl e O f ex i sten ce by the e n ergetic w a r go d -

an d i t s f o unta in O f life be it l a rge o r sm all is ll ed

, ,

t o c ap a c i ty by the S un fr o m the gr ea t c osm i c reser

,

v o ir O f Vit al e n er g y .

THE H OU SES

I n a h o r osc ope the b i rthp la ce is al ways supp osed

t o be the highest p o in t on the e a rth I t i s designated
.

by an a rr o w on the di a gr am herewith and the p o int

right ab ove it in the sky is call ed the Mid h e a ve n A s .

an ob server in the no rthern he mi sphere must al ways

l ook so uth t o se e the noo n d ay S un it f ollows t ha t ,

e ast i s t o the l e f t and west o n hi s r i g h t Astr olo gers

.
30 T
SI MPLI FIED SCIEN IFI C AS TROLOGY

c al l the e astern h o riz on the A sc e nd a n t bec a u se a t tha t

,

p o in t the sta rs rise o r asc e nd to w ards the Midhe aven ,

a n d f o r the reverse reason they c al l the western h o ri

zon the D esc e n da n t . Rays fro m st ars l o ca ted a t these

extre m e p o in ts w oul d strike the birthpl a c e at differ
e n t a n gl es hen ce their i n ue n ce w o ul d va ry an d there
,

woul d a l so be a n otic e a bl e dj e r e n c e o f e e c t at i n
t e r m e di a t e p o in ts betwee n the H o ri z on a n d Mid
hea ven besides the pl a n ets th at h ave descen ded b e
, ,

l ow the e a rth h a ve al so p o wer though n ot t o the sa m e

,

exte n t as when ab ove the birthpl a ce The in uen ce of

.

pl an ets on va ri ous dep a rtmen ts of l ife h as been oh

se r ved t o be as f oll ows :
 SI GNS A ND HOUSES 31

Fi rst H o use The sha pe a n d c on di ti on of the

b ody e a rl y e n viron m e n t a n d chil dho o d 8 home
,
.

Se c on d H o use F in a n ce .

Th i r d H o w eL itera ture the useful a rts pr a ctical

, ,

in tell ige n ce sh ort jo urn ey s br o thers a n d sisters

, ,
.

F o ur t h H o useThe h om e a n d c on diti on s in ol d
a ge.

Fif t h H onc e A m usem en t, c o urtship chil dren ,

an d specul a ti on .

Sixt h H o use H e a l th servan ts a n d l a b o r

, .

Se ve n t h H o use P a rtn ershi p m a rri a ge the n e

, ,

a rt s a n d the publ ic .

Eig h t h H o use I n herit a n ce de a th , .

Nin t h H ouse Rel igi on phil a n thr opy ide al ism ,

, ,

justice a n d l on g journ ey s .

Te n t h H o useP r o fessi on so ci al p ositi on an d

,

ambition .

El e ve n t h H o use F rien ds h opes a n d wishes

, .

Twe l fth H ouseP risons hospital s so rrow an d

, ,

t ro ubl e .
 CHA P TER IV .

T HE RISI NG SI GN AND T HE TWELVE HOUSES

O il ust r a te h ow
hor osc o pe is cast we wil l fi rst
a ,

ca st f our h o r osco pes f or person s b o rn in Chic a go ,

A ugust 2 1909 a t
, , A M 8 : 15 A M . .P M, . .
, . .
,

an d P M a s f a r a s the pl a cin g o f the signs up

. .
,

on the cu sp s o f the h o uses The cusp s a r e the divid

.

i n g l i n e s between the ho u se s .

Fi n di n g C hic a g o o n the m ap we n o te th a t it is ,

l o c a ted n ea r the 42n d degree o f No rth l atitude an d ,

cl ose t o 88 degrees o f l on gitude West from Green wich .

Our rst c on cern i s t o n d the True L o c al Time

o f B irth . We rst turn t o the rul e on p a ge 22 which

says To the ne a r e st Stan d ard Meridi a n Time a dd ,

four mi n utes f o r e a ch degree the birth pl a ce i s Eas t

of the Meridi an c o rr esp on di n g t o th at Time .

If the birth pl a ce i s West of that Meridi a n sub ,

tr a c t four min ute s f or e a ch degree it i s West thereo f .

The n ea r est St an d ard Meridi an T ime i s C en tra l

Time gauged by the 9 ot h meridi an Chi ca go bein g .
,

88 degree s West L on gitude i s t w o degr ees Ea st o f ,

the 9 0t h meri di a n We therefo re a d d t w o time s f our

.
,

o r eight min utes t o the time sh own by the cl o ck i n

, ,

order t o n d true l o c al time I n the c ase o f the r st

.

32
 T HE RISI NG SI GN A ND TH E T WELVE HOUSES 33

birth hou r when the cl o ck sh owed

, A M on . .

A ugust 2n d the true l o ca l tim e i s thu s f oun d t o be

.
,

A M . T hi s True L o c a l Time o f B irth wil l be

.

used i n a l l sub sequen t c al cul a tion of the ho rosc op e

Note however th at thi s c o rrection of Stan d ard t o
, ,

L o c a l Tim e a pp l ies on l y in the Un ited States a n d ,

is requi red onl y f o r d a tes sub sequen t t o Nov 1 8t h .

,

1 883 when sta n d a rd tim e w as a d o pted

, .

We will n ow proc ee d t o n d the sidere al time ( a h

b r e vi a t e d t o S T ) a t the birth p l a ce a t the m omen t
. .

o f birth A s a sta rtin g p o in t f or our c al cul a ti on s we

.

h ave the S T ( siderea l time ) f or Green wich a t n oon

. . .

From th at we m a y c al cul a te the sidere al time a t the

birth pl a ce a n d h our by the f oll o wi n g rul e :
-

To the sidereal tim e f o r the n oon p r e vious t o

birth ( give n in the e p h m e r i s) a dd
F ir st 1 0 sec on d s c o rrecti on f o r every 1 5 degr ees
,

o f l on gitude the birth p l a ce i s we st o f Green wich -

.

Se co n d , the in terval between the p r e vio us n oo n

an d birth .

Th ir d 1 0 sec on ds c orrection f or ever y h o ur o f

,

this in terval .

F ol l o win g the a b o ve rul e we turn t o the p a ge of

ephemeri s i n the b a ck o f this b o ok a n d n d the c ol
um n m a rked Sidere al Time As our rst birth hour .

i s A u g ust 2n d A M t r ue l o c al time we n o te
, . .
, ,

th a t the p r e viou s n oon is A u g ust 1 st Opp osite that .

d a te we n ote the sidere al t ime as bein g 8 ho urs 37

min utes which we put down thus :
,
34 SI M PLIFI ED sc m Nm u c AS
'
TROLOG Y

H M S
. . .

S T a t Green wi c h f o r n oo n p r e vi o us t o birth
. . 8 7 .

Co rr ec tio n f or 1 0 sec on d s f or ea ch 1 5 de g W 1)

. .

Lo n g o f bir t h pl a ce
. 59
I n t erval b e t ween th e previ o u s n o on ( A ug l st ) .

a n d th e t im e o f birth ( A ug 2n d , A M ) 14 23
. . .

Co rrect ion o f 1 0 sec o n d s per h o ur o f i n t erval b e

tween p r e vi ous n oo n a n d birth ( 1 4 h 23 m ) . .

equ a l s 1 44 seco n d s o r 2 m in , 24 se c 2 24
.

S. T a t th e birth p l a ce o n th e birth h our

. 23 3 23 -
.

When t h e birthp l a ce 18 l o ca ted In Ea st l on gi tude

o

co rr e c t i o n f o r l on g i t u d e is sub t r ac te d H a d the chil d .

b een b o rn A ugust 2n d at A M , in l a t it u d e 42 . .

No rth but i n l on gitude 88 East the S T woul d be

, , . .

gured as f ol l ows :
H M S
. . .

S T Greenwi ch f or n oon ( A ug l st )
. . . 8 37
Correc t io n o f 1 0 sec on d s f or ea ch 1 5 degrees
Ea st Lo n gi tu de ( sub tr a cte d ) 59

8 36 1
E M . . S.

I n t erva l from previ ou s n oon ( Au g . 1 st ) to birth ,

1 4 23 00
Co r rec ti on of 10 e
s c on ds ea ch h ou r of in t e rva l
fro m p r evi ou s n o on to 2 24

S. T . at birth p l ac e , at birth h our

-
. 23 1 25
the H o use s a r e g overn ed by l ati tude the sa me
As ,

t abl e of H ouses is used as f or the chil d b o rn in Chi

ca go .
 T HE RISING SI GN AND T HE T WELVE HOUSES 35

With this S T we turn t o the ta bl e o f H ouses

. .

f or the l a titude of the birthp l a ce 42 degrees There , .

we Se arch the va ri o us c ol umn s m a rked Sidere al Time

f o r our S T a t birth : 23 32 3
. . The o n e n ea rest t o
-

that is 23 4 46 I n l in e with th a t sidereal tim e will

- -
.

be fo un d the va ri ous degrees o f the sign s t o be p l a c ed

in our ho rosc ope .

I n the rst co l umn un der l a titude 42 N Opp osite

.

the sidereal time 23 4 46 we ob serve the gure 1 5 ; at

- -
,

the t o p o f the c ol umn we n d the sign P isce s a n d ,

ab o ve th a t gure 1 0 which mea ns tha t , 1 5th

36 SI M PLI FIED SCI ENTIFI C AS TROLOG Y

degree o f P i sces i s t o be pl a ce d on the l 0t h cusp as ,

d o n e in the a ccom p an yi n g h or oscope .

I n the n ext c ol umn i n l in e with our sidere al time

, ,

we se e the gure 20 at the t op is the sign A ries a bo ve

, ,

tha t the gure 11 me ani n g that 20 degrees o f A ries

,

i s t o be p l a ced on the 11t h cusp .

I n the third c ol um n I n l in e with o ur sidere al time

, ,

i s the gure 1 T a urus an d 1 2 a re at the hea d of the

.

c ol umn but ben e a th th a t is Gem ini sign ifyin g tha t 1

degree o f Gem in i i s t o be p l a ced on the 1 2th cusp .

The wide c ol um n m a rked A scen d an t c ome s n ext .

There we n d the gure s in l in e with o ur side

real time a n d the si g n Gemini at the t o p but we di s
, ,

rega rd tha t sign bec a use the sign Ca n cer is p l a ced

between o ur l in e a n d the t o p a n d we al wa y s ta ke t h e
r st sig n a b ove o ur l i ne Theref ore we pl a ce Can cer.

8 : 1 0 on the A sce n d an t .

P r o ceedin g a l on g the gures in our l in e we n ote

the gure 27 in the rst c ol umn t o the right o f the
wide c ol umn A t the t o p i s the sign Can cer a gain
.

an d the g ure 2 A cco rdin gl y we pl a ce t he 27t h de

.

gr ee of C an cer on the cusp Of the Secon d H o use .

I n the extreme right han d c ol umn we n d the g

ure 19 the sign Leo an d the gure 3 at the t op of the
,

c ol umn Therefo r e we pl a ce the 19t h degree of Leo

.

on the Thi rd C usp .

We have thus obta in ed gure s f or six of o ur

houses the six o pp osite h ouses a r e given the opp osite
,

sign s a n d degrees .
 T HE RISING SI GN AND THE T W ELVE HOUSES 37

H avi n g P i sce s 1 5 the Te n th H o use we p l a ce

on ,

the o pp osite degree Virgo 1 5 on the Fo urth Cusp ,

which i s Opp osite the Ten th .

A ries 20 on the El eve n th H o use is the Op p osite o f

L ibr a 20 pl a ced on the F ifth Cusp .

Sa gitta riu s 1 p l a ced o n the Sixth Cusp f o rm s a n

ex a ct o pp osite t o Ge m in i 1 on the Twel fth H ouse .

The A scen d an t is o pp o site the Seven th Cusp a n d

Capric o rn 8 : 1 0 p l a ced there is the o pp o site o f C an cer
on the A scen d an t .

Ca n cer 27 o n the Sec on d H o u se will be pr operl y

Opp osed by Ca pric orn 27 on the Eight h H o use a n d ,

A qu a rius 1 9 p l a ced on the Nin th is in o pp o siti on t o

Leo 1 9 o n the Third .

Now a ll the cusp s are l l ed but on acco un t o f the ,

in cl i na tion of the e a rth s axi s som e o f the signs m a y
b e i n t e r c e p t e d between t w o cusp s therefo re it i s n e c
,

e ssa ry t o se e if a ll the twel ve sign s a re i n our h o r o

sc o pe befo re pro ceedin g further Co un tin g fro m .

A ries we n o te the prese n ce o f Gemin i

, T a urus i s .

missin g a n d we therefo re p l a ce it in it s p r o per p osi

,

ti on between A rie s an d
Wh e n a t
c e r a in si g n is i n t e r ce p t e d, i t s op p o si t e

al so wil l b e m issi n g .We m ay there fo re at o n ce p l a ce

, ,

Scor p i o i n it s pr o per p osition between L ibr a a n d

It will n ow be fo un d tha t al l the twel ve signs a re

pl a ced in o ur ho rosc ope Can ce r an d Ca pric orn e a ch
,

Occupyin g t w o cusp s It is n i shed as f a r as p l a cin g

.
38 SI M PLIFI ED S CI EN IFI C AS T TROLOG Y

the sign s in their pr o per p o siti on s rel a tive t o the

ho use s a n d tha t i s a s f a r a s we wil l pro ceed at the
,

presen t time so we will l e a ve thi s ho r osco pe a n d cal

.

cul ate on e f or a person b o rn si x h ours l a ter in the

sa me p l a ce : Chic a go A ugu st 2 A M
, , . .

We rst h a ve t o n d the True L o cal Tim e of B irth .

A s bef o re we a dd eight min ute s t o the tim e sh own

,

by the cl o ck n am el y , A M This gives us . .

A M which i s the Tru e L o c al Tim e o f B irth

. . .

Our rul e f or n din g the Sidere a l Tim e a t the birth

h our an d p l a ce requires tha t we n ot e t h e
H M S
. . .

S . T
. at Gree n wi chth e n oo n previ o u s t o birth
on

( A u g l st ) a s given i n th e Ep h em eri s
.
, . 8 37
Co rrec ti on o f 1 0 sec o n d s f or ea c h 1 5 d e grees W .

Lo n g Of birth p l a c e ( Chi ca go 88 W )
.
, . 59
I n te rva l fro m p revi o u s n oo n ( A u g l st ) t o th e .

t im e o f bi rth ( A u g 2ud A M )
.
, . . 20 23
C orrec ti o n o f 1 0 se c o n d s f o r ea ch h o ur o f in ter
va l equ a l s 204 sec on ds 3 24

Sid erea l T im e a t bi rth pl a ce a t th e birth h our 29 4 23

Su btr a ct th e c ircl e o f 24 h ours . 24

5 4 23
A s there be o nl y twen ty f our h ours i n a d a y
ca n -

we subtra ct 24 where n ecessa ry a n d w o rk with the ,

rem ain der in thi s case 5 4 23 whi ch w as the tru e

,
-

Sidereal Time in Chi ca g o at the birth Thi s tim e o r .

,

the n e a rest theret o we a cc ordin gl y seek i n the T a bl e

,

o f H ou se s f or the l a titude o f Chi c ag o 42 degree s N ,

.

The n e a re st time i s 5 3 29 a n d i n l in e with tha t

- -

we n d the degree s f or the va ri ous cu sp s o f ou r

 T HE RISING SI GN A ND T HE TWELVE HOUSES 39

h ouse s I n the c ol umn n ext t o the right o f the Si

.

derea l Time is the gure 1 7 A t the t op o f the c ol umn

.

the sign Ge m in i a n d the g ure 1 0 We therefo re .

p l a ce the 17 th degree o f Ge min i o n the Ten th Cusp .

I n the n ext c ol umn t o the right is the gure 21 .

A t the t op o f the c ol umn the sign C an cer a n d the

,

gure 1 1 so we p l a ce the 21st degree o f Can cer on

,

the El eve n th Cu sp .

The n ext right h an d c ol umn h a s the gure 22 A t .

the t o p is the sign Le o a n d the gure 1 2 so we pl a ce ,

the 22n d de gree o f Le o on the Twel fth H o use .

The l a rge c ol um n m a rked A scen d an t h as the sign

Virgo a n d the gures 1 8 : 5 6 a r e i n ou r l in e so we ,

pl a ce Virgo 1 8 : 5 6 on the A scen d an t o r First H ou se . ,

of o ur gure .

I n the rst c ol umn t o the right of the wide c ol umn

we n ote the gure 14 W e n ote al so tha t the sign L i
.

b r a is a b o ve ou r l in e bef o re we c om e t o the t op o f the

c ol umn a n d we therefo re di srega rd the sign f oun d
,

there but n ote the gure 2 which in dic a te s th a t the

, ,

Sec on d Cu sp i s o ccupied by the 14th degr ee o f L ibr a .

I n the extrem e right h a n d c ol umn we n d

the gure 1 3 a n d al so a sign befo re we c om e t o the t op
o f the c ol um n the Si gn Sc o rpi o so we p l a ce the 1 3th
, ,

degree of Sc o rpi o on the Third Cusp .

Now we have pl a ced si gn s on the six ho uses an d ,

we pr o ceed t o put i n the si x opp o site signs on the op

p osit s h ouse s a s befo re : Opp o si t e Ge m in i 17 on the
Ten th H ouse we pl ace Sa gitt a rius 17 on the F ourth
40 SI MPLIFI ED SCIENTIFI C AS TROLOGY

H o use . Op p o site C an cer 21 the El ev en th we pl a ce

on

C a pric o rn 21 o n the Fi fth . Opp o site Le o 22 on the

Twel fth we p l a ce A qu a rius 22 o n the Sixth Opp o .

site Virgo o n the A scen d an t we p l a ce P isces

1 8 : 56 on t h e Seven th . Opp osite L ibra 14 o n the Sec

o n d p l a ce A ries 1 4 on the Eight h an d Opp osite Sc o r
,

p i o 1 3 on the Third pl ace T aurus 1 3 o n the Nin th

,

H o use
\
.

Now a l l the cusp s of the ho rosco pe are ll e d an d

,

we sta rt t o c oun t the si gn s t o se e if they a r e a l l pres

e n t o r if it is n ece ssa ry t o put in a n y that m ay be in
 TH E RISING SI GN A ND T HE T WELVE HOUSES 41

t e r ce p t e d We c omm e n ce o ur c oun t at A ries an d n d

.
,

tha t a ll twel ve signs a re repre sen ted an d it i s there ,

fo re a t a st a ge o f c omp l etion where we decide t o

l ea ve it f o r the prese n t .

We n ext pr o ceed t o c ast the h or o sc ope f or a per

son b o rn a t C hic a go A ugust 2 at P M True
, , . .

L oc al Tim e o f B irth i s 8 min utes l ater o r 2 : 23 P M . .

We n d th a t the p r e vi ous n o on is A ugust 2n d an d so

we st a rt our c al cul a tion s a s f oll ows :
H M S
. . .

S . T Green wi ch o n th e n oo n previ ous t o birth

. at

( A u g 2u d ) . 8 41
Co rrec ti on o f 1 0 sec on ds f or ea ch 1 5 d eg r ees W .

Lo n g o f birth p l a ce ( 88 de grees)
. 59
I n terva l from previ o u s n o on to th e tim e of birth
( n oo n t o P . 2 23
Co r rec t i o n of 10 e
s c s

f or ea ch h our of in ter val 24

S . T a t birth pl ace on birth h our

. 1 1 5 23
Turn i n g t o our T a bl es o f H ouses f or l atitude
42 N we n d the n earest S T t o be 11 4 46

.
, . .
-
.

I n the rst c ol umn un der l a titude 42 N is the g

.

a r e 1 5 ; the sign Vir g o a n d the gure 1 0 a re a t the

t o p o f the c ol umn Ther efo re we pl a ce 15 degree s of

.

Virg o on the Ten th Cusp .

The sec on d c ol umn h as the gure 1 6 L ibra an d ,

the gur e 1 1 at the t op so 1 6 degree s of L ibr a i s ,

pl a ced on the El even th H o use .

The gure 10 is i n the third c ol umn a n d the Si gn ,

Sco rpi o betwee n o ur l in e a n d the t op therefo re w e ,

disrega rd the si gn at the t op but n o te t h e gure 12, ,

42 SI M PLIFI ED S CIENTIFI C AS TROLOG Y

and a cc ordi n gl y p l a c e 1 0 degree s o f Sc o rpio on

Twel fth H ou se .

I n the wide c ol umn we se e the gure s 29 : 1 6 whi ch

,

we p l a ce on the A sce n d a n t with the Si g n Sc o rpi o

f o un d a t the he a d o f the c ol um n .

The c ol umn t o the right o f the wide c ol umn c on

ta in s the gure 1 with the sign Ca prico rn a b ove an d
,

a t the t o p is the gure 2 . Theref o re we put C apri

c o rn 1 on the Secon d Cusp .

The extrem e right ha n d c ol umn shows the gure

8 the sign A qu a rius a b ove an d the gure 3 a t t h e
,
 T HE RISING SI GN AND TH E T WELVE HOUSES 43

hea d o f the c ol umn A cc o rdin gl y we p l a ce the 8t h

.

degree of A qua riu s on the Third H ouse .

Now our six cusp s a r e l l ed a n d we proceed t o ,

pl a ce the Opp o site sign s a n d degree s on the o ther six

c usp s as described i n det a il i n c onn ection with the
rst t w o h or o sc opes When th a t h a s bee n d on e we
.

c oun t ou r sign s fro m A ri es t o se e if al l a re re p r e

sen ted Tha t bri n gs ou t the f a ct th a t Ge m in i a n d Sa g
.

i t t a r i us a re mi ssin g so we in sert them in their proper

,

p l a cesGem in i betw e en T a uru s a n d C a n cer Sa git ,

t a r ius between Sc o rpi o a n d C a pric o rn Our ho ro .

sc o pe h as bee n c om p l eted as f a r as the si gns an d

houses a r e c on cern ed therefo re we l e a ve it f o r the

,

pre sen t t o c a st the l a st of o u r f our experimen t al m a p s

f or a person b o rn in Chic a go A ugu st 2 1 909 a t , , ,

P M True L o c a l Time o f B irth is 8 mi n ut es l a ter

. .

o r 8 : 23 P M . .

A s befo re we n ote t h e ,

H M S
. . .

S . T . at Gree n wi ch on th e n oo n previ ous t o b irth

( A ug . 2n d ) 8 41
Co rrec t i on 10 sec on d s f o r every 1 5 d e gree s t h e
of
birt hp l a c e i s West o f Gree n wi ch 59
I n t er va l be tween th e previ ou s n oo n an d birth . 8 23
Co rrec ti on o f 1 0 sec o n d s f or every h o u r o f in t er
v a l be tween p revi o u s n oo n a n d birth 1 24

Sidereal T im e a t bi rth pl a ce a t th e birth h o ur 1 7 6 23

Wi th thi s sidere a l tim e we turn t o the tabl es Of
H ouses f o r the l a titude o f birthp l a ce 42 N a n d n d

, .
,

the n e arest S T t o be 17 7 49 .
- -
.
44 T
SI M PLI FIED S CIEN IFI C ROLOGY
AST

Inthe rst c ol umn un der l a titude 42 N we n d

.

1 8 A t the t op o f the c ol um n Sa gitt a riu s a n d the

.
,

gure 1 0 there fo re we p l a ce Sa gitt a rius 1 8 on the

,

Ten th C usp .

The sec on d n arrow c ol umn shows the g ure 9 .

C a pric o rn i s a b o ve an d the g ure 1 1 i s a t the t o p o f

the c ol umn so we p l a ce Ca pric o rn 9 on the El eve n th
,

C usp .

The third n a rro w c ol umn h as the gure 2 with

A qu a rius ab ove a n d the gure 1 2 a t the he a d o f the
c ol um n so we pl a ce A qua rius 2 degrees on the cusp
,

Of Twel fth H ouse .

 T HE RI SING SI GN AND T HE T WELVE HOUSES 45

In the wide c ol umn a r e the gures 7 : 8 P isces ,

a b o ve a n d A sc e nd a n t at the t o p so we p l a ce 7 : 8 o f
,

P isces on the As cen da n t .

To the right of the wide c ol umn we n d the gure

25 ; A rie s a n d 2 are at the t op so we p l ace A ries 25
,

o n the Sec on d Cusp .

The extreme right h an d c ol umn h as the gure 26

an d T a uru s i s a t the t o p with the gure 3 A cc o rd .

in g l y we p l a ce T a urus 26 on the T hi rd Cusp .

H avin g thus ll ed the six cusp s we pro ceed t o ,

ll the six o pp osite houses wi th the o pp osite sign s .

Gemin i 1 8 on the Fo urth in Opp o siti on t o Sa g it

t a ri us 1 8 o n the Ten th C an cer 9 on the Fifth i n o p
.

p ositi on t o Ca pric o rn 9 on the El even th a n d so on ,

When a ll the cu sp s h ave bee n l l ed we c oun t the signs

a n d n d th a t a ll t we l we a r e pre sen t hen ce o ur h o ro
,

sc o pe h as re a ched the same sta ge o f c ompl eti on as

the on e s previ o usl y c ast .

These h orosc o pe s o f f our chi l dren b o rn in the

same city ( Chi c a go ) on the same d ay a n d ye a r ( A u g .

2 1 9 09 ) b u t a t d iffe r e n t h ou r s sh ow gr a p hi ca ll y
, ,

that pe opl e m a y be a n d a re b o rn un der a ll the twel ve

, ,

sign s an y where on a n y d a y o f the ye a r .

When we com p are the four h or osc ope s we hav e

cast we m a y l e a rn sever al imp o rt a n t l esson s I n the .

rst pl ace we m ay see the w orthl essn ess o f the st ate

,
!
men ts so o ften he a rd ; I wa s b orn un der T a urus ,
!
or I was b o rn un der Sc orpio whi ch simpl y me a ns
,

that the p erson was b orn in M ay o r Novembe r when

46 SI MPLIFI ED SCI ENTIFI C AS TROLOG Y

the Sun was i n the sign s men tion ed Such a sta te .

men t a t on ce e xp oses the on e wh o so expresse s him

se l f as bein g ign o r an t o f the scien ce o f Astro l o gy a n d

reveal s the f a ct tha t if he h as h a d a horosco pe c ast ,

it ha s been d on e by an in c om peten t astrol o ger The se .

som etime s a dverti se t o c ast a h o ro sc o pe tell in g y our
fo rtun e from the cra dl e t o the gr a ve f o r a very
!

sm al l sum . But a c on scien ti o us astrol o ger can n o t

g ive a sim pl e del in e ati on o f ch ar a cter with out spen d
 T HE RI SING SI GN AND T HE TWELVE HOUSES 47

in g at hour i n c a l cul a ti on a n d cl o se c on een

l e a st an

t r a t i on a n d t o m ak e predicti o n s c overi n g a whol e

l ife w o ul d require d a y s o f a rdu o us w o rk The seien .

t ic a str ol o ger m a y spe ak o f a person a s ha vi n g Ta u

r us o r Sc o rpi o r isi n g a n d th a t st a te m en t a t o n ce
,

sh o ws th a t a c al cul a ti on h a s been m a de t a kin g i n to

c on sidera ti on ye a r m on th d a y h our a n d p l a ce m ak
, , , , .

i n g the h o rosc o pe c ast a b sol utel y in dividu al ; whil e

the o ther type o f ho ro sc o pe i s determ in ed sol el y
fr om the m o n th when a person w a s b o rn with out r e .

g a rd t o d ay h our o r even yea r

, .

If a h o ro sco pe c oul d b e c ast by such a meth o d o r ,

r a ther l a ck o f metho d there w oul d be onl y twel ve

, ,

ki n ds o f pe o pl e on e a rth a n d a ll person s b o rn i n the

sa m e m o n th w o ul d ha ve the sam e f ate Such i s m an .

if e st l y n ot the c ase ; i n f a ct there a r e n o t wo pe o pl e

,

Wh ose experien ce s a re exa ctl y a l ike an d an Astrol ,

o g y which d oe s n ot m a ke such a distin cti on ca nn ot

be a true scien ce .

The scien tic a strol o ger a sks rst the yea r of birth
bec a use he kn ows tha t the p l an ets d o n ot c o m e in to
the sa me rel a tive p osi tion s m o re tha n on ce in a
Gre a t Siderea l Ye a r ; thus a chi l d s h o ro sc ope c ast f o r

1 9 09 can n o t be dupl ic a ted f o r ye a rs Next .

he asks the m on th f or up on th a t will depen d the

,

p ositi on o f the Sun whi ch is in a diff eren t si gn every

,

m on th in the ye a r .

The d a y determin es p a rticul a rl y the p ositi on o f

the Mo on whi ch ch an ges fro m on e sign t o an other
,
48 SI MPLIFI ED S CI EN IFI T C AS TROLOG Y

e very t wo a n d on e ha l f d a ys; a n d the hour i s al so

-

n eedful t o x i t s p ositi on as it m oves ab ou t 12 de

,
o

gree s ea ch d a y .

Yet even with these d a ta the horo sc ope w oul d l ack

in di vidu al ity f o r if a chil d i s b o rn every secon d th a t
,

woul d me an that pe opl e are b o rn withi n the

sa m e h o ur . If we ca n brin g the d a t a t o withi n t e n
min utes of the a ctu al tim e o f birth we shoul d ha ve the
wherewithal t o cal cul ate a rel ative p ositi on of the
p l an ets such a s woul d t onl y 600 o f the pe opl e on
e a rth If we ad d the l ast d atum p l a c e which en a bl e s
.
, ,

us t o cal c ul a te t h e r i si n g si g n a n d d e g r e e we sh al l ,

h ave a n ab sol ute l y in dividua l ho rosc ope f o r it i s sel ,

d om in deed tha t t wo person s are b o rn i n the sa me

p l a ce at the sa me hour a n d m in ute Even twins a re
, .

b o rn at an in terval of fr om t wen ty min ute s t o sever al

h our s ap a r t a n d we can re adil y se e tha t a d i e r e n t
,

de gree w oul d then be ri sin g f or e ach o f the t wo .

When the l ast o f a si gn i s risin g f o r on e o f the twin s ,

the o ther will usu all y be b o rn un der the n ext si gn .

A s the ri sin g sign i s on e o f the prin cip al si g nic a

to rs i n m o ul din g the b o dy the a ppe a ra n ce Of the
,

sec on d twi n might be to ta l l y d i e r e n t from the rst .

A c om p a ri son o f the ri sin g sign s sh ows a n a pp a r

e n t l a ck o f un if o rmity i n the diurn al m oti o n o f the

e a rth A t
. A M Ca n cer
. . i s ri si n g whi l e ,

twel ve ho urs l a ter Sc o r pi o 29 16 i s on the A se n d an t,

-

sh o wi n g th a t the birth p l a ce h as tr a vel l ed o nl y ab out

141 degrees i n the twel ve hours in vol ved To c om .

 T HE RISIN G SI G N A ND T HE TWELVE HOUSES 49

p l e t e the circl e it must tr avel 219 degree s i n the re

,

m ai n in g twel ve h ours B ut as the di urn a l r ot a ti on

.

o f the e a rth o n i t s a xi s i s un ifor m the l a ck o f un i

,

f o rmi ty in the m otion n oted ab ov e i s due t o it s n o t

bein g tru e diurn al m oti on This c on dition i s ca used
.

by the o bl iqu ity Of the Ecl iptic a n d the co nsequen t

u n eq u a l di vi si o n of the l a tt er by the p l a n es sep a r a t

i n g the ho use s these p l a n es bein g th o se o f the h o riz on

,

a n d the m eri di a n a n d fo u r i n term ed i a te on e s a t 30

degree in terva l s For this re aso n certa in sign s u se

.

m o re sl owl y th a n others an d a r e therefo re c a l l ed sig n s

o f Lo n g A scensio n whil e their Opp osite s a r e c a ll ed
,

signs o f Sho rt A sc ensi o n It wil l be evi den t from

.

the fo rego in g th a t m ost p eop l e a re bo rn un der the

sign s o f l o n g a scensi on C a n cer Le o Virgo L ibra
, , , , ,

Sco rpi o an d Sa gitta rius i n the No rthern H em i sphere ,

a n d their o pp osite s i n the Southern H emisphere .

 C H A P T ER V .

H OW T O CA LCULA TE T EES POSI TI ONS

OF T HE PLANET S

As t he Ephem eris i s c al cul a ted f or Gree n wich at

the t m e whe n the Ob serv at o ry cl o ck st rikes twel ve .

it is n ecessa ry t o m ake c o rrecti ons f o r other hours a n d

f o r p l a ces East o r West fr om th at p o in t when it i s
de sired t o ca l cul a t e a h o r o sc o pe .

By addin g fo ur min utes f o r ea ch degree Of l on gi !

tude the birthp l a ce is W e st o f Green wich t o the t r u e

lo ca l tim s Of birth we Obtai n the Green wich Me a n
Tim e as rec o rded by the Ob serv a to ry cl o ck Thi s i s .

writte n G M T
. . .

We wil l a pp l y thi s rul e t o ca l cul a te the G M T . . .

Of the h o ro sc o pe f or A ugust 2 , A M a t Chi ca go

. .
,

which is 88 degrees West l on gitu de :

H M
. .

True Local Time o f Birth ( se e p a g e 23 A . M A ug

. . 2
4 m i n tim es 88 de gr ee s e qu a l 3 5 2 m i n
. . 5 52

G re enwi ch M ea n T im e ( G M T )
. . 2 15 P M A u
. 2 . .

Mul tip l y in g the degree o f West l on g I t ud e of h i

. .

c a go ( 88 degrees) by f our mi n utes give s u s 3 52 m in

utes whi ch we divide b y 60 beca use there are 60
,

50
 H ow T O CA LC ULATE T HE PLANETS POSI TI O NS
51

mi n ute s in e a ch h our Thus we o bt a in 5 hours 5 2

.

mi n ut e s which we a d d t o the true l o ca l time o f birth

, ,

23 min utes a fte r 8 in the m o rn in g a n d the sum is 1 5 ,

m in u tes p ast 2 o cl o ck i n the a ftern oo n which is the

,

G M T
. . .

Th a t is t o sa y at the iden tic a l time when the chil d

,

w a s b o rn a n d the Chic a go cl o cks p o in ted t o 1 5 m i n

u tes a fter 8 o c l o ck i n the m o rn i n g the Ob serva t o ry

,

cl o ck a t Green wich sh owed 1 5 mi n ute s p ast 2 O cl o ck
i n the a fte rn oon .

Thi s l a tter i s the tim e we must use t o m ake our

c a l cul a tions o f the p l an ets p l a ces a n d i n o rder t o ,

ha ve as few fa cto rs in min d as p ossibl e the begin n er

i s a dvi sed t o f or g e t t h e l o c a l t i m e of b i r t h when
o n ce he h a s f o un d the G M T . . .

In West ern l o n gitudes the G M T m a y a dvan ce . . .

in to the d a y f oll owin g birth on a cc oun t o f the a ddi

ti on o f 4 mi n ut e s f o r e a ch degree o f l o n gitude I n .

the ca se s where the l on gitude o f the birthpl a ce i s

Ea st o f Green wich a subtra cti on o f 4 mi n utes i s m a de
f o r e a ch degree ; hen ce the G M T m a y recede in to . . .

the d a y precedi n g birth Therefo re we spe a k n either

.

o f birthd a y n o r birth h o ur but o f G M T d ay an d, . . .

hour .

Our co n cern i s n ow t o n d the m oti on of the

p l a n ets on the G M T d a y whi ch is fr om the n o on
. . .
,

befo re G M T t o the n o on after the G M T The

. . . . .

p o siti on s Of the pl a n ets a r e f o un d in the ephemeri s .

52 SI M PLIFI ED S CI EN IFI T C AS TROLOG Y

As G M T i s A u g 2 19 09 a t
o ur . . . P M .
, , . .
,

if we de sire t o ca l cul a te the da il y m oti on Of the Sun

we n ote it s l on gi t udes on the n o on o f A u g 2n d ( the .

n o on bef o re G M T ) an d A u g 3 r d ( the n oo n a fter

. . . .

G M
. . As we a r e t o subtra ct we pl a ce the l on gi
tude o f the p l a n et on the l ast d ay ab ove f or tha t ,

f a cil itates the o per a ti on .

Th e Sunl o n gi t ud e a t n oo n on A ug 3r d

s .
, 1 9 09 ,
( a s given i n th e e ph em eri s) 10 28
Th e Sun s l on gi tu de a t n o o n A ug 2ud 9 31

.

Th e m o ti on of th e Sun on th e G M T . . . da y . 0 57

The n ext step i s t o nd t h e i n te r va l between the

G M T a n d the n e a r e st no o n f or tha t i s a l so a b asis
. . .
,

of ou r c o rrecti on I n the presen t h o r o sc ope the

.

G M T is A u g 2 2 : 15 P M
. . .
.
The n ea r e st n o on is
, . .

o bvi o u sl y 12 o cl o ck A ugust 2n d a n d t h e i n t e r va l b e ,

tween 12 O cl o ck n o on a n d

P M i s therefo re 2 . .

h o urs a n d 1 5 m in ute s .

The m oti on o f the p l a n et on t h e G M T d ay a n d . . .

t h e i n t e r va l fro m G M T t o ne a r e st n oon ha vin g

. . .

been foun d our probl em m ay b e thus st ated :

,

When the Sun m oves 57 min utes o f sp a ce i n 24

ho urs h ow much d o es it m ove in 2 ho urs an d 1 5 mi n
,

utes ? A n swer : 5 min utes .

Th is meth od of wo rkin g the co rrections by simpl e

pr op o rti on m a y be used with a dva n t a ge where the
m oti on of a p l an et is l ess tha n on e de g ree ; with Ve
n us Mercury, an d p a rtic ul a rl y i n the c ase o f the
,
 HO W T O CA LCULATE T HE PLANET S POSI TI ONS
53

Moon it i s much quicker sa fer a n d m o re ex a ct t o per

, ,

f o rm the c o rrecti on by me an s o f l o ga rithm s A tabl e .

of l o ga rithm s i s f oun d on the l a st p a ge s o f our

Ephem eris f or a n y ye a r al so a p a rtial t a b l e in the
,

b a ck o f thi s b o ok a n d i t s u se i s excee d in gl y sim p l e

,
.

A t the t op o f the t abl e i s a l in e of g ure s : 0 t o 23 .

They a r e f or the H ours or D egrees ( b o th bein g div

i si b l e in t o 60 min ute s) o n the l eft h a n d side i s a n

o ther c ol umn h a vin g the mi n ute gures : 0 t o 5 9 .

When we wish t o n d the l o ga rithm o f a cer t a in

n umber o f h ours a n d min ute s we sim p l y p l a ce o ur i n

dex n ger up on the g ure c o rre sp on din g t o the n um

ber o f hours or degree s w an ted r un it d own the c ol
,

umu till we re a ch the l in e c o rre sp on d i n g t o the mi n

utes wan ted A t th at p o in t where the l i n e o f min ute s
.

in tersects the c ol um n Of hours o r degrees will b e

f oun d the de sired l o ga rithm .

For in sta n ce the d a il y m oti on o f the Sun in the

,

ho r o sc o pe un der c al cul a ti on i s 0 degrees 5 7 mi n utes .

We p l a ce our in dex n ger up on the c ol um n m arked

0 at the t op We r un the n ger d own t h e p a ge till
.

we c ome in l in e with the gure 57 i n the min ute c ol

um n . Where thi s l in e in tersects the c ol umn 0 i s the

gure whi ch i s the l o ga rithm o f the Sun s m o
tion on the G M T d ay fr om n o on A u g 2 t o n oo n
. . . .
,

Au g 3. .

I n li kem ann er we n d the l og a r i th m of i n te r val

between G M T an d the ne ar e st n o on I n this case
. . . .

the in terval is 2 h ours 1 5 mi n utes Run n i n g our in dex

.
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n ger d own the c ol um n m a rked 2 we n d the gure

in l in e with the gure 1 5 i n the min u t e c ol umn .

Th at l o ga rithm i s the l o ga rithm Of in terv a l .

The d a il y m oti on Of e a ch p l a n et die r s from the

d a il y m oti on of a ll the o ther p l a n ets Theref o re the .

tra vel of e a ch m ust be sep a ra tel y ca l cul a ted a n d the

l o g arithm o f i t s m oti on f o un d but the in terv a l b e ,

tween the G M T a n d the n e a rest n oon a ppl ie s

. . .

equ al l y i n the ca l cul a ti on o f all the p l an ets so th a t ,

on ce t h e i n t e r va l h as b e e n asc e r t a i n e d , i t s l o g ar i t h m
ma y b e use d in t he c a l c ul a t i o n o f a l l t h e p l a ne ts

p l a ces .

C on tin uin g ou r cal cul a ti on we p l a ce the ,

Lo ga ri th m of th e Su n s m o ti o n from n oo n A u g 2u d

.

to n oo n A ug . 3r d ( 5 7 m i n u t e s)
Pl us Lo ga r it h m of in t erva l
Lo ga rithm of di st a n ce tr a vel ed by th e Sun d ur i n g
2 4305
The val ue o f th at l o ga rithm i n degrees a n d m i n
utes we a scert a in by n di n g it o r the l o ga rithm n ea r
e st theret o i n the ta bl e I n the pre sen t ex a m pl e the
.

n e a rest l o g a rithm i s Thi s gure i s in the c ol

um n m a rked 0 degree s a t the t o p a n d i n l i n e with ,

the gure 5 i n the extrem e l eft ha n d c ol um n which -

c on ta i n s min utes Therefo re the v a l ue o f the l o ga

.

r i t h m i s 0 degrees 5 mi n utes Thus we h a ve o bta in ed

.

the sa me an swer t o o ur probl em ( Whe n the Sun

m oves 5 7 min ute s i n 24 hours h ow much d o e s it m ove ,

in 2 h ou rs 15 m i n ?) by u si n g l o ga rithm s a s we did
worki n g by pro p orti on The l a tter m eth o d m a y seem
.
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55

e asier the begi nn er but o n ce the l o ga rithm of in

to ,

t e r va l h as been f o un d the l o ga rithmic method will be

f oun d t o be ea sier quicker a n d m o re ex a ct f or the , ,

a nswers o bt a i n ed b y the t w o m eth o ds a r e n ot al w a ys

qui te iden tic a l an d p a rticul a rl y i n the case Of the

,

Moon l o ga rithm s sho ul d be used .

H a vi n g f oun d the di st a n ce tr avel ed by the pl an et

duri n g the i n terv al between the G M T a n d the . . .

n e a r e st n o on t o n d the p l a ce o f the p l an et a t the

,

G M T ( whi ch is the e n d a n d aim of o u r c a l cul a

. . .

ti o ns) we mu st a dd this in crem en t of co rrection t o

,

the p l an et s l on gitude o n the n oon n e a rest t o the
G M T d a y if the G M T i s P M f o r i n th a t c ase
. . . .
.
. . .
,

the p l a n et h a s tra v el ed f a rther than shown by the

ephem eris .

If on the other han d , the G M T i s i n the fo re

, . . .

n oon ( A M ) the p l an et h as n ot yet re a ched the p o

. .

si t i o n i n dic a ted f or n oon i n the ephemeri s he n ce it ,

wi ll be n ecessa ry t o subtra ct the dist a n ce of tra vel

f or the in terva l the in crem en t Of c o rrecti on fro m

the p l an et s l on gitude given i n the ephem eri s f o r the
n oo n n e a rest t o the G M T . . .

I n the presen t c ase the G M T i s a ft er n o on . . .

(P . so we ad d :

D eg . Mi n .

Lo n gi tu d e of th e
Sun o n th e n o on n ea re st th e
G M T . . .
, A u g 2ud , a s per e p h em er i s
. Le o . . 9 81
I n crem en t o f co rrec ti o n 5

Lo n gi t u d e of th e G M T
Sun at . . Le o 9 36
Wi ll be en tered in the ho ro sc op e
.

Thi s p osi ti on .
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Fo r the con ven ien ce of the studen t we will n ow

e n un ci ate the rul e f or n din g the p l an et s p l a ces in
,

c onsecutive o rder o f o pera ti on :

Fi r st Fin d the G M T by a ddin g t o the l o ca l
. . .

time o f birth 4 mi n utes f or e a ch degree o f l on gitude

the birth p l a ce is w e st o f Green wich ( subtr a ct f or
-

East l on gitude ) .

Se c o n d Fi n d the i n t e r val between the G M T

r . . .

a n d t h e n e ar e st n o on al so the l og a ri t h m of i n t e r va l
, .

Th ir d F in d the p l an et s m oti on on the G M T

. . .

d a y fro m the n o on befo re the G M T t o the n oon a f

, . . .

t e r the n d a l so the l o ga rithm o f tha t m o ti on

F o ur t h A dd t o the l o ga rithm o f i n terv al the
l o ga rit h m o f the p l an et s m oti on o n the G M T d a y

. . . .

The sum o f the se i s the l o garithm of the pl an et 8
tra vel dur in g the in terval .

F if t h Fi n d the val u e o f the l o garithm of the

pl a n et 8 tr avel durin g the in terval i n degrees an d

min utes Thi s i s the i nc r e m e n t of corr e c t ion

. .

Si p t h a) When the G M T i s befo re n oon .

. .

su b t r a c t the in crem en t o f c o rrecti on fr om the

pl an et s p o siti on o n the n oon n e a rest t o the G M T

. . .

( b ) When the G M T i s a ft e r n oon ( P M ) a dd the

. . . . .

i n cremen t Of c o rrecti on t o the pl an et s l on gitude on
t h e n oon n ea rest the G M T . . .

Wh en p l a ne ts t
a r e r e r o g r ad e r e ver se t he 6 t h r ul e .

The resul t i n either c ase will give t h e ex a ct p osi

ti on of the p l an et a t G M T whi ch is e n tered in the
. . .
,

pro per p l a ce i n the h o rosco pe .

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The se rul es h a ve a l l been a pp l ied i n c al cul atin g the

p ositi on o f on e p l an et the Sun but as the G M T . . .

( A ugust 2 , P M ) a n d the l o ga rithm of i n ter

. .

va l a r e the sa me f or a l l the p l an et s we n ee d

n o t cal cul a te them a ga i n a s directed b y Secti o ns F ir st

a n d Sec on d but c o m m en ce o u r c al cul ati on s o f the

Moon a n d p l an ets a cc ordi n g t o Secti on Three :

Lon gitu d e o f th e M oo n o n th e n o on a f t e r G M T . . .

a s per th e ep h em er i s ( A u g 3) P i sce s . 2 39
Lon gi tude o f th e Mo on o n th e n oo n b e f or e G M T . . .

as per th e ep h em e r i s A u g 2) A qu a r i us . 17 55

Th e M oo n m o ti o n th e G M T da y 14 44

s on . . . .

The studen t wil l remembe r th at there are 30 de

grees in e ach sign a n d 6 0 min utes in on e degree I n .

the f o rego in g subtra cti on it w as n ecessa ry t o b o rro w ,

1 degree a n d a dd i t s 60 mi n utes t o 39 f o r onl y then ,

c oul d we subtra ct fro m the t otal of 9 9 m in utes the 5 5

mi n utes a s requi red l ea vin g a rem a in der o f 44 m in
,

ute s Si mil a rl y we b orrow on e sign ( 30 degree s) ,

.
,

a ddin g it t o the o n e degree o f P i sces l eft aft er we b o r

ro wed the o n e degr ee t o w o rk our subtra cti on of the

mi n ute s Thus we subtra ct 17 from 31 degrees whi ch
.
,

l eav es a rem ain der of 14 degrees .

A cc o rdin g t o Secti on F our of our rul e we a dd

Lo ga r i t hm of th e Moo n
s m oti o n on G . M T da y
. . . . 211 9
Lo ga rit hm of in terval
Lo gar ithm of M o on
s tra vel in
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Secti on Five di rects the v al ue o f thi s

us t o n d
l o ga rithm a n d in o ur ta bl e o f l o ga rithm s we n ote a s
,

the n e are st thereto the gure A b ove that we ,

se e a t the hea d o f the c ol um n the gure 1 ; t o the ex

treme l eft is the gure 23 in dic a tin g th a t the M oon ,

h as tr avel ed 1 degree 23 mi n u t e s duri n g the i n t e r val

( between G M T a n d the n ea re st n o on )
. . . This i s .

t herefo re the i n cremen t of c o rrecti on .

Secti on Six ( b ) direc ts that we add the in crem en t

o f c o rrecti on t o t h e

D e g M in
. .

Lo n gitu d e of th e Moo n on th e n oon n e a r e st

G . MT
. . ( A u g 2) . . A qu a ri u s 1 7 55

I n crem en t of co r rect i o n 1 23

Th e l on gi tu d e of th e M oo n in th e h o ro sc o pe
A qu a ri u s
. 19 18

The m oti on o f Neptun e U ra n us Sa turn a n d Jup , ,

iter on the G M T d a y from n oo n A ugust 2n d t o

. . .

n oo n A ugust 3 r d is seen by a gl an ce a t the ephem e ri s

t o h ave bee n onl y a few mi n ut es C ons eque n tl y the .

dist an ce they have tra vel ed i n the i n t e r va l i s n egl i

g ib l e a n d they m ay be en tered in the h o r o sco pe as
ha vin g the l on gitude of the n e a r e st n oon t o the G M . .

T A ugust 2n d
.
,
M ars h as m oved 1 5 min ute s on t h e
.

G M T d a y an d we m ay therefo re add 1 mi n ute f or

. . .
,

his tr avel durin g the in terval t o hi s l o n gitude A ugust

2n d as given i n the ephem eri s ; so th a t we e n ter hi m
i n the h o rosc o pe as bein g in A ries 3 ; 5 8 .
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Ven us will n eed l o ga rithmi c c o rrecti on .

Deg . Mi n .

Lo n gi t ude of V en u s on th e n oo n a ft er GMT . . .

( A ug 3) . Vir o 6 21
Lo n t ud e o f V en u s th e b efore C M
'

on n oo n . .

A ug 2) . Vir go 5 9

Ve n us m oti on o n th e G M T

. . . da y 1 12
Lo ga ri t h m o f V en u s m o tion
o n G M T day
. . .

Lo ga ri t hm o f in te r va l
Lo ga rith m V en u s tr a vel duri n in te rva l
of

I n c rem en t o f c o rr e c t i o n ( va l ue o f g o r th e n e a r
!

og .

e st th eret o i n thi s ca se
, equa l 0 d egr ees 7 m in .

D eg . Mi n .

Ven u s l o n gitu de

on th e n oo n n e ar e st GM T. . .

( A u g 2n d )
. . Virgo 5 9
I n crem en t of cor recti on 7

V en us l on g

. t o be en ter ed in h oro scop e . . Vir go 5 16

Mercury al so h as m oved sufcien tl y t o m ake it d e

si ra bl e t o c al cul ate his e xa ct l on gitude at G M T o f . . .

birth by l o ga rithms

Lo n gitu de of M ercur y on th e n oo n a f t er G M T . . .

Lo n gi tu de of M ercu ry on n oo n b e f or e G . M T . .

Leo 7 17

M er cu ry m o ti on on th e G M T d a y

s . . . . 2 5
Lo ga rithm o f Mercu ry s m o t ion o n G M T da y

. . . .

Lo ga rithm o f in t er va l
Lo ga ri t hm o f M ercury
s tr a vel dur in g in t erva l .

Va l u e of l o g . or in cr em en t o f co rre cti on ,

0 d e gr e es , 12 m in ut e s .
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B og M i n . .

Lo n gitu de of Mer cury on n oon n a e rest G MT. . .

Le o 7 17
I n cr em en t of co rrec t i o n 0 12

M er cury
sl o n g t o b e en t ered in h oro sco pe Le o 7
. 29 . .

The p o siti on of the D ra gon s H ead ( 83 ) o r

,

M oo n s No de an d the D ra g on s T a il ( 83 ) h ave n ow

,

,

t o be f o un d The l on gitude o f the D ra gon s H ea d

.

f o r A u g 2n d the n oo n n ea rest t o the G M T i s

. .
, . . .
,

fo un d in the epheme ri s t o be 1 3 47 Gemi n i The. .

D ra gon s T a il o ccupie s the Opp osite p o in t n am el y

,

1 3 47 Sa gitt a rius These p oin ts a re t o be e n tered i n

. .

the ho ro scope .

There re m ains yet an other f a ct o r t o co mpl ete the

h orosco pe : the P a rt o f Fo rtun e Thi s is a n im a gina ry .

p o in t c al cul a ted from the l on gitude o f the Sun M o on ,

a n d A scen d an t The phil osophy i s tha t the hum an

.
,

b o dy is pro duced by the l un a r fo rc es A t the time .

o f c on cepti o n the Moo n m a y be m a them a tic al l y dem

o n st r a t e d t o ha ve b e en in the degree which i s the As

ce n d a n t a t birtha t birth it h a s a diff eren t l on gitu de .

I n o n e o f these p o siti on s the Mo on m a y be sa id t o

ha ve m a gn etiz ed the p ositive p ol e i n the other the ,

n ega tive p o l e o f the seed at o m which a s a m a gn et

dra ws t o itsel f the chemical sub sta n ce that buil d s the

dense bo dy The sol a r f o rces Vital ize the b od y a n d
.
,

a s it i s c on st a n tl y dec a yin g a p a b ul um i s n ecessa ry t o

,

rep a ir waste Tha t n utrim en t a n d all m a teri al p os

.

se ssi o n s a re therefo re
,
a str ol o gic a ll y sp ea ki n g
, de ,
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61

rived through the c om bin ed in uen ces o f the Sun an d

the be fo re m en ti on ed t w o p o siti ons o f the M oon
-
.

When the p l an eta ry aspects t o this P a rt o f F o rtun e

a re f a vo r a bl e m a teri al success an d pr osperity foll o w .

When a dverse in uen ces cen ter up on it reverse s a r e ,

met . The n a ture o f the a spectin g p l a n et the si g n ,

a n d h o use it i s in tel l the so urce s whe n ce we m ay ex

p e c t on e o r the o ther an d thus sh o w us where t o di

,

rect ou r en ergies o r wh a t t o a v oid .

The Sign s o f the Z o di a c a r e c o un ted from Ar i es

whi ch is the rst sign an d ea ch is thus n umbered
,

Ar i es 1 Libr a 7
Ta uru s 2 Sc o rp i o 8
Ge m in i 3 Sa gi tta ri u s 9
Ca n ce r 4 C a pr i co rn 10
5 A qu a r iu s 11
6 P i sc e s 12

the Pa rt o f Fortun e :
To n d
A dd t o the l on g itude o f the A scen d an t : sign de ,

gree a n d mi n ute t he l on gitude o f the M o on : si gn de

, ,

Fr om th a t sum subtra ct the l on gitude o f the Sun :

sign degr ee a n d mi n ute :
,

Th e rem a in der i s the l on gitude : Si gn degree an d ,

m in ute o f the P a rt o f F o rtun e .

A ppl y in g thi s rul e t o the h o r o sco pe we a r e ca l cu

l a tin g we n ote the f a cto r s in vol ved in the ca l cul a ti o n
,

a s f o ll o w s :
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Lo n g itu de of th e A sc e n dan t . Vir g o ( 6 t h Sign ) 1 8

. 56
Lo n gi tud e of the Sun Le o ( 5 t h Sign ) 9 36
Lo n gitud e of the Moo n . . A qua r i us ( 1 1th Sign ) 1 9 18

We then foll ow the rul e an d a dd

Lon g it ud e of th e M oo n 11 19 18
Lo n gitud e of th e A scen da n t 6 18 56

18 8 14
Subtr a ct
Lo n gitu de 0f th e Sun 5 9

Lo n git ude th e Pa rt of
of 12 28 38
The twel fth si g n is P isce s he n ce the l o n gitude o f
,

the Pa rt of Fo rtun e in the h or osco pe will be P isce s

28 : 38.

In the a b ove ex a mpl e the studen t will n otice tha t

when a ddin g the degrees of the M oo n a n d A sce n da n t :
1 9 ! 1 8! the 1 degree ca rried i n addi ti on o f the m i n
utes equ al s 38 but there a r e onl y 30 degrees in a sign
, .

so on e sign w as c a rried f or wa rd a n d a dded t o the

o ther signs the same as we a d d 60 min ute s t o degrees

,

o r h o urs .

If after subtr a ctin g the l on gitude o f the Sun

,

there a re m o re th an 1 2 si gns l eft we subtra ct the cir ,

cl e o f 1 2 an d wo rk with the rem ain der .

It al so h appen s th at the sign s o f the Sun s l on gi

t ude ex ceed the com bin ed l on git udes o f the Moo n a n d

Ascen d an t so th a t it is imp ossibl e t o perfo rm the sub
,
.

t rac ti on For instan ce if t h e

.
,
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Sig n D e g Mi n
. .

l gitu d e
on of A sce n da nt 1 25 55
Lo n gi tu de of th e Moon 1 25 50

3 21 45
If the Sun i s in Ca prico rn the l ot h ,

si gn we ca nn o t subtr a ct 1 0 fro m 3 so we
,

th e e w e Of 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 00 00

15 21 45
Then we ma y subtr act
Lo n gitud e 0 f th e Sun o o o o o o o o o o o o o o e o 29

4 21 50
Lo n gitu d e of P a rt of Fortun e . Ca n cer 21 50

In the f o rego in g subtr ac tion of 55 min utes fr om

45 we bo rro wed 1 degree 60 mi n utes added tha t t o
, ,

the 45 min utes an d from their su m , 1 05 min utes we

, ,

su btr a cted 5 5 l e a vin g 5 0 min utes

, .

TO subtra ct 29 degrees fr om 20 l eft after bo rr ow

in g 1 degree f o r subtr a cti n g the min ute s is i m p os ,

sibl e so we bo rr o w on e sign fro m the 1 5

, That 30 de .

grees we a d d t o the 20 whi ch m a kes 5 0 Fr om tha t

, .

50 degrees we subtra ct 29 l ea vin g 21 degrees ,

Of .

the 1 5 si gn s w e have b orr owed 1 l e a vin g 14 a n d 1 0

, , ,

from 1 4 l ea ves 4 The fo urth sign is C an cer so the

.
,

l on git ude o f the P a rt o f F o rtun e is Ca n cer 21 : 5 0 .

We will n ow ma ke a l ist of the l on g itudes of the

p l an ets as we hav e gured them pri o r t o p l a cin g ,

them in the h o ro sc ope :

5
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SI M P LI FIED SC IEN IFI C AS TROLOG Y

D eg . M in .

Lo n gitude Of th e Su n La ) 9 36
Lo n gi tu d e o f th e M o o n A qu a r i u s 19 18
Lo n g o f Nep tu n e ( n o o n A u g
. . Ca n ce r
. 17 42
Lo n g o f Ur a n u s ( n oo n A u g
. . 18 I 5R
Lo n g o f Sa tu rn ( n oo n A u g
. . Ar ie s 23 13
Lo n g o f Jup ite r ( n oo n A u g
. . Vir go 15 10
Lo n gi tu d e o f M a rs A r ie s 3 58
Lo n gi t u d e o f V en u s Virgo 5 16
Lo n git u d e of M e r cu Le o 7 29
Lo n gitu d e o f P a rt 0 F o rtun e P i sc e s 28 38
Lo n g itu de o f D ra go n s H ea d

Ge m in i 13 47
Lo n gi tude o f D r a gon s T a il

Sa gi tta r i u s 13 47

The p l a n et s m a y n ow be p l a ced i n the h o r o sc ope .

I n p l a cin g the p l a n ets t h e studen t sh o ul d h a ve

p a rticul a r rega rd t o t wo p o in ts :
Fi r st Th a t the p l a n ets a r e p l a ced i n their pr oper
h ouses a n d o rder The signs a n d degrees o f the zod
.

i a c g o i n the directi on sh o wn b y the a rrows ; oonss

qu en tl y st a rtin g from A rie s 0 ( which m ust be i n the
,

Seven th H o u se a s A rie s 1 4 i s on the cu sp o f the

,

Eighth H o u se ) we n o te tha t M ars i s i n A ries

c on sequen tl y we p l a ce hi m in the Seven th H o use
cl ose t o the cusp o f the Eighth As A rie s 14 i s on the
.

cusp or l in e which m a rks the e n tra n ce t o the Eighth

H ou se a n d Sa turn i s A rie s 23 : 1 3 we p l a ce hi m i n the
, ,

Eighth H o u se just a b ove the cu sp Thu s b o th p l a n ets

.

a r e in their pr o per rel a ti on t o o n e an o ther a n d t o the

hou se s a nd th e y a r e so p l ac e d t ha t i n r e a di n g we c a n
,

m a ke no m ista ke as t o t h e si g n t h e y a r e i n If M a rs .

h a d been p l a ced l ower d own i n the Seve n th H ouse ,

at a cur so ry gl an ce he might se em t o be in P isce s an d ,

 HO W TO CA LCULATE T HE PLANETS POSI TI O NS

65

Sa turn , p l a ced further up in the Eighth might a p

,

pe a r t o be i n T a uru s Tha t w oul d c a use a n erro r in

.

rea din g whi ch a l ittl e c a re wil l obvi a te If the st u

.

de n t ob serves c a re f ull y the metho d used in p l a cin g

the p l an ets i n thi s h o rosc ope there will n ever be a n y
d o ubt a s t o the sign s the p l a n ets a re o ccup y i n g
.

Se c o nd The p o sitions o f the p l a n et s sh oul d be

re a da bl e witho ut the n ece ssity o f turn in g an d twist
in g the h or o sc o pe whi ch i s subversive of pr o per con
,
.

cen tra ti on If p l a n ets i n t he Third Fourth Nin th

.
, ,

a n d Ten th H ouse s a re written as we ha ve in scrib e d

66 SI M PLIFI ED SCIENTIFI C AS TROLOGY

Neptun e an d U ran us, thi s i n c on ven ien ce will be over

c om e .

The ho rosc o pe h as n ow been c ast an d is c ompl ete .

Most astrol o gers n ow sta rt t o re ad but t o d o this ,

w o rk th o roughl y it is n ecessa ry t o m ake a n in dex

such as wil l be f o un d in a l a ter cha pter I n o rder t o .

m ake the studen t tho ro ughl y co n versa n t with the

ma nn er o f c astin g a ho r osc ope we wil l rst c om pl ete
the gure ca st i n p a rt f o r A ugust 2 P M f or , . .
,

th at h or osc ope Offers certa in pecul ia rities wo rthy of

T o n d t h e G M T we a dd t o
. . . th e True Loca l
T im e o f B irth , A u g 2 . 8 23 P . M .

4 m in ea c h o f th e 88 de gr e e s l o n gi
. f or
tu de birt h pl a c e i s west o f Green w i ch
, 5 52

G . M T , A u gust 3r d
. . 2 15 A M . .

H ere is an imp o rta n t p o in t Whe n we a d d 5 h ours .

an d P M we b r i n g t h e G M T i n t o
5 2 min utes t o 8 . .
, . . .

t h e fo ll o wi n g d ay ; a t the iden tic al time when the

chi l d was bo rn an d the Chi ca g o cl ocks p oin te d t o 1 5
min utes p ast 8 on the even i n g o f A ugust 2n d the Ob ,

serva to ry cl o ck at Gree n wich sh owed 1 5 min ute s p ast

2 o n the m o rni n g o f A u g ust 3r d Thus the n oo n o f .

A ugust 3r d is n e a r est the G M T an d the in terv al . . .

,

bet ween G M T . .A M ) an d n ea rest n oo n is

.
. .

there fore 9 h ours 45 min utes, the l ogarithm o f in ter

,

val bein g 39 12 . .

We h a ve n ow p erfo rmed the o per ati on s p rescribed

in Secti ons One a n d Two o f our rul e an d we will n ext
 H ow TO CALCULATE T HE PLANETS
POH TI ONS 67

n d the m oti on of the Sun on the G M T d a y . . . as di

r ec t ed by Secti on Three :

Lo n g . of Sun o n n oo n a fte r G M T . . .

( A ug . . Le o 10 28
Lo n g . of Sun o n n oo n b e f or e G M T . . .

( A ug . . Le o 9 31

57
Lo g . of Sun

s m o ti o n on G M . . T . day
Of o o o o o o o o o o o o o

Lo g . of Sun
'
s tr a vel durin g in t e rva l .

D e g Mi n
. .

Va l ue l o ga ri t h m
of ( in crem en t
o f co rrecti o n ) 0 d e grees 23 m i n u t e , .

Lo n g o f Sun o n n oo n n e ar e st G M T
. . . . . . Le o 10 28
M in us in crem en t o f 0 23

Lo n g . of Sun at G M T. . . . 10 5
Thi s p o sition m ay be en tered in the h o rosc ope

I n the l ast h o rosc ope we a dde d the i n cremen t o f

co rrect ion t o the l on gitude of ea ch p l an et beca use the
G M T was a fte r n oon H ere the G M T is b e for e
. . . . . . .

n o on hen ce we subtra ct the i n cremen t o f c o rrecti on

f r om the l on gitude o f ea ch p l an et on the n e a r e st n o on

t o G M T as di rected by the rul e Sectio n Si x ( b )
. . . .

D e g M in
. .

Lo n g . of Moo n on n oo n a f t er G M T . . . . Pi sc es 2 39
Lo n g . o f M oo n o n n oo n b e f or e G M T . . .

Moti on o f Moo n on G . M T da y
. . 14 44
68 SI M PLIFI ED SCIENTIFI C AS TROLOG Y

Lo ga rithm of Mo on
s m o t io n 21 1 9
Lo ga ri thm of in t e rva l
Lo g Moo n m otio n dur in g in terva l

. of s 6 03 1

V a l ue l o ga r ithm 6 03 1 ( in crem e n t
of .

o f c o rr e c ti o n ) 5 d e gr e es 5 9 mi n u t e s , .

Lo n g o f Moo n on n oo n n e a r e st G M T
. . . .

( A ug . P i sc e s 2 39
M in u s in crem en t of co rr ec ti on 5 59

Lo n gi t ud e of M oon at G M T. . A qu a ri u s 26 40

A s in the rst h or o sc ope we c al cul ated so i n this ,

we m a y p a ss Neptun e U ra n us a n d Sa turn with , ,

o ut c o rrectin g a n d en ter the l on gitude o f e ach

,

f o r the n oon ne ar e st G M T i n the h o ro sc o pe Ma rs . . . .

m oti on i s 1 5 mi n utes o n the G M T d a y a n d hi s . . .

m o tion durin g the in terv al o f 9 h ours 45 min utes ,

w oul d therefo re be a b out 6 min utes Subtra ctin g 6 .

min ute s fr om Ma rs l on gt it ud e on A u g 3rd ( the .

n oo n n e g/r e st G M Ma rs p ositi on i n the h oro s
. .

c o pe wil l be A ries Simi l a rl y Jupiter require s

a c o rrecti on of 4 min utes m a kin g hi s p ositi on Virgo

Lon gitu de of Ven u s on n oo n a ft er G M T . . .

( A ug . 3) Virgo 6 21
Lo n gitu de of V en u s on n oo n b e f or e G M T. . .

( A ug . 2) Vir go 5 9

Moti o n of V en u s o n G . M T da y
. . 1 12
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69

Lo ga r ith m of V en u s
m oti o n on G M . . T .

da y
Lo gar ithm of in te rva l
Lo ga r ithm of V en us tr a vel durin g in t erval

.

D e g Mi n
. .

V a l ue l o ga r ith m
of ( i n cre m e n t
o f c o rrec t i o n ) 0 d e gre e s 29 m i n u te s , .

Lo n g o f V en u s o n n oo n n e a r e st G M T
. . . .

6 21
M in u s in crem en t of co rr ec ti on 0 29

Lo n g . of V en u s t o be en t e red in h oro sc o p e
5 52

Mercury i s the l a st of the pl a n ets we h a ve to

c al cul a te .

D e g Min
. .

Lo n gi tu de of Mercury o n n oo n a ft e r G M T . . .

( A ug . 9 22
Lo n gi t u de of M ercu ry on n o o n b e f or e G M . . T .

( A ug . . Le o 7 17

Moti o n of G M T da y
M ercury on . . . 2 5

Lo g o f M e rcury s tr a vel o n G M T da y

. . . .

Lo gar ithm o f i n terva l 39 1 2

Mercury m oti o n duri n g in terval

Lo g . of s .

D e g Min . .

Va l ue l o ga r ithm
of ( in crem en t
o f c o rr e c t i o n ) 0 d e gr ee s 5 1 m i n u t e s ,
.

Lo n gitu de o f Mercury o n n o o n n e a r e st G M T . . .

Leo 9 22
( Aug . 3) .

M in u s in crem en t of co rr ectio n 0 51

Lo n gitu d e of Mercu ry t o be en t e r e d in h or o
sco p e . Le o 8 31
70 SI MPLIFI ED S CIENTIFI C T
AS RO LOG Y

The p osition o f the D ra gon s H ea d ( 53 ) or

Moo n s Node a n d the D ra gon s T a il

,
h a ve al so

t o be f oun d The D r agon s H e ad f or A ug 3r d the

.

. .
,

n oon n e a rest the G M T i s f oun d i n the ephemeri s

. . .
,

t o be i n 1 3 44 Ge m i ni The D ra gon s T ail o ccupies

. .

the o pp o site p oin t o f 1 3 44 Sagitt a rius . .

It n ow rem ain s t o cal cul ate the P a rt o f F o rtun e ,

an d we n ote the f act o rs in t ha t p r obl em as b ei n g :

A scen d a n t , t h e 1 2t h Si gn 7 8
Lo n gitu de of Sun , th e 5 t h sign Le o 10 5
Lo n gitud e o f Moo n , th e 1 1t h Sign . . A qu a ri us 26 40

We pro ceed acc o rdin g to the rul e give n :

Si g n D e g Min
. .

Lo n gi t ude of A sc en d a n t 12 7 8
Lo n gi tu d e of Moon 11 26 40

24 3 48

M in u s:

Lon gitu de of Sun 5 10 5

18 23 43

Subtr ac t th e cir cl e of 12 sign s 12

6 23 43
Lon git u d e of th e P a rt of F o rtu n e
23 43
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71

We will n ow m ake a list o f t h e p l a n ets as c o rrected

f or inserti on in the ho ro sc ope :
D eg . Mi n .

5
40
44
I 3R
14

52
31
43
44
72 SI MPLIFIED SCIENT IFI C AS TROLOG Y

We h a ve n ow ca st the t w o h o r o sc ope s an d a c om
p a riso n reve al s the fa ct th a t al though ca st f or persons
b o rn i n the sa m e city on the sa m e d a y o f the ye a r the ,

cha r a cteri stics o f on e o f these person s will be e n tirel y

o pp o site t o th ose o f the o ther an d a s cha r a cter i s the
,

determi n a t o r o f de stin y the l ives o f these t wo per

,

sons wil l be e n tirel y o pp o site .

B ef o re we c an judge these t w o h o rosc o pes it i s

n ece ssa ry th a t we sh oul d Obta i n a cl e a r c o n cepti on o f

the rel a ti ons o f the p l a n ets t o o n e a n other t o the ,

sign s o f the Z odi a c an d t o the h o u se s a s they a r e i n

e a ch of the t w o h o ro sc o pe s a n d t o tha t e n d we will

,

m ake a n in dex tha t sha ll reve al these rel a ti onship s

a t a gl a n ce so th a t o u r mi n d s m a y n ot be ha m pe r ed
,

by m a the m a tics a t the tim e when we a r e judgin g the

h orosc ope but be free a n d c on cen tr a ted up o n the
,

me an in g o f the d i e r e n t aspects a n d p osition s .

RETROG RAD A TI ON
On the p a ge o f o ur
ephem eris c opied in this b o ok ,

y ou will n d in the c ol umn s o f Sa turn an d Ma rs a .

c apital R The me a n in g is as f oll ows :

.

The p l an ets in our sol a r system m ove in o n e d i r e c

tion from we st t o ea st but their o rbits a b out the Sun
, ,

a re o f v a ryin g siz es a n d so a r e their vel ocities The

, .

e arth tra vel s mil es a n h o ur a n d stil l i t s ci rcl e

i s so l a rge th a t it requires 365 d a ys t o journ ey a roun d
the Sun Mercury m a kes a much sm all er circl e
.

a ro un d the Sun a n d t r a vel s

, mil es an h our so ,
 HO W T O CA LCULA TE T HE PLANETS POSI TI ONS

73

it c omp l ete s a revol ution ar oun d the Sun in 88 d a ys .

Uran us tra vel s o nl y 1 5 000 m il es a n h o ur but i t s cir

,

c l e i s so l a rge th a t it requi re s 84 yea rs t o c o m p l ete .

The o ther p l a n ets sho w sim il a r va ri a ti o ns Of speed .

If they tra vel ed i n a stra ight l in e the sm al l er a n d

f aster p l a n ets w oul d soon l eave the m o re p o n dero us
a n d sl o w m o vi n g behin d but a s they m o ve in circl es
-

, ,

they p a ss a given p o in t of Ob serva ti on a ga in a n d

a ga in We r e t h a t p o in t c e n t r a l a nd st a t io n a r y this
.

c onst an t f o rwa rd m o ti o n Of the p l a n ets i n their r e

sp e c t iv e o rbits w o ul d be a pp a ren t t o al l Ob servers ;

but tha t i s the tr oubl e t h e r e is n o st a t io n a r y p o i n t ;

,

every p a rticl e fro m Jupiter the gi a n t of o ur sol a r

, ,
!
sy stem t o the sm a ll e st p a rticl e o f
,
st a rdust i s in
in cessan t m oti on a r oun d a c o mmon cen ter an d there ,

fo re a t tim es o n e p l a n et m o ve s a l m o st tra n sversel y t o

,

the p a th o f a n other m ovin g b ody an d it a p p e a r s for a

t i m e as i f i t st oo d st d l i n i t s o rbit A stro n o mers S y
.

tha t such a p l a n et i s Sta t io na r y A t other times thi s

.

Obl ique m oti on o f the p l an ets rel a tive t o the e a rth s p o
si t i on i n i t s o rbit m a ke s them se e m t o m o v e b ac kwa r d

i n the z o di a c a n d this we c all R e t r o g r a d e

,
I n the.

ephem eri s we n d a c apital R i n l in e with the d a y

when a n y pl a n et c ommen ces thu s seem in gl y t o recede ,

a n d thi s retr o gr a d a ti on g o es o n un til we fin d a ca p

it al D which i n di ca tes th at a di rect f orw ard m oti on

o f the p l a n et i s a gain o b se r va bl e .

Th ough thi s b a ckward m oti on o f a pl a n et i s onl y

se e m i n g it h a s a v ery r e al effect in re spec t t o the i n
,
74 SI M PLIFI ED SCIENTIFI C AS TROLOGY

ue n ce which a p l an et exerts, f or it is the a n g l e of

the r ay whic h determin es the in uen ce of a p l an et .

The p l an et s a re fo ci whi ch tra nsmit an d in tensify the

pr operties of xed sta rs so that they affect us in a
much gre ater degree th an when n ot fo cussed up on
the p o in t o f o bserva ti on the birthpl a ce .

Let us n ow sup p ose that at the W e a chil d is bo rn

we l oo k a t Sa tu rn a n d beyon d him right a l on g o ur ,

l in e o f ob serv a ti o n we se e the xed sta r A n tar es

,

whi ch is in a b out 8 degree s of Sa gitta rius ; the chil d

i s then ge ttin g a ten den cy t o e y e tr oubl e whi ch is su f

c i e n t l y severe even if the p l a n et i s tr avel i n g di
rect in i t s o rbit as is gen era ll y the case f or then A n
!
,

t a res gr a dua ll y go es out o f fo cus a n d Saturn will

,

n o t return t o the c on jun cti on u n til it h as c ompl eted

i t s circl e journ ey a ro un d the Sun ( whi ch takes a b out

29 y e a rs) . If on the o ther h an d we n d th at on the
, ,

d a y after birth Sa turn h as retro gr aded somewhat ,

a n d still m ore the n e xt d a y a n d so o n f or a week o r

,

t w o then th at al so brin gs A n ta res out o f f o cu s but

, ,

t h e r e is th is i m p or ta n t diff er e n c e th a t i n st e a d o f t ak
,

in g 29 yea rs t o f o rm the n ext c on jun cti on Sat ur n

!
m a y beco me direct an d fo rm the sec on d
, c on

ju n ction with A n ta re s i n a few weeks a fter birth an d ,

this repe ated evil ray m a y a ggr av ate the n a tal defect
t o such an exten t th at the chil d bec om es bl in d . Thus
we reitera te tha t wh il e t h e r e t r og r ad e m o t io n of a
,

p l a n e t is o nl y se em i n g i t s i n u en c e o n h um a n a a i r s
,

i s ve r y r e al .
 CHA P T ER VI .

T HE AS E P C TS

The circl e of the zodi a c , li ke an y other ci rcl e , is

divisi bl e in to 3 60 degrees Withi n this circl e m ove
.

the heavenl y bo dies o f our sol a r system but their m o ,

tion is fa r fro m un ifo rm as shown i n the rst chap

,

ter Therefo re tho se p l a n ets which m ove the sl owest

.

a r e o vert aken ,p assed an d r e p assed by the swifter

,
-

Wh en on e pl an et i s a certa in n umber of degree s

fro m an other p l a n et they a re sa id t o be in asp ect .

TAB LE OF AS E P C TS

The Opp ositi on . . pl a n ets are 180 degree s a p a rt .

H u ( 6 ( 6
The 90
H u u u
The 60
The Tri n e 1 20
The Conjun ction 6 ( l 6

The Par all el o ccurs when t wo pl an ets h ave the

sam e degree o f decl in ati on n o m a tter whether o n e is
,

n o rth an d the o ther so uth o f the equ a t o r Thi s will .

be m a de cl ea r in cal cul a ti on s which f oll o w l a ter .

75
76 SI MPLIFI ED SCIENTIFI C AS TROLOG Y

Of the a spects m en ti on ed a b o ve the Opp ositi on

,

a n d Squ a re a r e sa id t o be evil ; the Sextil e a n d Tri n e

a r e de si gn a ted go o d whil e the Con jun cti on a n d Pa r

,

a l l el a r e c l assed a s i n determin a te ; if they o ccur b e

tween so c all ed goo d p l a n ets they brin g go o d ; if b e

-

tween the evil p l a n ets ( so c al l ed ) they bri n g evil A .

h o ro sc ope i s c onsidered f o rtun ate o r the reverse ao

c o rdin g t o whether the se xtil es a n d trin e s a re m ore
n umer ou s th an the squ a re s an d o pp o siti on s .

Such a viewp o in t is err on eous I n the F a ther s
.

Kin gd o m there i s n o evil Wh a t a ppe a rs so is o nl y

.

goo d i n the m a kin g When a l a pida ry i s cuttin g a

.

preci o us st on e he a pp l ies p a rt a fter p a rt o f the r ough

g e m t o the gri n dst on e a n d a t e a ch a pp l ic a ti on we m a y
he a r the l oud screechin g as if in p a in from the st on e
, ,
.

By degree s h owever a s a c on sequen ce o f the ha rsh

, ,

gri n di n g pro cess it will a c quire a bea u tiful l y p ol

,

i sh e d su rf a ce with n umer o us f a cets c a p a bl e o f r e c e i v

i n g re ectin g an d refra ctin g the brill i a n t sunl ight
, .

God a n d H is Min i ster s the Seven P l a n eta ry Spir

,

i t s a r e the L apid a rie s a n d m an i s a d i a m on d in the

,

r ough To p ol i sh an d un c over hi s spiritu a l n a ture

.

va ried experien ce s a re n ece ssa ry They m a y be p l e a s

.

a n t o r o therwi se a s in dic ated by wh a t a r e c omm onl y

,

c all ed good o r b a d a sp ects ; but it i s sa fe t o sa y tha t

the a dverse experien ces which c om e t o us un der so
ca ll ed b a d aspects a r e as p o ten t devel o pers of spirit
u al m uscl e re m ovi n g m o re o f o u r sel shn e ss servin g ,

t o m a ke u s m o re t ol er a n t an d sym p a thetic a s the ,

 T H E AS E P C TS 77

h a rsh grin din g whi ch serves t o rem ove the r ough c o at

o f the di am o n d Though a h orosc ope full o f squ are s
.

a n d o pp o siti on s m a y in dic ate wh a t is o rdin a ril y

term ed a h a rd lif e such a o n e i s in ni tel y prefer abl e
,

( fro m a spiritu al stan dp o in t ) t o a n a tivity with onl y

!
g o od aspects f or tha t c oul d give but an in sipid
,

existen ce whil e a b a d ho ro sc ope wil l give a cti on
,
!

a n d z e st t o the l ife i n on e dir e cti o n o r a n other .

M o re o ver a s the st a rs d o n ot c o m p e l but give t e n ,

d e n c i es o nl y it l ie s with us in a l a rge measur e t o as

,

sert o ur i n di vidu a l ity a n d tran sm ute pre se n t evil t o

futur e go o d Thus we sh al l wo rk i n h a rm on y wi th
.

the st a rs a n d rul e them by o bedien ce t o c osmic l a w .

The in uen ce o f a n aspect between the p l an ets at

birth is fel t even if they are n ot e xac t l y 60 9 0 1 20 o r , ,

180 degree s ap a rt ; a n or so c al l ed o f 6 degre e s
-

is al l owed .

I n the a cc o mp an yi n g cut Saturn a n d Jupiter a re

within o rb Of e a ch o ther bec a u se on e i s 1 degree the ,

other 7 deg ee s o f A rie sr

Saturn bein g 1 degree i s
. ,

a l so wi thi n o r b o f M a rs ( 3 degree s) a n d Mercury ( 5

degrees) but i s n ot withi n o r b o f the Sun M o on or

, ,

Ve n u s as there a r e m ore th a n 6 degree s fro m 1 ( Sa t

,

urn s degree ) t o 9 1 2 a n d 14 the degrees o ccupied by
, ,

the Sun Mo on a n d Ve n us
, .

The spiri tu al re ason f or thi s or b is as f ol l ows .

Be sides the vi si bl e b ody o f m an whi ch we perceive b y

o ur sen se s m an h as al so in vi sibl e v ehicl e s c all ed by
,

Paul spiritu al b odies a n d m an himsel f is a spirit

,
.
78 SI MPLIFIED S CI ENTIFI C AS TROLOG Y

When we have devel oped the f a cul ty of spiritual

sight, which i s l aten t i n a l l , we sh al l se e these n er

b odies p rotrudin g f ar beyon d the den se body whi ch

is l oc a ted in the cen t er o f this aur a !
, much as t h e
yol k o f an egg i s in the cen ter o f the egg surro un ded
,

by the whi te on a ll sides .

Be fore t wo hum an bein gs c ome i n cl ose phy si c al

Con ta ct their aur as h ave min gl ed ; tha t is the reason
!
why we feel the prese n ce o f an other a t times b e
f o re we bec ome aw ar e o f hi m by means of our ordi
 P C TS
THE AS E 79

A s ab ov e, bel ow Man i s ma de in the ima ge o f

so

God an d of His m ini stersthe sta r an gel s Ea ch

.

-
.

p l an et h a s an in visibl e w o rl d protrudi n g in to sp a ce
beyon d the dense visibl e sphere p erceived by the e y e .

When these p l an et a ry a ur as c o me in to aspec t an in .

u e n ce is fel t though the visibl e p l an et s may yet l a ck

,

6 degree s in fo rmin g a n aspect o r they m ay have g on e

6 degrees p ast the aspect bef o re the in uen ce ceases .

I n o rd er t o determin e at a gl an ce just wha t aspec t

the p l an ets in a ho rosc ope ha ve t o on e an other when ,

within o rbs we n ote the f ol l owin g divisi on of the zod

i a ca l signs :

C ARDINAL COM M ON
SI GNS SI GNS

Pl ane ts in Cardi nal si gns are in

sq u a re or o pp ositio n i f wi t h i n or b p l an ets in Fixed
,

si gn s are al so i n c on jun cti on sq u a re o r o pp osi ti o n if

,

within o rbs an d so are p l an ets in Co mm on si g ns A .

gl an ce at the ho roscop e wil l re ve al which of the three

aspects is f o rmed .

6
80 SI M PLIFIED SCIENTI FI C AS TROLOG Y

A n o ther divi si on o f the z odi a c i s :

FI E RY SI GNS EA R T HY SI GNS AI RY SI GNS WA TERY SI GNS
c
P 8

Pl a n et s in ery signs are in c o n jun cti on o r tri n e

i f wi t h i n or b Pl a n ets in e a rthy signs a r e i n trin e
.

( o r c on jun cti on ) so a r e the p l a n ets i n a iry o r wa tery

si gn s a s sh own i n the a b o ve di a gr am
, .

Esse n t ia l D ig n i ti e s and Exa l t a t io n :

Pl a n ets a r e sa id t o rul e o r t o be e ssen ti all y!

!
dign ied i n cert ai n sign s where the essen ti al n a ture
o f p l a n et a n d sign a gree When p l a ced i n the o pp o
.

!
site sign s they are i n their
, detrimen t a n d hen ce ,

o ut o f h a rm on y with their surr ou n di n gs .

P l a n ets a r e mo re p owerful in cert a in sign s tha n

!
i n o thers a n d are sa id t o be
, ex al t e d when pl a ced
i n such signs Wh en o ccupyi n g the Opp o site signs
.
,

they a r e in their f a ll !
hen ce c om p a ra tivel y weak
,
.

The f ol l owi n g t a bl e will show the pl a n ets a n d the ,

si g n s i n which they a r e stro n g o r we a k i n a cc o rd a n ce ,

with the f oregoin g It wi ll be n o t ed th a t e a ch o f the

.

p l a n ets with the excepti on o f U ra n u s an d Neptun e

, ,

rul es t wo sign s whi l e the Sun a n d Mo on rul e onl y

,

o n e e a ch Al so n ote tha t U ran u s an d Sa turn a r e c o

.

rul ers o f A qu a rius a n d th a t Neptun e an d Jupiter are

c o rul ers o f P i sce s
-
.
 T HE AS E P C TS 81

TAB LE OF PLANETA RY PO WERS

Pl a n e t R ul e s D e t r i m en t Exa l t a t i on Fa l l
61

0 . T
9 2
52 96 s
3! E lm p
l) 8 e
7? V3 e

71 96 1 s
8

i nl ,
V3
It! l l] ,
8
1
! 96 V3

Cr i t i c a l D e g r e e s :
The f ol l owi n g ta bl e h ws cert a in degree s o f the
s o
!
Zo di a c whi ch a r e de sign a ted a s critica l degree s .

When a p l an et i s within a n o r b o f three degrees of

a n y Of these p o in ts it will be f o un d t o exerci se a
,

m uch stro n ger i n uen ce i n the l ife th a n otherwi se .

Thi s in uen ce will ten d t o in cre ase the stren gth o f a n

ex al t a ti on a n d al so t o ose t the we a kn ess resul tin g
,

from a p l a n et bein g in i t s fal l o r detrime n t It will .

al so in cre ase the st r e n gth of asp ects t o th a t pl an et .

TABLE OF CRI TI CA L DEGREES

Ca r di na l Si g n s A rie s Ca n cer L ibr a C apric o rn ;
, , ,

1 st 13t h an d 26t h
.
, degree s .
, .

Fixe d Sign s T a urus Le o Sc o rpi o A qu a rius ;

, , ,

9 t h a n d 21 st degrees . . .

Com m o n Si g ns Ge m in i Virgo Sa gitt a rius P isces ;

, , ,

4t h a n d 1 7th degre es . . .
82 SI M PLIFIED SCIENTI FI C AS TROLOG Y

El e va ti on
A p l an et p l a ced in o r n ea r the ni n th o r ten th

houses i s sa id t o be el eva ted !
The n earer it i s t o
.

the Midheaven the m ore highl y el evated it is

, A .

pl an et in el ev ati on is much m o re p owerful f or either ,

g oo d o r evil than when pl a ced at a l ow er al titude

, .

Th e A n g l es :

When p l an ets a re f oun d in t h e an gl es of !

the ho rosco pe ( First Fo urt h Seve n th an d Ten th

, ,

Houses) they a re sa id t o be a n g ul ar or ac cid e n t a l l y

di g n i e d When so pl a ced they exert a g re a ter in u
.
,

en ce f or either goo d or evil than whe n l o c a ted in the

,

When the studen t h as di ge sted the ab ove in fo rm a

ti on he shoul d pro ceed t o m a ke a t a bl e o r in dex o f the
rel a ti onshi p of the pl an ets as shown in the di ag r am
on p ag e 89 .
 CH A P T ER VII .

MAK ING T HE IN EX D

L ookin g at the ho ro sco pe f or

P M we n o te . .

th a t Sa turn a n d Ma rs a re in A ries a C ardin al si gn , .

We therefo re p l ace them un der Ca rdin al sign s in the

in dex . C a n cer the n ext C ardi na l sign c on t ain s
. ,

Nep t un e an d that p l an et is en tered un der the Car

,

din al si gns in the in dex L ibr a the th ird Ca rdin al

.
,

sign c o n ta ins n o p l an ets C apric o rn i s the l ast o f the

, .

C ar di na l signs ; U ran us is there an d when we ha ve

e n tered him in the in dex we ha ve a c omp l et e l ist o f
the p l an ets whi ch in this h o rosc o pe are p l ace d in
, ,

C a rdin al sign s
The F ixed si gns are T a urus Le o Sc o rpio a n d
, ,

A qu a rius I n T a urus we n d n o p l an et
. The Sun .

a n d Mercury a re in Leo hen ce we e n ter them in the

,
!
in dex un der the he a din g F ixed Sc o rpi o h as n o
.

p l an ets but the Moo n is in A qu a rius It is therefo re .

!
a l so e n tered un der F ixed in the in dex .

I n thi s h o rosc ope the Co mm on sign s Gemin i Sa ,

g it t a ri us a n d P i sces c on tain n o pl an ets but Virgo

, , ,

the other Co mm on Sign h as Jupiter a n d Ve n us ; hen ce

,

these a r e en tered un der the l ist o f p l an ets in Com

m on sign s as is al so the P a rt o f Fo rtun e
, .

83
84 SI M PLIFIED S CI EN IFIT C AS TROLOG Y

Thi s c omp l ete s o ur cl assic a ti on of the p l a n ets i n

respect t o the tem pera m en t a n d t o m a ke sure tha t we
,

ha ve en te red all in the in dex we coun t them : F our ,

a r e i n C a rdi n al ; three a r e cl a ssied as F ixed a n d ,

t wo a s Co m m on m a ki n g a t o tal o f n in e p l a n ets b e
, ,

side s the P a r t o f F o rtun e .

T h a t is right ; so we pro ceed in l ike m a nn er t o

n o te the p l a n ets i n F iery sign s We e n ter them in .

the i n dex Next the Ea rthy A iry a n d Wa tery sign s

.
, .

We h a ve then m ade ou r cl assic a ti on a cco rdin g t o

e l em en t s a n d a ga in we c oun t t o se e tha t we h a ve e n
,

t e re d a ll the p l a n ets F o ur a re in Fiery signs ; three

.

i n Ea rth y sign s ; o n e i n Ai ry a n d o n e in Wa tery ,

signs . The t ota l i s n in e p l a n ets whi ch i s right , .

We n ext n ote the ex a l ta ti on etc as given in the .

,

in dex .

Now we a r e prep a red t o n ote the a spects a n d the ,

studen t is p a rticul a rl y reque sted t o f oll o w the sy stem

a s here o utl i n ed ; then he c a n n o t p ossibl y mi ss a n y

a spect .

Pl a ce the i n dex n ger o f the l eft han d up on the

rst o r l eft h a n d pl a n et un der the hea din g C a rd in al
i n the i n dex ( I n the presen t c ase M a rs ) Pl a ce
. .

y our pen cil p oin t hel d i n the right h a n d on the pl a n et

n ext t o the right i n the C a rdin a l l i n e ( Sa turn here ) .

Note b y a gl an ce a t the ho ro sc ope i f these t w o p l an ets

a r e i n o r b ( 6 degree s) o f ea ch o ther H ere the an .

swer i s n o ; on e i s 4 the o ther 23 degrees

, ,
They a re .

Theref o re n ot i n aspect Keep the l eft in dex n ger

.
 MAKING D
T HE I N EX 85

in p l a ce but m ove the pen cil t o the ri ght t o the n ext

,

p l an et ( Neptun e here ) an d a sk a re they wi thi n o r b ?

, ,

a g a 1n the answer is n o A ga in the pen cil p oin t i s

.

m oved t o the right a n d i s o n the l ast pl an et in the

Ca rdin al l i n e ( U ra n us) the que sti on a re the p l a n et s
,

un der the in dex n ger an d the pen cil p o in t withi n

o r b i s a sked a n d a nswe r ed n ega tivel y
, , .

Thus we have ascerta in ed th a t the p l an et un der

o ur l eft h an d in dex n ger ( M a rs) h as n o a spect t o

a n y o f the o ther p l an et s in Ca rdin al sign s We then .

mo ve the l eft in dex n ger o n e p l a ce t o the right ( t o

Sa tu rn ) p l a ce o u r pe n cil p o in t on the p l a n et n ext t o
,

the ri ght o f th a t ( on Ne p t n ue here ) repeat the ,

query a re the pl a n ets un der the in dex n ger a n d the

,

pe n cil p o in t ( Sa turn a n d Neptun e here ) withi n or b ?

A gl an ce at the ho rosc ope sh ows t ha t they a re ; on e b e
i n g 1 7 a n d the o ther 23 They a re theref ore i n aspect
. .

Our rul e sa ys th a tPl an ets in C a rdi n al Fi xed o r ,

Com m on sign s a r e either in c o njun cti on squ a re o r

o pp o siti on if Wi thi n o rb s !

A gl an ce at the p ositi on o f Sa turn a n d Neptun e

sh ow s th a t they a r e n o t i n c on jun cti o n ; n o r i n Opp o

si t i o n ; they mu st theref o re be squ a re t o ea ch o ther .

We the refo re write a squ a re a n d the sy mb ol o f Sa

turn in Neptun e s li n e i n the In dex ; a l so a squa re

a n d the sym b ol o f Neptun e in Saturn s l in e

Thus .

we ha ve reco rded tha t a spect .

We l e a ve o ur l eft in dex n ger on Saturn but ,

mo ve the pen cil p oin t t o the right t o U ra n us We

, .
86 SI M PLm IED S IEN I FI
C T C AS TROLOG Y

repe a t o ur query are they in o r b ? The an swer is y e s

, ,

a n d their p ositi on s i n dica t e the aspect a s bei n g a

squ a re This we n ote i n the l in e s o f Sa turn a n d Ur a

.

n u s as i n p revi o us c ases Then we h ave rec o rded al l

.

the aspects of Sa turn t o the p l a n et s t o the right of

hi m a n d we m o ve o u r l eft i n de x n ger t o the right
,

( t o Neptun e a n d U ran us) a n d ask o ur quest ion r e

ga rdin g o rb The answer is y e s Nep t un e a n d U r an
. .

us a re withi n o r b o f e a ch o ther hen ce in o pp ositi on

, .

This asp ect is en tered in the in dex al so a n d c o m pl etes

the a spects o f Neptun e .

We ha ve n ow n oted in a tho ro ugh a n d sy st em a tic

m an n er a l l the asp ec ts between the p l a n ets i n the
C a rdin al l i n e The same m ode of pro ce dure we em
.

pl oy with the pl a n ets i n the o ther l in es wo r kin g i n

e a c h l i ne st e ad il y fr o m l e f t t o r i g h t If this m ethod .

i s f ol l owed n o aspect ca n be mi ssed .

I n de al in g with the pl a n et s i n the Fiery A iry , ,

Ea rthy a n d Wa te r y sign s we rem ember o f c o urse

,

th at they a r e i n trin e o r c on jun cti on if with in o r b

I n gettin g the Sextil es a diff ere n t method is
n ecessa ry Sta rt wi th M a rs ( A ries 4 here ) a dd 60
.
,

degr ees which gives Gem in i 4 Ask i s a n y p l an et i n

,
.
,

or b o f Gemini 4 ? The an swer is n o Pass the l eft .

in dex n ger t o the n ext p l an et i n the ho rosco pe ( Sa t

urn ) . H e i s i n A ries 23 ; a ddin g 60 degrees give s
Gemin i 23 There is n o p l a n et within o r b o f that
.

p oin t Th e l eft in dex n ger i s p assed on t o the n ext

.

p l an et ( Neptun e ) in Ca n cer 1 7 We a dd 60 degrees .

 MAKI NG T HE IN EX D 87

which gives Virgo 17 We a sk o ur questi on I s an y ,

pl an et in o r b o f tha t p o in t ? The a n swer is y e s Jup

iter in Virgo 1 5 Then Neptun e an d Jupiter are se x
.

til e an d a re so e n tered in the l in es of bo th pl an ets in

the in dex .

P ro ceedi n g we m ov e the l eft in dex n ger t o every

pl an et in the ho rosco pe in turn ; addin g 60 degree s
'

a n d askin g our questi o n . When we ha ve f oll owed the

circl e a ro un d we shall al so have rec o rded al l the se x
t il es a n d mi ssed n on e .

The D r a go n s H ea d

an d the D r a gon s T ai l

( 23 ) exert a n in uen ce in the ho r osc ope o nl y when

i n c on jun ctio n wi th a pl a n et o r the A scen d an t An .

o r b o f o nl y t wo degree s o r at m ost three degrees i s

a l l owed. The D ra gon s H e ad i s rega rded as a b e n e f

i c i t s in uen ce be in g an al a g o us t o th a t Of the Sun i n

,

A rie s a n d Jup i t e r i an in effect

, The D ra gon s T a il
.

i s m al e c bein g Saturn in e i n qual ity a n d ha vi n g an

,

in uen ce simil a r t o tha t of Sa turn in L ibra I n the .

prese n t case n either the D r agon s H ead n or T ail is

in c on jun cti on with a p l a n et hen ce there are n o as

,

p ee ts t o them t o be en tered in the I n dex .

Th ere rem a in yet the Par a ll el s To n d them we .

turn t o the p age fr om the e p hemeri s f or the m on th

o f birth ( A u gust ) f o un d i n the b a ck of thi s b ook At .

the t o p o f the p a ge we n d the na mes o f the pl an ets :

Neptun e U ran us Saturn e tc an d bel o w ea ch pl an et
, , , .
,

i s n ote d it s D ecl in ati on f o r the d ays of the m on th

given i n the l eft han d col umn .
88 SI M PLI FI ED SC IENTIFI C AS TROLOG Y

As our G M T i s ea rl y m o rni n g on A ugust 3rd

. . .

we p l a ce the decl in a tion s f o r A ugust 3r d o pp o site

e ach p l a n et i n the in dex .

A n excepti on i s the M o on s decl in ati on whi ch r e
quire s a l o ga rithmi c c o rrection in a cco rd a n ce with
the G M T T hi s co rrecti on i s m a de by the same
. . .

metho d used i n obta in in g the M oon s l on gitude We .

thus n d the Moon s decl in a tion t o be 172

.

The decl in ati on Of the P a rt o f Fo rtun e i s the same

a s the decl i n a ti o n Of the Sun when i n t h e sam e Sign

a n d degree .
 MA KI NG TH E m m 89

I ND E X

H ere the P a rt of F o rt un e i s
Virgo T a ke
a n ephem eri s f o r a n y yea r a n d n d when the Sun

was there . That will be a bo ut Sep t ember 1 7 an d

,

then the Sun s decl i n ati on w a s ( ephem eri s f or

Th a t then i s the decl in a tion o f the P a rt of

, ,

F o rtun e I n the same way the decl in a ti ons o f the Mid

.

he av en an d the As cen d an t m ay be f oun d if de sired .

90 T
SI M PLiF mD SC IEN I FI C AS TROLOG Y

H avin g en tered the decl in ati ons in t h e in dex,

a ll

pl ace the l eft in dex n ger on the decl in ation o f Ne p

tun e a t the b o tto m ; the pen cil p o in t on the decl in a tion
n ext a b o ve ( U r an us) ask if they are withi n 1 degree

o r at m ost degrees The an swer is y es an d so

.
,

they a re en tered in the c ol umn o f a spects as p a ra l l el .

M ove the p en cil u p the l in e n otin g a t e a ch step if

,

the decl in a tions Of the p l an ets un der the in dex n ger

a n d pen cil p o in t a r e withi n o r b ( o n e degree o r a l i ttl e

m o re ) When the p en cil p o in t h as rea ched the t o p

.
,

a ll p a ra ll els un der the l eft in de x n ger wil l h a ve

bee n n ote d Then m ove the l eft in dex n ger on e step
.

u p ( t o U r an us) a n d the pen ci l p o in t up t o the decl in a

ti on o f the p l an et n ext a b ove ; n ote their p a r all el if ,

a n y ; m ove t h e pen cil p o in t upw a rd step by step , ,

f ol l owin g the sa me m eth o d in m o vin g from b ott om

u pw a rd t o get the decl in a ti on as w as f ol l ow e d by m ov

i n g the in dex n ger a n d pen cil p o in t fro m l eft t o

right t o get the c onj un cti ons squ ares trin es an d 0p ,

p ositi o ns.

When the P a ral l el s have been rec orded the in dex

i s ni shed ; a n d if p l a ced bel o w the horosc o pe on o n e
sheet o f p aper as sh own i n the a cc omp an yin g ill us
t r a t i on the studen t will h a ve rea dy a t h an d every
mea n s of jud g in g the g ure with out turni n g hi s a t
ten ti on fr om th at t o c omputin g asp ects Thus a m ore .

c on cen tra ted attitude o f the min d is atta in a bl e Ne i

ther is the pro cess o f m akin g the in dex as c om pl ic a ted
a s t h e p ro cess of describ in g it : in fa ct i t i s simp l icity
.
,
 MAK ING T HE IND EX 91

itsel f , as it in vol ves n o ma them atical cal cul ation but

onl y the p ro per methodical p l a ceme n t o f the l eft in

de x n ger an d m ovi n g a pen cil p o in t t o the right o r

u pw ard fr om th at n ger merel y askin g co n tin u
al l y : A r e the pl an ets un der n ger an d pe n cil within
o r b ? If thi s m eth od is f o ll o wed o ut t h e st uden t ca n

n ever miss a n asp ect an d wil l be a bl e t o m ake such an

in dex in fro m f tee n t o twen ty min utes .

I n o rder tha t pro cien cy m a y be a chieved the ,

studen t sh o ul d e n dea vo r t o m a ke the in dex f or the

hor o sc o pe cast f or A ugust 2n d A M

.
, . .

A spects t o the A scen d an t whi ch represen ts the

,

b od y ha ve an in uen ce up on the heal th

, A spects t o .

the Midheaven i n di ca te the n a ture o f on e s op p or
t un i t ies f or spiritu al adva n c emen t But sin ce the
.

exact tim e o f birth is r a rel y kn o wn a n d sin ce a smal l ,

erro r in this m akes sever al degrees diff eren ce in the

A sce n da n t o r Mi dhea ven predicti ons m a de from as
,

p e c t s t o the se p o in ts a r e l ikel y t o be f o un d un rel i a bl e .

H en ce we h a ve n ot e n tered them in t h e In dex .

NOTE : In a the forego in g p l an ets in the

ddit i on to ,

l ast six degrees o f an y sign must be c omp a r ed with a ll

p l an ets in the rst si x degre es of o ther si g ns bec a use ,

they m a y be in asp ect t o ea ch o ther with out c om in g

un der an y o f the prec edi n g rul es Ex ampl es o f this .

M a rs i n 24 30 A ries is in con jun ction with Ven us in

-

0 30 T a urus ; M ercury in 26 0 T a urus is sextil e Jup i

-
92 SI M PLIFI ED SC IEN IFI C AS T TROLOG Y

ter in 2 0 Leo ; Sa tu rn in 27 0 Gem in i is squ a re U ra

-

n u s in 2 0 L ibr a ; Neptu n e in 28 0 C a n cer i s t r i n e M a r s

- -

i n 3 0 Sa gitt a rius ; Ven us in 29 30 Le o i s in Opp o siti on

- -

t o M ercury i n 5 30 P isces -
.

NO TI C E T O T HE S T UDENT :
The f o regoin g ch apte rs describe the b asi s o f
A str ol o g y a n d ill ustra te in det a il the m etho d o f
erectin g a ho ro sc ope They al so in di c a te the el emen t s
.

o f the scien ce o f re a din g a ho rosc o pe A gre a t de al .

o f a dditi on al i n f o rm a ti on al on g the se l in es is give n

in the P hil oso phi c En cy cl o p e di a f oll owi n g But the .

n ext v o l ume i n thi s serie s the Message o f the ,
!
Sta rs i s the Ro sicruci an text b ook on the scien ce
,

of A strol o gical Re a din g an d the a ppl ic a ti on of

,

Astrol o gy t o o ur d a il y li ves It c on t ain s a c ompl ete

.

exp o sition o f the metho ds used in judgin g the ra di

c al h o r osc o pe al so i n pr o gressin g the ch a rt a n d m ak
,

in g p redicti ons therefrom Medica l A st rol o gy an d

.

the di a gn osis o f disease a re c om prehensivel y de al t

wi th as a re al so the bea ri n g o f A strol o gy up on e vo
,

l ut i on a n d the gen eral n ature a n d e ec t of pl an et a ry

Vibra tion s .

All wh o wi sh t o g o further i n the subject a r e

referred t o thi s vol ume .
 PA R T I I .

A Ph il o so p h i c En c y c l o p e d i a
Of A st r o l o g y

A c cid e n t al D i g n i t y :

When a pl a n et i s pl a ced i n a n an gl e i t s e e ct i s
much m o re p owerful than in the su cc e e d e n t o r c a den t
hou se s I n thi s respect a p osition in the Te n th H o use
.

i s stron ge st on a cc oun t o f el ev ati on ( se e El eva ti on ) ,

the First H ou se is n ext then the Seven th an d the

, ,

Fo urth H ou se i s we a kest .

A d just e d Ca l c ul a t i on D a t e :

A d a te at whi ch the n o on p ositi ons o f the pl an ets

cul min a te when used i n the P ro gressed H o r o sc ope .

It i s o bt a i n ed by a simpl e c al cul a ti on a n d wi th
,

it predicti on s m ay be ma de in a n y h o ro sc o pe f or l ife ,

without further m athem a tic a l c omputation s ; f o r a

ful l exp l a n a ti on the st uden t i s referred t o The Me s
!
sa ge o f the Sta rs .

93
94 SI MPLIFIED T
SC I EN I FI C AS TROLO GY

A p l an et is aficted when it is p aral l el , c on jun c

tion , squ a re or Opp osition t o M a rs Sa turn U r an us , ,

o r Neptun e or i n squa re o r o pp o siti on t o a n y o f

,

the o ther pl an ets ( se e Co m b ust ) .

A i r y Si g ns :
Gem in i L ibra a n d A qu ariu s a r e c all ed A iry sign s
, .

Their in uen ce is m ostl y men tal a n d in tell ectual .

A n g l es :
The First F o urth Seven th a n d Ten th H ouse s
, , .

The East ern a n gl e with A rie s where M ars i s the ,

rul er sugge sts the Sun ri sin g t o the ma teri al a ct ivi

,

ties o f the d a y A s the Sun den o tin g spirit i s un der

.
, ,

the cro ss den otin g m a tter but ri sin g t owa rd it there

, ,

f o re it den o te s the begin n in g o f L ife i n the m a teri al

w o rl d a n d Ma rs the rul er st a n ds f o r the de sire n a
, , ,

ture whi ch dra ws the spirit t owa rds m a teri al e xi z

,

t on e s i n o rder th a t it m a y c on qu er m a tter .

The Southern an gl e Ca prico rn with Saturn as

, ,

rr l e r suggests the Su n cr o ssi n g the meridi a n a s it

,

d o es at n o on It h a s tra versed h a l f it s prescribed

.

journ ey a cross the he aven s therefo re t h e h al f circl e,

-

i s o m itted a n d the o ther h a l f circl e i s ret a in ed u n der

,
-

the cr oss in the symb ol o f Sa turn H en ce Sa turn .

den otes persist en ce mecha n ic a l a b il it y e t c a n d the

, , .
,

Ten th H ou se the w o rl dl y a chi evemen ts of the hum an

be in g .
 A PHI LOSOPHI C ENCYCLOPEDIA 0 F AS TROLOG Y 95

The Western an gl e with L ibr a in the b al an ce

where the ma teri al a ctivitie s tu rn t o the spiritu al ,

divides the d a y fro m the n ight ; the busy summer

from the in a ctive win ter It turns the wa kin g ho urs
.

devoted t o the a ctive m a teri al l ife in t o the n ight ,

where m an c on ta cts the un seen wo rl d Therefo re the .

circl e spirit is ab ove the cross of m a tter the de sire

, , ,

n a ture h as bee n c o n quered a n d the symb ol o f M a rs

,

turn ed up side d o wn so th at it bec om e s the symb ol o f

Ven u s the p l an et of l o ve whi ch rul es this ho use a n d
, ,

whi ch is therefo re a l so the h ouse o f un i ons o f p a rtn er,

.

shi p s the ho use tha t den o tes the o n e n e arest an d

,

dea rest t o us .

The No rth ern an gl e with the si gn Can cer m a rks

, ,

the time when the Sun i s a t i t s l owe st p oin t The .

Sign c o nsists o f t wo suns with the l in e o f f o rce p r o

,

ce e d in g fr o m e a ch o n e but in opp osite directi on s

, .

The l in e fr om the sun wh ich p o in ts t o the East de

n o tes the directi on in whi ch the phy sica l Sun m ove s ~ .

The sun with the l in e o f f o rce g oin g t owa rds the We st

den otes the p a th in wh ich the spiritu al in uen ces
turn after the physic al Sun h a s ce ased it s a ctivity .

Thi s an gl e therefo re is the an gl e o f my stery o ccul t

, , ,
.

ism an d of the d a rk an d unseen side of m an s n ature ;

,

therefore i t h a s f o r i t s rul er the o r b o f n ight the ,

Mo on .

A n g ul a r :
A pl a n et i s id t o be an gul a r when it i s p l a ced
sa

in the an gl e s o f the h o rosc ope This p o si ti on stren gth

.
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S IEN IFI T C TROLOG Y
AS

e ns the in uen ce of the p l an et c on sidera bl y f or go od

o r il l a cc o rdi n g t o the n a ture o f the p l a n et an d i t s

a spects .

A n t a r e s:

Se e Fixed Sta rs
Ap p l y :
When a swift m ovi n g pl a n et appro a ches a n aspect
with a sl ower it i s sa id t o a pp l y t o a squ a re tri n e etc
, , .

of that p l a n et A s the a pp l yi n g p l a n et must be

.

speedi er th a n the o n e it a pp l ies t o it is eviden t that ,

the Mo on a pp l ie s i n turn t o the a sp ects of al l the

o ther p l a n ets e a ch m o n th when sh e p asse s a r o un d the

z o di a c but Sa turn wh o t a ke s thi rty y e a rs t o m a ke

,

t h e circl e c an onl y a ppl y t o U ra n us whi ch use s eighty

four ye a rs a n d t o Neptun e which t a kes a hun dred
,

a n d sixty ve y e a rs -
.

Th at rul e hol ds goo d when the p l an ets m ove d i

r e c t i n the Zo di a c ( fro m A ries t o T a urus but
if the sl ower mo vin g p l a n et i s r e t r og r a d e ( m ovin g
fr om T a uru s t o A ries b oth the pl a n et s m a y be
a pp l y in g t o the aspect ( Se e D ir e c t a n d R e tr og r a d e )
. .

The in uen ce of the p l an ets i s al wa y s st ron ge r

when they a r e appl yin g than when they a re sep a
E a t in g .

A sc e l l i : See

Fixe d St a r s .

A sc e nd a n t :
Th e degree o f the zo di a c which i s on the e a st ern
h o rizon at a certa in ti me A n e w degree ri se s ever y
.
 A PHI LO SOPHI C ENCYCLOPED IA OF AS TROLOG Y 97

four m i n ute s a n e w si gn a b out every t wo hours a n d

, ,

the twel ve sign s ri se i n every p l a ce o n e a rth i n twen

t y f o ur h o urs
-
Wh a tever sign i s on the A scen d an t
.

i s c all ed the r isi n g sign See H yl eg

.

A sc e nsi on :
Un der this he adin g will be gr ouped Signs o f ,

L on g A scen si on Sign s o f Sho rt A scen si on Right A s

, ,

c e n si o n a n d Obl ique A scen si o n .

Signs o f Lo n g A sc en sio a r e : C an cer Le o Virgo , , ,

L ibra Sc o rpi o a n d Sa gitta rius

, .

Sign s o f Sho r t A sc e n si o n a r e : C a pric o rn A qu a ,

rius P i sces A ries T a uru s a n d Gemin i

, , , .

They a r e so c a ll ed bec a u se t h e sign s o f L on g A s

c e n si on ri se sl o wl y in No rthern l a titudes t a ki n g a ,

much l on ger tim e tha n the t wo h ours required if 11

the twel ve sign s ro se at a uni f o rm ra te durin g the
twen ty f our h ours Le o takes ab out t wo h ours a n d
-
.

fo rt y ve min utes i n L at 40 No rth where Ne w Yo rk

-
.

i s a n d P i sce s a n d A rie s t w o si g n s o f Sh o rt A sc e n si n
, ,

t a ke on l y on e h our a n d t e n min utes The re a son l ie s .

i n the ob l iqu ity o f the Ecl iptic se e p a ge 49 The ,

.

effect is th a t m ost peo pl e in the No rthern H emi sphere

a r e b o rn un d er the sign s o f Lon g A sce n si o n .

I n the Southern H em i sphere the sign s l i ste d as

of Sho rt A scen si on in the fo regoin g cl a ssic a ti on ,

a r e sign s o f L on g A scen si on a n d m o st pe op l e a re
,

b o rn un der them whil e the Northern si gn s of L on g

,
98 SI M PLIFI ED C
S IEN IFI T C AS TROLOG Y

As censi on rise quickl y in the South a n d rel a tivel y

few a re bo rn un der them Thus the p e o pl e o f the
.

o pp osite hemi sphere s a r e a l so o pp o site i n their in n er

n ature s an d sh ow diff eren t ch a r a cteristic s

,
.

Rig h t A sce nsio n Obli qu e A sc e ns i on are n o t

an d

used in the system o f A str ol o gy gen erall y in v o gue ,

except in the c al cul ation of the houses with whi ch the ,

avera ge studen t h as n o c on cern Lo n gt i t ud e is m e a s.

ur e d o n the ecl iptic o r Sun s p a th fr om the rst p o in t

o f A rie s but R ight As cen si on is me a sured on the

,

eq uin o ctial or cel esti al equa to r .

A sp e c t s
Th e distan ce ap a rt of p l an et s, which dete rm in e s
their in uen ce f or goo d o r ill .

The Squa r e i s 9 0 degrees a n d the Op p osi t i o n i s

1 80 degre es These a re c al l ed evil aspects
. .

Th e Se xt il e is 60 degree s a n d the Tr i n e i s 120

degrees They a re c al l ed goo d a spects
. .

The Co n ju nc tio n o ccurs whe n t w o pl a n ets a re in

the sa me degree o f the Zo dia c a n d the Pa r a l l e l i s ,

the p o siti on of t w o p l a n ets i n the sa me degree o f

decl in a ti on regardl e ss o f whether they a r e b oth No rth
,

or South o f the Equ a t o r o r whether on e is i n Nor th

,

a n d the o ther i n South decl in a ti on .

The se a sp ects a re va ri abl e If between ben e .

ee ( the Sun Ven us a n d Jupiter ) the y a r e goo d or

, , ,

if the pl an ets o f va ri a bl e n a ture ( the Mo on a n d

Mercury ) a re a spected by conjun cti on or p ar al l el
,
 A PHI LOSOPHI C ENCYCLOPED IA OF AS TROLOG Y

with the b e n e cs it is go o d but if the Sun Mo on , , ,

Mercury Ven us or Jupiter a re i n c o n jun ction o r

,

p a ra ll el with on e o f the m al e c s ( M a rs Saturn , ,

Ur an us a n d Neptun e ) , it is evil ; the c on jun ction o f

t w o m al e cs i s m o re so but the p a r a ll el o f t wo m al
,

e cs i s exceedi n gl y stro n g in i t s detri m en t a l i n uen ce .

C on versel y o f c o urse the p a r all el between t wo b e n

, ,

e cs i s extr a o rdin a ril y f o rtun a te .

Axis
If we were t o pierce a n a ppl e thr ough the cen tre
with a kni ttin g n eedl e th a t w o ul d be the a xis o f the
-

,

app l e a n d o n this a xi s it m a y be rot a ted Th e e a rth s
, .

a xi s i s a n i m a gin a ry l in e on whi ch the e a rth r ot a te s ,

a n d thi s m o ti o n o f the e a rth o n i t s a xi s pr o duce s the

p hen omen a o f d a y a n d n ight The axis o f the e a rth .

al w a y s p o in ts t o a certa in st a r i n the c onstel l a ti on

Ursa Min o r whi ch o n that a cc o un t is c all ed the p ol e

,

st a r ; the o n l y o n e i n the heaven s w hi ch seem s n ever

t o m o ve . It i s n ot quite st a ti on a ry h owever but h as ,

a n exceedi n gl y sl o w vibr a t o ry m o ti o n c a l l e d Nu t a t i o n ,

c a u sin g the p ol e st a r t o cha n ge in the c o urse of

mill e ni um s Se e Nut a ti on a n d I n tel l ectu al Zodi a c
.

.

A xis, I ncl i n a ti o n
f o

The a xes o f al l the pl a n et s are in cl in ed to their

o rbit s.Se e p a ge 8 .

A xial Ro t a t io n :

Al lthe pl a n ets r ot a te up o n their a xe s the same

a s the e a rth but the ti m e i n which they m a ke a r o t a
,
1 00 SI M PLIFIED S C IENTIFI C AS TROLOGY

ti on d i e r s widel y . Se e diurn a l r ot a tion of the

p l a n ets p a ge 8
, .

Ba r r e n or Un fr ui t ful Si g ns : Gem in i Le o , an d Virg o .

Be n e cs :
The Sun Ve n us ,
and Jupiter F or a th o rough
.

o f the t erm s b e ne c a nd m a l

sy n thetic exp l a n a ti on

B a d al so p a ges 76 a n d 77

e fi c ,

se e Go o d a n d , .

Ca d e n t :

The third sixth n in th a n d twel fth ho use s a re c all

, ,

ed c a den t an d so a r e p l an ets p l a ced in the se h o use s

, .

This p ositi on we a ke ns the in uen ce Of p l a n ets so tha t ,

b e n e c s a r e n ot so hel pf ul a n d m al e cs n ot so h a rm
f ul when p l a ced in c a den t ho uses .

Ca r di n a l Si g ns :
A r i e s, the Eastern sign en tered by the Sun a t the
vern al equin o x ; Ca n c e r , where the Sun re a ches it s
hi ghe st degree o f No rthern decli n a tion a t the Summer
Sol stice ; Li br a , the Western ign where the Sun goe s
s

in t o South decl in a ti on a t the F al l equin ox ; a n d

C a p r i c or n where it i s i n
, the l owest South decl in a tion
a t the Win ter Sol stice .

The C ardin al Sign s a re prom otive they further ,

a ctivity i n Wh a tever i s un derta ke n u n der their in

u e n ce .

Co m b ust :
An y p l an et within three degree s of the Sun i s
sa id t o b e com b ust o r burn ed up by the Sun s r a ys

,
.

If Mercury o r the M oon a re so p l a ced it weaken s the ,

min d ; if Ven us or Jupite r it t ake s away their hel p ; ,

 A PHI LO SOPHI C ENCYCLOPED IA OF AS TROLOG Y 1 01

an dif on e Of the m al e cs ( M a rs Sa turn U ra n us , , or

Neptun e ) i s so p l a ced it i s evil See A ii ct i on

, .

.

Com m o n Sig ns :
Gem ini Virgo Sa gitt a ri us a n d P isce s
, ,
. They a re
exibl e a n d v a cill a tin g i n n a ture .

C o njun c t io n :
Wh en t wo p l a n et s a r e within six degrees o f ea ch

Se e A spects a n d Or b

other they a re i n c on juc t i on . .

Cr i t i ca l D e g r e es :
Se e t a bl e a n d desc ripti on C ritical D egree s on
of

p a ge 81 . The se degrees ma rk approxim atel y the e n d

o f e a ch d a y s tra vel Of the M o on thro ugh the twel ve

sign s The M o on o ccupie s ab out

. d ay s i n i t s p a s
sa ge a ro un d the Z o di a c a ver a gin g ab out 1 3 degrees,

e a ch d a y Thus sta rtin g with the rst degree o f

.
,

A ries the first d ay s tra vel will e n d a t the 1 3t h de

,

gree the secon d d a y s tr avel a t the 26t h degree a n d
,

so o n F oll o wi n g thi s out we fin d th at the Critic a l

.
,

D egrees a r e the l st 1 3t h a n d 26t h degree s o f the

,

Ca rdin a l Sign s the 9 t h a n d 2l st degrees of the F ixed

,

Sign s a n d the 4t h an d 17t h degrees o f the Co mmon

,

Sign s .

Cul m i na t e :

When a p l an et rea che s Zen ith it is sa id t o co l

min a te f or it h as then re a ched i t s highest al titude
,

an d the n begi ns t o de sce n d t owa rd the Western Node .

This expressi on i s al so used con cern in g asp ects When .

a p l an et c ome s withi n or b of an other the in uen ce is

1 02 SI MPLIFIED S C IENTIFI C AS R T OLOGY

at rst we ak but it bec omes str on ger a n d str on ger the

,

n e a rer the a pp l yin g p l a n et c om e s t o the ex a ct aspect ,

a n d a t th at time it cul min a te s o r re a che s i t s m a ximum

stre n gth Then when the p l a n ets begi n t o sep a ra te

.

a n d the a spect is gr adu all y di ssol ved the in uen ce is ,

co rresp on din gl y weaken ed a n d n al l y ce a se s al to

,

gether .

Cusp :

The rst degree of a h ouse or sign When the .

Sun l e a ves the 30t h de g ree o f Ca n cer a n d i s i n Le o

0 degree 1 mi n , it i s sa id t o be o n t h e c usp o f Le o
.
, ,

the sa m e with re spect t o the other signs I f A ries .

1 0 degree s i s on the m id h ea ve n as the cusp o r di ,

vi din g l in e be t ween the n in th a n d ten th h ouses is

c a ll ed a n d Neptun e i s i n A rie s 9 degree s 5 5 m in ute s

, ,

it is p l a ced i n the Nin th H ouse o n t h e c us p o f the

ten th If it i s in A ries 1 0 degree s 5 min ut e s it i s
.
,

pl a ced in the ten th ho use o n t h e cusp .

As the in uen ce
p l a n ets h a vin g d i rect m otion
of

i s al wa y s fo r wa r d i n the Zo di a c a p l a n et o n t h e cusp
,

o f a h o use will a l w a ys h a ve a st r o n ger in uen ce o n

the aa i rs si gni ed by tha t h ouse th an a p l an et

whi ch is p l a ced in the l a tter degrees o f a h ouse .

D e cl i na ti on :
The dist an ce a pl an et is n o rth or south o f the Cel es
t i afl Equ a t o r The highest n o rth decl in a tio n o f the
.

Sun i s 23 degree s 27 mi n utes whi ch it att a in s at the

,

summ er sol st ice the 213t o f Jun e a n d a t the win ter ,

 A PHI LOSOPHI C EN CYCLOPED IA o r AS TROLOG Y 1 03

sol stice o n the 21st o f D ecem ber it is in the c o rres

p on din g degree 23 degree s 27 min utes so uth d e cl in a
,

ti on M ars Mercury an d the Moo n re a ch decli n a ti ons

.
,

27 d egrees n o rth a n d on ra re o cc asio ns Ven us a ttains

,

28 d e gree s but the o ther p l an ets Jup i ter Sa turn

, , , ,

U ra n us a n d Neptun e ha ve a ppr oxi m a t el y the sa m e

,

decl in a ti on as the Sun .

A str on om y te a che s tha t the decl in a ti on o f the Sun

i s due t o the in cl in a ti on o f the e a rth s a xi s

.

D eg r e e :

A degree i s the 360t h p art o f a circl e There a r e .

30 degree s in e a ch o f the twel ve sign s o f the Zo di a c ,

a n d the m oti on o f the p l an ets t h r ough the se sign s i s

st a ted in degrees a n d m in u tes o f l o n g i tud e c omm e n c ,

in g with the rst degree o f A ries .

The Sun s p a th i s call ed the e cl ip t ic a n d i s taken ,

as the st a n d ard l in e o f cel e sti a l m oti on so f a r as o ur

so l a r sy stem i s c o n cern ed The pl an et s zigza g al on g
.

the ecl iptic som etim e s a l ittl e t o the n orth o f the

Sun s p ath a t o ther tim es a l ittl e t o the so uth
, Th e .

dista n ce o f a pl a n et n o rth o r south o f t h e Sun s p a th
is c al l ed La t i t u d e a n d i s al so me asured i n term s o f
,

degree s a n d mi n utes .

Fo r an exp l a n a ti on o f degree s o f decl in ati on see ,

a n d f or the use o f degree s t o me asur e

Ri g h t A sc e n si on , see

Mid h e a ve n .

The f o re goin g exp l an ati on s em b o dy the use of the

d e g r e e a s a un it o f m easurem en t t o x the p ositi on o f
the p l an ets o n the cel esti al sphere c on ta ini n g the x ed
1 04 SI MPLIF IED SCIEN TI FIC AS TROLOG Y

t r but degrees a r e al so used i n ge o gr a phy t o deter

s a s;

min e the ex a ct p o siti on o f a n y city o r p l a ce o n the

surf a ce o f the e a rth L atitude i s then reckon ed i n
.

degree s from t h e e a r t h s equa t o r which h as 0 degrees ,

l a titude t o the p ol e s which ha ve respectivel y 9 0 de

, ,

gree s No rth a n d South l a titude .

Lo n g i t u d e is m e a sure d a l on g t h e e ar t h s equ a t o r,

1 80 degrees East a n d We st fro m the m e r id ia n of

Gr e e n wi c h which was a ccepted as a sta rtin g p o in t i n
,

1 884 b y del ega tes from all l e a din g n a ti on s F r a n ce ,

excepted .

F o r the eff ect o f di st a n ces me a sured i n terms o f

l on gitude on the in ue n ce o f the p l an ets se e As

p e ct s.

the in uen ce o f L atitude an d D ecl in a tion

Fo r on

the e e ct o f the p l a n et a ry asp ects se e La t i t ud e , .

D e sc e nd a n t
The o pp osite o f As cen d a n t the p o in t o n the west
,

e rn h o ri z on where the Sun a n d the p l an ets se t so ,

c a ll ed bec a use from then ce the heavenl y b o dies c om

,

men ce their descen t t owa rd s the n a dir o f the cel e s

tial sphere .

D e t r im en t :

The o pp osite o f D ign ity, whi ch se e .

D i g n i ty :

A p l an et i s sa id t o be i n i t s dign ity o r t o be 63 ,

se n t i a ll y d i g n i e d when it i s i n cert a i n

o r t o r ul e
, ,

si g n s w hi ch a gree with it in n a t u re f or th e n the ,

p ower o f the sign a n d the p ower o f the pl a n et a r e

 A PHI LO SOPHI C EN C Y C LO PEDIA OF AS TR OLOG Y 1 05

c omp o un ded The in uen ce o f the p l a n et is thus

.

stre n gthen e d Con versel y, a p l an et is sai d t o be in it s

.

detrim en t whe n it i s in the sign o pp osite t o the o n e

it rul es f or the n the n a ture o f the sign a n d the n a ture
o f the p l an et a r e in c o mp a tibl e a n d an ta gon istic an d ,

as a re sul t the i n ue n ce o f the p l a n et is we a ken ed .

The t a bl e on p a ge 81 sho ws the rul ership o f

the p l an et s o ver the va rio us sign s an d a study there
o f will bri n g out the un derl yin g system a n d phil o s

op h y .

The Sun i s the cen ter o f our sol a r system the ,

giver o f l ife a n d he at a n d the M o on i s ( so f ar as o ur

,

e a rt h i s c on cern ed ) the c oll ect o r a n d re ect o r o f i t s

,

vit al izi n g r a y s The sol a r r a y att ain s i t s grea te st in

.

ten sit y in m id summer when the Sun i s in C a n cer

-

a n d Le o duri n g Jun e a n d J ul y a n d so Le o the l i o n

, , , ,

b ein g a m ascul in e sign o f a ery n atu re i s I n e ssen ti a l

a greemen t wi th the n a ture o f the Sun a n d therefo re
hel p s t o dign ify a n d stren gthen it .

The e e ct o f the fem in in e M oon on the e a rth s
tides sh ows it s in heren t a fn ity f or w a ter whi ch ,

brin gs it in t o e ssen tia l a greem en t with the fe mi n in e

wa tery Si g n C an ce r On th at a cc oun t Ca n cer is i t s
.

home where it i s str on ge st a n d m ost di gni ed .

The keyw o rd o f the Sun i s Li fe a n d th a t of the

,

Moon i s F e c un d a t i on The germ of l ife which c ome s

.

fr om the Sun i s pl a n ted a n d wa tered by the M oon

which me asures the peri o d of ge st a ti on a n d bri n gs all
thi n gs t o birth Saturn is the pl a n et o f Ob st ruction
.
1 06 SI MP LIFI ED SCIENTIFI C AS TRO LOG Y

an d deca y the rea per with ho ur gl ass an d scythe wh o

,
-

cuts OR the l ife given by the Sun an d f ost ered b y the

Moon when hi s ho ur gl ass shows th a t the fruits o f
,
-

l ife s experien ce a re ripe f o r ha rvest

Thus he is the .

p l an et o f de a th an d m ove s i n a n o rbit o n the out

,

skirts o f the so l a r sy ste m which i s the b o un d a ry ,

o f Ch a os where a ll , thin gs a re di ssol ved a n d tra ns

muted by spiritual a l chem y t o n er a n d n er t e x
tures .

Therefo re Sa turn is in e ssen ti al a gree men t with

Ca pric orn a n d A qu a ri u s the sign s o ccup i ed by the ,

Sun durin g the c ol d m on ths o f mid wi n ter D ecember -

a n d J a n u a ry When pl a ced i n these sign s hi s c ol d

.
,

cl a mmy han d m ak es itsel f fel t a s a p owerful f o r ee

tha t crushe s l ife an d joy th a t co vers the l ife with the
,

gl oom o f de ath .

B etwee n the o rbit s o f Sa turn a n d the Sun a re the

o rbit s Of the o ther p l a n ets an d when a rra n ged in ,

o rder of their di st an ce fr o m the Sun with the sign s ,

o f the zo di a c so p l a ced th a t Le o a n d Ca n cer a r e i n the

cen ter with their rul ers the Sun a n d Mo on a n d Sa t

, ,

urn s sign s Ca prico rn a n d A qu a rius o n e o n e ach
, ,

wi n g it a ppe a rs th a t
,

Jupiter who se o rbit is insi de Sa t urn s rul e s t h e ,

t wo sign s n ext t o Saturn s n amel y Sa gitta riu s an d

, ,

P i sce s .

Ma rs o rbit i s in side o f Jupiter s therefo re he ,

rul es the sign s n ext t o Jupi t er s n amel y A ries an d

, ,

Sc o rpi o .
 A PHI LOSOPHI C EN C Y C LO PED IA OF ASTRO LOG Y 107

Ven us is in side Ma rs o rbit so sh e is di gn ied in
,

the si gns n ext t o M ars signs n amel y T a urus an d
, ,

L ibr a .

Mercury whi ch is n ea rest t o the Sun rul es the

, ,

si gn s betwee n th ose o f Ve n us an d the Sun n amel y ,

Gemin i an d Virgo See Exa l t a t ion

.

.

D ir e c t :
Wh en p l an ets m o ve with the o rder o f the signs
( fro m A ries t o Ta urus they a r e said t o be di
rect but when they a ppea r t o m ove c on tr a ry t o the
,

o rder o f t h e sign s ( fr o m A ries t o P isces) they a re ,

sa id t o be retro gr a de .I n the ephem eri s a ca p i t al R
at t h e t o p o f the m on thl y p a ge is p l a ced with the de

gree s an d min utes of the p l an et s l on gitude o n the
d a y whe n it begin s t o retr o gr ade a n d a t the t op o f
,

i t s c ol um n whil e this m o ti on c on tin ues When the.

p l an et r esumes i t s di rect m o tion this i s i n ,

di ca t exi b y a ca pita l D but there a re n o D s at

,

the t o p o f the c ol umn s in the ephem eris t o in dicate

tha t the p l an ets a re di rect f or tha t is their n at ur al

l in e Of p ro gressi on .

The R s a re onl y used t o m a rk
tha t whi ch i s an an om al y .

Th e Sun an d M oo n a r e a l wa y s d ir e c t i n their m o
tion they a re n ever sta ti on a ry o r retro gr ade Sm
, .

cha pter on Retro grad a ti on p ag e 72 .

D i r ec tio ns :
When a chil d is bo rn it is immersed in an atm os
p h e r e ch arged with the stell a r v ibr a ti on s p ecul i a r t o
108 SI M PLIF IED SC IENTIFIC AS TRO LOG Y

that m omen t whi ch are st a m ped up on e a ch atom of

,

the se nsitive o rgani sm by the air in hal ed with the rst

bre ath Thi s p l an eta ry b a pti sm is the b a sic c a use o f
.

a l l the chil d s cha ra ct eristics an d idi o syn cr asie s ; it

gives certa in ten den cie s whi ch rem a in thr ough l ife .

T hi s i s the R a d ix or Rad i ca l H or osc op e whi ch we

c a rr y a b out in o ur b o di e s an d whether we kn o w it or
,

n ot it is the r oo t o f a l l even t s in l ife

, .

But the p l an ets d o n ot rem ain sta ti on ary in the

p o siti ons they o ccupied at the time o f o ur birth ; their
p r o g r e ss is etern al as is tha t o f o u r F a ther in
He aven an d in time they f o rm asp ec t s other than
,

those which they m a de a t birth These pro gressed .

c o n gura ti ons a r e c all ed D irecti ons an d they ma rk ,

the time in l ife when even ts a r e due t o o ccur .

D irecti on s a re Of t wo ki n ds
, p r im a r y an d se c

an d a r y .

Pr i m a r y dir ec t io n s are f ormed between the p r o

g r e sse d p l an ets a n d their p ositi on s at birth If f o r .
,

in st a n ce the Sun w as i n n o degrees o f A ries a n d Ju

,

piter in 25 degrees Of Le o at the birth o f a n i n divi d

ua l then a s the Sun m o ves f o rw a rd in the Zo di a c a t
, ,

a b out o n e degree a d a y it will be tri n e with Jupiter

,

a b o ut twe n ty v e d a y s a fter birth

-
Th e sy stem o f
.

tim e me asurem e n t o f the p l an eta ry pr o gre ssion in

gen era l use reckon s e a ch d a y a fter birth equal t o a
 A PHILOS OPHI C EN C Y C LOPED IA OF AS TR O LOG Y 109

yea r o f l ife Thus the sa id in dividu al will meet with

.

a very fo rtun a te even t in the twen ty f t h ye a r -

.

Aspects m a y al so be f o rmed between t w o p r o

g r e sse d p l an ets ; t o f oll ow o ut the ex a mp l e give n i n
the l ast p a r a gr a ph Jupiter w oul d pro gre ss on e o r
,

t wo degrees in the twen ty ve d a y s It w oul d then

-
.

be in 26 o r 27 degree s o f Leo a n d after the S un h a d ,

p assed the trin e with the r ad ica l Jupiter it wo ul d

c om e t o the trin e o f the p r og r esse d Jupiter an d thi s
w o ul d pro l on g the f o rtun a te in uen ce f or sever al
ye a rs though it shoul d be b orn e in min d tha t the E
,

feet o f aspects between t wo pr o gressed pl a n ets is n ot

so str o n g as whe n the c on g ur a ti on i s between a p r o

g r e sse d an d a r a dical p l an et .

Se c o nd ar y dir e c tio n s a r e f ormed by the p r o g re s

si on o f the M o on t o aspects with the p l a n e t s p o r t i o ,

ul a r l y t h e r a d i c a l These l un a r aspects a r e o f vita l

.

i mp o rt a n ce f o r u nl e ss t h e p r i m a r y d i r e c t io ns a r e
,

sup p o r t e d by asp e c t s o f t h e p r o g r e sse d Moo n wh ic h

ar e f a si m il a r na t ur e
o n a ug h t
,
t h e y c om e t o
To .

ill ustra te by referen ce t o the ex a m p l e o f the S m

,

trin e Jupiter If at the time when th a t cul min a ted

. ,

th e pro gre ssed M oon h a d been i n G e m i m 25 sextil e ,

t o bo th the Sun a n d Jupite r tha t w oul d h a ve given ,

a w on derful l y f a vo rabl e impetus t o the even t si gn i

e d b y the di r ecti on but h a d the M o on been i n Ta u
,

r us 25 squ a re t o Jupiter it w oul d h a ve preve n ted

,

the even t an d ca used troubl e in ste a d H a d there .

1 10 SI MP LI FIED S CIENTIFIC AS TR OLOGY

bee n n o seco n d a ry l un a r directi on a t the tim e the

eve n t woul d ha ve rem a in ed l a ten t un til the n ext l u
n a r aspect o f the pro gre ssed M o o n either bro ught it

o ut t o l ife o r withered it .

Lun ati o ns ( Ne w Mo ons) a r e al so p owerful f a ct o rs

i n e n ergiz i n g directi on s p a rticul a rl y if they a r e
,

ecl ip ses Se e L un a ti o ns a n d Ecl ip ses al so Tr an

.

,

sits

D o u bl e B od i e d Si g ns :
Gemin i , Sagitta rius P isces SO c all ed b e ca use
and .

i n the picto ri a l Z o di a c Gem in i is repre se n ted a s a

p air o f twin s Sagittarius a s a Cen ta ur p a rt m a n a n d
, ,

p a rt h o rse a n d P isces a s t wo shes They a r e o f a

, .

dual v a cill a tin g n ature a n d it i s rem a rkabl e th a t

, ,

e ven ts in the l ives o f pe o p l e h a vin g the se sign s pr o m

in cut a r e re pe ated They m a rry sever al tim e s their

.
,

mi sfo rtun e s n ever c om e sin gl y but their good f or ,

tun e s al so c ome in mul tipl e .

Dr a g on H e ad :

s

The M oon s No rth Node The No de s are p oin ts in

.

the o rbit of a p l an et where it cr o sse s the ecl iptic o r ,

Sun s p ath The on e where it cr osses from south t o
.

n o rth i s cal l ed i t s a sce n din g o r No rth n od e ; the o ther

p o in t where it cro sse s fr om n o rth t o south is c all ed

i t s desce n din g o r South n o de .

When the Sun i s in the Ea st an d cro sses the cel es

ti al equ at o r fr om the south t o the n o rth it en ters i t s ,

m a rti al ex al ta ti on si g n A ries a s a c on querin g kin g

 A PHI LOSOPHI C EN C Y C LOPEDIA OF AS TRO LOGY 111

at the vern al equin ox an d all n ature wa ken s t o the,

l ife l o ve an d l a b o r o f a n o ther yea r

, Therefore the .

p oin t where the l e sser L ight crosses in to the n o rth

decl in a ti on is a l so subject t o a be n i g n l ife givin g in
u e n c e such a s tha t ascribed t o the D ra g on s H e a d

.
,

It f osters a n d pr om otes a ll m a tters within it s in

ue n ce .

But in the F al l Sa t urn Sa t a n , ,

the a dversa ry
or ,

t
s an ds in h is e xa l t a t i o n si g n -
Li b r a rea dy t o va n quish

us her it a cr o ss i t s desc en din g n ode l e a vin g the Nor ,

t h e rn H emi sphere t o m o urn a n d die Theref ore the .

M oo n s South No de call ed the D ra go n s T a il i s

,

,

deemed t o be Sa turni n e i n it s eff ect an d o bstructs

a l l thi n gs wherewith it i s conn ect ed .

D r a g on s Ta d :

The M oo n
s South Node . Se e D ra gon

s He a d .

Ea r t h y Si g ns : T aurus Vir g o ,
an d Cap ricor n .

Ecl ip ses : Lun ati ons

Se e .

Ecl ip t ic : The Sun

s p ath a mon g the c on stell ati ons
of the r m a m e n t .

See H o ra ry A strol o gy

El e c t ion :

.

El e va t io n :
The z en i t h whi ch i s o ccupied by the Sun at Noon ,

is the hi ghest p o in t in the he a ve ns The n e arer th at .

p ositi on a pl an et i s the m o re e l e va ted it is said t o be

,
.

Thus a pl an et in the El even th H ouse is el eva ted

s
1 12 SI M PLI FIED SCIENTIFI C AS TRO LOG Y

abo ve an o ther which i s i n the Twel fth H ouse an d a ,

pl an et in the Ten th H ouse i s el eva ted a b o ve a l l o ther

p l a n et s .

El evati on is very imp o rtan t , f or it dds c onsi d a

e r a b l y t o the in u en ce o f a p l a n et f or go o d o r ill If .

M a rs the p l a n et o f dyn a m ic en er g y i s el evated a n d

, ,

i n it s own sign A ri es it e n d ows the pe rso n with an

,

al m ost in exh austibl e fun d o f en er g y an d a n in d om

i t a b l e c our age whi ch will be f oun d l a ckin g if he is
,

p l aced i n a we ak si gn a n d p osition l ike Virgo an d

the Sixth H o use Simi l a rl y wi th the o ther si gn s an d
.

pl an ets .

Ep h e m e r is, p l ur al Ep h -
e -
m er i d es :
- -

An ephemeris is a twin si ste r o f the Al m an a c ,

an d give s the g e o c e n t r i c L on gitu de s a n d D ecl in a

ti ons f or the c urren t y ea r It i s a b sol utel y n ecessa r y
.

i n a strol o gic al c a l cul a ti ons Bu t just a s I t Is u c c e s

.

sa r y t o get a n e w al m a n a c f o r ea ch ye a r t o se e whe n
.

the Mo on i s n e w a n d ful l when it i s Ea ster o r Chr ist

,

m as etc so al so i s it n ec e ssa ry t o h a ve an ephe m eris

, .

f or ever y y ear when we wan t t o c ast ho rosc op e s f or

pe opl e True the p l an ets circ l e a b out the Sun but
.
, ,

e a ch h as i t s own specic speed a n d they d o n o t c ome ,

in t o the sa me p osition rel a tive t o on e a n other that

they h ave whi l e y ou a r e rea din g thi s un til a pe r i od ,

which is cal l ed the Gre a t Siderea l Ye a r or

di n ar y yea rs) h as el a p sed Ther efo re all ho ro scopes

,
.
,

even the ho rosco pes o f twins d i e r an d it i s n e c e s ,

 A PHILOSOPHI C EN C Y C LO PEDI A OF AS TR OLOGY 113

sa ry t o ha ve a n ephemeri s f o r the birth ye ar o f an y

person befor e y ou can cast his h or osco pe .

Equa t or :

The e a rth s equ ato r i s an im agin a ry l in e i n a p l a n e
a t right a n gl e s t o the ax is o f the e a rth an d m idwa y ,

betwee n the No rth a n d South p ol es It divides the .

e a rth in t o t w o hemi sphere s the No rthern a n d South

,

e rn. If a p ol e hun dreds of mi ll i on s of mil e s i n l en gth

were thr ust through the e a rth from the equ a to r t o
the cen ter o f the e a rth the outer e n d w oul d ins cribe
,

a l in e on the r m a m e n t when the ea rth r ot a tes o n

,

i t s a xi s an d thi s im a g in a r y l in e i s cal l ed the c e l est i a l

,

e qu a t o r o r e qui no c t ia l
, The l a tter n a me i s given it
.

bec ause whe n the Sun i s a t the p oin ts where the

ecl iptic o r Sun s p a th crosse s the cel esti al equ ato r

we ha ve the equin o xes the times when the d ays an d

,

ni ghts a r e Of equa l dura ti on .

Equi no ctia l : Se e Equa tor

.

Equi n ox :
The e quin oxes o ccur o n the 2l st o f Ma rch when
the Sun en ters A ries an d the 21st o f Septem ber
,

when the Sun en ters L ib r a A t th o se time s the d a y .

an d n ight a r e o f equ al l en gth a l l o ver the e a rth See .

Equat or a n d P r ece ssi on of t he Equi n o x

.
,

Esse n tia l D i g n i ty :

A pl an et i s stren gt hen ed o r essen ti al l y di gn ie d

when it i s in a sign which a grees with it s o wn n a
114 SI M PLIFIED SCI EN TIFIC AS TROLOG Y

ture . Thi s is th r o o ughl y expl a in ed un der D ign i t y

,

which se e .

Exal t a t io n :
It i s expl ain ed un der D igni ty th at when a
,

p l an et is in a sign o f sim il a r n a ture it i s thus ,

stre n g the n ed o r d i g n i e d but when an other p l a n et

.

o f the same n a ture as the rul er e n ters tha t si gn it

c om p oun ds i t s own qual ities wi th those of the rul er

a n d the si g n an d bec omes e xa l t e d o r p o werful l y
,

stren gthe n ed F or inst an ce A ries i s a dry ery

.
, ,

sign . It is rul ed by M ars a dry ery p l a n et a n d , , ,

whe n the Sun the source o f heat a n d the giver of

,

L ife en ters this sign it is ex al ted t o the superl a tive

degre e of p o wer a n d f o rthwith L ife begin s t o m ani
,

fest in al l dep a rtmen ts o f n at ure Th e p oin t t o be .

b o rn e i n min d con cerni n g wh at con stitutes ex al ta

ti on is th at it re qui res the c om p oun din g o f t h r e e
simil a r n atures Sc o rpi o i s al so a m a rti al sign but
. ,

it i s wa tery a n d n ot in as c ompl ete a gr eemen t with

the n ature of the Sun as A ries therefo re the Sun ,

c oul d n ot be ex al ted in Sco rpi o as it i s in A ries .

A s the L o rd he at the Sun i s al w ays

of l ife an d , ,

o pp osed by Sa turn in the rul ership o f their signs,

Leo an d A qu ari us so al so the c ol d a n d deathl y Sat

,

ur n o pp ose s the Sun fr om i t s ex al ta ti on sign L ibr a -

.

Ven us an d M ar s are the pl an et s o f at t ra cti on from

t h e p oin t o f se x an d as all th at is gen er at ed by se x
.

is un der the sw ay of de ath M ars h as thus a right t a ,

 A PHIL OSOPHI C EN CYCLO PEDIA OF AS TRO LOGY 11 5

rul e Sc o rp io the eighth h ouse sign den otin g death ;

,
-

it i s al so pro perl y exal ted i n the Sa turni n e si g n Ca p

r i corn a n d Satur n the L o rd o f D ea th i s just l y as
, ,

c r i b e d ex al ta ti on p ower in L ibra , the c ar din al m as

-

C an cer, the m oist gn rul ed by the

an d f e mi m n e Si

Mo on is n ext t o Leo the h ot an d dry sign rul ed by

,

the Sun It is there fo re requi re d b y the l aw Of a n

.

al o gy th at the exal ta ti on sign o f the M oon sh oul d be -

n ext t o tha t Of the Sun in T a urus Ven us the p l an

, .
,

e t Of L o ve o ff e rs an aven ue f o r the expressi on Of the

,

l un a r f o rces o f fe cun da ti on an d the m oi st femin i n e ,

a n d frui tful sign T aurus is in en tire a greeme n t with

these ten den cies hen ce this si gn off ers the most p ow
,

e r f ul expressi o n f or the f o rce w o rkin g thr ough the

Mo on a n d sh e ma y therefo re rightful l y be ca ll ed
,

exal ted in Ta urus Ven us bin ds us i n the b on ds o f

.

l ove f or the perpetuati on of the r a ce theref o re that ,

l o ve is essen ti al l y se l sh he n c e p ro duct ive o f so rr ow

. .

W h o h as l oved much h as sn e r e d much hen ce the

, ,

te a r sta in ed Ven us is exal ted in the w a tery twel fth

-

h ouse si g n P isces the sign o f so rro w There by the

-

, .
,

purifyin g e ffect o f grief the ea rthl y se n sua l l ove is, ,

tr an smuted t o Al truism un der the b e n e c r a y o f Ju

piter the r ul er f or it is n ot the wil l o f o ur F ather
, ,

tha t we sh oul d sn e r bey on d wha t we c a n bea r but ,

H e will with every tempta ti on pr o vide a way o f e s

cap e
11 6 SI M PLI FI ED SCIENTIFIC AS TROLOG Y

C an cer w a s pictured the a n cien t Egypti a n Zod

on

i a c as a bee tl e or sc a ra b whi ch w a s their embl em o f

,

the so ul an d it i s an esot eric truth t hat al l so ul s e n

,

t e r te rr estri al l ife thro ugh the sphere o f the Moon ,

C an cer Con cepti on depen ds up on the p l a ce o f the

.

Mo on an d the an gl e of i t s r a y Sa gitta rius the Ce n

.
,

taur is the symbo l of aspir ati on the m an c omin g o ut

, ,

o f the an im al a n d p o i n ti n g hi s b o w hea ve n w a rd
, .

Thi s sign is rul ed by Jupiter the p l an et o f B e n e vo

,
~

l en ce which i s n ow the se e d g r oun d where our future

,

hom e is bein g prep a r ed where we sh al l so metime

,

dwell when we ha ve l e a rn ed the l essons t o be ta ught

in the Ear t h P eri od a n d are rea dy t o ta ke up high er
wo rk o f the Jupiter P eri od as taught in the Ro sicr u
oi a n Co sm o Co n cepti o n
-
.

Thus a s the sol a r fo rce s re ected thro u g h Can

,

cer a n d the Mo on resul t i n gen era tion so the spirit ,

ual r a y o f the Sun re ected thro ugh C an c er a n d J u

piter act as a rege n era tive p o wer stren gtheni n g the

psy chi c a n d rel igi ous n at ure an d therefor e Jupiter
,

is trul y sa id t o b e exal ted in Can c er .

Mercury i s a pl an et of a va ri a bl e n ature : it t akes

on the c ol o r a n d ch a ra cteri stic s o f an y sign o r pl an et

with whi ch it is cong ur a t e d ; theref o re it h as n o

p a rticul a r aini t y wi th an y of the other pl a n ets o r

si g n s rul ed by the o ther p l an e t s an d hen ce must seek

,

ex al tation in it s own si g ns A n d as Gemi n i is .

 A PHI LOSOPHI C EN C Y C LOPEDIA OF AS TROLOGY 1 17

is the l istl ess n ega tive sign Virgo , hen ce tha t is t h e

sign of Me r cury s ex al ta ti on

.

Fa l l :

When a pl an et is in t he si gn o pp osite i t s exal t a

ti on sign it is sai d t o be in i ts fal l f or that sign ,
-

,

i t s L o rd a n d e xal t ati on r ul er a re all o f exa ctl y t h e

-

o pp osi t e n a ture Thus when the gl ori ous Sun which

.
,

is exal ted in A ries i s i n the o pp osi t e sign L ibr a

,

where the c ol d an d dre ar y Sa tu rn h as dom ai n it is ,

weake n ed an d affl icted thereby Con ver sel y, when .

Sa turn is in the Si gn A ries the Sun s exal ta ti on si gn,
,
-

it sh rivel s a n d shrinks un der the heat r ays When .

the b e n e c ami abl e Jupiter ex al ted in C an cer, is ,

pl aced in the o pp osite sign Ca pric o rn the sign of ,

the surl y Saturn a n d the ex al ta tion sign o f the

,
-

brusque M a rs i t is surel y a ii ct e d a n d in it s f all .

Simil a rl y with the o ther pl a n ets .

F e m i n i ne Si g ns :
The fem in in e si gns c om p rise the si x si g ns with
even n umbe rs : T a urus the sec on d si gn C an cer the
, ,

fourth sign etc Thi s in cl ude s the e a rthy signs T au

, .
,

r us , Virgo a n d C aprico rn ; a n d the w a tery signs ,

Can cer Sc o rpi o a n d P isces Ea rth a n d w ater are the

, .

t wo a tt ributes of M other Na ture Given them sh e is

.

abl e t o b r in g fo rth an d so the si gn s which have afn

,

ity with these e ssen ti al el emen ts m ay well be c all ed

is p erha p s the most imp or t an t of the femin in e sign s .

118 SI MP LIFIED SCI ENTIFI C AS TRO LOGY

f or when the Sun is i n Virgo durin g Septe mber the ,

spiritual w ave o f rejuven a tin g l ife c ommen ces i ts

descen t in to the e arth where it cen tres at Chr istm as
an d then c ommen c es t o r a di a te the germi n a l lif e

whi ch sprin gs f o rth a n d bl o om s a t East er Then the .

Sa vi o r havin g given his l ife on ce f or al l on ce m o re as

,

ce n ds t o the Fa ther .

Fi e r y Sig ns : A ries, Le o an d Sa gitta rius .

Fixe d Sig ns :
T a urus, Sc o rpi o, Le o an d A qua rius are
call ed

xed sign s because when they a re on the an gl es of a
ho rosc ope an d man y pl an ets are in the m they m ake ,

the per son ve r y se t an d
, give hi m an un usual
a m oun t o f persever an ce so tha t he wil l n ea rl y al w a ys

a chi eve whatever he atte mpts t o d o if it is hum an l y

p ossibl e.

Fixe d Star s :
The twel ve constel l a tions o f the Z odi a c are c om
p o sed o f a l arge n umber of st ars an d all o ver the
,

r m a m e n t we se e cl usters of l umi n o us b o dies whi ch ,

seem t o p re ser ve the same p ositi on rel ativ e t o on e

a n other di ff erin g in thi s respect fro m t h e Sun M o on

, ,

a n d pl a n et s which we see m ov in g am on g the st a r

cl ust ers Therefo re the sta r cl usters c omp osin g the

z odi a cal c onstell a ti on s a r e c al l ed x ed sta rs It is .

a ma tter o f kn owl edge h owever th at their imm obil

,

ity is o n l y app are n t bec ause o f their v ast distan ce

 A PHI LOSOPHI C EN C Y C LO PEDIA OF AS TRO LOGY 119

from us, an d
tha t they are r eal l y rushin g thr ough
sp a ce a t an en o rm ous sp e ed .

I n Astro l o gy we de al prin cip al l y with the twel ve

c on stell a ti ons o f x ed st a rs com p osin g the Zo di a c .

There is n o do ubt tha t o ther x ed sta rs ha ve a n in

u e n ce on hum a n a ff a i rs but our min d s a re still t o o
,

we ak t o gr asp the f ull si gn ican ce o f z odi a c al sign s ,

the p l a n ets a n d h ou ses i n a l l their mul titu din ous

c ombin a tion s a n d if we a ttem pt t o mi x i n the o ther
,

xed st ar s an d their asp ect s we sh al l surel y be l ost

in the m az e Therefo re the studen t i s a dvi sed t o
.

c onsider on l y the f oll owi n g fixed st a rs : P l e ia d e s ,

l oc a ted in 29 degree s o f T a urus ; Asce ll i i n 6 de g rees ,

o f Leo ; an d A n t a r e s in 8 degr ees o f

, Sagitt arius .

These sta rs it h as been Ob se rved ha ve a decidedl y

, ,

detrimen tal e if e ct up on the ey es When the Sun o r .

Moo n is i n these de grees an d a fi cted by on e Of the

m al e cs o r when on e o f the m a l e cs i s i n on e o f
,

the se d e gree s an d the Sun o r Moon afi cte d a n y

,

where in the ho rosco pe t ro ubl e with the ey es resul t

,
.

Fi g ur e :
The h o rosc ope or m a p Of the heaven s ca st by
,

astrol o ge rs is usual l y sp oken of as a gure

.

Frui t ful Si g ns :
Can cer. Sco rpi o a n d P isces, the si gns com pri sin g
the wa te r y T r ipl icity, a re t he p articul ar vehi cl es of

is in these s i g ns sh e p ours out wi t h s peci all y free

1 20 SI MPLI FIED SCIENTIFI C AS TRO LOG Y

han d the W ater of L ife the fecun d atin g prin cipl e , ,

a n d it i s a m a tter o f ob ser va ti on tha t seeds p l an t e d

when the M o on is in these signs be ar m ore b oun t e ous

l y th an when p l an ted un der l ess f a vo r a bl e c on diti on s .

G eo c e n t r i c Sy st e m of A st r ol og y :
When Cor p e rn i cus pro ved tha t the ea rth an d
the o ther p l an ets revol ve a ro un d the Sun , he is sa id
by e c oli ers an d scepti cs t o ha ve expl oded the system
of A strol o gy which reg a rds the e a rth the ce n ter as

a roun d whi ch the Sun Moon an d p l an et s circl e , .

T h a t is a mi staken ide a whi ch m ay perha p s be shown

,

by a n ill ustra ti on We still c on tin ue t o sa y tha t the

.

Sun r ise s tho ugh we kn o w tha t it i s the e a rth tha t

,

mo ves whil e the Sun rem a in s station ary ; but wh e t h

er the Sun m oves in: a circl e a ro un d the e a r th an d ,

ill umi n ates ea ch p o rtio n Of it s surf a ce in tu rn ,

o r the e a rt h m o v es up on i t s a xis an d thus exp ose s

o n e p a rt a fter a n o ther t o the r a y s o f the sta ti on a ry

Sun the eff e ct up on the e arth is the sa me n amel y,

, ,

we get l ight an d sunshi n e durin g p a rt o f the twen ty

fo ur hours Simil a rl y with the o ther p l a n ets
.
,

A st r ol og y ju dg e s f e c t s wh e n i n c e r t a i n p osi
t h e ir e

tio ns r el a t ive t o t he e a r th regar dl ess o f h ow they

(
,

c ame there B eside s it is so much mo re c on ven i en t

.
,

t o Sp e ak fr om the ge o cen tric st an dp o in t a n d sa y the

Sun ri se s a t six !
th an t o sa y the axi al ro tati on o f
,

the ear th will brin g us in lin e with the Sun s r ays t o
m o rrow a t six o cl o ck !
Even the m o st a rro gan t
.
 A PHI LOS OPHI C EN C Y C LO PEDI A OF AS TR OLOG Y 121

r a n t er a ga in st the so c all ed geo ce n tric f al l a cy woul d

-

pr ob a bl y b al k at takin g hi s medicin e i n that w ay .

Go o d a nd B ad :

G oo d a n d b a d a re terms on e o ften hea rs a p
p l ied t o h o r oscop e s a sp e c t s a nd p l a ne t s an d it there
, ,

f o re see ms n ecessa ry t o e m pha siz e tha t in re a l ity al l

i s G OOD I n the Fa ther s Kin gdo m the Un iverse

.
, ,

th ere c an be n othi n g perm a n e n tl y b a d an d tha t

,

whi ch we so design at e is r ea l l y onl y go od in the

m a ki n g .

It m ay al so be sai d tha t a ho roscop e i s n ot n e ce s

ee ril y g o o d bec a u se the a sp ect s o f the p l a n et s a re

by tri n e s a n d sextil es Som etimes it i s the very r e .

v erse f o r it i s in t he st ruggl e o f l ife th at we devel o p

, .

stren gth ; ve r y few a r e stro n g en ough t o sta n d pros

p e r it y Ch an ces ar e tha t i n a ho rosc ope ful l o f goo d

.

a sp e cts there l urks the sn ar e o f i n d ol e n ce so tha t the

person do es n ot e xe r t hi ms el f an d bec om es dri f t

woo d up on the o cean o f lif e whil e an other wh o h a s ,

wha t we c all a very a if l i ct e d ho rosc o p e is ro use d by

the adverse c on diti ons gen era ted by squ ares an d op
p ositi on s an d by sheer f o rce of will con quers hi s
,

sta rs a n d m a st ers his dest in y I n tha t ca se an d .

,

t her e a r e m an y the b a d ho rosc o pe i s sure l y a gre at
,

er bl essin g than a goo d on e It is n o use to have .

an auto m obil e if we a re t oo l az y t o keep it Oil ed a n d

cl e an ed f o r it wil l give us a l o t o f tr o ubl e a n d un

, ,

l ess we keep the whee l s o f fo rtun e Oil ed by con st an t

1 22 SI MPLI FI ED SCIEN TIFI C AS TRO LOG Y

a tten ti on t o the Opp o rtuni ties o f l ife the ho rosc o pe ,

will n ot hel p us n o ma tt er h ow go o d it is B ut if
.

we h a ve wh at is cal l ed a goo d h or osc ope a n d d o o ur

p a rt it wil l prove a trium p ha l char i ot in whi ch we

,

m a y ride the ro y al ro a d o f l ife A n d t h e best a xl e

.

o il i s c all ed hel pful n ess The he avier y ou l oa d yo ur

.

c a r do wn with l am e an d wea ry o n es the ea si er it ,

will ride .

An d Saturn ! Ye s it i s true th a t he is r e sp on sibl e

,

f or m ost o f the whi p l ashes of fa te but h e ca n g i v e ,

us n o t h i n g t h a t w e h a ve no t e a r n e d a n d the purp ose

,

i s n o t ven gea n ce b u t educ a ti on

,
The m o m en t we
.

re al iz e tha t deep do wn in ou r he a rts we sh a l l ce ase ,

t o murm ur a n d ask : W h y i s thi s h a ppen in g t o me

, ,

wh a t ha ve I d on e t o d e se r ve it ? Then seekin g pra y ,

e r f ull y f o r the re ason tha t we m a y l e a rn t o m en d

,

o u r w a y s i n th a t re sp ect a n d so e sc a pe ki n dred tri a l s

i n future we sha ll dra w n ea rer t o ou r F a ther a n d

, ,

l e a rn t o kiss the cro ss Thu s i n stea d of bein g a n un

.
,

mi tiga ted evil the vi sit a ti ons o f Sa turn a r e o p p ort u

,

n i t i es t o c o rrect o ur wr on gd o i n gs a n d l ea rn wisd om .

It is Simil a r with other so c a ll ed Mal e cs A t-

.

presen t their in uen ce seems e vi l t o us bec a use we

h a ve n ot l e a rn ed t o w o rk i n ha rmon y with them f or

But even tod ay, the cts o f Sa t urn t o the M o on

asp e

a n d Mercury give depth t o the mi n d an d p ower o f

c on ce n tra ti on which a re decide dl y g o o d M a rs in

,
.
 A PHI LOSOPHI C EN C Y C LOPED IA OF AS TR OLOG Y 1 23

as p ect with these p l an ets en ergizes the min d an d

ma kes it mo re al ert ; U ran us in asp ect t o them gives
a spiri t ual p ercepti on t o th ose wh o ca n exp r ess this

fa cul ty , but they a r e very few .

On the o ther h an d the so cal l ed go od pl an ets

,
-

m a y be decid e dl y detri men t al by fosterin g sel f in d ul -

gen ce an d the refo re the a pp el l a tion goo d o r b ad
,

is ambiguous The true eso ter ic studen t wil l c are

.

ful l y cul tiva te this mode o f mi n d with rega rd t o the

f a cto rs in Ast rol o gy an d al wa ys b ase his judgm en t
,

on thi s c on cepti on o f the p l an et s an d their a sp e c ts .

A m al e c tha t is well pl a c e d an d asp ected will

pro ve o f mo re hel p than a be n e c tha t is we ak an d

Gr e a t Sid er e al Ye ar : See

I n tell ectual Zodi ac .

H e l i o c e n t r ic A st r ol ogy :

A y te m in tro duced by certain modern a st r ol o

s s

gers in a n effo rt t o c on f o rm t o the Co pern ican c on

ce p t i on o f the sol o r system with the Sun a s the ce n tre .

It i s n ot sa tisf a cto ry however f o r whil e those wh o

,

pra ct ice geo ce n tric A st rol o gy h ave the records a n d

o b servati on s Of p a st a ges t o guide them the vo ta ries
,

o f the n e w sy stem have m ainl

y specul ati on .

H or a r y A st r ol og y :

Th e cien ce of judgin g h ow a certain m atter wi ll

s

turn out fro m a g ure set up f o r the time the ques

tion was aske l The p hi l oso phy i s that t h e same st e l
.

l ar in u en ce whi ch m akes a p e rson sui ci en t l an x

y
1 24 SI MPLIFIED SCIEN TIFI C ASTROLOG Y

i ons t o ask the question con t ains al so the answer .

Theref o re if the pe rson wh o w an t s t o kn o w is a n

,

astrol o ger, he erects a h o rosco pe f o r the time when

he rst thought of consul tin g the stars If a person
wh o c an n ot se t up a figure a ppl ie s p erson all y t o an
a strol o g er ,the l atter sets up a figure f o r the time
when the que st i on i s asked of him a n d if the question
,

c omes th rough t he m a il he cast s a ho rosc o pe f or the

,

time he actu al l y read t h e quest i on in the l etter Th is .

is ve r y i m p or ta n t f or if t h e g ur e b e se t up for a
,

wr o n g t im e t h e jud g m e n t is c e r t a in t o b e wr on g
, .

It so metimes h appen s tha t the m a tter asked a b o ut h as

n o t re a ched such a st a te o f c o mp l eti on t ha t the i ssue

i s settl ed a n d a de ni t e an swer can be given

, The r e
.

f o re the rst thi n g t o d o afte r the g ure h a s bee n

cast is t o se e if it i s r ad ic al a n d can be judge d
,

,
.

If the r st o r sec o n d degr ee of an y Si gn is ri sin g ,

o r if o n e o f the three l a st degree s o f a n y Sign ri se s o r ,

if the M oo n is i n the l ast three degrees o f a n y Sign o r ,

vo id o f c o urse it i s n ot sa fe t o judge but the i n quirer

,

sh oul d w ait a m o re f av o r abl e time a n d ask the ques

tion a g ai n .

When Sa turn is on the Asce n dan t or i n the

First H ou se he al wa y s o bst ructs the m a tter a n d if ,

he i s in the Seven th H ouse the ast rol o ger S judgmen t

If n on e o f the se thi n gs hi n der the gure m ay b e

,

judged b y the fol l o win g met ho d :

 A PHILOSOPHI C ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AS TROLOG Y 125

The L ord of the Asc e n d an t p l an ets in the Fi rst

,

H ou se if an y an d the M o on represen t the i n qui rer

, , .

D etermi n e n ext b y what H ou se the thi n g asked ab o ut

i s rul ed then c o nsider whether the L o rd o f th at
,

H o use i s f avora bl y aspected with the L o rd o f the

A scen d an t the pl an ets i n the First H ou se a n d the
, ,

Moon I f so the m atter will c ome t o a f avo ra bl e

.
,

c on cl usi on but if these si g ni c a t or s a re asp ected by

,

squ a re o r Opp o siti on the m a tter will c ome t o n a ught

, .

B ut if som eo n e el se co mes t o y ou with a pro p o

si t i o n an d y ou se t up a g ur e t o ai d y o u i n fo rmin g
,

an idea of wh at t o d o be su re t o remember th at H E
,

is t he p r i m e mo ve r i n t h e m a t t e r a n d tha t therefo re
,

the Moon Ascen d an t an d F irst H ouse a r e hi s si g n i f

,

i c a t or s whil e y ou dr e r e p r e se nt e d b y t h e S e ve n th
,

H ouse a n d i t s Lor d It does n ot m atte r th at y ou ask

.

the questi on the prop ositi on th at y ou ask abo ut is

,

h is; a n d l a ck of thi s kn owl edge h as be en a stumbl in g

bl ock t o man y wh o have given a wr on g judgmen t on
th at a c c oun t .

The thi n gs si gni ed by the H o uses a re brie y

a s f oll ow s :

Fi r st Ho use : M atters of a n i n tim a te perso n al

Se c ond H ouse ga i n
: Fi n an ci al .

Th ir d H ouse : Ma tters con cern i n g bro thers an d

si st ers sh o rt jou rn eys
,
.

Fo ur th H ouse : H ouses an d l an ds p atrimon y ,

1 26 SI MPLIFIED C T
S I EN IFI C AS TROLOG Y

Fif t h H o use : Chil dren , m e ssen gers an d n ews

p a pers .

Sixt h H o use : Ser va n ts an d disease .

Se ve n t h H ouse : Ma rri a ge ,
p a rtn ershi p , l aw
suits .

Eig h th H ouse : L ega cies .

Nin t h H ouse : Tra vel , m en tal st a te an d ca p a city .

Te n t h H o use : So ci al st an din g .

El e ve n t h H o use : F r i e n ds, h op es an d wishes .

Twe l f t h H ouse : En emi e s an d t r o ubl e .

The p l an ets which aspect your si g n ica t ors f a

v o r abl y sho w whe n ce y ou m a y n d hel p t o o bta i n

y o ur wish a n d the pl an ets whi ch afict yo ur st a rs

,

in di c a t e what hi n ders a n d by bl e n di n g these a ugurs

,

y ou m a y kn o w what t o expect a n d h ow t o pr o ceed .

Study these rul es c a reful l y a n d p a y strict a tten ti on

,

t o them then y ou will kn o w h ow t o answer al l ques

,

tio n s th at m a y be asked .

H o ra ry Ast rol o gy m ay al so be use d t o sel ect a .

fa vo ra bl e time f or c om men cin g a n imp o rtan t un der

t aking f o r t he st ar t in g p oin t of an en t erp rise is it s
,

birth an d t h e in uen ce s then govern in g wi ll be p ow

,

e r f ul det e r mi na tors o f success o r fa il ur e It is sa id .

tha t the Ro yal A st ron omer wh o l a id t he corn er ston e -

f or the Obser va to r y a t Gr een wich used this method ,

an d th at ha s ce r t ai n l y b e en a v ery usef ul an d su c
 A PHI LO SOPHI C EN CYCLOPEDI A 0F AS T R OLO GY 1 27

To thus sel ect a time f or an un dertaki n g is c a ll ed

!
ma ki n g a n e l e c t io n .

Hor i zon :
The birthpl a ce is in A strol o gy, al w ays c onsi der
,

ed the highest p oin t o n e a rth a n d the prin cip al cir .

c l e see n fro m ther e is the ho riz on This i s either .

sen sibl e o r r a ti on al .

Th e se nsib l e h or i zon is the circl e whi ch b oun ds

o ur view where he ave n a n d e a rth se em t o m eet
, .

Th e r a t io na l h or i zo n is bel o w the sensibl e h o ri

z on ,
i n the p l an e o f the e a rth s ce n tre
:

H o use s :
Th e H o use s are d i vi si ons
f t h e e a r t h as the o ,

sign s a r e o f the hea ven s The Zo di a c a ppe a rs t o m ove

.

a t the r a te o f o n e deg ree i n every fo ur mi n ute s but ,

the H ou se s a r e c onsider e d st ati on a ry rel a tive t o the

birthp l a ce .

The birthpl a ce i s al way s c on sidered the highe st

pl a ce on e a rth A n d fro m th at p o in t fo ur im a gin a ry
.

l in es a re d ra wn t o the f o ur c a rdi n al p o in t s No rth , ,

Ea st So uth an d West
, I m agin e a l in e dra wn from
.

yo ur birthpl a ce t o the p oin t directl y o verhe a d where

the Sun is a t n oo n Th a t woul d be dire ctl y South
.

'
,

a n d thi s li n e is reg arded a s the cusp o f the Ten th

H ou se whi ch f o r that re a son is cal l ed the Mi d h e a ve n

, .

If thi s l in e i s exten ded through the cen tre o f the

e a rth t o the o pp osite side o f the ea rth an d then ce
,

in t c sp a ce t ha t l ower p a rt w oul d p o in t No rth and

; , ,
1 28 SI M PLI FI ED S CI ENTI FI C AS TR OLOG Y

f o rm the cu sp o f the F ourth H ouse c all ed the Na dir ,

whi ch is o pp osite the Ten th .

The se t w o p o in ts a r e in ve sted by the sa m e de

gre es o f the Z odi a c a t a n y given tim e rega rdl e ss of
,

whether the birthp l ac e is n ea r t h e p ol e o r the equa

t or
. I n the l a tt er case we m a y al so im a gin e a l i n e
,

dra wn at right a n gl es a cross the M eridi an ( as the ,

l in e i n the ho r osco pe fro m the M idhe a ven t o the

Na dir i s c a l l e d ) f r om East t o We st a n d tha t w oul d
, ,

then fo rm the cusp s o f the F irst an d Seven th H o u se s .

By dividi n g e a ch o f the f o ur secti on s i n t o three we

woul d h a ve twel ve comp a rtmen ts o f equal siz e n a me ,

1y thi rty degrees e a ch .

B ut a ll birthpl a c es are n o t on the equ a t o r a n d ,

o wi n g t o the spheric al sha pe o f the e a rth a n d the in

c l in a t i on o f the ea rth s a xi s the siz e s o f the h ou se s
,

va ry m o re a n d m o re a s we a ppr oa ch the p ol e s so ,

th a t some h ouse s m a y ha ve onl y twel ve o r fteen de

grees whil e others h a ve m o re th a n si xty Se e p a ge
, .

49 f or a m o re det a il ed a n a l y si s .

The rea son f or thi s divi si on of the e a r th in to

h ouses m a y be com prehen ded when we c on sider th at
the Sun s ray s a e c t u s d ie r e n t l y i n the m o rni ng

,

a t n o on a n d a t n ight al so in sum m er a n d wi n ter ; a n d

,

if we stu dy t he c ause we sha l l rea dil y se e th a t it is

,

the an gl e at whi ch the r ay strikes us o r t h e e a rth

whi ch pro duces the d ie re n ce in e ec t . Simil a rl y
with the stel l a r r ays A strol o gers h a ve ob served that
,
 A PHI LOSOPHI C EN CYCLOPED IA OF AS T R OLOG Y 1 29

a chil d b o rn a t o r n e a r n o on when the Sun s rays
,

strike the birthp l a ce fro m the Te n th H o use has a ,

b etter chan ce o f a dv an cem en t in l ife o ther thi n gs ,

bein g e qu al th an on e b o rn after Sun d own f or the

, ,

l a t t er gen eral l y rem a in s a se r van t Therefo re they

.

sa y th a t the Ten th H ouse determi n es so ci al p ositi on

a n d h on o r but the Sixth H o use whi ch i s ju st bel ow

, ,

the Western h o rizon rul es service a n d e m p l oymen t .

By simil ar o b serv ati on s a n d t a bul a tion s it h a s been

f oun d th a t the other p l an eta ry rays a e ct the v a ri o us
dep a rtm en ts o f lif e when their r ay i s projected
through the other h ouses a n d theref o re ea ch house
,

i s said t o rul e certa in t hi n gs The studen t will n d
.

a di a gr am o f the h ouses a n d the a a i rs rul ed by ea ch

o n p a ge s 30 an d 3 1 .

The di vi si ons ho uses a re so meti me s cal l ed

of

m un d a ne h ouse s t o emp hasiz e th at t hey ar e div

isi ons o f the e arth ; an d the sign s of the Z odi a c are

al so l oosel y sp oken o f as the houses or hom es o f

,

the p l an ets whi ch rul e them f o r in stan ce Virgo is

, ,

the h o use of Merc ury Ca prico rn is the h om e of

,

Hy l e g :

A term by an cien t A ra bi an Astrol og ers t o

used
desi gn a te the p oin ts in the ho rosc op e whi ch a re the
prin cip al fo ci of vital i t y an d heal th n amel y the Sun
, ,
1 30 SIM PLI FI ED S CIEN TIFI C AS TR OLOG Y

It e ds but l ittl e a rgumen t t o sh ow that the

n e

grea t a n d gl o ri o us reservo ir o f l ife whi ch we cal l the

Sun i s an imp or t an t f a ct o r in the m a tt e r o f he al th ,

a n d th a t the l e sser L ight the M o on h a s d omi n i on i n

, ,

this respect f o r sh e c ol l ects a n d re ects the sol a r r a y

, .

A n d it i s a m atter o f c omm on kn owl edge tha t sh e is

in some w ay c onn ected with gest ati on a n d p a rt ur i ,

tion therefo re the Moon is the p a rticul a r si g

, ,

ni ca t o r o f he al th i n a w om an s h o rosc o pe whil e the

Sun h as the stron gest in uen ce in a m a n s gure

.

B ot h a re i m p o rtan t h owever f or if i n a m an s g
, ,

ure Sa tu rn is sq u a re t o the Moon he wil l feel it but

, ,

if thi s c on gura ti on h appe n s in a woma n s h o rosc ope ,

sh e wil l feel it m o re ; a n d c on ver sel y Sa turn squ a re ,

t o the Sun i n a w om an s ho r osc ope wi ll a ff ect her

he al th but n ot i n the same degree as it will tha t o f

,

a m an when o ccurri n g i n hi s gure .

The re a son why the A scen d an t i s design a ted as

a f a cto r i n he al th an d vi tal ity is n ot so app a ren t u p
o n the surfa ce but when we re al iz e th a t the A sc e nd
,

b i r t h i s t he Moon

a nt at s p l a ce at c on c e p t i on , t h e
re ason i s obvi o us f or the M oon is the p l an et o f f e
,

c un da t i on the f o cus a n d re ect o r o f the sol a r L ife

,

fo rc es an d if a t the time o f con ception when the

, , ,

human see d a tom was p l a n ted sh e w as in a weak sign

-

l ike Virgo there is a fun d a m en t al l a ck of en ergy an d

,

vita l ity at the very sta rt o f l ife an d a c o nse quen t ,

l a ssitude which a e c t s through a l l the ye a rs of it s

exi sten ce the b o dy then beginn in g t o germin ate
, .
 A P HI LOS OP HI C EN CYCLOPED IA OF AS TR OLOGY 131

Thus t o sum up the Sun M oo n a n d A sce n d a n t

, , ,

a r e a ll imp o rt an t si gn i ca t ors o f hea l th a n d vit al ity

f or b oth se xes but the p ositi on a n d a spects o f the

,

M oon a re m o re imp o rtan t t o a wom an th a n those o f

the Sun a n d As cen dan t an d the p osition an d aspects ,

o f the Sun a re m o re vit al t o the he al th o f a ma n th an

the t wo other f a ct o r s .

I n m o dern times the w or d H yl eg an d the de s

,

i g n a t i on o f the vit al p a rts o f the ho rosc o p e as h y
l e g i a c a l p l a ce s a re n ot gen er al l y used The writer

.

si g n ica t or s of h e a l t h

a l wa y s spe a ks o f them a s ,

then every b o dy un derstan ds wh a t i s m e an t a n d it ,

see m s sensel ess t o befo g the su bject with my steri o us

terms when g oo d p l a in En gl i sh c on vey s o u r me a n

,

i n g so m uch bett er It sh oul d al so b e un derst oo d

.

th a t t o judge a n y sub ject be it he a l th we al th joy , , ,

o r so rr ow o r an y o ther thi n g th a t m a y befa ll the ,

speci al si g ni ca t o r s give o nl y a l i m ited a m o un t o f

in fo rm a ti on .To o btai n a real l y c omprehensive

kn owl edge e a ch su b je c t m ust b e judg e d fr o m t h e
h or osco p e as a wh ol e .

I n for t un e s Ma l e cs :
or

M a rs , Sa t urn U ran u s , an d Nep t un e , f or e xp l an

ati on see Go o d and B ad .

I n fe r i or Pla n e t s :
A stron om ers d e sign at e Ve n us a n d Mercury,
so

be c a use they al wa ys rem a in very cl o se t o the Sun ,

a n d ar e n ever see n i n p a rts o f the h e a ven s o pp osit e

1 32 SIM PLIFI ED S C IEN TIFI C AS TROLOG Y

the Sun The idea i n the min ds o f the astron ome rs

.

seems t o be tha t these p l an ets a re i n l e adi n g stri n gs

so t o spe ak . The e soteric re ason f or their pr oxi m ity

t o the Sun will be f oun d on p a ge 1 0, which se e .

I n t e l l e c t u a l Z o di a c :

On either side o f the ecl iptic or Sun s p ath are
a n umber o f xed st ars whi ch fo rm twel ve gr oup s or
constell ati on s that are c all ed si gns o f the Z o di a c
,

,

n o t because they resembl e the ani m al s they a re sup

po sed t o rep re sen t but because their in uen ce h as

,

devel op e d o r is still en ga ged i n b r in gin g o ut in us

,

the m a in ch a ra cteristi cs em b odi e d in the an im al sym

b ol
. The b om b astic a rro ga n ce the en erg y an d c our
,

a ge whi ch c ome fro m A ries c oul d n ot be better sy m

b ol iz e d th an b y the ra m n either c oul d the qui et but
, ,

prod igi ou s st r en gth a n d the stubb o rn persi sten ce

whi ch c ome from the divin e H iera rchs wh o work
with u s fro m the c on ste l l a ti on T aur us be m o re a ptl y

described th a n b y the sy m b ol ic Bul l The ch ar
.

a ct e rist i cs o f the o ther si gn s must be in terp rete d i n

si m i l a r terms f or t h e Z o di ac is t h e wom b of t h e so
,

l a r sy st e m ; an d sometime when we a n d the myri ad s

o f o ther bein gs wh o are n ow ev ol vin g i n our sol ar

system h ave l e a rn ed all the l e sso n s o f thi s p hase o f

existen ce we al so sh a l l for m a Z o dia c an d perfo rm

,

a simil a r servi ce f or o thers as the twel ve Gre a t Cre

ative H ierarchies are n ow d o in g f o r us .

The se twel ve c on stell a tion s a r e c al l ed t h e n a t u
ra l Zodi a c ; they r em ain al w ay s in the same rel ati ve

 A P HILOS OP HI C EN CYCLOPED IA OF AS T R OLOG Y 1 33

p ositio n s a t l e a st their m ove m e n t is so Sli ght tha t

,

cen turie s el a p se with out a ppreci a bl e cha n ge in their

p o siti on H en ce we m a y u se a ta bl e o f ho use s o ur
.

whol e li fe but we must buy an ephem eris o f the

,

pl an ets p l a c es every y e ar .

Eve r y y e a r on the 2l st o f Ma rch the Sun l e aves

the So uthern H emisphere, cro sses the cel e sti al equ a
t or , an den ters the No rthern d e gre es o f l at itu de
where he rem ai ns durin g the summ er B ut o win g .

t o a vibra t o ry m o ti on o f the p ol es o f the ea rth c al l ,

ed n uta ti on b y astron om ers the Sun crosse s the

,

cel est i al equato r a l ittl e ea rl ier ( p r e ce d e s) th a n it

did the y e a r bef o re a n d as d a y a n d ni ght a r e o f
,

e qu al l en gth a t the p oin t where the Sun cr osse s the

cel esti a l equ at o r o r equin o cti al thi s preceden t cross ,

in g i s c a l l ed t h e p r e c e ssi on of t h e e qui no x

.

If there were n o precessi on o f the equin o x the

Sun w o ul d a l wa y s en ter the c o n st e l l a t i on A ries a t
the vern a l equin ox but on a cc o un t o f thi s b a ckwa rd
,

mo tion o f o n e d e gre e i n a b out se ven ty t w o y e a rs the -

vern al equin o x o ccurs i n the rst degree o f P isces

a b o ut 21 56 y ea rs l a ter A fter a sim il a r peri o d o f
.

tim e it recede s t o the rst degree o f A qu a riu s a n d so ,

on thro u g h the circl e o f the twel ve si gn s i n a b o ut 25 ,

868 yea rs A t the tim e when the Sun wa s i n T a urus

.
,

the sign o f the Bul l a t the vern a l equin ox the a n
, ,

cien t Eg y pti ans w orship e d the sa cred Bul l A pis

an d their prie sts w o re t h e U raeus o r Se rp en t Symb ol

1 34 SIMPLIFIED S CIEN TIFI C AS T R OLOG Y

bel on gin g t o Sco r p io t h e Se r p e n t Si gn op p osi t e T au

,

r us to i n dica te their p ossessi on o f the eso teric wi s

,

d om .When the Sun wen t in to A ries b y precessi on

it beca m e id ol a try f o r the ohm en p e op l e t o wo rshi p
the B ull o r gol den cal f 3 they l eft Eg y p t a n d p in

,

n e d their f a ith t o the l a mb

o r r aIn whi ch w as then

sl a i n

But a cco rdi n g t o the eso t eric symb ol o f Li b
.

ra , t h e sc al e s o f just i ce whi ch i s o pp osi te A ri e s he

, ,

sh al l c ome a ga i n as judge I n A D 49 8 the Sun w as . . .

i n the rst degre e o f A r i w a t the e qui n o x a n d in the ,

1 41 8 ye a r s which h a ve si n ce el a p sed it h as receded

n in eteen degree s f o rty t w o m in utes so th a t i n 1 9 1 6
,
-

the Sun cr o sse s the equa t o r in t e n degree s eighteen ,

min utes of P i sce s a n d in the ye a r 2658 it will be on

,

the cusp o f A qu a rius D urin g the 2000 ye a rs whi ch

.

h a ve el a p sed sin ce the equin o x c a me withi n o r b o f

Pisc e s t h e sh e s the rel igi o us rite s h a ve requi red
, ,

th a t the pe opl e an oin t them sel ves with the Pisc e a n

Wa t e r a t the d oo r o f the church the Service wa s per ,

f o rmed b y a prie st who se he adge a r w as m a de t o r e

se m bl e t h e h e a d of a sh a n d they were c om m a n ded ,

t o a b st a in fr om the e a tin g o f me at a t cert ai n tim es ,

an d b a d e e a t sh i nst e a d They were al so t a ught .

t o wor ship an i m ma c u l a t e Vi r g i n b e ca use Vir g o is

the si g n o p p o si t e Pisc es; an d thi s w o rshi p wi ll c on
t in u e ,though in a decr e asi n g degree un til the n e w
ide a l e m b o died in the sign A qua rius a n d it s o pp osite
sign Leo h a s supe rceded o rth o d o x Chri sti a ni ty as

th a t h as t a ken the p l ace o f the e a rl ier rel igi on s .

 A P HI LOS OP HI C EN CYCLOPED IA OF AS T R OLOG Y 1 35

Sin ce the mi ddl e cen tu ry the A qu a ri an in

of l ast
ue n c e f o cused b y the equi n ox h as m a de it sel f fel t
, ,

be cause the Sun s o r b is so l a rge tha t it to uche s the

cusp o f A qua ri us a n d as a c o nsequen ce we ha ve ha d

,

a n un preceden ted a w a ke ni n g o f th ou ght a n d a g al

a xy o f in ven ti ons pre vi ou sl y un dre a m e d o f a s r e m ot

e st p o ssibil ities B u t as the yea rs g o o n the e q uin o c

.
,

ti al Sun will ill um i n a te o ur m in d s i n such a m a n n er

a s t o just ify o ur gr a n dchil dren i n spe a ki n g o f thi s
!
as the d a rk a g e a n d when i n the y e a r 265 8 the , ,

Sun s a ctual en tran ce i n to A qu a rius ushe rs i n a n e w
a g e they wil l be justi ed in thi n ki n g o f the P iscean
,

a g e a s we d o o f the time B C . .

We se e then th a t there is a na tur a l Z o dia c c om

,

p o se d of the sta tion a ry sta r cl usters A rie s T aurus , , ,

etc an d a shi ftin g Zo di a c which st a rts a t the equi

.
, ,

n oc t ia l p o in t n o ma tte r where in the c on ste l l a t i ons

,

th a t o ccurs ; a n d the r st thirty degree s fr om th a t

p oin t ar e ca l l ed A ries the n ext thi rty degrees a r e
,

c a ll ed T aurus an d SO on T hi s is the i n t el l e c t ua l
, .

Zo d iac .

This m ay se em an arbitrary m ann er of di vi si on

but i t i s a m a tte r o f obse r va ti on tha t tho ugh the equi
n ox actu all y oc cu rs i n P isc es t e n degrees at the p re s

e n t time the Spri n g activi ti es ascrib ed t o the Sun

,

in A rie s c omm en ce a t on ce after the equin ox Th ere .

i s however a bl en din g of A ries an d P i sce s whi ch a c

, ,
1 36 SIM PLIFI ED S C IENTIFI C AS TR OLOG Y

c oun ts f o r certa in ev ol uti on a ry cha n ges I n thi s con .

n e c t i on the studen t is referred t o p a ges 26 an d 27 .

I n t e r ce p t e d

See rticl e on H ouses befo re r e a din g thi s

a

In
.

t h e a rticl e o n H ouses it is sta ted tha t owin g t o the

,

spherical sha pe o f the ea rth an d the in cl in a ti on o f

the e a rth s ax is, som e o f the m un d an e house s in the
hi gher No rth ern l a titudes a re onl y twel ve o r f t een
degre e s whi l e o the rs a re f o rty f ty o r si xty d e
, ,

gre es l on g But the signs o f the Zodi a c are onl y

.

thi rty degrees a n d it therefo re f ol l o ws th at in cases

,

where a m un dan e h ouse is ve r y l on g on e or even t wo ,

whol e sign s m a y be in cl uded wi thin i t s cusp s In .

the h o ro sco pe of Erm an C b o rn J an ua ry 25t h 1 9 12 .

,

a t 3 A M i n O gden 1 a
. . we n d 24 degr ee s of Sa git
, .
,

ta rins on the sec on d cusp a n d A qu a rius 1 1 o n t he ,

thi rd Thus the se c on d h o use i s fo rty seven degree s

.
-

l on g in cl udin g the wh ol e Sign Ca pr i c o rn with the

,

p l an ets M ercury an d U ran us an d an astrol o ger ,

woul d desc ribe the situati on b y sa yi n g th at Ca p r i;

co r n i s i n t e r c e p t e d i n t h e se c on d h o use

When he .

sp eaks o f the p l a n ets i n thi s i n tercep t ed si gn he sa ys

tha t Mercury a n d U r an us are in terc epte d in Ca pri

c o rn i n the sec on d h ouse .

W hen a Sign is in tercepted i n a h ouse t h e op p o ,

si t e si g n is a l so i n t e r c e p t e d i n the o pp osit e h ouse ;

c on sequen tl y we n d Can cer in tercepted i n the

 A PHI LOSOPHI C EN CYCLOPED IA OF AS TR OLOG Y 1 37

eighth h o use with Neptun e i n it .

Rega rdi n g the in uen ce o f in tercepti on , we n d

tha t when a p l an et is in a n in te r cepted Si gn it s i n
ue n c e is hel d i n a bey an c e o r l a ten cy un til by p r o
g r e ssi o n it m oves o ut o f t h e in t ercep t e d Si gn Thi s .

ten den cy m ay b e so mewha t m odi ed by a stron g as

peot o r a n umber o f min o r o r we ak on es but a n i n
, ,

t e r c e p t e d p l a n et n ever h as the same p o wer over t h e

l ife as on e th a t i s free .

La t i t u d e

I n A stron omy ,the di st an c e a pl an et is North or

South o f the ecl iptic o r Sun s p ath , .

InGeo gra phy the dist an c e a ci ty

, or pl ace is
No rth o r South of the Equ a to r .

No t e Th e d ist a n ce o f the h e a ve n l y b o d i es Nor th or

So ut h of t h e c e l e st i a l e qu a t or is n o t c a ll e d l a t i t ud e ,

b u t DECLIN ATI O N . Wh en the Sun is a t i t s hi ghe st

No rthern p o in t in the tropic o f Ca n cer we d o n ot ,

sa y tha t it i s i n twe n ty three degree s o f No rth l a ti

-

tude but tha t it is i n twen ty three degre s o f No rth

,
-

d ecl i na t io n.

See D e cl in ati on
.

Log ar i thms
We r e o ri g in al l y in ven ted by L o rd Napier t o m ake
a rithmetical c al cul a ti o ns e a sy They we r e l a ter ad a p t
.

ed t o the d e cim al sy stem a n d a re use d by ast r on o

,
1 38 SIM PLIFIED S CIEN TIFI C AS TR OLOGY

mers wh o cal cul a te di recti on s b y a r e B ut f or c a l .

cul a ti on of the pl an ets p l a ce s by L on gitude an d

i n rel a ti on t o the d a y o f twen ty f our h o urs it i s n e c -

essa ry t o ca l cul a te a Sp e ci al se t whi ch will be f ound ,

i n the b a ck o f ou r ephem eri s By use o f the m m ul .

t i p l i ca t i on i s perf o rmed by a dditi o n an d di visi on by ,

subtr acti o n .

Lo n g A sc e nsion : Si g ns of , See
As censi on .

Lo n g i tud e :

Ge o gr aphy L on gitude is m e asured from the

In ,

Meridi an o f Green wich East o r West on the Equa ,

t or .

the L on gitude of the pl a n ets i s

I n Astr on omy,
measure d on the ecl iptic o r Sun s p a th st a rtin g wi t h

the rst p oin t o f A ri es a t the vern al equi n ox When .

the dist an ce is reckon ed o n the equin o cti al o r cel e s ,

ti al e qu a to r it i s cal l ed Right A scensi on

Lor d :
p l an et i s sa id t o be L o rd o f the signs it rul es ;
A

e g M a rs is L o rd o f A ries an d Sco rpi o ; Ven us is

. .

L a dy of T a ur us a n d L ibra Se e D ign i t y an d Ex

.

Lum i na r ies : The Sun an d Moon .

Luna r : P ertain in g to

Lun a ,

the Moon .

Luna ti on :
A l un ati on is a con jun cti on of the Sun an d Moon ,
a

Ne w Mo on .

I n our ephemeris a ll Ne w M oons .
 A PHILOSOPHI C EN CYCLOPED IA OF AS TR OLOG Y 1 39

F ull M oo ns an d ecl ip ses

, are p l ainl y m arked a t the
hea d of the p a ges .

When a l un a ti on f al l s withi n three degr e es o f a n

aspect t o an y o f the pl an ets o r o ther vi tal p oin t s i n
the r adi c al ho rosc o pe it h as a m a rked e e c t up on af
f airs d ur i ng t h e cur r e n t m on t h a n d will e asil y tak e
,

the p l a ce o f an aspect o f the pro gre ssed M o on which

i s n eeded t o fructify the pl an et a r y in dic ati on s then
in f o rce Even a p a rt fro m prim a ry di recti on s if a
.
,

Ne w Moon fa ll s in cl ose conj un c ti on with a m al e c ,

it wil l p r o du c e tro ubl e in mi n o r m atte rs an d con ,

v e rse l y a l un a ti on which f al l s o n the p l a ce o f Ju

,

piter or Ven us will m a ke th in gs p l easa n t .

When a Ne w M oon i s a sol a r ecl ip se it pro duce s

r st the usu al e ec t of a l un a ti on durin g i t s curren t
,

m on th if i n aspect with a n y of the ra dic a l p l a n ets

, ,

an d se con dl y sim il a r e e c t s duri n g the m on ths o f the

,

f oll o win g y ea r when aspects o f the sa me n a ture are

fo rm ed with the p l a ce o f the ecl ip se Tha t is t o sa y
.
,

if t he ecl ip se fell i n the twel fth h ouse in Le o squ a re ,

t o M a r s in Sc o rp i o in the third h ou se then it

, ,

woul d produc e en mity with bro ther s an d sist ers dur

in g the m on th of A u g ust when the ecl ip se w as f o rm
ed I n No ve m ber when the l un a ti on o ccurs in Sc or
.

p i o m o re fuel will be added t o the re by the squ a re

with the ecl ip se I n F ebru a ry when the Sun is i n op
.

p osition t o the ecli p se there wil l be m o re tr oubl e

from the same so urce a n d al so in M a y whe n the l ast
,
140 SIM PLIFI ED S C IENTIFI C AS TR OLOG Y

sq ua re o ccur s Con versel y if the in itia l a spect o f the

.
,

ecl ip se is goo d m o re ben et will be experie n ced dur

,

i n g the m on ths when sextil es a n d trin es a r e f o rm ed .

The cy cl e o f l un a tion s is n in etee n y e a rs ; f or ex a m

p l e in Jul y 1 9 00 the l un ati on o ccurred o n the 26t h
,

o f J ul y i n thr e e degr ees o f Le o an d i n 1 9 1 9 a n o ther

,

l un ati on will o ccur o n the 26 t h o f Jul y i n th ree de

g ree s o f Le o Th u s the studen t m a y cal cul a te the
.

l un a ti on s o f future ye a rs with sufcien t a ccur acy f or

a l l pr a ctic al purp o se s .

Ecl ip se s m a y a l so be c al c ul a ted f or fu t ur e yea rs

in a sim il a rl y easy ro ugh a n d re ady m a n n er if the
studen t h as the ephe m erides f or p ast y e ars .

D urin g her m on thl y c ourse the M o on zigza gs

a cross the ecl iptic a n d at the c on ju ct i ons o r Ne w
, ,

Mo ons i s gen erall y a n umber o f degree s a w ay from

,

the ecl iptic U n der such con diti ons we have just an
.

o rdi n a r y Ne w M oo n I n o rder t o h a ve a t o tal sol a r

.

ecl ipse the M oon must be di rectl y i n the Sun s p a th
as seen from the ea rth an d the decl i n a ti on o f the
,

Sun a n d M o on must be pr a ctica l l y the sa me ; al so the

m o on must h ave pr actica l l y n o l a titude .

There are n ever l ess than t w o ecl ip ses i n a year ,

an d they a r e so l a r n or a r e there e ver m o re th a n se v

,

e n bu t these W
, e n um bers happen very sel dom .

The usu al n umber o f ecl ip ses is fo ur ; t wo sol a r an d

t wo l un a r ecl ip se s a n d they usu al l y com e i n p airs
,

a n d six m on ths ap a rt The Ful l M oo n p recedi n g o r

.
 A PHI LO SOPHI C EN CYCLOPEDI A OF AS TR OLOG Y 141

f ol l owi n g a so l a r ecl ip se is usuall y a l un a r ecl ip se .

Al so if on e p a ir o f ecl ip se s o ccurs i n F ebru a ry l ook ,

f o r the o ther p a ir i n A ugust .

B e a ri n g
the ab ove in mi n d ecl ip se s in a n y yea r ,

m ay be fo un d with fa ir succe ss b y the foll owin g sim

p l e rul e :
F r om the yea r f o r whi ch ecl ip ses a r e w a n t
ed subtrac t 1 8 The resul tin g ye a r we wil l cal l the
, .

Ec lip se Ye a r .

Sea rch the Ecl ip se Ye a r f or Ne w an d

Ful l M oon s whi ch a r e ecl ip se s No t e t h e ir da t e s

.

o nl y .

I n the ye ar previ ou s t o the

Ecl ip se Y ea r ,

n ot e t h e date s a n d z o dia cal p l a c es o f the l un a tions

whi ch o ccur a b out el eve n d ay s a f t e r the d a te s ob
t a i n e d i n the Ecl ip se Ye a r

The se a r e the d ate s a n d
.

p l a ce s o f ecl ip ses i n the ye ar w an t ed .

In o test the simpl e rul es o f thumb here

rder to
given l e t us im a gin e this is the ye ar 1 9 10 an d tha t
, ,

we w an t t o n d the rst sol a r ecl ip se o ccurri n g i n

19 1 5 We ta ke a n ephemeri s f o r 1 89 7 which i s
.

eighteen ye a rs e a rl ier than 19 15 a n d l ook f or t h e ,

rst sol a r ecl ip se .

We n d a sol ar e cl ip se on the I st of F ebru ary

1 89 7 .

cer t ain the d ate an d degr ee of the Zodia c in

To as

whi ch thi s ecl ip se wi ll fal l in 1 9 1 5 we l oo k f o r in ,

142 SIM PLIFI ED S C I EN TIF I C AS T R OLOG Y

fo rm a ti on i n the ephem eris f or 1 89 6 whi ch is , on e

ye ar ea rl ier than the Ecl ip se Y e ar 1 89 7

.

There we n d tha t the rst Ne w M o on whi ch oc

curred a ft e r F ebru a ry 1 st fell in the a ftern o on o f ,

the 1 3th o f Februa ry i n twen ty f our degrees n i n e

,
-

tee n m in utes o f A qua riu s a n d we therefo r e judge ,

tha t there will be a so l a r ecl ip se on the 1 3th of F e b

r u ar y 19 1 5 i n twe n ty f o ur degree s n i n eteen mi n
-

utes o f A qu arius .

A fter c omp l etin g c al cul ati on s we ce ase t o

our

m ake bel ieve a b out l ivi n g in 1 9 1 0 a n d t a ke up the ,

ephem eri s f o r 19 15 t o se e if ou r rul es ha ve given the

right resul t ; an d we n d tha t a sol a r ecl ip se di d o c
cur on the m orn in g o f the 14th of Febru a ry 19 1 5 in ,

A qu a rius twen ty four degrees f o rty t w o min utes

,
-

,
-

pro vi n g the rul e t o have give n an essen ti all y c or

re ct re sul t Se e Transits
. .

Mal ecs
Ma rs Satur n Ur anus
, , an d Neptun e .

Se e Go od

an d B ad .

Mascul i n e Sig ns:

Ar ie s Ge m in i Le o L ibr a Sa gitt ariu s an d A qu a r
, , , ,

i us a r e c al l ed Mascul in e The se in cl ude the er y

.

t r ip l i ci t y A ries Le o a n d Sa gitt a riu s a n d the a ir y

, , ,

t r i p li c i ty Gem ini L ibra a n d A qu a rius

, ,
The femi .
.

n in e sign s in cl ude the e a r t h y a n d wa te r y tripl icitie s .

 A PHI LOS OPHI C EN CYCLOPED IA OF AS TR OLOG Y 1 43

Earth an d
wa ter are n e g a tive an d in ert but ,

a cted up on b y the p osi t i ve el eme n ts The win ds stir .

the w aters o f the o ce a n an d vol c a n ic re s sh ake the

e a rth Therefo re the ery a n d a iry signs are cal l ed
.

m asc ul in e

Se e Femi n in e Sign s
. .

M e r id ia n :

an d So uthp ol es o ver the fa ce o f the e a rth A s thi s .

l in e run s di r ectl y No rth an d South al l p l a ces l o ca t ,

ed the re o n h a ve n oo n a t the same ti me See H o use s

. .

Mid h e a ve n or Z e n i t h :
,

The p oin t i n the sky directl y overhe a d When , .

it is n oo n the Sun i s i n the M idhe a ven It i s usu al l y

,
.

Se e H ouses

written M C . . .

Mo va b l e Sig ns .

A ri es Ca n cer L ibra an d Ca pric o rn

,
Se e Ca r
,
.

din al Si g ns .

Mu n d a n e H ouse s, a nd M und a n e A sp e c ts :
H ouses

Se e .

Mu t ua l R e c e p t i on :

Se e R ecepti on .

Na di r , or I m m um C o e l i , usua l l y wr i t t e n I . C .

The p oin t in the he a ve n s di re ctl y ben e a th the

birthpl a ce o pp o site the o ther side of the e a rth It .

is the p o in t o pp o site t o the M idhe a ven The Sun i s .

there at Midn ight Se e Midhe aven an d H ouses

. .

10
144 SI M PLIFIED S CI ENTIFI C AS TR OLOG Y

Na ti vi t y :
The sa m e as H o r osc ope a n d Ra dix ; a m a p of

,

the he a ven s c ast f o r the m om en t o f birth Se e .

Figure

.

Na t ur a l Zo dia c : Se e I n t ell ectual Z o di a c

.

Ne b ul a e :
Cl oudy t r cl usters wo rl d s i n the m a ki n g Three
s a , .

o f them a r e kn own t o h ave a n i n im ic a l eff ec t on the

ey e sight Se e Fix ed St a rs
. .

No d es : See D ra gon s H e ad

.

Nor t h e r n Sig ns :
A ri es,T a urus Gemi n i Can cer Le o an d Virgo
, , , , .

So cal l ed be ca use the Sun i s i n the se si gn s when he

i s a b ove the equato r in the Sprin g a n d Summer .

Nu t a t i o n :
A vibr ato ry m otion o f the axis of the e a rth which
i s resp on sibl e f o r the precessi on of the equi n o x See .

I n tell ectual Z od ia c .

Obl i qu e A sc e ns io n : Se e As cen si on .

Oc cid e nt a l :

Western When the Sun o r p l an et s h a ve p assed

.

the Zen ith Midhe aven or n o on m ark they begin t o

, ,

se t tow a rds the Weste rn h o riz o n theref o re the p l an ,

e t s i n the n i n th eighth a n d se ven th hou se s o f the

,

h o rosco pe a re said t o be o cciden t a l o r Western a n d

,

pl an et s in the t wel ft h , el even th an d ten th houses

 A PHI LOSOPHI C EN CYCLOPED IA OF AS T R OLO GY 1 45

whi ch a r e as cen di n g from the East ern h o ri zon t o the

Mi dhe a ve n as the Sun d oe s in the f o ren o on a r e sa id
, ,

t o be Orien t a l o r Eastern

.

But when t h e Sun sets i n the p l a ce where we l ive ,

it ri se s o n a n o ther p a rt o f the wo rl d represen ted by

the Sixth fth fourth thi rd se c o n d a n d r st h ouses
, , , ,

o f o u r h o ro sc o pe a n d du ri n g th a t ti m e i t i s al so o r
,

i e n t a l a n d o cciden t a l t o their Midhe a ven which c or

, ,

r esp on d s t o o ur Na dir Wh en it rises from their

.

Eastern ho riz on which is o u r d escen d an t thr o ugh

, ,

the sixth fth a n d f ourth h ouses it i s c a l l ed o r i

, ,
!

e n t a l a n d when it gra dua ll y set s towa rds their

,

We stern H o riz on whi ch i s our A sce n d a n t it is c a l l ed

, ,

o cciden tal .

Therefo r e p l an ets in the twel fth e l even th te n th

, , , ,

si xth,
fth an d f ourth ho use s a r e ca ll ed o rien ta l
, ,

a n d the p l a n et s i n the o ther six h ou ses a r e c a l l ed o c c i

de n tal o r Western .

Op p osi t i on :
When t wo p l an ets a r e i n the sa me degree of op

p o sit e sign s they a r e sa id t o be in Opp ositi on
, . Se e
Asp ect a n d Or b

.

Or b :
Pl an ets f o rm a sp ect s whi ch in uen ce hum an a f
fa irs when they are in the sa me degree o f the Z odi a c ,

o r a certai n n um ber o f degr ees ap a rt Bu t it h as .

been f oun d tha t the in uen ce is fel t even when pl an

e t s a re n ot ex a ctl y the req uired n umber o f degrees
 146 SI M PLI FIED SCIENTIFI C AS TROLOG Y

ap a rt Thus a p lan et h as a subtl e sphere whi ch

.

m akes it eff ective befo re an ex a ct a spect i s f o rm ed ,

an d af te r it h as be en dissol ved an d t hi s is c all ed it s ,

orb .

Or bi t : Th e p ath of a pl a net aroun d the Sun .

Or b i t a l R e vol u t i o n :

The rev olut i on o f a p lan et i n i t s o rb it a roun d the

S un The ti m e o ccupied by the o rb it al rev olut i ons
.

o f all the p lan et s is give n o n p a e 7

g .

Or i e n t a l
Ea stern , se e

Occident al
f o r exp lanati on .

Pa r a l l e l :
The a spect f o rm ed between tw o p lan et s when they
a re i n the sam e degree o f de c l inat i on e i t h er No rth o r ,

South o f the ce l e sti al equ at o r S ee p a ge 75 . .

Pa r t of F or t un e :

A p o i nt i n the h o r o sc ope whi ch o pp o ses o r t a v

o r s the nan c i al f o rt un es a cc o rd in g t o the a spect s it

re ce i ves fro m t h e p lan ets The philo so phy an d the

.

meth o d of c al cul ati n g i t are give n o n p a ge 6 0 etc .

To pro ve whether the P a rt o f F o rtun e i s rightl y

c al c ul ated ob serve whether the d i stan ce fr o m the

,

S un t o the M oon equ als the d ist an ce fro m the Asee n

d ant t o the P a rt o f F o rtun e

.

Ph y si ca l A p p e a r a nc e :

The phy sic al typ e i s determ ined by f our prin c i p al

f a ct o rs The se a re the As cen da nt o r R isin g S ign
.
,
 A P HILOSOP H IC E N C Y C LOPEDIA 0F AS TR OLO GY 147

whi ch represents the b o dy the L o rd o f the A sce n

,
o

d an t Ri sin g Planets namel y p lan ets in the rst

, ,

h ouse p a rt i cul a rl y when they a re i n the si gn o n it s

,

cusp an d the S i gn c ont a i nin g t h e S un No te h o w

, .

ever th at the S un m ust h ave so me stren gt h i n the

,

m atters o f p o siti on an d aspect s in o rder t o bri n g int o

eviden ce the physic al ch ar a cteri stics o f it s sign The .

a b ove el em ent s are a rran ged i n the usu al o rder o f their

imp o rtan ce Their bl en din g determi n es whether a
.

p erson be t all o r sh o rt d ark o r f air an d a ll hi s ot her

, ,

physic al pecul i a ri t ie s S ee Messa ge of the S tar s
.
!

f o r a m o re deta il ed exp lanati on o f thi s m atter .

Pl a n e ts
The he avenl y b o di es of Go d s A mb assa do rs whi ch

circl e ab out the S un .

A s m an i s ma de i n the i m a ge o f God wh o is th re e ,

f ol d i n ma ni festati on so astrolo gical l y the hi gher

, ,

sel f in m an is represe nte d by a circl e with the cen

tr al p o int de no tin g the highe st spiritu al aspect the ,

D ivin e S pirit wh o se f a cul ty i s Will Theref o re the

.
,

S un st ands in the h o rosc ope a s the hi ghe st expressi on

o f the i n dividu al sel f I t de no te s the p o si tive out
. !

go in g inuen ce i n m an hi s cha r a cter i n the hi ghe st

,

sen se o f the w o rd .

The sy mbol o f the pl a n et Ve nus is a circl e ab ove

the cross I t deno te s wisd o m whi ch i s no t m ere i n
.

t e ll e c t u al i t y but I n tuiti on an d I m a ginati on

,
H en ce .
,

the nature o f Ven us is essenti al l y l ove an d it i s the ,

148 SI M PLI FI ED SCIEN TIF IC AS TR OLOGY

ceme nting inuen ce in the l ife whereby we a re a t

t r a cted t o o the r s f o r mutual be n et ; al th o ugh Ve nus
in an d o f hersel f is no t c on cern ed with mutual bene
t it bein g her nature to attra ct o thers an d tha t
, ,

goo d co mes by her is onl y an i ncide nt .

The p l anet Jupiter is sy mbol ize d by the hal f cir -

c l e ab o ve the cross I t denot e s the hum an sp irit

.
,

wh ose f a cul ty is abstr a ct th o ught Theref o re the .

,

p lan et Jupite r stands f o r the hi gher min d the mi n d ,

th at is un c on cern ed with m ateri al thi ngs an d ex ,

presses itsel f in ab str a ct tho ught as re li gi on phil , ,

o so phy an d the higher scien ces .

M a rs i s the opp osite o f Ve nus I t is symb ol ize d .

by the cro ss ab ove the circl e so that whil e it is Ve n

,

us s nature t o unse l shl y lo ve and t o give t o o thers

, ,

it i s the nature of M a rs t o desire f o r sel sh en ds I t .

theref o re deno tes all the o ut goin g en ergy o f the l ow

er nature the desire b ody the p assi onal an d em oti on
, ,

al aspect o f m an whi ch c auses hi m t o w o rk o utwa r d s

,

in the w o rl d t o ove rco me o bst a cl es and t o gather ex

,

p e r i e n ce .

Saturn i s the o pp o site of Jupiter the cr o ss o f ,

m att er ab o ve the h al f ci rcl e denotin g the b rai n min d

-
.

I t i s th at whi ch gives persi stenc e t o the impul ses o f

M a rs an d symbo li z es t h e rel ative l y perma n ent p a rt
,

o f the l ower na ture that whi ch h as been weighed an d

,

fo un d t o be o f use I t is therefo re sy m b ol i cal of

.
, ,

the se ed at oms o f M an s l ower vehicl es wher ein a re

-

,

st o red the exp eri e n ces o f al l p ast l ives H en ce S at .

,
 A P HI LOSOP HIC EN C Y C LO PED IA OF AS TROLOG Y 1 49

um deno tes the mechanical abil ity the ch astity and ,

j ust ice ; the perseve r a nce an d m ateri a l att ai nme nts

which h ave been m a de int o virtue s thr ough hi s purg
i ng in ue n ce .H e stands as the re aper o f the thi n gs
th at h a ve bee n sown i n the b ody an d as such he a p ,

pe a rs often in the l i fe t o chastise us f o r the wr on g we

ha ve d on e ; no t v a n d al i st i c al l y but i n o rder th at we
,

m ay l e arn the l essons o f h ow t o a ct rightl y .

The Moon is the ree ct i o n o f the S un Th at t o .

gether with the A sce n d ant de no tes the f o rm ati on o f

,

the physical b ody the Mo on b e in g p articul a rl y the

,

symb ol o f the vital b ody an d the A sc e nd a nt the si g

,

n ic a t o r o f the dense b o dy H en ce these tw o st an d

.
,

f o r th at whi ch i s m a n s t ool in a cti on ; the m ost per
feet p a rt o f hi s nature but a t the sa me time the
, ,

m o st evane scen t The M oon is therefo re the very

.
, ,

antithesi s o f the S un The latter i s a xed st a r

.
,

whil e the M oon is the m o st mi gr at o ry o f the he avenl y

b odies .

The three last named pl an ets a re the si g nica

to rs o f the lower nature i n m an the pe rso n al i ty as , ,

o pp osed t o the i ndi vidu al ity sy mb oliz ed by the three

,

rst named p l a n ets ; an d these two tri an gl es a re c on

n e c t e d by the p lanet si gni fyi n g the lo wer c on crete

mi nd namel y M ercury The symb ol o f th at p lanet

, .

h a s in it all three co n stituen ts o f p lan eta ry sy m b ol

i sm the circl e the h al f c i rcl e an d the cr oss sh owi n g
, ,
-

it t o have no nat ure o f it s own but t o be a vehi cl e,

150 SI MPLI FIED SCIENTIFIC AS TROLOGY

f o r t h e expressi on o f the o ther p lan et s Whe n M er .

cury i s w ell p o sited with referen ce t o Ven us we h a ve ,

t h e ar t ist i c p oetica l musical an d l i te ra ry typ e o f

, ,
\

m in d For it is from Venus t h at the vibrati ons c ome

.

whi c h express them se l ves in all a rt .

When Mercury is well p l a ced i n relat i on t o J up

ite r we ha ve the philoso p hi c al an d scie ntic min d,
,

the rul er and the law g iver b o th in chur ch an d state

-

, ,

wh o w o rks f o r the g oo d o f al l .

When M ercu r y i s well p osite d with re gar d t o

Ma rs we have the m an o f a cti on ; the m an wh o a ims
,

at the m a teri al developme nt o f the w o rl d s resource s

i n a sma ll o r large w ay as a sh opkeep er st o reke epe r

, ,

an d all o ther w ays wherei n others a re exp lo ited f o r

personal be net f o r M a rs i s as al re a dy sai d the an
, , ,

t it h e si s o f Ve nus and the emb o di m e n t o f sel fi sh de

,

sire .

M ercury i n asp e ct t o the Moon h as no si g nic

ance as the M oon itse l f is a re e cto r ; exce pt where
,

it i s an evi l aspect c o m in g fro m a c a rdin al si gn o r

el evati on There it i s apt t o pro duce in sa nity
. .

I n the f o re g oi n g onl y the e ssenti al nat ures o f the

,

planets h ave bee n given Wh ere they a r e well as .

p e ct e d by an o ther p l an et these na t ural cha ra cterist

i cs a re enh a n c ed so f ar as the b e n e c p lan et s a r e c on
cern ed but when evill y asp ected the nature o f Ven
, ,

us which i s wi sd o m l o ve an d rhythm wi ll bec o me

, , ,

f oll y l icenti ou sn ess an d sl oth ; the p hi l o so phy l aw

, , ,

abidin g ten den cies mercy an d l o fty aspirati ons of

,
 A P HI LOSOP HIC ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AS TROLO GY 1 51

Jupiter wil l tur n i nt o l awl essn ess di sre ga rd o f ,

o thers and l ow pursui ts ; the lo fty spiritu al ity o f

,

the S un will e xp r m itself as j ust an imal sp irits and

physical heal th I n r e gard t o the p l an ets of the lo w
.

er nature goo d a spects t o Ma rs turn the desire s t o

,

wa rd s c on struct ive obj ect s an d we ll re gul at e d a ct iv

ities whi l e the evil asp e c ts a r e re sp onsibl e f o r the
,

destructive exp r essi on o f the desire n atur e S at ur n .

,

when we ll asp ect e d gives t he me ch a n ical an d e xe c u

,

ti ve abil ity that is cap abl e o f direct in g the desire

nature I t sh o ws the bra i ny p erseverin g man wh o
.
,

i s abl e t o c o pe with an d c on quer m ateri al ob st a cle s ;

the o rg ani zer an d pr o m oter ; the scientic inve sti ga
t o r wh o f ollows alon g m ate ri al l ines
, As it is the .

antithe si s o f Jup i t er it wi ll be re adil y seen tha t a s

,

Jup it er we ll asp ected deno tes the hi gh mi nded phil

, ,
-

os0 p h e r the w o rthy l a w giver the si n c ere and a rdent

,
-

p ri est in f a ct all wh o have hi gh an d l o fty aspira

, ,

ti ons so Saturn when evil l y aspec ted deno tes the

, , ,

na rro w min d e d c reed b ou nd sectari an the m ateri al

-

,
-

ist the ana rchi st an d the en emy o f so ciety whether

, , ,

o f the church o r st a te As Jupiter give s the lofty .

,

p ect e d , gives the sa rcasti c c oncre te and na rrow, t en

d e n ci e s .

Ur anus : B e sides the sev en pl anets al r e ady men

t i on e d tw o o thers a re in o ur syste m Uran us and
, ,

N ep t une Ur an us m ay b e said t o b e t h e o ctave of

.
1 52 SI M PLI FIED C
S I EN IFI T C AS T ROLOG Y

Venus havi n g her na tur e i n a much m o re subtl e de

,

gree ; i t s a ttr a cti ons a re so sp i ritual that they c an

not be fel t by the o rdinar y m an in the pro per m an
ner and he therefo re m o re re adil y resp onds t o the
, ,

evil side o f Ur anus I t is the p lan et which rul es the

.

ether an d whe n i n asp ect ; t o M er cury o r i n the As

, ,

c en d an t o r with the M oon it pr o duce s a t ouch with

, ,

the f o rce we kn ow a s el e ctr i city I t s O pera ti ons a r e .

al ways ve r y sudde n and as manki n d re sp onds to it s

,

evil side as al rea dy sta ted these e e ct s sh o w them

, ,

sel ve s p a rticul a rl y in the f o rm o f d i sa ster .

Neptun e is the o ct ave o f M ercu r y A s Mercury .

is the light be a rer f o r the physi cal Sun so i s Nep

-

tune the l i g h t b e ar er of the spiritu al Sun c all e d Vul ,

o

can a m on g oc cul ti st s which is see n b a ck o f the v is

,

ibl e S un Natur all y t heref o re still fewer am on g

.
, ,

hum an it y ar e ca p abl e at all o f bein g aff e ct e d by i t ,

sa ve th at it pr o du c es a chaotic st ate o f mi n d when

:

p l a ced in e vil aspect When p lac ed in an gle s and.

,

p ar t icul arl y i n e l evati ons nea r the Midhe ave n it p r e ,

duc es Occul tists an d Myst i cs o f the hi ghest st amp ;

but whe n p la c ed i n ca dent h ouses it b ri n gs medium ,

Shi p a t b e st an d o fte n insani ty I t i s the hi ghest

, .

stri n g in the l yre o f t h e soul o f Go d an d i s therefo re ,

the l east used and the on e t o get m ost easil y out of

,

t un e . A st r ol o gers a re the m ost a e ct ed by it and ,

tho se musici ans wh o use strin ge d instruments

 A P HI LOSOP H IC EN CYCLOPED IA OF AS TROLOG Y 1 53

Pl a n e t a r y H our s :
Tha t the p lanets h ave d omi ni on o ver the d ays o f
the week whi ch represen t the seven creative d ays ,

( P eri ods) is taught by the R osi cruci ans .

S aturd ay is Saturn
s d ay and c o rresp onds to the
S aturn Pe ri od .

S unday is the S un s d ay an d c o rresp on ds t o the

S un P eri o d .

M on day is the M oon

s d ay an d c o rresp onds to the
Moon P e ri o d .

Tue sd ay i s the d ay o f the No rse w a r g o d Tyr and -

, ,

c o rresp onds t o the M a rs hal f o f the Ea rt h P er i o d

-
.

Wedn esd ay i s the d ay o f the No rse M ercury ,

W o tan an d c o rresp ond s t o the M ercury hal f o f the

,
-

Ea rth P eri o d .

Thursd ay i s the d ay o f Tho r the No rse Jupiter , ,

an d c o rr esp on ds t o the Jupiter P eri od .

F rid ay i s
the d ay o f the No rse Ve nus Frei a an d , ,

c o rresp onds t o the Venus P eri od .

I n a dditi on the rul ershi p over the d ays o f the

to
we ek the p l anets h ave d om ini on in t urn over the
,

h ours o f the d ay and the underl yi n g syste m o rder

, ,

and c onn ecti on betwee n the rul er ship o f the d ays

and h o urs be c ome app a rent when it is no te d t hat :
The p lanet f o r whi ch a n y d ay is n a med rul es t h e
r st h our a ft er sunrise on th at d ay .
1 54 SI M PLI FIED SCIENTIFI C AS TROLOG Y

S ta rt in g wi th
the h our o f sunri se on Sund ay
whi ch i s rul ed by the S un the n ext h our is al l otted
,

t o Venus the thi r d t o M ercur y

, Next c o me the .

h ours o f the M oo n Saturn Jupiter M a rs

, , Then , .

c o me other h o urs rul ed by the S un by Venus an d ,

al l the o ther p lan ets i n the o rder give n : S un Ven ,

u s Mercu r y M oon S aturn Jupi t er M a rs

, , , ,
Thi s , .

succ essi on is f oll o wed i n unbroke n sequ e n ce t o the

next S un d ay m o r ni n g whe n M a rs r ul es the last h o ur

o f the week i n h is p ro p er o rder and the S un o pens
the n e w week with hi s b en e cie n t r ay .

Un der thi s a rran geme nt o f su c cessi on sta rted at

sun ri se on S und ay, the M oon rul es the rst h o ur o f

M on d ay whi c h is the twe nty f t h fro m the h our of

,
-

the S un whi ch rul ed S un d ay m o r ni n g .

M ars rul e s the rst h o ur on Tuesday whi ch is the

twe nty f t h h o ur fro m the h o ur o f the Moon which
-

rul ed M on d ay m or nin g .

An d thro u gh t h e o ther d ays o f the week

so on , .

Thi s sh o ws h ow the m eth od o f na mi n g the d ays f o r

the Planet a ry S pirit s which h ave d o m i ni on o ver
them d o veta il s wi th the syst em o f p lan et a ry h ours
, ,

an d b oth a re r oo ted i n a f oun d ati on o f e so teric kn ow

l ed ge .

When we spe ak of pl an et a ry h o urs it must be

,

un derst o o d th at these h ours a re not sixty minute s in

l en gth but v ar y i n a wide meas ure wit h the ti me o f
, ,

the ye ar a n d the p l a ce of y o ur re siden ce N ea r the

, .
 A P HI LO S O PH I C CYCLOPEDI A
EN OF AS TROLO GY 15 5

equ at o r the divergen ce i s l e ast ; an d it i n c rea ses t h e

f u rther No rth we g o bec ause a p laneta r y h o ur i s o n e
twe l fth p a rt o f the tim e betwee n S un set on a p a r
t i c ul a r d a y an d S un rise the n ext m o rn i n g o r it i s ,

o n e tw e l fth p a rt Of a p a r t icul a r d ay be gin ni n g at

S unri se an d e n di n g a t S unset .

A t the equinoxes whe n the d ay an d ght a re o f ni

equ al l en gth the p lan et a ry h o urs a re al so sixty mi n

,

utes e a ch but at m idsumm er an d in latitude sixty

,

where the S un ri ses at 3 A M an d sets at 8 P M giv. . . .

in g a ( 1215 o f sevent e en an d a ni ght o f o nl y seve n

7

h o urs the p lan et ar y h ours o f the d ay a re ni n ety tw o

,
-

m inut es lon g a gain st twenty seve n m inut es f o r the -

ni ght h o urs Thi s i s reversa l i n D e c ember f o r the n

.
,

the S un d o e s n ot ri se till A M i n lat i tu de sixt y . .

No rth an d i t sets a t 2 : 45 P M with the re sul t th at

. .

the p lan eta ry h ou rs o f the d ay a re twe nty seven mi n -

ute s lon g an d the night h o urs ninety tw o minute s

,
-
.

F o r the c on venien ce o f student s we give i n the

b a ck o f th i s b ook six t abl e s e a c h u sabl e f o r tw o,

m onths i n the ye a r by all wh o l ive i n lat itude 25 t o 55

No rth o r Sou th thi s bein g p ra cti c all y the wh ol e
,

c i vil iz ed w o rl d They a re perpetu al an d m ay be

.

used a l i fetime .

To n d wh i ch pl an et rul e s a cert ain h o ur l ook at ,

yo ur timep i ec e an d c onsul t the ta bl e f o r the cu r rent

m onth Run y our i ndex n g e r d o wn the c olum n f o r
.
-

the l atitude i n whi ch yo u l ive S t o p whe n yo u c o m e .

15 6 SI M PLI FIED S CI ENTIFI C AS TROLO GY

to the first t i m e wh i ch i s LATER th an the time indi

c a t e d by y o ur w a tch M ove up on e step The fig . .
.

ure f oun d there indi c ates th at t h e p lan et a ry rul er

c o mm e n ced t o r ul e a t that time an d wi ll c on tinue in
p ower till the t i me at whi ch y ou first st o pped .

The H o ur rul ers a re f oun d a t the in terse cti on of

-

the l in e c ont a ini n g the time a t which they c omm e n c

ed t o rul e an d the c ol unm of the pr o per d ay of the
week .

T o ill ustr ate if we wa n t t o n d whi ch p lan et

,

rul es i n lat itude 40 o n Thursday at 2 P M duri n g . .

D ece mber we r un our in dex n ger d o wn the mi ddl e

,

c ol umn o f latitudes in t h e ta bl e f o r D e c e mb er an d ,

st o p a t P M whi ch i s the rst gure tha t is

. .
,

l a t e r th an we desire We the n m o ve up a ste p t o .

P M an d thenc e t o the right st oppin g at the

. .
,

c olumn o f Thursd ay There we n d M a rs an d kno w .

,

th at th at p lan et rul es fro m to P M on . .

Thursd ays duri n g D ecember a nd J anua r y in l ati

, ,

tude s 35 t o 45 .

Reg a rdi n g the use o f the p lanet ary h ours any ,

o n e wh o h a s studied the nature an d inuen ce o f the

v ari o us p lanets on the alt ai rs o f li fe m ay re adil y

f o rm an o pini on Experi m ent an d ob se r vati on wil l
.

soon mak e an yon e p ro cie n t in the ch o ice o f the best

t i m es f o r d o i n g the thi n g de sired wi t h the b e st

c h an ce o f suc cess There a re many wh o dra g the
.

st a rs int o the g utter b y pe r ver t ed use o f their i n u

 A P HI LOSOP H IC CYCLOPEDI A
EN OF AS TROLOG Y 1 57

e n ce fo r sel sh e n ds an d e n deavo r t o Obt ain an undue

,

ad van tag e ther e by b ut stude nt s o f o ur l iter ature

,

will no t expect t o n d a dvice on h o w t o pro ceed with

su c h a purp ose . We have no t studi ed the m atter
fro m th at an gl e an d wo ul d no t tea ch o thers h o w if ,

we kn ew B ut on certai n o ccasi ons t h e p lan et a r y

.

h o urs m ay be j u stl y an d b e n e c e n t l y use d an d we ,

shal l try t o i n d i c a t e h ow they m ay be o f se r vi c e .

S u pp o se we w ant t o hel p a frien d t o obtai n em

p loym e nt an d know a p la ce where he w oul d t in
, .

We rem e mber th at the S un i s a Si g ni ca t or o f th o se in

auth o ri ty an d theref o re the h o urs o f the Sun are
good i n whi c h t o tr ansa ct bu sin ess with an d a sk
f avo rs o f su ch p eo p l e ; an d y o u will h ave the be st
ch an c e o f suc c e ss if y o u app ly a t those time s .

B ut it sh e is imp o rt ant to remember that the

p lan et whi ch r ul es the rst h our Of a given d ay h as
p r i m e r ul e rsh ip duri n g tha t e n tire d a y an d t h a t t h e
,

o ther p lan et s a r e onl y sub si di a ry r ul ers with the d ay

rul er They are w eakened o r streng t he n ed i n pr o
.

p o rti on t o the a greem e nt o r disag r eem ent o f their

nature s with the nature o f the day rul er Thus if
-
.

y ou sel ect a S un h our on Sat ur d ay whi c h i s ti n ged

-

with the ob st ructive Saturnin e in uen ce y our ch an c ,

e s Of suc c ess a r e no t n e a rl y as g oo d as if y o u sel ect a

S un h o ur on a Thur sd ay whi ch is ti nged througho ut

-

wi th the ben evol ent ray of i t s d ay rul er Jupite r -

, .

Or if y o u have o c ca si on as a m att er o f duty , t o

,

reason with so meo ne wh o h as a ver y sh o r t te mper ,

1 58 SI M PLIFI ED SCIENTI FI C AS TROLOG Y

wh o, y o u know, is a pt t o re sent it an d d o so me sa y o r

t hin g tha t y o u will b oth wish t o a vo id use the c ol d ,

we t b l an ket o f the Satur n h o ur on S atur n s d ay if-

p ossibl e t o put d own an d quen ch the m artial sp i rit

, .

The d an ger o f a rupt ur e will then be m in imiz ed t o

a wonderful extent an d y o u wil l pr ob ably b oth w on
,

der with p l easant retr osp ecti on h ow well it went OE .

Or if it bec o me s n e ce ssa ry t o stir so m e on e wh o

,

h as f al l e n int o h ab i ts o f idl e n ess wherefr o m o the rs

a re m a de t o sn e r i f it see ms al m ost n ecessar y t o
,

buil d a re under hi m t o m ake hi m m ove c o m p oun d ,

the re an d en ergy o f M a rs as a d ay rul er wi t h hi s -

i nuen ce as an h our rul er by tal ki n g t o hi m on Tues

-

d ay H e wil l heed th e n if it is a t all p ossibl e t o g e t

.

hi m st ar t ed .

B y usin g the p lan etar y h ours on the l i ne s here

l aid d o wn f o r the p u rp o se o f un sel sh service y o u
, ,

m ay c onf er a grea t m any bl essi n g on othe rs an d l a y

up much tre asure f o r y ourself i n hea ven wher e n ei
ther m o th n o r r ust wil l c o rrupt ; an d it i s wel l w o rth
rememberin g th at h owever m uch m ateri al a dv ant a ge
yo u m ay ga in by u sin g suc h kno wl edge th at m ate ri al ,

g ain p o wer p ositi on m on ey an d all other thi n gs

, , ,

th at pert ain t o thi s w o rl d a r e l eft behi n d when de ath

c alls an d th at o ur g o od d e e ds a l on e st a nd b y us i n
,

th at h our Theref o re d o not sc o but if yo u w ant

.
,

t o use the se ste lla r inu en c e s u se them so th at they ,

wi ll b rin g y ou everl astin g instea d of onl y temp o r a ry

g am .
 A P HI LOSOP HIC EN CYCLOPED IA OF AS TROLOG Y 159

Pl e ia d e s :
S ee F ixed S t a rs .

Pr e c e ssion
Ab a ckw a rd m o ve m ent o f the vernal equi nox ,

whi ch i s a very imp o rt an t f a ct o r in hum an a a i rs .

S ee I ntell ectu al Zo di a c

.

P r og r e ssi o n : S ee
D irecti ons an d Tran sits .

P r imar y D ir e c t io ns :
S ee D irecti ons an d Tr ansits .

Ra d i ca l :

P ert a inin g t o the h o r o sc o pe at birth S ee Tr ansits .

.

Ra d ix : The h o r o sc o pe a t birth . S ee Tr ansit s

.

R e c e p t io n :

Plan ets a re in mutu al recepti o n

ea ch o ccu
when
pie s the h ouse rul ed by the o ther ; as Venus in A rie s
an d M a rs i n T a urus Th e c e ct depe n ds on the a gree
.

men t between the nature s o f the p lan ets Whe n M a rs .

i s in the Mercuri al signs Gemini o r Virg o a n d Me r cur y

in the M a rti al sign s A rie s o r S c o rpi o the dyn a mic ,

e n ergy o f M a rs i s inf used int o the ment al o rganiz a

t i on of tha t person wh o on th a t a cc o un t bec o mes m o re
al er t ment all y Whether thi s al ert ne ss m anife st s
.

err aticall y o r alon g o rderl y l ine s depends up on the

aspect s o f c ourse ; al l the mutu al recepti on d o e s is

t o give the ener g y I f Saturn is in the M ercuri al

.

si gns G e m i n i o r Vir g o an d M ercury in t h e Saturn in e

,

si gns C a pric o rn o r A qu a rius the restr a in i n g h an d o f,

11
1 60 SI MPLIFIED SC I ENTI FI C AS TROLOG Y

S aturn is l aid up on the i g h t y M ercury with the r e

sul t that the mi n d gai ns i n depth an d p o wer of con

centrati on but whether this men tal cap a city will be

,

used f o r go od o r ill depends on the a spect s the sam e

,

as in the c ase o f M a rs When Venus an d Jup iter a re

.

i n mutual recep t i on an d well aspecte d it sm oo ths

,

the p ath of l ife m o st w onderfull y Everywhere the .

p erson wh o h a s this c on gur ati on wi ll n d pe o p l e

re a dy t o hel p an d m an y friends but c onversel y
, , ,

when Saturn an d M a rs a re in mutu al recepti on an d

aficted he wh o i s so unf o rtuna te wil l meet rebuff

,

an d enmity on every hand .

I t sh oul d n ever be f o rgo tten h owever th at , , our

h oro scop e sh o ws f o ur se l ve s i n
wh a t we h a ve ma d e o

p ast l i ves, an d he wh o h a s the c on gur ati on t h at a t

tr a cts frien d s must have bee n kin d an d Obl i gin g ,

whil e he wh o dr aws out the m ean side o f hum an

na ture an d m akes en emie s i s himsel f sel sh an d un
friendl y B ut if he will strive t o turn fro m hi s w a ys
.

an d m ake so me sa crice f o r others he wi l l al so in ,

t im e ov e r c om e the undesirab l e a spe ct s f o r the S t a r ,

An gel s a re not m al ici ousl y bent up on sc o ur gi n g any

on e . They onl y sc ourge t o subdue and c o rrect our
f aul t s an d m ake us better So metim e we sh all all
.

b e lo ving and lo vabl e an d then there will be f or us

,

no m al e c inuence .

R e t r o g r ad a t i o n
S ee ch apter on Retr o gr a d ati on an d it s e e ct s p 72 .
 A P HILOSOP HIC ENCY CLPEDIA OF AS TROLOG Y 1 61

R ig h t A sce nsio n : S ee Asce nsi on

.

Rul e r :

The Rul er o f a ho r o sc o pe i s th a t p lan et which h a s

gre ate st d o mi ni on an d inuence o ver the l ife and t o ,

whi c h the native m o st re adil y resp on ds .

Other thi n gs be in g equal the L o rd o f the As ce n d

,
.

ant is the Rul er B ut if an o ther pl anet is str on ger

.

in the m atters o f El evati on D igni ty o r Ex al tati on

, ,

P ositi on in an A n gl e and Aspects then that p lanet

, ,

must be re garded as the Rul er B ut f or thi s t o h ol d,

.

the asp ects mu st be clo se and str on g rega rdl e ss o f ,

whether they a re g oo d o r b a d Goo d a spe cts will .

m ake a goo d Rul er b a d aspects a b a d on e an d with

, ,

f act o f rul ershi p i n either case :

'

o ut a e ct in g the

Whe n two p lan ets a re ab out equ al In st ren gth an d

p o siti on they must be classed a s co rul ers
,
-
.

I n the c ase of a H ou se the L o rd o f the si gn on

, ,

the cusp i s i t s Rul er Where there i s an intercept

.

ed sign i t s L o rd h as al so p a rti al rul ershi p o ver the

,

h o use al th ough it i s i nferi o r in thi s re spect t o t h e

,

p lanet which rul es the Si gn o n the cu sp Thi s rul e r .

ship o f an i ntercepted si gn i s l aten t an d i s n ot

brought o ut until by pro gre ssi on o f the an gl es the i n

t e r ce p t e d sign a rrive s a t the cusp o f the h o use .

Plan ets in a h ou se if asp e c t e d will ordina ril y h ave

, ,

a grea ter in uen ce up on i t s a a i rs !t h an the rul ers

o f the signs bef o re me nti on ed I n thi s c ase such
.
,

pl anets m ay be termed co rul ers of the h o use

-
.
1 62 SI MPLIFI ED SCI ENTIFI C AS TROLOGY

Se c o nd ar y D ir e c t i o ns :
S ee D irecti o ns an d Tr ansits

.

Se p a r a t i n g :

When a p lanet whi ch h as bee n in aspect with .

another m o ve s onw a rd an d thus di ssol ves the asp ect ,

it i s sa id t o be se p a ratin g fr o m tha t asp e ct S ee .

A ppl y .

Se xt il e :

When tw o p l anets a re sixty de grees ap ar t they a re

sa i d t o be i n sextil e so c all ed be ca u se sixty degrees
,

a re on e sixth p a rt o f the circl e whi ch h a s 360 degree s .

I t i s co nsidered a good aspect S ee Goo d and

.

Ba d also A spect

,

.

Sh ort A sce nsion : S ee

Ascensi o n .

Sid e r e al D a y :

Is the tim e which e lap ses betwee n t wo successive

p a ssa ge s o f a xed st a r o ver the meridi an o f a given
p la ce S ee chapter on Time p 1 8
.

.

Sid e r e al Ye a r :

Is the peri od o f ti me whi ch ela p ses between a

c onj uncti on o f the S un with any x ed st a r and i t s r e
turn a ga in t o the same c onj uncti o n .

Si g n ica t or :

The P lan ets Ascend ant Midhe aven Pa rt o f For

, , ,

tun e an d tt he D r a gon s H e a d an d T al l a re c al l ed

Si g n ica t or s bec ause their p la ce s an d aspects in

,
 A PHI LOSOPHI C ENCY CLPED IA o r AS TROLOG Y 1 63

the h or osco pe ha ve a ce rt a in sign ic an t be a rin g up on

the aff a irs o f l ife .

Sig ns :
Th e i gn s o f the Zodi a c a re di visi ons of the h e a v
s

e n s beginn in g a t the v ern al eq uin o x The rst thi r ty .

degrees a re call ed A ries the n ext T auru s Ge mi ni , , ,

C a n cer ,Le o Virgo L ibra Sc orpio Sa gitta rius,

, , , ,

Ca pric o rn A qu a riu s a n d P i sce s

,
.

The se si gn s are a s sa id m ea su red fro m the verna l

, ,

eq uin ox a uctu a tin g p oin t a n d a re n ot t o be c on

, ,

fu sed wi th the twel ve c on stel l a ti on s o f xed st ars

which be a r the sam e n am e s n or with the twel ve ,

houses o f the h o r oscope whi ch a re divi si on s of t h e

ea rth Se e In tel l ectu al Zo di a c an d H ouse s

.

Sol a r D a y :

Is the time whi ch el ap se s bet wee n t wo succe ssive

p a ssa ge s o f the Sun o ver the meridi a n of a given
p l a ce Se e cha pter on Time p 18
.

.

Sol st i c e

This wo rd is co mp oun ded o f the t wo w o rds sol .

,

the Sun a n d si st e r e t o m ake t o st a n d ; thus un der

,

,

sto o d it de scribe s ni ce l y what h a ppen s a t the sol stice

, ,

f o r a sol stice i s a p o i n t a t whi ch the Sun is i n i t s

hi ghest p o in t o f decl in a ti on an d furthest fro m t h e
cel esti al equa t o r There it stan ds o r re m a in s f o r
.

three d ays in the twen ty third degree o f decl in ati on -

befo re it begi n s t o descen d toward s it s n o de .

1 64 SI MPLIFIED SCI ENTIFI C AS TROLOG Y

There a r e t wo sol stice s On e i n mi dsummer the .

,

21 st o f Jun e which i s the l on gest d a y in the ye a r

, ,

an other on the 21 st of D ecem ber which is the sh o rt ,

e st . They a r e call ed resp e ctivel y, the sum mer an d

the win ter sol stice .

South e r n Sig ns :
L ibra , Sc o rpio , Sa gitta rius, Ca pric o rn , A qu arius
a n d P i sces a r e c all ed So uthern Signs b e c a u se wh e n

the Sun is in them . he is South of the cel esti al equ a ~

t or , an d as a resul t we i n the Nor thern hemi sp h e re
ha ve win ter .

Squa r e :

When t wo pl a n et s a re n in ety degree s ap art they

a re sa id t o be in squ a re o r q ua rtil e bec ause ni n et y ,

degree s a r e on e f ourth or qua rter o f the circl e This

-

, .

asp ect is sa id t o be b ad the p l an et ary r ays strikin g ,

ea ch other a t a right an gl e an d ther efo re bein g at ,

cross purp oses as it were See Aspects a n d Good

.
,

an d Bad .

S ta t iona r y :

Attim es p l an ets m ove o bl iquel y with referen ce

t o the e arth s o rbit in such a m an n er as t o a ppe a r
,

sta ti on a ry th ough as a m atter o f f a ct they a re a l

, ,

w ay s m ovin g See chap ter on Retro gr ad ati on p 72

.

.

Suc c e de n t H ouses :
The sec on d ft h eighth a n d el even th h ouses a re
, ,

call ed succeden t, because they succeed or f oll o w the

An gl es .
 A PHI LO SOPHI C EN CYCLOPED IA OF AS TROLOG Y 1 65

Sup e r i or Pl a n e t s :
Ma rs Jupiter Sa turn U ra n u s a n d Neptun e are
, , , ,

so c al l ed by Astr o n om ers bec a use they m o ve i n o rbit s

whi ch t a ke them t o p a rt s o f the heavens f a r fr om

the Sun The term i s u sed in c on tr a distin cti on t o
.

tha t o f in feri o r p l an ets a s appl ied t o Ven u s a n d

Mercury whi ch al w ays rema in n e a r the Sun Se e .

p a ge 1 0 .

Sy m b ols :
The symb ol s Of the pl an ets a re give n on p a ge 24 ,

a n d it will be n o ticed th a t they c onsi st o f a circl e a ,

h a l f circl e a n d a cr o ss va ri o usl y gr ouped The circl e .

i s the sy mbo l of the spirit the h a l f circl e i s the e m

,
-

bl em of the soul a n d the cro ss repre se n t s m a tter

, .

Thus the el em en ts Of the hum a n c on stituti on Sp i r i t , ,

Soul a nd B o d y a r e e n f ol ded i n the c o m p on en t p a rts

Of the pl a n et a ry symb ol s t o sho w t o the My stic the i r
mi ssi on with respect t o hum an ity These el em en t a ry
.

p a rt s a re v a ri ousl y gr ouped t o in dic a t e the n a ture

o f the p l a n et f o r which they st a n d a n d it s Ofce i n
,

the Gre at Scho ol Of L ife where God h as p l a ced us

un der the Pl a n eta ry Spirit s wh o are en deavo rin g t o
educate us i n the D ivin e Wi sd om .

Th e Su n, as ymb ol in di c a tes i s the cen t re Of

it s s

all spiritu a l f a cul tie s the f o un t a i n o f a ll l ife

, .

Th eMo on s symb ol is a hal f circl e sh owin g th at

-

we ha ve comp l eted the a r c Of in vol uti on where b odie s

were buil t a n d th at n ow the esse n ce o f experien ce
,
1 66 SI MPLIFIED SCIENTIFI C AS TROLOG Y

extra cted from these v ehi cl es mu st be transmuted in

t o spiritu al qu al ities b y the al chem y o f so ul gr owth -

SO th a t we m a y ri se on the a rc o f ev ol uti on .

M a r s sym b ol i s a c ro ss a b ove the circl e showin g

,

the un regen era te m a n where the cr o ss o f person a l ity

,

is ab o ve the circl e Of spirit B ut by tra m p l in g the

.

hi gher n a t ure un der f oo t the m arti al ch a ra cter e n a

gen ders w a r a n d strife durin g which he n ecessa ril y

,

suff ers eve n whe n he i s victo ri o us Thus by rebuffs

.
,

the n a ture is gr a du a ll y soften ed .

'

Ve n us : Wh en the m arti al n a ture h as suff ered

su fcie n tl y the sp irit circl e gr adu a l l y a scen ds a b o ve
,

the cr oss Of the person al ity a n d thus bec omes the

sy mb ol o f Ve n us the p l a n et Of l o ve
, .

Sa t u r n a nd J up i t e r h a ve sym b ol s whi ch a re simi

l a r l y i n dic a tive o f the m an n er i n which soul g r o wt h -

is f ost ered I n the symb ol o f Sa turn the cro ss o f

.

person a l ity i s ex al ted a b ove the sign a tu re o f the so ul ,

the h a l f circl e Soul gr owt h i s a tt a in ed b y Service

-
.
-

but the sy mb ol o f Sa turn sh ows p l ainl y th a t the per

son un der hi s rul e i s m o re rea dy t o be se r ved th a n

t o serv e a n d i s sel sh a n d Ob st r uctive o f the c omm on

,

go o d Na tura ll y others re sen t thi s tra it o f cha ra cter

.
,

an d theref o re Saturn brin gs so rr o w tr oubl e w o rry

, ,

a n d di sa pp oi n tme n t i n o rder t o te a ch us th a t we c an

n ever re a ll y se r ve o ursel ves by sel shn ess but onl y ,

by sa crice .

Jup i t e r : When it h a s gr adu all y d a wn ed up on us

th r o ugh much so rr ow th at sel fi shn e ss i s a s a shel l
,
 A PHI LOSOPHI C EN CYCLOPEDIA 0F AS TR OLO G Y 1 67

a r oun d the so ul which shuts u s O? fr o m o thers we ,

begin sl owl y t o cul tivate the qu a l ity o f ben evol en ce ,

an d gr a du al l y the hal f circl e o f the soul rise s a b o ve

-

the cr oss Of ma tter an d beco mes the symb ol o f Jupi

t e r the phil an thro p i st an d frien d Of m an
, It then .

si gni es on e wh o l o ves al l a n d o n e wh o i s equ al l y the

f avo rite of gods an d m e n

M e r cur y Though the l east in the Kin gdom of
:

G od the So l a r System it is n evert h el ess Of the gre a t

, ,

e st imp o rt an ce on a cc oun t Of its in ue n ce up o n b ody

, ,

soul a n d spirit whi ch i s Sho wn by the f a ct th a t i t s

,

Symbol c on ta in s a ll the c omp on en t p a rts o f the p l an

e t a r y sym b o l ism n a mel y the c ircl e ha l f circl e a n d
, , ,
-

cross This i s bec a use in the mi n d al l a r e l in ked t o

.
~

gether in on e whol e phy sic o spirit ual o rga n ism call ed-

MA N With out Mercur y thi s c oul d n ot be

. .

Mercury is n eutral however an d it depen d s up on ,

the in dwelli n g Eg o rep rese n ted by the cen trall y p l a c

ed circl e whether it wil l use i t s divi n e a ttributes Of
ch o ice an d free wi l l t o aspire he a ven w ard f or soul
-

gro wth a s sy m b ol iz ed b y the si gn ature Of the soul ,

the h al f circl e p l a ced a b o ve the circl e of spirit or

-

, ,

whether it will sto o p t owa rds the cross Of person al ity

bel ow the circl e an d wall o w in the mire o f w or l dl i
n ess .NO crea ture h as such divin e p ossibil ities as
m an n on e m a y asp ire higher a n d c on verse l y n on e
, , ,

m a y fal l l o wer Thi s struggl e between the higher an d

.

the l ower n a tur es f or m astery sy m b ol ized by the h al f ,

1 68 SIM PLIFIED S CIENTI FI C AS TROLOGY

circl e a n d the cross which a r e p l a ced a b ove a n d bel ow

the circl e i n the sym b ol o f Mercury w a s well v oiced
,
!
by Go ethe in the l in es of hi s im m o rt al Fa u st
where the hero sa ys :

Thou b y on e sol e imp ul se a rt p osse s d ,

Un c on sci o us o f the o ther stil l rem a in .

Tw o so ul s a l as a r e h ou se d within m y breast ,

A n d struggl e there f or un di vided reign .

On e t o the e a rth with p assi on a te de sire ,

A n d cl osel y cl i n gin g o rga n s still a dhere s ,

A b ove the mi sts the o ther d oth a spire ,

!
With sa cred a rd o r un t o purer spheres .

Ta bl e f H o use s :
o

A t a bl e c al cul a ted t o sh ow wh at Si gns a n d degre es

Of the Z odi a c a r e o n e a ch o f the cusp s of the twel ve
mun da n e hou ses a t an y time dur in g a n y d a y o r n ight
i n the y ea r .

A ta bl e o f h ouses i s a l wa y s the same f or a

ce rt a in degree o f l a titude a n d it m a y be used f or a
,

l ifetim e a s it de a l s with the xed st a rs whi ch sh o w

n o a ppreci a bl e m o ti on i n a hun dred yea rs .

Tr a n si t s :
Atthe m omen t a chil d i s b o rn the p ositi on s Of the
pl a n et s show the ten den cies of the l ife Those p o si
.

ti on s constitute the Ra dix a n d an ythi n g tha t h a s
,

referen ce t o th a t R oo t o f all eve n ts is call ed ra di

c al

. Thus the r adic al Jupiter refers t o the p osi
,

ti on of Jupiter at a certa in person s birth

.
 A PHI LOS OPHI C EN CYCLOPED IA OF AS TR OLOG Y 1 69

D urin g the n ext twen ty thirty or sixt y da ys a fter

,

birth the p l an ets m ove on a n d m a ke cert a in aspect s

t o the p ositi ons hel d by them a t birth Ea ch o f the se
.

d a y s c o rresp on ds t o a y ea r Of l ife a n d the a spect s

,

f o rm ed by the p r og r e ssio n on the twe n tieth d a y

after birth will o pera te t o bri n g a b out even ts in the

twe n tieth y ea r The aspect s fo rm ed o n the thirty
.

f t h d a y a fter birth will determ i n e the In uen ces i n

the thirty f t h ye a r an d so on The se a r e ca l l ed p r o
-
.

g r e sse d p o siti on s a n d asp e c t s Thus if some on e sa y s

.
,

m y p r og r e sse d Sun w ill be trin e t o my r a d i ca l Jupi

!
ter when I a m fo rty he me a n s tha t f orty d a y s a fter
,

hi s birth the Su n h a d p r o gressed t o a trin e aspect

with the p ositi on Of Jupiter a t h is b i rt h a n d th a t ,

therefo re thi s will Opera te in hi s f ortieth y e a r t o

brin g a b out even t s o f a f o rtun a te n ature bec a use ,

the aspect a n d the pl a n ets a r e wha t is c a l l ed g oo d .

A s the sp a n Of l ife i s usu al l y n ot m o re th a n seven

t y yea rs the p l a n eta ry p osi ti ons a fter seven ty d a ys
,

fr o m birth d o n ot h a ve a s m a rked a n eff ect a s de

scribed i n the f o reg o in g p a r a gr a ph but they h a ve
,

n everthel e ss an a ppreci a bl e i n uen ce o n the l ive s o f

m a n kin d a cco rdin g t o their n a tures B ut be c a use

, .

Of the r a pid tra n sit m a de the e e ct s are ephemer a l

, ,

even in the c a se o f the sl ower pl a n ets These m ov e .

men ts Of the p l a n et s a r e c all ed Tr a nsi t s
.

They a r e fo un d i n the ephem eri s f or the curren t

yea r Th a t i s t o say if y ou w an t t o kn ow wh a t p l a n
.
,

e t s t r a nsi t the d ife r e n t h o uses o f your h o r osc o pe i n

 '

1 70 SIM PLIFIED S CIEN TI FI C AS T R OLOG Y

1 9 1 6, y ou n d
them onl y i n the ephemeris f or
ca n

tha t yea r The r adical an d pro gressed p l a n ets
.

are a l l in the ephemeris f or the yea r y ou were b orn ,

but the tra nsits f or 19 20 f o r in stan ce c an o nl y be

, ,

foun d in the ephemeri s f o r 19 20 .

L un ati on s o r Ne w M oon s a n d ecl ip ses are am on g

, ,

the m ost im p o rt a n t t r a nsi t s Their e e ct i s d escri b .

c

ed un der l un a tion s which se e Next i n imp o rtan ce

,

.

a re the tr ansit s o f the Sup e r io r p l a n ets thr ough the

ho use s The ten th ho u se signi es so ci al hon o r When
. .

Jupiter tr ansit s it every twel fth ye a r t h ere wil l be ,

o pp o rt un ities f o r so ci al a dva n cemen t ; when Saturn

c om e s there on ce in thi rty yea rs l o ok o ut f or setb a cks ,

a n d exert y o ur wil l t o o verc o m e them ; a n d y o u m a y

judge in l ike m a nn er a b out the other pl an ets a n d

h ouses .

Tr i n e :

Wh en t w o p l a n ets a r e 1 20 degree s a p a rt they a r e ,

sa id t o be i n tri n e bec a u se 1 20 degree s i s o n e third

,

p a rt of a circl e Thi s is considered the m ost h a rm on

.

i ou s of a ll aspects .

Tr ip li ci t i e s
The Si gn s Of the Z o di a c a r e v a ri ousl y gr ouped t o
sh o w certa in o f their qu al ities On e metho d segre .

ga tes them in t o four gr oup s of three sign s e a ch e a ch ,

gr oup h avin g afn ity f or on e o f the el em en ts : Thus

A ries Le o a n d Sagitta rius are e r y
, T a urus Virgo .

a n d Ca pric o rn a r e e a r t h y Gemin i L ibr a a n d A qua r

.
,
 A PHI LOSOPHI C EN CYCLOPEDIA OF ASTR OLOG Y 171

i us a re a ir y , an d Can cer, Sc o rpi o an d

P isces a r e
wa t er y . The se f o ur gr oup s c on stitute t h e f o ur Tri
p li c i t i e s .

The ery tripl icity ha s i t s apex In the Ea stern

an gl e A rie s where the cre ative re c ommen ce s t o
, ,

p ro duce a b o dy f or the spirit t o fun ction i n in the

ma teri al w o rl d The secon d an gl e of thi s trini ty is
.

in the fth h ouse whi ch den otes the m an n er in whi ch

,

the crea tive f o rce will be used on the physical p l a n e

f o r p ro creati on It i s therefo re the house o f chil
.
, ,

dren o ccupied by the ery Sign Le o The l in e o f

, .

fo rce runn i n g fr om the Ea stern an gl e in the othe r

direct i on sh ows the use t o whi ch the cre a tive fo rc e
is put in the m in d It is therefo re o ccupied by t h e
.
, ,

ery Si g n Sa gitt a rius an d pl a ced in the ni n th house ,

whi ch den ote s the hi gher min d .

The e a rthy tri a n gl e h as it s rise it s a p ex in the , ,

c a rdin al sign Ca pric o rn whi ch co rre sp on ds t o the ,

ten th h ouse den otin g the extern al en vir onm en t the

, ,

pro fessi on al a n d so ci al st an din g o f the person ; a n d

as thi s tripl icity i s e a rthy it de al s en tirel y with the ,

m ateri al a ff a irs o f the n a tive Therefo re o n e l in e .

,

o f f o rce go es fr o m it t o the sixth h o use which i s un ,

der Virgo a b usin e ss Sign ; hen ce thi s ho use de

,

n o te s the service which it i s exp ected th a t the perso n

sh oul d perf o rm i n the w o rl d Sin ce thi s ser vice i s .

a s much depen den t up on b o dil y he al th as me n ta l

ca p a city thi s h ou se i s al so the ho use of sickn ess The

, .

o ther l in e o f f o rce p roc eedin g fro m C apric o rn t o the

,
1 72 SIMPLIFIED S CIENTI FI C AS TROLOG Y

third sign Of the e a rthy tripl icity den otes the e m ol u ,

men ts which will be received f or the service re n dered

a cc o rdin g t o the si xth h o u se an d in the c a p a city de
,

n oted by the ten th h ouse Therefo re the secon d h ou se

.

rul ed b y the sign T a u rus i s the h ou se o f n an ce ; a n d

as on e s freed o m o f a cti on depen ds t o a degree up on

the st a te Of his n a n c e s thi s h ouse is al so cal l ed the

,

H o use o f L iberty .

The apex o f the a iry tripli cit y is in the We stern

a n gl e o ccupied by the c a rdin a l sign L ibr a whi ch i s ,

rul ed by the p l an et o f l o ve Ven us This tripl icity

, .

i s therefo re c o n cern ed wi th the d ifferen t u n i on s p os

sibl e i n hum a n l ife The se ven th h ous e where it ri ses
.

properl y den ote s the m ost in tim a te o f a ll th ose

un i on s m a rri a ge
, .F r om th a t un i on o ther rel a tion ,

ship s re sul t a n d theref o re

, on e l i n e o f f o rc e go es
fro m the seven th h ou se t o the thi rd h ou se o ccupied ,

b y Gem in i the twi n s

,
This h ou se theref ore den o tes
.

brothers a n d si sters Th e other l in e Of f orce c onn ects

.

the seven th h ou se with the el even th si gn ifyin g the ,

un i on s o f frien d shi p .

The wa tery tripl icity t akes it s ri se i n the n o rth .

e rn a n gl e o ccupied by the c a rdin al sign Ca n cer ,

whi ch i s the h ouse o f my stery den o t i n g the l a tt er

,

p a rt o f l ife the p oin t where the spirit i s gettin g re a dy

,

t o withdr a w itsel f fr om m a teri a l exi sten ce t o t a ke up

the a ct ivity o f the spiritual wo rl d s It i s theref ore .

c onn ec t ed with the eighth house the h ouse o f dea th, ,

whi ch i s o ccupied by the si gn Sc o rpi o It i s si g n i .

 A PHI LOSOPHI C EN CYCLOPED I A OF AS TROLOG Y 1 73

ca n t in the hi ghe st degree that thi s is the n ega tive

h o use Of Mar s an d th at it rul es the cre ative o rgans
, .

It p oin ts out in the m ost tho rough m ann er the ev an ,

e sc e n c e Of a ll tha t is cre a ted i n the physic al w o rl d .

The other l in e o f fo rce pro ceedin g from the f our th

ho use go es t o the sign P isces o ccup y in g the twel fth
,

ho use Pisces which i s c om p o sed Of t w o h al f circl es

.
,
-

a n d a b a n d Sh ow s well the du al n a ture o f m an th a t

,

h as r un i t s c o urse i n the phy sic al w orl d but h as a n ,

other ev ol uti on t o be t a ken up in un seen re al ms Thi s .

house therefo re den ote s the c on n em en t i n which

, ,

the spirit re al iz es th a t it is a t the e n d of l ife the ,

so rr o w it fee l s an d the sel f un d o i n g t o which it i s

-

so m eti m es pr o mpted .

Tr op ikos i s Greek w ord which h as a me an in g
a

rel a tive t o turn in g a n d the tro pics of Astron omy a re

,

t h e It ur n in g p o in ts o f the Sun A t the sum m er sol

.

stice the Sun re a che s i t s hi ghes t degree o f No rthern

D ecl i n a ti on in the sign Ca n cer ; thi s then i s i t s t r op i c ,

f o r fr o m th a t p o in t it begi n s t o turn d own wa rds t o

i t s We stern n ode a n d goe s in t o So uthern D ecl in
,

a ti on . I t rea ch e s the l owe st p o in t o f th a t a r e in D e

ce m b e r a t the wi n ter Sol stice i n the sign C a pric o rn .

Thi s i s the other t r op i c f or there a ga in i t turn s an d

,

c om m en ces i ts n ext ascen t t owa rds the Nort hern

he a ven s .
1 74 SIMPLIFI ED S C IENTIFI C AS TR OLOGY

Void f Co ur se
o

Whe n the p l a n ets a re so p l a ced tha t the Moon

.

m akes n o aspect bef ore l eavin g the Sign sh e is i n a t

birth sh e i s sa id t o be void of c o ur se
,

A s the Mo on
.

is the p l a n et Of fecun d a ti on which n o uri shes an d

n urses the l a te n t p o ten ti a l iti es in t o a ct ua l itie s the
,

ab o ve i s a n un f o rtun a te c on di ti on f o r with it if the

, ,

M o on i s in the be gin n in g o f a Sign a t birth it l e a ves ,

the l ife va pid an d v oid Of in cen tive .

Wa t e r y Sig ns :

Can cer, Sco rpi o a n d P isces a r e cal l ed w a tery
signs .Wa ter is the Un iversal Sol ven t , a n d t h e Un i
versa l C o a gul a n t i n t h e a l chem ic al l ab o r ato ry Of
na ture On p a ge 28 it i s sh own h ow the Sun Of L ife
.
,

the Eg o p a sses thr ough the wa ters Of p a rturiti on i n

,

three den ite stag e s symb ol iz ed b y the wa tery sign s .

When the Sun i s a t the hi ghest p oin t o f i t s d e cl i

n ati on i n the p sychi c w a tery sign C a n cer de sign a t ,

ed by the a n cie n t Egyptia n priests t h e sp h e r e of t h e

so ul s a wa i t i n g r e b i r t h it is at the Thron e o f t h e
,

F a ther the F oun t a in o f L ife

, There it dra ws fr om
.

tha t in exh a ustibl e wel l a n e w supp l y o f the e l i xi r

vi t a e f o r the c om in g ye a r a n d f o rthwith c o mmen ce s
,

it s descen t t o bri n g the tre asure t o the w a i tin g w o rl d .

But t o d o thi s it must rst p ass thr ough the re

o f i t s o wn sign Le o an d bl en d re a n d w a ter
, U p on .

the succe ssful perf o rm a n ce of thi s al chemi ca l feat

depe n ds a ll m an ifested l ife .
 A PHI LOSOPHI C EN CYCLOPEDI A OF AS T R OLOG Y 1 75

In Oct ober the Sunen te rs the sec on d o f the

wa tery sign s Sco rpi o where the e n ergetic L ucifer
, ,

Spirit s Of M a rs a re en de avo rin g t o am al gam ate the

t wo an t a gon istic el em en ts but n o t with c o mp l ete suc
,

cess f o r the re o f p assi on a n d the w aters o f emotion

,

seethe b o il a n d f o a m i n w a r a n d strife Thus t h e

, .

pure essen ce Of l ife received fr om o ur F a ther i n

H e ave n b e c om s t a i n ted with p a ssi on whe n dra gged
thro ugh the p o ol Of Sc o rpio a n d t o O set thi s ta in t ,

it is b a thed i n the re o f aspira ti on when the Sun

re a ches the ery si gn Sa gitta rius a t Chr ist m as .

I n Ma rch the Sun s p assa ge th r ough the l ast Of

the wa tery sign s P isce s rai ses the sa p in t h e tree s

, , ,

swell s the seeds a n d bud s by the exp ans ive r a y Of the

b e n e c Jupiter till they are re a dy t o burst a n d when ,

the Sun Of L ife e n ters in ex a l t a ti on o f p ower the

ery sign A ries it utt ers the c r e a tive a t a n d a l l
,

n a ture burst s f o rth i n gl o ri ou s spl e n d o r T h e Fl am e .

o f D ivin e L ife germ in a ted a n d ge st a te d l n the w a tery

w omb o f n a ture i s then m an ife st in the wo rl d .

Zen i t h :

The hi ghe st p oin t in the he aven s ab ove the birth

p l a ce where the Sun i s a t n oon a l so c all ed the Mid~
, ,

he a ven T hi s is the sa me f or a ll l a titudes a t a given

.

sidere al tim e Thus if t wo chi l dren were b o rn at the

.
,

sa me sidere a l time on e i n Al a sk a the o ther in Mexi

, ,

c o b oth w o ul d ha ve the sa me degree Of the Zodi a c

,

on t h e Midh e a ve n but their A scen d an ts an d other

,
12
1 76 SIM PLIFIED S CIENTIFI C AS TR OLOGY

cusps woul d b e m a teri all y die r e n t ca usi n g the

,

pl an ets t o be p l a ced i n di e r e n t h ouse s an d m akin g

,

the l ive s dissim il a r in every other re spect Se e Mid
.

he a ven a n d H ouses

.

Zo d ia c
Aarrow bel t i n the he aven s exten di n g ab out
n

eight degrees on either side Of the ecl iptic or Sun s

p ath Se e I n tell ectu a l Z o di a c
. .

 TAB LES 177

TAB LE OF P R OP ORTI ONA L L OGA RITH M S

H o urs o r D e grees
0 1 2 3 4 .
5 6 7 8
0 9 031 7781 6812 6021 5 35 1 477 1
1 . 8780 . 07 5 6 07 6 8 67 9 8 09 41 62
. 3660| , 07
20 89 88 45 84 5 9 9 7 30 53
3 . 6812 . 85 9 0 . 0685 59 28 69 85 20 44
4 . 5 568 . 85 22 . 0649 85 10 55 78 10 85
5 7 692 6741 5 9 61 5 800 4726
6| . 3802 ] . 8888| . 05 801 88 49 5289 17
81 88
. . 8328 . 05 46 65 57 12 87 79 08
255 8
. . 3258 . 051 1 42 89 669 8 25 69 46 9 9
. 2041 | . 31 9 5 l . 0478| 1 9 | 22] 84 13 59 90
87 9 6 7604 6670 5 9 02 5 249 4682
117 0
. . 807 1 . 04 11 7 8 7 5 87 5 6 589 0 89 78
0
. . 8010 51 70 42 78 29 64
. 0444 . 29 5 0 28 52 28] 66 19 55
0122
. . 289 1 . 031 8 06 85 14 55 09 46
15 8688 75 1 8 6600 5848 5 19 9 4638
16 9 5 42
. . 2775 . 0248 61 01 6587 82 89 29
17 . 9 279 . 27 1 9 . 0216 89 84 78 20 79 20
18 . 9 081 . 2668 . 01 85 17 67 59 09 69 11
19 . 87 9 6 . 2607 . 01 5 8 859 5 51 46 57 9 7 59 03
20 8573 7434 65 82 5786 5 149 459 4
21 . 836 1 . 249 9 . 009 1 52 17 19 74 39 85
22 . 81 59 . 2445 . 0061 80 01 05 68 29 77
28 . 79 6 6 . 289 8 . 0080 09 7884 649 2 52 20 68
24 . 7 781 . 2341 8487 68 78 40 10 59
8466 785 1 6465 5729 5 100 45 5 1
26 | . 2289 . 9 940 45 35 51 1 8 509 0 42
27 . 7270 . 21 88 . 9 9 10 24 18 88 06 81 84
28 . 7 112 . 2189 . 9 881 03 02 25 5 69 2 71 25
29 . 6 9 60 . 209 0 . 9 852 8882 7286 12 84 61 16
1 78 SIM PLIFIED S CIEN TIFI C AS TROLOG Y

TAB LE OF PR OP OR TI ONAL L OGA RITH MS

Mi n . H ours or De Q es

0 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8
30 8361 7270 639 8 5 67 3 505 1 45 08
31 . 6 670 . 1 9 9 3 9 79 4
. 41 54 85 62 42 449 9
32 . 6 532 1 9 46 9 7 65
. . 21 38 72 51 32 91
33 . 6 39 8 . 1 89 9 9 7 37
. 00 22 59 40 23 82
34 . 6269 1 852 9 7 08 827 9
. . 06 46 29 13 74
35 825 9 719 0 6333 5 61 8 5 003 4466
36 | . 6 021 ] . 1 7 61 I 9 652
. 39 74 20 07 49 9 4 57
37 5 9 02
. 1 7 1 6 9 625
. . 19 59 07 5 59 6 84 49
38 5 7 86
. . 1 67 1 9 597 819 9
. 43 629 4 85 75 40
39 5673
. . 1 627 9 570 . 79 28 82 74 65 32
40 8159 7 1 12 6269 5 5 63 49 5 6 4424
709 7 | 52 47 15
41 37 07

01 81 1 28 489 9
. 5 149 9 485 8081
. 50 18 20 18 90
45 8062 7035 6205 5 5 09 49 09 4382
46 . 49 5 6 . 1 331 9 383
. 43 20 61 9 3 549 8 00 74
47 . 4863 . 1 29 0 9 35 6
. 23 05 80 88 489 0 65
48 . 477 1 9 3 30
. 04 69 9 0 68 81 57
49 . 4682 . 1 209 9 305 7 985
. 75 55 66 72 49
7 9 66 69 60 6143 5456 4863 4341
51 . 45 08 . 1130 925 4. 47 45 31 45 53 33
52 . 4424 .1 09 1 9228
. 30 18 35 44 24
53 . 4341 . 1 053 9 203
. 10 15 06 24 35 16
54 . 4260 ,
1 01 5 9 1 7 8 789 1
. 00 609 4 14 26 08
55 787 3 6885 6081 5 403 4817 4300
56 . 41 02 . 09 39 9 128
. 54 71 69 539 3 08 4292
57 . 4025 9 1 04
. 56 57 82 479 9 84
58 . 3949 9 07 9
. 41 45 72 89 76
59 . 3875 9 055
. 27 33 61 80 68
 TAB LES 1 79

TABL E OF P ROP OR TI ONAL L OGARITHM S

H o urs o r D e g e e s
0 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
3802 3388 301 0 2663 2341 2041 17 61 149 8
3795 57 36 36 93
29 9 8 52 30 32 89
46 25 27 85
41 20 22 81
4220 37 66 335 5 29 80 2635 23 1 5 2017 1738 147 6
29 10 12 72
24 05 08 68
419 6 18 00 03 64
1 3 229 5 1 9 9 8 60
4180 37 30 3323 295 0 2607 89 1 9 9 3 1 71 6 1455
11 02 84 89 51
25 9 6 47
43
1 69 8 38
4141 369 5 329 1 29 21 25 80 2264 1 69 4 1434
16 30
17 26
18 22
289 7 17
3 660 325 8 25 53 1 946 1 67 1 141 3
21 4094 09
22 05
23 23 1 01
1 8' 27 1 39 7
4063 3625 3227 2862 221 3 1 922 139 3
26 08 17 88
03 13 84
28 219 8 08 80
359 7 93 03 76
1 80 SIM PLIFI ED S CI ENTIFI C AS TR OLOG Y

TAB L E OF PR OP ORTI ONAL L OGA RIT H M S

H ours o r D egree s

3 014025 3 5 9 0 81 9 5 2833 249 9 21 88 1 89 9 1 627 1 372

31 | 17 88 89 27 93 88 94 23 68
32| 10 77 83 21 88 78 90 19 63
38| 02 70 76 16 83 73 85 14 59
84 3 9 9 5 68 70 10 77 80 10 55
3 5 89 87 35 56 81 64 2804 247 2 21 64 1 87 5 1 605 1 35 1
36 79 49 57 279 8 67 71 01 47
37 72 42 51 93 61 66 1 5 9 7 43
38 64 35 45 87 56 62 92 39
57 29 39 81 51 88 35
39 49 3 522 3 1 83 277 52445 21 89 185 2 1 5 84 1 33 1
15 26 70 40 84 48 79 27
08 20 64 35 43 75 22
01 14 58 30 24 38 71 18
849 5 08 53 24 19 34 66 14
39 12 3488 8102 2747 241 9 21 14 1 829 1 5 62 1 310
81 309 6 41 14 09 25 58 06
889 7 7 5 1 89 36 09 04 20 53 02
68 88 30 03 209 9 16 49 1 29 8
49 61 77 24 239 8 209 5 11 45 94
387 5 3455 307 1 27 1 9
2393 209 0 1806 1 5 40 1 29 0
48 13 88 02 36 86
41 | 59 07 82 80 1 7 9 7 32 82
85 02 77 93 28 78
28 26 9 6 72 70 88 23 74
8421 8041 269 123 67 2065 1 784 1 5 1 9 1 270
15 85 62 61 79 15 66
08 28 79 56 56 74 10 61
01 74 51 51 70 06 57
339 5 68 46 46 65 02 53
 TAB LES 1 81

SA MP L E P A GE
SIMP L I FI ED SCI ENTI F I C TAB L ES OF H OU SES

L a titude 41
N . L atitude 42
N
.

H M SH

0 !
1 !
2 i
I

4 8 8 10 7 4 1 111 3 8 10 7
t

3 48 l
-
;
8 o 4 9 11 7 54 2 1 4 9 11 8 wO
12 13 5 9 11 8 44 3 2 5 10 1 2 8
o
c H

:
6 1 0 12 9
w
9
4 1 6 26 33 4 3 6 11 13 9 5
0
20 40 7 1 1 1 3 10 23 5 4 7 1 2 14 1 0 o 0

24 55 8 1 2 14 11 13 6 5 8 13 15 1 1 m 5#
29 10 9 1 3 1 5 12

6 9 16 12 4 0
3 3 26 1 0 14 1 6 1 2 5
7 10 16 13 4 6

37 42 11 1 5 17 1 3 8 11 17 13 0
0 4

4 41 5 9 1 2 1 6 1 8 14 35 9 9 12 1 6 18 14 D
C
!C
46 1 6 1 3 17 19 15 26 10 10 13 17 1 9 1 5 34 10 D C

5 0 34 1 4 1 8 20 1 6 1 7 1 1 1 1 14 1 8 20 1 6 25 1 1 10

4 5 4 5 2 1 5 1 9 20 1 7 7 12 12 1 5 19 20 1 7 1 5 12 1 1
5 9 1 0 1 6 20 21 17 5 8 13 1 3 1 6 20 21 1 8 5 1 3 12
5 3 29 17 21 22 1 8 50 14 14 1 7 21 22 1 8 5 6 14 1 3

5 7 49 l 8l22 23 19 41 1 5 15 18l22 23 1 9 47 l 5 l14

12 24 2O 32 1 6 16 1 9 23 24 20 38 1 6 1 5
16 29 25 21 23 ll 7 ll 6 | 20 24 l25 l21 28 17 1 6
1 82 SI M PLIFI ED S CI ENTIFI C AS TROLOGY

SA MP L E P A G E
SIM P L I FI ED SCI ENTI F I C TAB L ES OF H OU SES
L a titude 41
N. L a titude 42
N.

H M S O

2|
3
41

1 0 1 9 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 1 4 22 27
27 22 5 7 2 22 27 23 28 5 7 2 21 58 22 28

1 0 31 8 6 8 3 23 7 24 29 6 8 3 22 42 23 29
34 5 4 7 9 4 23 7 9 4 23 26 24
3 8 40 8 1 0 5 24 40 26 1 8 10 5 24 1 0 25 1

1 0 42 25 9 11 6 25 24 27 2 9 1 1 6 24 5 3 26 2
46 9 10 11 6 26 8 27 3 1 0 11 6 25 38 26 3
49 53 11 1 2 7 26 5 2 28 4 1 1 12] 7 26 21 27 4

1 0 53 3 7 1 2 1 3 8 27 3 6 29 5 12 1 8 8 27 5 28 5
5 7 20 1 3 14 9 28 20 16
6 13 14 9 27 49 29 6
11 1 3 14 1 5 10 29 5 0 7 14 1 5110 28 7

11 4 46 1 5 1 6 1 0 29 49 1 8 15 16 1 0 29 16 1 8
8 28 1 6 1 7 11 0 1 33 2 9 1 6 17 1 1 0
1 2 1 0 17 1 8 1 2 1 17 3 1 0 1 7 1 8 12 0 43 3 10

1 1 1 5 22 1 8 19 1 3 2 1 4 11 1 8 1 9 12 1 27 4 11
1 9 34 1 9 20 1 4 2 45 5 1 2 1 9 20 1 3 2 11 5 12
23 1 5 20 20 14 3 29 6 1 3 20 20 1 3 2 55 5 13
 TAB LES 1 83

SA M P L E P A GE
SIMP L I FI ED SCI ENTI FI C T AB LES OF H OU SES
L a titude 41
N . L a titude 42
N .

55 25 20 9 32 5
5 9 36 45 10 58 6

16 3 48
3 24 1 5 1 3 12 1 7 8 24 15 12 25 1 7
7 0 4 25 1 7 14 40 3 9 4 25 1 6 18 54 3 8
1 2 13 5 26 18 1 6 9 4 10 5 26 17 1 5 24 4 10

16 1 6 26 6 27 1 9 1 7 40 5 1 1 6 27 1 8 1 6 5 6 5 12
20 40 7 28 20 19 12 6 1 8 7 28 1 9 1 8 28 6 1 3
24 5 5 8 29 21 20 46 8 14 8 29 20 20 3 8 14

16 29 1 0 9 18 22 22 21 10 15 9 13 22 21 39 10 15
3 3 26 1 0 1 28 28 5 7 12 1 6 1 0 1 28 23 1 7 12 1 6
37 42 1 1 2 24 25 85 1 8 17 1 1 2 24 24 5 6 1 3 17

1 6 41 5 9 12 3 25 27 14 1 5 1 8 12 8 25 26 3 6 14 1 8
46 1 6 1 8 4 26 28 54 1 7 20 1 8 4 26 28 1 8 1 6 19
5 0 34 14 5 27 0 36 3 6 1 9 21 1 4 5 27 0 96 1 1 8 20

16 5 4 5 2 1 5 6 29 2 19 20 22 1 5 6 28 1 46 20 22
5 9 10 16 4 21 28 16 3 32 21 23
17 3 29 17 8 1 5 5 0 28 24 17 8 1 5 20 23 25

17 7 49 1 8 9 2 7 86 25 25 1 8 9 2 7 8 25 26
12 9 1 9 1 0 4 9 24 26 26 1 9 1 0 8 8 5 8 27 27
1 6 29 20 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 27 27 20 11 5 1 0 49 28 28
1 84 SIM PLIFIED S CIENTIFI C AS TROLOGY
SA MP L E P A GE
SIMP L I FI ED SCI ENTI FI C T AB LES OF H OU SES

L atitude 41
N . L a titude 42
N.

22 1 9 48 28 6 18 9
23 3 5 28 5 9 1 9 10
27 22 29 5 1 19 1 0

22 31 8 5 7 20 11 0 20 1 1
34 5 4 21 1 2 1 34 21 1 2
38 40 40 22 13 2 25 22 1 3

22 42 25 3 0 23 14 3 15 23 14
46 9 21 23 14 1 0 14 26 4 5 23 14
49 53 1 0 24 1 5 1 1 1 5 27 5 5 24 1 5

22 53 37 0 25 16 12 1 6 28
1
0 44 25 16
57 20 49 26 17 1 3 17 29
5
6 3 3 26 17
23 1 3 38 27 18 14 18 II Q 22 27 1 8

23 27 27 1 8 1 5 20 1 8 1 0 27 1 9
1 6 28 1 9 1 6 21 2 8 5 8 28 20
12 3 28 20 17 22 3 9 46 29 21

23 1 5 5 2 5 1 29 21 1 8 23 4 10
19 34 38 29 22 1 9 25 5 11 20 0 23
23 1 5 20 26 6 12 7 1 23
 A u g ust , 19 09
N ew Mo on A ugust 1 5th in 61 21 59 ,
'

L o n g itude o f t h e Pl a n ets
D O 9 i? D 2 11 8 31 1
Tm
0 ! O ! O O I O I 0
x t
P !
) c
1112 T 23
12 3 22 23 1 3 14 40 1 8R1 8 1 7
1 7 1 7 55 1 3 15
22 2 X 3 9 14
34 1 1 27 1 7 28 14
47 1 3 30 2 T M 14
20 1 0 33 1 6 48 R 14

18 11 1 3 17 35 1 8 8 23 14
8 15 15 12 26 1 9 35 1 5 11 13 20 20 3 54
9 16 13 13 38 21 34 28 5 5 13 32 31 1
. 56
10 17 10 14 5 1 23 32 I 2H 22 13 44 42 1 7 59 58
11 18 8 16 4 25 28 25 35 12 56 52 57 18 0
12 19 6 17 17 27 23 8 23 33 l l 17 86 1 55 2
1 3 20 3 18 29 29 16 21 20 10 20 9 53 4

1 4 21 1 19 42 1 112 8 3 61 5 6 23 1 0 1 7 33 6 1 7 17 5 1 18 6
1 5 21 5 9 20 5 5 2 5 9 1 6 21 9 45 24 49 8
1 6 22 5 6 22 7 4 48 28 3 8 . 7 57 30 47 10
1 7 28 5 4 23 20 6 3 5 1 0111245 6 18 1 0 35 45 12
1 8 24 5 2 24 3 3 8 22 22 45 5 22 39 44 14
1 9 25 5 0 25 45 1 0 6 4 2 39 4 34 42 42 16
20 26 47 26 5 8 11 50 1 6 29 2 47 45 40 18

21 27 45 28 1 0 13 32 28 1 9 23 0 18 59 6 47 17 39 18 19
22 28 43 29 23 1 5 1 2 1 0111 1 2 22 59 1 9 12 48 37 21
23 29 41 16 5 1 22 14 57 24 48 35 23
24 0111239 1 47 18 29 4 I 29 55 37 R47 34 25
25 1 37 3 0 20 6 17 2 53 49 45 32 26
26 2 3 5 4 1 2 21 41 29 5 9 5 1 20 2 43 31 28
27 3 32 5 25 23 1 5 1 3 149 23 49 15 40 29 30

28 4 30 6 37 24 47 27 1 7 22 47 20 27 6 3 6 17 28 1 8 32
29 5 28 7 49 26 18 1 1x 38 44 40 31 27 33
30 6 26 9 1 27 48 26 25 42 53 25 25 35
31 7 24 10 13 29 17 11 X 28 22 39 21 66 19 17 24 18 36
 EPH EMERI S OF TH E PL A NET S PL A CES

C al cul a ted f o r Mean No on a t Green wich

A ugust , 19 09
Fu l l Mo on A ugust l e t i n at 8 33 !

F ull Moo n A ugust Sl st in 36 7 24

'

D ecli n a t i o n of the Pl an ets

37 18 28 20 29 23 6 6 5 9 22 40 21
41 17 53 11 0 20 2 1 9 46
45 1 7 37 10 32 19 32 1 5 1 0
49 17 22 1 0 1 9 38
53 17 36 1 8 27 3 34
57 16 5 2 2 N37

q 16 38 1 7 42l21
D 0
C 1 0 3 3 6 22 3
m 5 16
4
t
-6 9 16 38 1 3 37 23 33 42 31
w 9 15 a9 40 1 5 5 9 18 36 19 30 43 3
o 13 15 2 11 15 1 9 22 36 14 27 43 3A
u 17 15 24 41 14 38 24 35 9 25 43 3
w 21 15 6 1 1 13 5 6 25 35 4 23 43 3
w 25 14 48 41 1 3 1 3 24 34 0 22 44 3
>
H 9 29 14 30 1 1 12 30 23 0 6 34 5 55 2 20 22 44 21
1
U 33 14 11 41 11 47 20 1 1 33 50 19 44 3
>
O 36 13 52 10 11 3 1 6 30 33 45 18 44 3
Q 40 13 3 40 1 0 1 8 12 1 0 32 40 18 44 3
W 34 7 26 31 36 17 44 3
N 49 2 27
)

17 45 3
J
D ; I
Q 4 (
. 3O 31
O 4 2 S 35 30 26 17 45 3

H 20 7 33 6 29 5 21 2 1 8 22 45 21 3
N 35 12 16 28 16 18 45 3
O
O 5 0 16 35 27 11 19 46 3
-
F
r
I
5 20 18 26 6 21 46 3
46 3

U 21 23 9 25 1 22
m 36 24 55 24 4 56 24 46 3
Q 52 25 18 23 51 26 47 2
D
C 9 24 9 6 22 4 46 2 28 22 47 21 2
O
C 25 21 25 21 41 30 47 2
O 42 1 7 1 4 20 36 33 47 2
HE 8 s 1 11 53 6 19 4 31 2 35 22 47 21 21
 187

N
TABLE OF PLA ETARY HOURS
J or
DECEMBER AND JANUARY I N NORT H LATITUDE
J U NE m JU LY m SOUT H L
o ATIT UDE
H OU R R U LER S AND DAYS
188

No on

Su n s e t

Mi d n i g h t
 189

TABLE OF PLANETA RY HOURS

f or
OcTo s ER A ND MARCH I N NORTH LAT IT U D E
APRI L A ND SEPTEMBER I N SOUT H LATIT U DE
H OU R R U LER S AND DAYS

.
0

0
9
6.
19 0

'

It o on

Su n s e t

Mi dn i g h t
cf 0
 ml
TA BLE OF PL NETARY HOURS
ANor
MAYA ND AUGUST IN ORTHLATIT U DE
NOVEMBER AND FEBRUARY m SOUTH LATITUDE
_

H O U R R U LERS AND DAYS

3

0
9
9
3
9
3

6
0
9
9
1
9

U
d
O
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U
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5
3
6
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Su n se t
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9
2 0

Mi d n i g h t
 TAB L E OF C ONT ENT S

PAR T I
Pa ges
I nt ro ductio n 1 2
Cha pter 1 . The Pl an ets The Seven Spirits
,

B ef o re the Thron e 3 12 -

II . Tim e an d Pl a ce as F a ct o rs in
Cal cul a ti on of the H o rosc o p e 13 2 3 . .

III . 243 1
IV . Th e R isin g Sign an d the Twel ve
32 49 -

V . H o w t o Cal cul a te the P ositi on s

of the Pl an ets 5 0 74 -

VI . 75 8 2
VI I . M a kin g the I n dex 83 9 1 -

PAR T II
A P hil osop hi c En cycl o pedi a o f Astrol o gy . 9 3 176
-

T a bl e o f L o ga rithms 1 77 1 80
-

T a bl e of H o usesSamp l e P a ges 1 81 1 84
-

EphemerisSa mpl e Pa ges 1 85 1 86 -

T abl es Of Pl an et ary H o urs 4 187 1 89

-

See I n dex on F oll o win g Pa ge .

19 3
 IND EX

TO PAR T I

A iry S ign s ( D i a gr a m ) 80
82
A p h e l i on wh en sun is fa rth est fr o m eart h 18
A sc en da n t a sp ec t s t o
i n u e n c e u p o n h eal t h 91
e a ste rn h o ri zo n i sr e a so n f o r . 30
h ow t o n d 32 49
-

A sc en si o n sign s Of l o n g a n d sh o rte xp l a in ed 49
A sp e c tsc o n ju n c ti o n a n d p a r a ll el va r ia bl e 76
p l a n ets w ithin o r b o f . 77
so c a ll ed g oo d a n d evi l
-
76
ta bl e o f e t c 75
t o a sc en d a n t , in u e n c e u p o n h ea l th 91
to M C . .

sp ir i t ua l a dva n c e m en t 91
A strol o gy a ppl i e d t o da il y l i fe 5
d a n ger o f givin g birth d a ta t o oth er s . 1
diff eren ce be t wee n m a te ri a l a n d rel i gi ou s 23
i n va l u a bl e t o m edic a l m a n . 1
n o t t o b e u se d f o r f o rtun e t ell in g 12
stu dy Of p rep a res f o r i n i ti a ti on 7
stu dy t h e sc i e n ce y o u rsel f . 2
A tm osph ere a t bi rth sta m p s a t o m s . 23
i t s ch em i c a l co n diti on ch a n ge s 22

A ur a Of peo p l e m i n gl e bef o re th ey m ee t 78
o f p l a n ets si m il a r t o th o se o f pe o p l e 79
B i rth d a ta , th e ke y t o th e so ul . 1
B i rth p l a c ehigh e st p o i n t o n e a rt h 29
B l oo do xy g e n o f r st br ea th m ixe s wi th 23
B o d es La w 6
B o d y p a rt s o f , rul ed b y sign s 25
pro d u ce d b y lun a r forces 60
Ca r din a l sign s ( D i a gr a m ) 79
194
 I ND Ex 19 5

Cl im a t H o n di t i ons a ff ec t t em per a m e n t
. 27
C l oc k o f d e stin y st a r s so ca ll e d 1
C o mm on Sign s ( D i a gr am ) 79
C o n cep t i on a n d g rowth th ro u gh th e si g n s 28
C riti cal d egr ee s ( t a b l e o f ) 81

D a y m e an so l a r a ver a ge o f y e a r 18
sid erea l m e a sured fro m xed st a r 18
D a y l igh t Sa vin g 23
D e cl in a ti o n o f m oo n . 88
Of p a rt o f fo rtun e 88
o f p l a n ets 87
80
D ia gn o si s b y a str o l o gy 2

D i a gr a m s C a r din a l , F ixed and C o mm on ign s
s . 79
F i ery Ea rthy A iry a n d Wa te ry
, , s ign s 80
h ou se ch a ra cte r istics 3O
l a t i tu d e a n d l o n gitu de 16
tim e zo n es 21
D ign i ti e sessen ti a l 80
D iu rn a l m o ti on o f th e e a rthi s u n if o rm 49
D r a go n s H ea d a n d T a il e ff ec t o f

87
h ow fo u n d 60
Ea rthp o l es ch a n ge 9
Ea rth y sign s ( D i a gr a m ) 80
El eva ti o n n ea r th e m i d h ea ven
-
82
Ep h em eri s 17
Equ in oxpr e cessi on o f 26
Essen ti a l dign i ti es 80
Evil th ere i s n o . 76
Exa l t a tio n ( se e digni ti es) 80 81
-

Ey es e ff ect o n , Of Sa turn r e t r o gr a d e 74
Evo l uti on a s i n dica t ed b y prec e ssio n 25
a s in u en c e d b y xed st a r s 27
F a ll ( se e dign iti e s) 80 81
-

F i ery sign s ( di a gra m ) 80

19 6 I Ns

Fixed s ign s 79
F ixed sta r s ( se e
For t u n eh Pa r t of 60 6 1
-

P a rt d ec l in a tio n sa m e a s Sun
of , 88 89 -

tell in g t o b e a vo id ed 12
Green wi chba se l in e f o r l on gi t u de 17
M ea n T i m e
.

h o w t o gure a n d u se 50
Mea n T im e b r o u g h t i n to f o ll owin g d a y
h
66
Horosco pec h a rts h o u se ch a r a cte risti cs
, 30
or b illu str a t ed 78
p l a n et s a s ca l cul a t ed 6 5 7 1 88 , ,

r i sin g sign s c om p a r e d 46 .

sign s o n cu sp s a s ca l cul a t e d

35 , 40, 42, 44
na u at r lc a st by rul es of t l gy
as ro o . 28
76
of worl d c h a n ges from y e a r t o y ea r 27
H o use s a nd gn s
si 24
a r e divi si o n s o f e ar th 25
a stro n o m i ca l ba si s o f 49
ch a ra c ter i st i cs 30
co rre sp o n d t o sign s 28
I n d exm a ki n g th e
I n iti a ti o n un d er th e dir e c ti on o f Ne p t un e
I n te ll ec tu al Zo dia cr st d egre e o f A r i es 26 27-

Jup i te r th r own o ff fro m Sun 11

16
desc rib e d 14
12
Lo ga rithm s h o w t o n d a n d u se 53
Lo n gitu de c h a rt illu st ra ti n g 16
u
15
us ed to l oca tem ova bl e p l a n ets 17
M a n is m a d e in i m a g e Of Go d 79
M eridi an o f l on gitu d e 15
 IND Ex 19 7

M e di ca l m an a st rol o gy in va l u a bl e 1
M ercury in fer i o r o r sup er i o r 10

M e ssa ge o f Sta r s d ea l s wi th m edi ca l

!
p h a se of

t l gy
as r o o 2
29
M oo n side we n ever se e 1
Nebul a r th eo ry im p l i e s rst c a u se 3
Nep tu n e a gr e a t sp ir it fro m cre a tive hi er a rchi es . 7
n o t p a rt o f so l a r sy st e m 6
Sun r i ses in west o n
, 10
wo rks with t h o se p rep ar in g f o r i n iti a ti on 7
Or b d e scribe d 77
P a r a ll e l a sp ect ex pl a in ed 75
h o w t o n d 87
P ar e n t a str o l o gy a n a i d t o 2
P a rt o f F o rtu n e h ow t o c a l cul a t e 60 63

-

P e rih el i o n Sun n ea re st e a rth 18

P l a ce l oc a te d b y l a t itu d e a n d l o n gi tu d e 14
P l a n ets be l ow th e ea rth h a ve l e ss i n uen ce 30
di sta n ce fro m Sun 6
em bo dim en t Of grea t sp ir itua l i n tell igen ce . 4
h o url y m o ti on in o rbit s 8
h o w t o ca l c ul a t e po si t i on o f 50 71
-

i n c l i n a ti on o f a x e s
. 8
sev e n sp i ri t s before th e thro n e 3
24
ti m e c p i ed b y di urn a l ro ta t o n o f
oc u
i
8
Re l igi o n sa ll m en ti on seven p l an eta ry sp ir i t s 5
Retr o gr a d a ti o n m ea n in g o f 72
Ri sin g ign
s 32
Sight sp iri tu a l 78
Sign s a n d h o u se s . 24 3 1
-

cl a ssi ca ti on o f 7 9 80
-

in te rcep t edh ow t o n d 37
o f l o n g a sc en si o n
1 98 IND Ex

rul in g diff eren t p a rts Of 25

So l a r d a y 18
sy st e m c on s id ered a s bo d y Of G od
Sta r s d o n o t co m p el 77
x e d br in g a bo u t cha n ges i n cl im a t e 27
xe d tw in kl i n g p ul sa ti o n s
Sun in cl i n a ti o n Of a x i s t o p l a n e o f ec l i pti c
r i se s in we st o n Nep tu n e a n d Ur an u s 10
ro ta tio n o n a xi s
threw Off p l a n et s a t p ro p er di st a n ces 11
th ro n e o f G o d 12
tim ed i ff eren c e b e twe e n sun a n d c l ock
. .

18
Ta bl e sa sp ec ts 75
cr i t ic a l d e grees 81
d e p a rtm en ts o f l ife ru l e d b y h ou ses 31
h o url y m o tio n o f p l a n e ts i n orbits
ill u str a tin g Bo d e s La w
.

in cl i n a ti o n o f a x e s o f p l a n ets
in dex o f a sp ec ts e t c, . 89
p l a n eta ry p owe rs 81
sign s p l a n e ts a n d a sp e c t s
,
24
si g n s rul i n g p a rt s Of th e b o d y 25
tim e o f diurn a l r o t a t i on o f p l a n e ts
tim e o f o rbit a l revo l uti on o f p l a n e t s
T im e Gree n wi ch M e a n ( G M T ) . . . 50
sid ere a l h ow t o n d . 33
st a n d a r da d o p te d i n A m er i c a 19
tru e l oca lh ow t o n d 32
wh en c hil d dr a ws r st brea th 22
zo n e s i n U n it e d St a te s 20
Wa tery sign s ( di a gra m ) 80
Zo di a ca c ircl e divid e d i n t o 3 60 d egree s 25
n a t ur a l a n d i n tell e c t u a l 26
n e w d eg ree ri se s every fo ur m i n u t e s 13
sign s of 61
 The Citie ssage of t he /
t a rs

BY MAx HEIN DEL AND A U GU S TA Fo ss HEIND EL

On e of the m ost c om pl ete systems of ch a r a cter de

l in e a ti on an d readin g the h or osco pe f or medical
di agn osis y e t given t o m o dern tr ol o gy
as .

With m an y n on techni ca l a rticl es to in terest the

gen era l stu den t Of the o ccul t ,

a s impl e metho d o f

PR OGRESSI ON A ND P RED I C TI ON,

an d a ne w i nd e x f o r qu ickl y l o c atin g desired in .

f orm ation it is in dee d a cl assic in it s real m

, .

In the s ection on Medi ca l Astr ol o gy the autho rs

h ave given a system th a t is b ased on ye a r s of p r ac

tical experien ce . Thirty six exa mp l e h orosc opes

-
are

in cl uded , an d the sub je ct is de al t with m ost tho r

o ughl y .

YOU NEED T H I S B OOK !

708 Pag es . Cl oth B o un d . P ostp a id .

Th e R osic r u c ia n F e ll owsh ip ,
M t Ec c l e sia
.

Oc e a nsid e , C al i fo r n ia .
 p
hxt l ifie h cim ic f f ph e me ris
1860 TO D A TE . PRI CE, 25 : EA CH YEA R

TH I S I S A S UPERI OR EPH EMERI S

I SS U ED SM ALLER PRI CE
AT A

T HAN IS F REQ
U ENTLY C HAR GED B Y OTHERS

A gl an ce at this pub l ica tion will a t on ce sh ow the

A strol o ger a n um ber Of a dva n t a ges in o ur a rr a n ge
m en t . The times a n d p l a ces o f Ne w M oon s Ful l ,

M oon an d Ecli p ses are p l a in l y m a rked al so the ,

M o on 8 No de T a b l es o f l o ga rithm s a r e given f or 24

.

h ours The l a titude o f a ll the p l a n ets is in cl uded

. .

The type is a s l a rge a s used in this b o ok , t he prin t

is cl e a r It will sa ve eye str a in
. .

SI M P LI F I ED

511111828
rim tific Table s at 3
L a titu d e s 25 In cl usive
t o 60 D egrees,
Vol um e 1 . V o l um e 2 Vol um e 3
. .

25 36 d egrees
-
3 7 48 d egrees
.
-
49 69 d egrees -

WIT H L ONGIT UD ES an d L A TITUD ES

o f a b ou t

F I FT EEN H UND RED C ITI ES OF T H E W ORLD

These T a b l es o f H o uses a r e prin ted in size a n d sty l e
u n ifo rm with our Sim pl ied Scien tic Ephem eris ;
l a rge typ e, cl e a r prin t a n d n e p a per .

50 cen ts e a ch P ostp a id .

Th e R osi cr u c ia n F e l l o wsh ip ,
M t Ec cl e si a
.

Ocea nsid e , Ca l iforn ia .

 -
IN

Th e Ro si c r u c ia n Ph i l o so p h y and

A st r o l o g y
( 1) R osi c r u ci an P h il osop h y :

Usin g by Ma x Hein del as a

t h e Cosm o Co n c e p ti on
-

textb oo k th is c ourse o f twel ve l e ssons p oin ts t o a

,

l o gic al exp l an a ti on o f the o rigin evol utio n an d f u , ,

t u re devel opmen t o f m an kin d a n d o pens t h e way t o a ,

deeper kn owl edge o f this gre a t sub ject Thi s phil os .

o p h y seeks t o m a ke Chri sti an ity a l i vi n g fac t or i n t h e

wor l d an d t o c ombin e the etern a l f a cts o f Scien ce A r t

, , ,

a n d Rel igi on This course is op en t o a l l those in ter

.

e st e d .

( 2) A str ol og y :

We w an t t o assist y ou i n he l p i ng y ourse l f a nd
othe rs This c orresp on den ce c ourse will tea ch y ou the
.

imp o rtan ce o f astr o l o gy as a pha se of rel igion an d a

D ivin e Scien ce The on e restriction is th at o ur p upil s
.

m a y n ot pr ostitute the kn owl e d ge thus Obt ain ed f or

g a in in a n y wa y An yon e n ot en ga ged i n fortun e
.

tel l in g or sim il ar meth o ds o f c ommerci a l iz in g sp ir

i t u a l kn ow l e d ge m a y be a dmitted t o this c ourse .

Fo r a dmission t o these c ourses a ddre ss ,

( I ) P hil osophy Secret a ry .

( II ) A str ol o gy Secret ary .

The R osic r uci a n F e l l owsh ip ,

M t Eccl e sia
.

Oce a n sid e , Ca l i for n ia .

 R
g uairrur ian a smn l um ept imt
B Y MA x HEI NDEL
Eig h t h Edi t io n Wi t h Ne w 70 Pa g e I n d e x
This b oo k gives c ompl ete o utl in e of the W e st e r n
a

Wisd o m T e a ch i ng a s f a r as it m ay be ma de p ub l ic a t
the presen t time The Ro sicrucian B r otherhoo d fr om
.

ti m e t o time give s o ut o ccul t te a chin gs t o the p ub l ic

i n su ch a m a n n er th a t their expressi on con fo rms t o
the in te ll ectu al devel o p m en t Of the times This is the .

l a test o f their c om m un ic a ti ons .

M a x H ein del was the a ccredited a gen t o f the Rosi

cru ci a n B r otherho o d c ommi ssi on ed t o give the c on
,

ten ts o f this b ook t o the w orl d There is n o other b o ok

.

th a t c on ta ins so c omp l ete an exp osition o f the f a cto rs

tha t en ter in t o the cre a tion Of the un iverse an d o f
m a n an d a ll i t s sta tem en ts are in keep in g with the r e
sul t s o f scien tic rese a rch .

P a rt I is a trea tise o n the Visibl e an d the In vi si bl e

Worl ds M a n a n d the Meth o d o f Evol ution Rebirt h
, ,

a n d the La w o f C a use a n d Effect .

P a rt II t a kes u p the scheme o f Evol ution in gen er a l

an d the Evol uti on Of the So l a r System an d the Ea rth

in p a rticul a r .

P a rt III tre a ts o f Chr ist a n d H is Missi on Futu re ,

D evel o pmen t o f M an a n d Ini ti a ti o n Esoteric Tr a in,

in g a n d a Sa fe Meth o d o f A c qui ri n g F irst h an d -

Kn owl edge .

61 6 Pa ges . Cl oth B oun d . Post f r e e .

Th e R osi c r u ci a n F e l l owsh ip ,
M t Ec c l e sia
.

Oce a nsid e , Ca l i for n ia .

 hissicrm ian E nt er r e ta nn o
p f

t stianitg
ANCI ENT TRU THS I N M OD ERN D RESS
Pri ce 1 00 Ea ch , Po st f r e e

NO . 1 Th e Riddl e o f Life a n d D ea th
. .

2 Wh ere A r e th e D ea d ?
3 Sp ir itua l Sigh t a n d th e Sp iri tu a l Worl d s
43 Sl ee p D rea m s T r a n ce H y p n o ti sm Medium shi p
.

, , , ,
a n d I n sa n ity .

NO . 5 D ea t h a n d Li fe i n P ur ga t o ry
. .

6 Life a n d A c t iv it i n B ea v
.

7 B irth a Fo ur f ol
. Eve n t .

8 Th e Sc ie n c e Of Nutr itio n H ea l th a n d Pr o tra cte d

. ,

Yo ut h
No . 9 . Th e A st ron o m i ca l A ll ego r i e s o f th e B ibl e .

NO . 10 . A str o l o gy ; I t s Sc o p e a n d Lim i t a ti o n s .

NO . 11 . Sp ir itu a l Sigh t a n d I n sight .

NO . 12 . P ar si fa l .

NO . 13 . Th e A n gel s a s F a cto r s i n Evo l uti on .

NO . 14 . Lu c ifer , T em p t e r o r Ben e fa ct or ?
NO 1 5. Th e M st e r y Of G o l goth a a n d th e Cl ea n sing
g
.

Bl OO
NO . 16 . Th e St a r o f Bethl eh em ; A My sti c Fa ct .

NO . 17 . Th e M y st e ry o f th e H o l y Gr a il .

NO! 18 . Th e Lor d s Pr a y er

.

No 19 Th e C o m in g F o rc e ; Vr il o r Wh a t ?
NO:
.

20 . Fell owshi p a n d th e C o m i n g Ra ce .

Th e se l ec ture s a r e p a rti cu l a rl y su it a bl e f or be gi n n er s .

Re a d c o n sec utivel y th ey give a c o m preh en sive o u tl in e Of o ur

,

phil osophy .

TH EY FI T TH E POCKE T
a nd a ll ow a bu sy m an t o u til iz e t im e on c a rs en ro ut e to or
f r om bu sin e ss .

G I VE ONE TO A FRI END

I t is an in ex pen sive and a h el pful gift .

The R osi c r u c ia n F e l l owsh ip ,

M t Ec c l e sia
.

Oc e a n si d e , C al ifor n ia .
 Rusirr ur n 6 33321215 9 5
The @ ia 4
3
A N ELEMENTAR Y EXPOSI TI QN
BY MAX HEI NDEL

This is t h e B ook for t h e b usy m a n .

wh o is seekin g a sol uti on t o the Gre a t My st ery c all ed

l ife but l a cks l ei sure t o w a d e thr ou gh v ol um es o f
m e t a p h y sma l specul a ti on s The l u cid an d l ogica l ex
.

p l an ations carry c on viction they be a r

TH E S TA MP OF TR UTH
Neverthel ess the ,
l a n gu a ge is so s im pl e cl e a r
,
an d de
v o id Of techn ic al ities th a t a ch i ld ca n und e r st a nd i t s
messa ge It is therefo re speci al l y suit e d t o begin n ers
. .

1 9 8 pp . cl o th . Po st fr e e .

5
3 1161 h 3
l l 332 15am Chr ist

at
E l ia limit ing :
( 9

This b oo k tel ls us that Christ wil l return in an

etheric, n ot a physica l b o dy Hen ce m an kin d must
.

devel op the etheric b o dy t o the p oin t where they c a n

'

fun cti on in it conscio usl y before Christ will return .

Then they wi ll p ossess the inn er spiritu a l percepti on

by which they wil l be a bl e t o reco gni z e Him .

These m a tters are full y el u cid a ted in this b o ok .

29 Pa ges . P a per B oun d l 5 o Post f r e e

. .

Th e R osic r uc ia n F e ll owsh ip ,
M t Ec c l e sia
.

Oc e a nsid e , Ca l i for ni a .
 gh rcc ma smt r
g a nh Cat holicism
BY MAx HEIND EL

A n Esoteric Tre a tise on the Un derl yin g F a cts r e

ga rdin g these t wo gre a t Institutions a s determin ed b y
o cc ul t in vestigati on .

It exp l a in s i n terms o f Mystic Mason ry t h e co n

fl ict between t h e Son s o f C a in a n d the Sons o f
Seth an d un r a vel s the a l l ego ry de a l in g with the bui l d
Q
,

i n g o f Sol o m on s Tem pl e the ueen o f Sheb a , a n d

,

the Gr an d M aster, Hiram A biff .

If y o u are in terested in the symb ol s Of M ason ry i n ,

kn owin g the so u rce Of these mysteries which h a ve

c om e d own t o us fr om p ast a ges this is the b oo k y o u
,

wan t .

On l y a tr a in ed Seer c oul d h a ve re a d the Akash i c

Rec o rds o f the p ast an d give n such a cl e a r exp l an a ti on
Of their me a n in g .

In addition re a d wh at the a u tho r says ab o ut t h e

,

fa mous P hil oso pher s St on e o f the Al chemists the

,

P a th o f I n iti ati on , an d the Comi n g A g e .

Th is B o ok Sh o uld B e i n Eve r y Mason

s Lib r a r y .

98 Pages . Cl o th B o un d . Post fr ee .

Th e R osic r u cia n F e l l owsh ip ,

M t Ec c l e si a
.

Oc e a nsid e , Ca l i for n ia .
 M s
gf
l m m t he 6
3 115 2 Cr o ss

Th e A m e r i ca n M y st i c M on t h l y

A M on thl y M a g a z in e Of Mystic L ight dev oted to

p hi l osophy , o ccul tism ,

m ysti c m ason ry astrol o gy
, , an d

he a l in g .

Th ose wh o d e si r e kn owl e d g e a nd g uid a nce

a l on g the Pa t h of t he W e st e r n Wisd om
T e ac hi n g s wi l l n d t h is m a g a zi n e a c onst a n t

It exp oun ds a n d su pp orts o ccul t a n d mystic a l

phil osophy in a m ost in stru ctive a n d in tere stin g m a n
ner . It c a rries su ch specia l dep a rtm en ts a s :

Q u e st i on s a n d A n sw e r s on M y st i c a l Sub je ct s
Ed i t or i a l D i sc ussi on of Cur r e n t Eve n t s
A st r ol og i c a l R e a d i n g s

Occ ul t St or i e s

On e o f t h e for e m ost m a g a zi n e s o f i t s kind i n A m e ri ca .

P rice per ye a r in U S . . an d C an a d a .

Other Co u n trie s,

The R osic r u ci a n F e l l owsh ip ,

M t Ec c l e sia
.

Oc e a ns i d e , C a l if or n i a .
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