BF 1701 
 .B9 
 1897 
 Copy 1 
 
 PREFACE. 
 
 In the practical application of "Celestial Dyna- 
 mics 7 ' the primary principles of Astronomy and 
 Astrology must be fully understood, and as no 
 really reliable practical Manual at a reasonable 
 price has ever been issued in America upon this 
 subject, combined with the fact that owing to the 
 United States postal and revenue laws, European 
 works are almost inaccessible to American readers, 
 who cannot afford to pay prohibitive prices. 
 
 It is to be hoped that these facts alone are a 
 sufficient apology, if any be needed, for the ap- 
 pearance of a work in this, the last decade of the 
 Nineteenth Century, professing to deal seriously 
 with the rules and elementary principles of Ancient 
 Astrology. 
 
 As a matter of fact, there is nothing in the pres- 
 ent work that can be called original, more than is 
 embraced perhaps in the style and method of pre- 
 sentment, because the matter subjected to the 
 reader's notice is but the Alphabet of that Science 
 of the Stars which gave to Chaldea its grandeur 
 and to Egypt its wisdom. 
 
 An Alphabet of Celestial knowledge which is 
 coeval with the history of man and whose origin 
 
PBEFACE. 
 
 is lost within the depths of prehistoric time. The 
 writer's chief effort has been to present the subject 
 to the young student in the simplest form possible, 
 and to convey to his mind the technical details of 
 an exceedingly interesting study in a pleasing 
 manner, free from all the unseemly personalities 
 so frequently found in astrological authors. 
 
 At the same time the subject is treated in a 
 thoroughly practical manner to enable the student 
 to realize the extent of his undertaking. 
 
 It is vast, and requires a mind that is equally 
 great for its full realization. At the Fame time 
 it will, when once mastered, amply repay him for 
 the time and effort devoted to its acquirement. 
 
 Each subject has been rendered as brief and 
 concise as possible, and all imaginary rules and 
 considerations, no matter upon what authority they 
 rest, from Claudius Ptolemy to the present day, 
 have been ignored. The lover of truth, and the 
 Scientific investigator has little use for "The part 
 of Fortune," or, "Dragon's head and tail." 
 
 They want facts, and these facts mixed with as 
 little theory as possible. With this we close, re- 
 membering the words of a well known critic, "The 
 Preface is an Author's opportunity to unload his 
 
 egotistical cant." 
 
 The Author. ^ 
 
THE LANGUAGE OF THE STARS, 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 PLANETARY INFLUENCES. 
 
 That there are immutable laws in nature no man 
 of common sense will deny. Principles are laws. 
 
 Equally self-evident must be the fact that such 
 natural law is administered through some agency,, 
 and that such agencies or instruments, obeying the 
 attractive and repulsive forces dominating them, 
 can only transmit their powers and fulfill the be- 
 hests of creative and evolutionary law, by means 
 of the sympathies and antipathies, which we find 
 constituting the basis of all life, growth, death 
 and decay. So it is with everything which has 
 so far been submitted to the keen investigation of 
 the human mind; the attraction of a sun for its 
 planets, for instance; of a mother to her offspring; 
 or of a man toward his help-mate — woman — are 
 based upon the same eternal principle. They con- 
 stitute the unchangeable analogies of nature, 
 which we can neither ignore nor dispute. 
 
6 THE LANGUAGE 
 
 Therefore, in this brief attempt to elucidate the 
 nature and source of planetary influence, we are 
 compelled, for want of space, to assume without 
 further argument, that the sun, moon and planets 
 are no exception to the general order of nature; 
 but that they have a force, power and influence, 
 each peculiar to itself, upon each other, upon our 
 earth and everything existing thereon. The fact 
 that the tides of the ocean are ever obedient to the 
 attractions of the moon in her orbit; that the gor- 
 geous Helianthus, on the contrary, ever turns its 
 golden head toward the sun, are but single straws 
 that catch the student's eye to indicate the trend 
 of the great current of life. 
 
 The stars and planets are the instruments by 
 which the seven creative principles manifest them- 
 selves. They influence externally by their attrac- 
 tive sympathies and repulsive antipathies the cos- 
 mic life forces, which, in the realm of spirit, are 
 controlled by their celestial rulers. By this we 
 mean that the various physical orbs called planets, 
 etc., act as so many magnetic centers. They are 
 magnetic by solar induction, the sun itself being 
 positively electric, and this mighty electrical force 
 acts upon the physical planet precisely as an elec- 
 tric current acts upon a piece of soft iron. 
 
OF THE STARS. 7 
 
 The sum total of those powers, then, which are* 
 termed planetary influences is contained within the 
 potentiality of the solar ray. But when so emitted 
 as a cosmic force, the action of this solar ray upon 
 the human organism and its material destiny is 
 neutral. To become potential in special directions 
 it is necessary to become refracted into active 
 attributes. This is precisely the ministerial office 
 of the planets. They each receive and absorb 
 some one principle of the solar light and reflect 
 such energy upon other bodies under a different 
 polarity. This energy so transmitted is the plan- 
 etary influence, whose laws and results constitute 
 the language and science of the stars. 
 
 That sound, motion, force and color have a dis- 
 tinct relationship is an admitted fact of science. 
 The different intensity of the various vibrations 
 produced by the mutual interaction of the planets 
 of our solar system are productive of different 
 colors, all of which are resolvable into each other 
 in their natural order, and all ultimately into the 
 pure white light from which they originally sprang. 
 This is seen in the grandest of all solar spectrums, 
 the rainbow. There are seven colors, three pri- 
 mary and four complementary, corresponding to 
 the seven creative principles and the musical scale. 
 So, likewise, there are seven planetary forces, 
 
8 THE LANGUAGE 
 
 known to astrologers as Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, 
 Sun, Venus, Mercury and the Moon. 
 
 Saturn absorbs the attribute which expresses 
 itself as coldness, hence isolation and reserve. It 
 is the blue ray in action. 
 
 Jupiter absorbs the attribute expressive of gen- 
 erous warmth, hence a sanguine cheerfulness, 
 which corresponds to the purple ray. 
 
 Mars absorbs an energy, the polar opposite of 
 Saturn, which expresses itself as fiery, aggressive; 
 hence destruction, which is the red ray. 
 
 The Sun retains and transmits an electrical, 
 commanding force, which expresses dignity and 
 self-reliance; it is the orange ray. 
 
 Venus absorbs the attribute which expresses 
 itself as love and ideality- this corresponds to the 
 yellow ray. 
 
 Mercury absorbs the attribute which expresses 
 itself as mental energy; hence restlessness and in- 
 vention, and is the violet ray. 
 
 The Moon absorbs our earth's influx, which is 
 purely negative in its action, and corresponds to 
 the green ray. 
 
 These are the seven, and when these are com- 
 plete in their mental actions upon the human 
 organism, termed planetary for convenience or 
 designation, and nature desires to continue her 
 
OF THE STARS. 9 
 
 musical play, she ascends to a higher octave. Only- 
 two bodies are at present either visible or influen- 
 tial; they are as high as human evolution in the 
 present cycle has reached. These orbs are Uranus 
 and Neptune. The former the octave expression 
 of Mercury and the latter of Venus. Further de- 
 tails will be given in succeeding lessons. 
 
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 THE LANGUAGE OF THE STARS. 
 
 LESSON II. 
 
 THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS. 
 
 In the practical application of the "Science of 
 the Stars," students make use of eight movable 
 bodies termed planets, whose names and symbols 
 are as follows: 
 
 Uranus. W Mars. S 
 
 Saturn. ^ O Sun. Venus. 2 
 
 Jupiter. % €> Moon. Mercury. £ 
 
 As a matter of fact, however, the sun is not a 
 planet, bat the center around which the earth and 
 the rest of the planets revolve. But it is termed a 
 planet in astrology, simply for convenience in des- 
 ignation. So likewise the moon. This body is, 
 strictly speaking, a satellite of the earth. But, as 
 all motions, aspects and positions in astrology are 
 considered in reference to the earth as a center, 
 the moon, so far as mankind are concerned, ap- 
 pears to move round the zodiac each month, pass- 
 ing through each sign, and thus receiving and 
 
THE LANGUAGE OF THE STABS. 11 
 
 transmitting to earth the collected influx of inter- 
 stellar force. Therefore, it is well to reroeraber 
 that in astrology all positions are geocentric and 
 are real, only as regards our mundane point of 
 observation. The same remarks would apply also 
 to the so-called real, or heliocentric positions, as 
 seen from the sun as a center. It is only shifting 
 the appearance from one point of observation to 
 another, thus demonstrating that nothing in matter 
 is real, everything depending upon the plane a 
 thing occupies and the standpoint from which it is 
 viewed. We are ever surrounded by the delusive 
 glamour of appearances which are only real so far 
 as the natural plane of appearances are concerned. 
 
 The planets are also divided into major and 
 minor groups. 
 
 The major planets are W, % H, S- 
 
 The minor planets are $, $, D. 
 
 The Sun being considered neither major nor 
 minor, but the balance between the two. It will 
 be noticed at this point that the planet Neptune 
 (f) is omitted, the reason for this being that, so 
 far, nothing of a very decided character has been 
 demonstrated regarding his action. Investigation 
 is being carried on in various quarters, but so far, 
 the real nature of his influx upon man, upon the 
 physical plane, if he has any, is ki sub judice," hence 
 
12 THE LANGUAGE 
 
 we ignore his action, in actual practice, for it can 
 not amount to much anyway, during the present 
 generation. 
 
 The planets are also divided into sex, as follows: 
 
 Masculine planets, 1 ?, 2£, 3, O. 
 
 Feminine planets, ?, D. 
 
 Uranus is sexless, or, perhaps, it would be better 
 to say that he is bi-sexual in his nature. The 
 myth of his mutilation, by his son Kronos, has a 
 significant meaning for those who can read between 
 the lines of the fable. 
 
 Mercury is convertible in nature; he is femi- 
 nine when in aspect with Venus or the moon, and 
 masculine if aspected by the others. If by both 
 natures at the same time, he assumes the sex of 
 that body in closest aspect with him at the time. 
 Hence it is that Mercury has been called the 
 "interpreter" and messenger of the Gods, because 
 he reveals or translates the nature of those whose 
 rays he receives by aspect. Thus, for instance, if 
 Mercury, at the moment of birth, be separating 
 from an aspect of Mars and applying to Venus, he 
 would transfer the mental force, or, in other words, 
 translate the language of Mars into that of Venus, 
 and so breath forth an amorous strain. 
 
 2£, $ and the O are electric and positive in 
 nature. 
 
OF THE STARS. 13 
 
 *>, ? and the <D are magnetic and negative in 
 nature. 
 
 Uranus is positive and electro-magnetic in his 
 nature; while Mercury, as before stated, is either 
 the one or the other, according as he may be situ- 
 ated at the time. 
 
 The specific nature of each planet, termed the 
 temperaments, is as follows: 
 
 Uranus is erratic, nervous, impulsive, head- 
 strong, mystical, occult and barren, a disturbing 
 element. 
 
 Saturn is cold, inert, nervous, secretive, selfish, 
 timid, persistent, laborious and barren. 
 
 Jupiter is warm, temperate, vital, jovial, gener- 
 ous, honest, sanguine and fruitful. 
 
 Mars is fiery, bilious, active, combative, inflam- 
 matory, cruel, s lfish, barren and destructive. 
 
 The Sun is hot, electric, majestic and command- 
 ing. 
 
 Venus is warm, moist, sanguine, loving, ambi- 
 tious and fruitful. 
 
 The Moon is cold, watery, lymphatic, change- 
 able, hio-hly Eaagoaliig, maternal and fruitful. 
 
 The metals, over which the foregoing planets 
 preside or rule, are: Uranus, aluminum; Saturn, 
 lead; Jupiter, tin; Mars, iron; Sun, gold* Venus, 
 copper; Mercury, quicksilver; Moon, silver. 
 
14 THE LANGUAGE 
 
 Upon the human organism, the planets have 
 affinity with the following parts: 
 
 Uranus governs the odyllic sphere, or magnetic 
 aura, the astral body and the animal magnetism, 
 
 Saturn the bones, liver, spleen and the joints. 
 
 Jupiter the thighs, feet and arterial system. 
 
 Mars the external sexual organs, gall, kidneys 
 and muscles. 
 
 The Sun the heart, back, vital principle or life 
 force in man. 
 
 Venus the throat, the internal sexual organs and 
 the nervous system of the body. 
 
 Mercury the hands and arms, the brain and ner- 
 vous system, the mouth and tongue. 
 
 The Moon the breasts, stomach, lymph and 
 fluidic system. 
 
 The trades and professions which each planet is 
 said to signify has led to a hopeless confusion, and 
 should be omitted in all useful guides for young 
 students; for when we are seriously informed that 
 Saturn may indicate the native to be a real estate 
 agent, a plumber, a prison warden or a grave dig- 
 ger, we would like to know what such a native 
 might not be. The only safe guide is to consider 
 the natural trend of the planets, as follows: 
 
OF THE STAES. 15 
 
 Uranus tends to give occult, mystical and anti- 
 quarian ability; makes the native desire employ- 
 ment of an uncommon nature, and where mind 
 can express itself. 
 
 Saturn predisposes the person to some seden- 
 tary kind of work or profession upon the mental 
 plane, and if the native occupy the physical plane 
 of life,* it will be some laborious, ungenial trade 
 or work. 
 
 Jupiter predisposes to the higher walks of life, 
 something in which social life is blended; law, 
 medicine and theology are among his professions, 
 and that of commerce in its numerous branches. 
 In this line the lower planes of life give clerks, 
 assistants and porters, and the higher their em- 
 ployers. 
 
 Mars, when not diverted into the army and navy, 
 gives all mechanical employment, w T here steel or 
 iron, or tools made of the same, are much used, 
 except agricultural work. But as to whether a 
 given person born under Mars will become a sur- 
 
 *One of the most important factors in astrology is a 
 knowledge of the social and mental plane in which the 
 person lives, and to which they were born. A farm laborer 
 nneducated, may possess finer mental abilities than his 
 pastor or his physician, but their relative difference in plane 
 and education enables them to exercise their various func- 
 tions with a very different degree of power. 
 
16 THE LANGUAGE 
 
 geon, soldier, an engine driver or a watchmaker, 
 no astrologer has as yet been able to foretell, each 
 being a martial employment. 
 
 The Sun predisposes to official positions, polit- 
 ical and civil promotions; hence office-holders. 
 In the lower planes this influence tends to produce 
 servants, deputies, etc., appointed by the above. 
 
 Venus inclines to art, music, drama, vocal work, 
 and to light or fancy businesses, as dry goods etc. ; 
 also such employment as teachers, type-writers, etc. 
 
 Mercury predisposes to literature, science and 
 all work requiring mental effort and arithmetic, 
 and especially in the line of agents for commercial 
 firms, drummers, real estate agents, accountants, 
 etc., etc. 
 
 The Moon inclines the mind to some common, 
 retail, every-day kind of business. It may be any- 
 thing from a nurse to a saloon-keeper, no one can 
 say which. 
 
 Note. — The Various Medicines Ruled by the Planets.— 
 Each planet governs certain substances, certain plants and 
 certain minerals. We have not space to tabulate these, 
 therefore, give that which will prove most useful, viz., the 
 medicines. We give the Latin names, such as they are 
 known by to the medical profession and the drug store, 
 where they can all be obtained for a mere nominal sum. 
 
 Saturn rules antimonium, aconitum, agrius castus, bella- 
 donna, cannibis, sativa, colchicum, conium, daphne meze- 
 ream, graphites, helleborus niger, hyoscyamus, plumbum, 
 rhus toxicodendron, sabadilla, veratrum and verbascum. 
 
OF THE STARS. 17 
 
 Jupiter rules argentum, asceplias, eupatorium, gelsem- 
 inum, stramonium, stanaum, symphitus, taraxacum and 
 tilia. 
 
 Mars rules aloes, arum, arnica, arsenicum, asafoetida, 
 bryonia, capsicum, cind, cinchona, ferrum, gentian, lactuca 
 virosa, lobelia, inflata, nux vomica, pinus sylvestris, sabina, 
 sarsapariila. squilla, sulphur, urtica ureus, xanthoxylum. 
 
 The Sun rules aurum, calmdula, chamomilla, chelidonium 
 majus, crocus, deosera, rotundifolia, euphrasia, helianthus, 
 hypericum, ruta. 
 
 Venus rules agaricus, dulcamara, filixmas. 
 
 Mercury rules valerian, petroselinum. 
 
 The Moon rules argentum, colocenthis, iris versicolor, 
 mercurcalis. 
 
 Those who require a complete list of herbs, trees, etc., etc., 
 for medical, scientific or other purposes, should obtain Vol. 
 2 of "The Text-Book of Astrology," published by Cousins & 
 Co., London, England, where they will find the question of 
 medical astrology fully elaborated. 
 
THE LANGUAGE OF THE STARS. 
 
 LESSON III. 
 
 THE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC. 
 
 The Zodiac is a uniform band or belt extending 
 round the visible heavens, about 14° broad, and 
 crossing the earth's equator at an angle of 23° 28 ', 
 nearly. It is divided into twelve equal parts of 
 30° each, termed signs, though these twelve spaces 
 have no real connection with the real constella- 
 tions whose names they bear; neither do the starry 
 constellations occupy the spaces known by their 
 names. There is a gradual displacement of these 
 constellations of about 50' ■ per year, causing them 
 to appear to move backwards; but this motion, 
 termed the Precession of the Equinoxes (more 
 correct would be recession), is caused by the real 
 motion of our sun through space around some 
 greater astral center. 
 
 The signs of the Zodiac, then, are simply twelve 
 spaces of the Zodiacal belt, measured from the 
 point of the vernal equinox, called the first point 
 
THE LANGUAGE OF THE STAES. 19 
 
 of Aries. These spaces are the twelve great divi- 
 sions of the solar year.* These spaces are regis- 
 ters, so to say, which measure for us the increase 
 and decrease of solar and planetary influence; and 
 the influence of the twelve signs, as we receive it, 
 is due to the rise and fall of solar electricity, the 
 lowest near the 21st of December, when the Sun 
 reaches the first point of Capricorn, and the high- 
 est near the 21st of June, when the Sun reaches 
 the first point of Cancer; while the 21st of March 
 records the mean influx rising, and the 21st of 
 September the mean of its influx declining. 
 
 The foregoing are points to be carefully consid- 
 ered, because upon a full comprehension of the 
 facts presented depends the student's realization 
 of the true source and nature of Celestial Dynamics. 
 
 The twelve signs of the Zodiac are thus named 
 and expressed: 
 
 T Aries, 1. SI Leo, 5. # Sagittarius. 9. 
 
 8 Taurus, 2. M Virgo, 6. \3 Capricorn, 10. 
 n Gemini. 3. =£= Libra, 7. £7 Aquarius, 11. 
 £d Cancer, 4. "HI Scorpio, 8. X Pisces, 12. 
 
 Commencing at Aries as No. 1, they follow each 
 other in the order enumerated; hence the twelve 
 
 *By solar year we mean, of course, the apparent return of 
 the Sun to the first point of Aries annually. 
 
20 THE LANGUAGE 
 
 signs of 30° each make up the complement of a 
 great circle, 12 X 30°=360°. 
 
 The foregoing signs have also the following 
 meaning, nature and division: 
 
 Northern Signs— T.b, n,S3, Jl, M, so called be- 
 cause the Sun, when passing through the mannu- 
 ally, is north of the equator. 
 
 Southern Signs— =a=, iU, t, VS, £?-, >£, so termed 
 becase the Sun is south of the equator when in 
 them. 
 
 Masculine Signs — T, n, SI, =£=,£, yflr. These 
 are positive in nature as compared with the rest, 
 which are called feminine signs, 8, £d, tijj, tti. ^3, 3£-, 
 It will be noticed that the positive signs are Fiery 
 and Airy, while the negative signs are Earthy 
 and Watery, as follows: 
 Fiery Signs— T, £l,\*. 
 Airy Signs— n, =£=, &?-. 
 Earthy Signs— b, TT£, \3. 
 Watery Signs — £d, m, X. 
 
 This division is termed the elementary nature 
 of the signs. They express the four occult ele- 
 ments in action, and not any scientific element, 
 because it is self-evident that none of them are 
 elements in this sense; neither did the ancient 
 Alchemists so believe them. 
 
OF THE STAKS. 21 
 
 The cardinal signs are T, S3, =^= and V3, because 
 they become the mansion of the Sun at the four 
 cardinal points of the year, March. June, Septem- 
 ber and December. 
 
 The constitutional nature of the signs are con- 
 sidered thus: 
 
 <p , £p, =1= . \3 are movable signs. 
 
 8, SI, "ni, aw are fixed signs. 
 
 n, ftS., 4, X are common signs. 
 
 There are many other divisions of the foregoing, 
 but they are of little, if any, utility in actual prac- 
 tice, and are therefore omitted. The student can 
 study them out for himself, if he so desires, in the 
 works of "Wilson," "Dr. Simmonite," "Lilly" and 
 kindred authors. 
 
 The signification and government of the twelve 
 signs over the human organism now demands at- 
 tention. 
 
 Aries rules the head and face. 
 
 Taurus rules the neck and throat 
 
 Gemini rules the arms and shoulders. 
 
 Cancer rules the breast and stomach. 
 
 Leo rules the back and heart. 
 
 Virgo^rules the abdomen and intestines. 
 
 Libra rules the reins and loins. 
 
 Scorpio rules the external sexual organs and 
 anus. 
 
22 THE LANGUAGE OF THE STARS. 
 
 Sagittarius rules the hips and thighs. 
 
 Capricorn rules the knees. 
 
 Aquarius rules the calves and ankles. 
 
 Pisces rules the feet. 
 
 The general physiological government of the 
 system is as follows, in constitutional order: 
 
 °P , gp, ^=, \5. The brain, stomach, ovaries, reins, 
 liver and skin. 
 
 b, ft, Ti{. $?. The throat, heart, sexual organs 
 and blood. 
 
 n, W, t, t£. The lungs, bowels, nervous sys- 
 tem, arms and feet. 
 
 It is advisable that the whole of the foregoing 
 details be committed to memory, so that in read- 
 ing a figure of the heavens, the true significance, 
 nature and power of each sign will be instantly 
 realized. 
 
THE LANGUAGE OF THE STARS. 
 
 LESSON IV, 
 
 THE AFFINITIES AND ANTIPATHIES OF THE SIGNS 
 AND PLANETS. 
 
 Iii tlie great majority of the works upon Astrol- 
 ogy a great deal of imaginary importance is at- 
 tached to the dignities of the planets — the domal 
 dignities. From Claudius Ptolemy, who collected 
 and formulated the best teachings of the astrology 
 of the ancients for the use of posterity, down to 
 the latest copyist of present times, the delusion of 
 terms, faces and exaltations have been more or 
 less repeated, with the noble exception, perhaps, 
 of "Wilson 55 and "Pearce." 
 
 That there is a natural sympathy between the 
 nature of a planet and the solar force of a given 
 sign, seems very reasonable; but that any set 
 number of degrees in a given sign, or that any one 
 special degree possesses an exaltation alone seems 
 absurd, and, in fact, is not warranted in actual 
 experience. The result of twenty-two years of 
 
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 24 THE LANGUAGE 
 
 extensive Astrological practice shows the writer 
 most conclusively that the planets have a good 
 deal of influence over the signs they are supposed 
 to rule. That is to say, the signs in question agree 
 with the acknowledged lords in nature and quality 
 of force. Further, that each planet is stronger in 
 signs of his own nature than in others; and, lastly, 
 that a planst is weak when in signs of an opposite 
 nature. 
 
 The following arrangement may be relied upon 
 in actual practice: 
 
 Planet. 
 
 Sign. 
 
 Strong. 
 
 Weak. 
 
 *? rules 
 
 \3 and r 
 
 W » 
 
 t a 
 
 n " 
 
 t - x 
 
 a 
 
 13 T1£ 
 
 $ " 
 
 cp « m 
 
 t a 
 
 3€ £3 
 
 o " 
 
 a ' ; 
 
 T ? 
 
 V3 X 
 
 -to 
 
 s " ^ 
 
 x m 
 
 2 
 
 8 " 
 
 rr 4 * m 
 
 /CCC - r "~ 
 
 
 The student will notice that there is no harmo- 
 nious system about the foregoing arrangement. 
 None of that "apple-pie order," as Wilson calls 
 
 Note. — My experience points to the fact that the planet 
 Mercury may be fairly potent in any sign, everything de- 
 pending upon his aspects and his position in the figure. 
 He is always strong when in the ascendant, and tsnth, no 
 matter what sign he occupies. 
 
DP THE STABS. 23 
 
 Ptolemy's table of domal dignities. But I have 
 found it to agree with facts in nature. For in- 
 stance, Saturn is weak in fiery signs, bat he is not 
 weak in Cancer. This I have proved frequently. 
 There is nothing of the heart or fiery will about 
 Saturn, hence he cannot harmonize with such 
 signs. He is stronger in earthy signs; they agree 
 with his laborious nature; and I have always been 
 doubtful as to Mars in Taurus. I consider that he 
 is not strong in this sign ; at the same time I have 
 not found him to be weak; he probably exerts a 
 normal influence here. 
 
 I have found one exception to the law, viz., in 
 the case of Mars and Scorpio. This sign is a fiery 
 watery sign; an exceedingly peculiar combination 
 of aqua and martial force, 
 
 A good general rule for the student to follow is 
 to notice the nature of a planet and consider them 
 powerful when in signs of a similar nature. 
 
 Thus, Saturn is strong in earthy signs. 
 
 Jupiter is strong in signs of a noble and fruitful 
 nature. 
 
 Mars is strong in fiery signs. 
 
 Sun is strong in fiery signs, 
 
 Venus is strong in signs of a martial, fruitful 
 nature. 
 
 Mercury is strong in airy signs. 
 
Zb THE LANGUAGE 
 
 Moon is strong in watery signs. 
 
 Thus it will be seen that Saturn, Mars, Mercury 
 and the Moon represent the four triplicities; while 
 Jupiter, Sun and Venus represent the noble, ma- 
 jestic, paternal ideal, loving and fruitful elements, 
 which complete the organism; and such we find 
 them in actual life. 
 
 The planet Uranus agrees in nature with w 
 more than any other sign, i. e., scientific, unstable 
 and airy, which is undoubtedly the quality of W- 
 
 The planet Neptune, so far as I have been able 
 to find out, gives very beneficial rays when in 3£, 
 but the reverse in T, and therefore }£ is a natural 
 sign for f, so it seems to me. 
 
 And, lastly, it has been asserted that when a 
 planet is strong, such a position increases its pow- 
 ers for good and diminishes its force for evil. This 
 I have never been able to verify; on the contrary, 
 I have found that the question of good or evil 
 depends entirely upon the aspects at time of birth. 
 If Saturn is weak in the nativity, his powers for 
 good or evil are correspondingly weak; if strong, 
 he is powerful for good or evil, according to aspect, 
 as the case may be. It is a radical mistake to 
 think that Saturn and Mars are the authors of 
 every misfortune and Jupiter or Venus the parents 
 of every blessing. If Saturn is strong at birth 
 
OF THE STARS. 
 
 2? 
 
 and well aspected, lie produces lasting good by 
 position and direction. His good arcs will produce 
 permanent benefit, while his evil arcs will only 
 bring temporary evil. On the contrary, if he is 
 powerful in a natus and much afflicted, the exact 
 reverse will be true; and the same remarks apply 
 to other planets. 
 
 The following ingenious diagram, which has 
 been given in several treatises, will be found use^ 
 ful as a guide to the signs ruled by the planets: 
 
 \3 1 m -= m a 
 
 © n « t v. 
 
 
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THE LANGUAGE OF THE STARS. 
 
 LESSON V. 
 
 THE ASPECTS AND THEIE NATURE. 
 
 The astronomical aspects are certain angular 
 distances, continually being formed between the 
 Sun, Moon and planets, by their motion through 
 the Zodiac. Those made use of in Astrology are 
 tne aspects formed between the same bodies in 
 reference to the earth as the central point of 
 observation. Consequently the geocentric longi- 
 tudes only are taken into account when calculating 
 their distances; in other words, their apparent 
 positions in the Zodiac, as seen from the earth. 
 These geocentric positions are given for every day 
 at noon in an astronomical Ephemeris,* calculated 
 to the meridan of Greenwich, England. 
 
 The only aspects considered of importance in 
 Astrology are the following: 
 
 "^Raphael's ani Zadkiel's Ephemeris are the best, and 
 are published annually; either one will do. 
 
THE LANGUAGE OF THE STARS. 29 
 
 Conjunction Semi-Square,, Sextile, Square, 
 
 6 L or n >k □' 
 
 Trine, Sesquiquadrate, Opposition, Parallel, 
 
 A - £ or ssp 8 Par. 
 
 The conjunction, 6 transpires when two or more 
 planets have the same longitude. ' 
 
 The semi-square, L (sometimes noted thus, sq),. 
 when they are 45° apart or one sign and a half; 
 thus, if O, for instance, be 2° 30 ' of n, it would 
 be in semi-square to another planet in or near 33 
 17° 30', or in 17° 30' of °P, as they measure either 
 backwards or forwards in the Zodiac. 
 
 The sextile % is when two or more bodies are 
 two signs, or 60°, apart; the O, for instance, in 33 
 5° 0', is sextile to » 5° 0', and m 5° 0\ 
 
 The square □ is when planets are three signs, 
 or 90°, apart; as, for instance, °P is □ to 33 and \3. 
 
 The trine A is when two or more bodies are 
 120°, or four signs, apart; T is A to SI and f. 
 
 The sesquiquadrate E (sometimes noted thus, 
 ssd), are when planets are 135° apart, or four signs 
 and a half apart. It is a square and semi-square 
 added together; for instance, a planet in b 12° 30' 
 is in n to another near 27° 30 ' of M, or in f 
 27° 30',- as from f 27° 30' to « 12° 30' is exactly 
 135° of longitude. 
 
30 THE LANGUAGE 
 
 The opposition 8 is when two or more bodies 
 occupy opposite points of the Zodiac, as T in 5 to 
 =^=, etc. 
 
 The parallel, Par. (generally noted simply P.), 
 is when two or more planets have the same degree 
 of declination, north or south of the celestial equa- 
 tar; this is given daily for the Sun and Moon and 
 every third day for the planets, in the best Ephe- 
 meris. It matters not whether it be -N". or S. ; for 
 instance, with 4° 30 ', N. dec. would be in Par. 
 with any other body in 4° 30' dec, either north 
 or south. 
 
 There are other aspects, such as the semi-sextile, 
 the decile and quintile, but they are too feeble in 
 force to deserve notice, and in practice we ignore 
 them entirely. 
 
 The nature of the aspects in power and effect 
 are as follows: [ - U 
 
 The L, □, n and § of any planet is evil; the L 
 and y are equal in power; then comes the square, 
 which is-much more powerful, and lastly the ft. 
 which is the most powerful of all evil aspects. 
 
 The- % and A are benefic, 4:he A being much 
 more potential for good than the % . 
 
 The conjunction 6 and Par. of 2f and $ are pow- 
 erful for good; but the same. aspects formed by W, 
 T ? and f> are evil. 
 
OF THE STARS. 31 
 
 The aspect of the Sun and Moon are good or evil, 
 according to the nature of the aspect. The same 
 remarks will apply to Mercury, who, as before 
 stated, is changeable. 
 
 A perfect familiarity with all the foregoing 
 details and the ability to quickly ascertain the 
 aspect in operation at a given moment, is an in- 
 dispensible qualification for the practice of Astrol- 
 ogy. Therefore, all intending practitioners must 
 accustom themselves by practice to the nature of 
 planetary motion and the correct measurement of 
 longitude at a glance. Especially to note whether 
 the aspects are forming or separating, and this is 
 known very easily, thus: Suppose the © be in 9° 
 n and Saturn be 7° Si-, the © is separating from 
 the % of ^. It is nearly 58° from the 6, or 2° past 
 the perfect % . But, suppose ^ be in 16° of £1, then 
 the © would be applying to the % , as the distance 
 between the two bodies would be 67°. The same 
 remarks will, of course, apply to other bodies and 
 all the aspects. 
 
 The orb of operation is given by all sensible and | j 
 practical Astrologers as 5° ail around. But the j 
 various books give various orbs from 8° to 17° 
 according to the planet. But, in these cases, it 
 often happens that the planets can be in both good 
 and evil aspects at the same time. . For instance 
 
32 THE LANGUAGE OF THE STARS. 
 
 in Raphael's i Guide to Astrology," Vol. 1, page 5, 
 we learn that the orb of the O is 17°, and that of 
 the © 12°; add these together and we have 29° of 
 longitude, half of which is 14° 30 ', the orb of oper- 
 ation. Let us apply such a ridiculous system. 
 Suppose in a given natus the Sun bd in T 10° and 
 the Moon in n 2° 30' ; they are 52° 30' apart, and, 
 according to the system taught in our lessons, are 
 not in any aspect at all, being beyond the 5° limit 
 of a L and short of the 5° limit of a *, But ac- 
 cording to Raphael's "guide," they were in both L 
 and % at the same time, being only 7° 30' from 
 either aspect; and, as Raphael's limit is 14° 30' in 
 this case, they could be considered as in powerful 
 operation for good or for evil, just as it suited the 
 Astrologer's desire or 6ms or his judgment. And 
 the same thing could take place between the semi- 
 sextile (which Raphael uses) and the L Also be- 
 tween the A and the p , as there is only 15° differ- 
 ence between them. Our limit is 5°, and any 
 limit which exceeds or is short of completion more 
 than 5°, we consider as void of any aspect what- 
 ever. Thus, a planet in T 5° 7' would not be in 
 aspect to another in n 11°, because it is 6° beyond 
 the %, or 1° more than the orb of operation, etc. 
 Just so, a planet in 2° of n would be considered 
 in #, because only 3° from the perfect aspect, or 
 2° within the limit. 
 
THE LANGUAGE OF THE STARS. 
 
 LESSON VL 
 
 THE NATURE, QUALITY AND GENERAL INFLUENCE 
 OF THE PLANETS, 
 
 The student must ever bear in mind that the in- 
 fluences and qualities herein described are only 
 manifested upon the human organism, under cer- 
 tain conditions, viz.: 
 
 a When rising in the ascendant at birth, or 
 
 b When lord of the ascending sign, there being 
 no planet therein to alter such influx, and at the 
 same time being oriental and in some aspect with 
 the Moon or Mercury, or both; and lastly, 
 
 c When situated in the M. C, in strong aspect 
 to the Moon or Mercury, or both. In any of these 
 positions a planet will exert its peculiar forces in 
 such degree as to manifest them clearly in the 
 person born. 
 
 In actual practice, it will often be found that a 
 person is born with none of the foregoing positions 
 to apply, i. e., the ascendant void of planets; ditto 
 
Bi ?H£ LANGUAGE 
 
 the M. C, and at the same time the lord of the arc, 
 having no aspect to the rulers of the mind, i. e. 4 
 Mercury and the Moon. In this case the plane^ 
 tary influences are latent in the person; such an 
 one will manifest very small individuality, and his 
 physical and mental temperament will be clearly 
 described by combining the influence and nature of 
 the ascending sign with that of the Moon and the 
 sign she occupies, together with the cosmic or 
 solar polarity of the month. With these consider- 
 ations to qualify our statements, we proceed. 
 
 Uranus gives a tall, upright stature, with much 
 expression in the features, grey eyes and usually 
 brown hair. He denotes a sharp, penetrative^ 
 eccentric person, full of curiosity; that is to say, 
 very inquisitive, far from fortunate, always abrupt 
 and changeable in manner, and inclined to be 
 "cranky" in his ideas. 
 
 When well dignified at birth, he gives sudden 
 and unlooked-for changes in life and habitation of 
 a beneficial nature, and produces many pleasing 
 surprises. Such a nature is full of novel ideas and 
 inventions. 
 
 When ill dignified he causes strange and sudden 
 sorrow, losses and other calamities, makes the 
 native unfortunate and liable to misfortune from 
 public bodies (corporations). 
 
OF THE STARS. 35 
 
 Saturn produces a form above medium height, 
 of a sallow complexion and down-cast look, dark 
 hair and eyes, thin beard; and somewhat lean or 
 spare organism with strong bones. Such people 
 nre selfish, with magnificent mental qualities. 
 Their perceptive and reflective organs are always 
 well developed, 
 
 When well dignified, Saturn gives a profound 
 imagination a cold, passionless nature, severe in 
 manner and reserved, hence of very few w^ords, but 
 these few are always incisive and to the point. 
 Such a nature is very sparing in his charity, and 
 studious and patient in acquiring the goods of this 
 life. He makes a firm and true friend and a most 
 firm and unrelenting foe^ 
 
 When ill dignified, he is envious, covetous, sus- 
 picious, a miser, timid, a liar and thoroughly dis- 
 honest. Such a person is always a sham and a 
 fraud. He will pretend or profess all manner of 
 things outwardly to gain his selfish ends. He is 
 never contented, always on the murmur against 
 fate or Providence, and, no matter what he attempts 
 for the benefit of others, he has always some base, 
 ulterior motive which spurs him on to action. 
 
 Jupiter yields an upright, tall stature, brown 
 hair and ruddy complexion (healthy looking), oval 
 face, with full and ample body; in fact, one with a 
 
86 THE LANGUAGE 
 
 generous and stately build; a large and well bal- 
 anced head, with benevolence, veneration and con- 
 scientiousness large. They have usually large 
 grey or hazel eyes. 
 
 When well dignified, the nature is truly mag- 
 nanimous, faithful, honest in his dealings, and 
 aspiring to aid in all true philanthropic move- 
 ments. He is religious, and somewhat orthodox in 
 views, but possessing much charity and tolerance 
 for the views of others; such an one is always 
 charitable, liberal, affectionate, and a defender of 
 rightful causes of the poor and destitute. He 
 makes a noble, generous friend and a merciful 
 opponent. 
 
 When ill dignified, he produces the opposite of 
 the foregoing; having an ample presence and good 
 looks, he imposes upon others. He pretends to all 
 the laudable qualities of Jupiter, but possesses 
 them not. His religion is pure cant; his honesty 
 lasts only until he can find a favorable opportunity 
 to steal or swindle. He indulges in low company 
 and delights in wanton, licentious habits. Such a 
 person creates more harm and does more damage 
 in a lifetime than any two openly lawless villians 
 could accomplish in double the time. They de- 
 stroy one's faith in human goodness. 
 
6$ THE STARS. S7 
 
 Mars denotes a well-set, rather spare but mus- 
 cular organism, medium height, ruddy (sunburnt) 
 complexion, sharp, piercing eyes, with a red tinge 
 to the hair, a good well-balanced head, with com- 
 bativeness, construction and destruction large. 
 
 When well dignified, he yields forth a fearless 
 person, one who is imperious, violent tempered 
 and exceedingly combative. He delights in war 
 and contention, is always fighting against some- 
 thing or somebody. But, apart from this quarrel- 
 some temperament, he is, in other matters, noble, 
 generous, rational, high-minded, honorable and, to 
 his friends, truly generous, but of thoroughly cruel 
 predisposition. 
 
 When ill dignified, the person so ruled is desti- 
 tute of even the small list of martial virtues; he is 
 a thief and liar wholly given up to his passions and 
 vices. Such people make splendid cut-throats, 
 pirates and brigands, because they are destitute of 
 either moral tone or conscientiousness. 
 
 The Sun produces a rich mellow complexion, a 
 round face, a good stature, finely and amply pro- 
 portioned — one possessing a noble, commanding 
 appearance. They generally go bald very early in 
 life (so, in fact, do persons under Jupiter). They 
 have large eyes, are slow and very dignified in 
 
do THE LANGUAGE 
 
 their speech and actions, which gives them a 
 greater noblene s of presence. 
 
 When well dignified, the disposition of the 
 native is perfect; they are magnanimous, lofty- 
 minded, grand in their ideas and conceptions, am- 
 bitious and aspiring; they are natural born leaders 
 of their kind, make sincere friends and conscien- 
 tious foes. 
 
 When ill dignified, the person thus born is a 
 proud, mean, ill natured tyrant, a restless, vain 
 boaster, a politician of the wire-pulling order, a 
 persistent office-seeker, a time-server, and one who 
 is despotic to those under his rule, but thoroughly 
 double-faced and submissive to tnose above him. 
 
 Venus produces a fine, round face, full, ruddy 
 lips and sparkling eyes, a beautifully moulded 
 form a little under medium height. They possess 
 a shy yet smiling countenance, with a sweet voice 
 and general appearance which produces amorous 
 attractions. 
 
 Special Note. — In a very wide Astrological,, experience, I 
 have found that, in a very great majority of cases, those who 
 consult Astrologers have Venus semi- square to the Sun at 
 birth; and oth^r professors have verified my observations in 
 their experience, so that I now lay this rule down as an 
 axiom, viz. : When Venus is in semi-square to the Sun at birth, 
 she produces a natural predisposition to Astrology and a mystic 
 curiosity to penetrate the veil of the future. — T. H. B. 
 
OP THE STARS, 39 
 
 When well dignified, the native possess a saucy 
 but mirthful temper; they are graceful and affec- 
 tionate, excelliug in all the artistic accomplish- 
 ments — art, music, dancing, etc, and are very love- 
 ly persons. 
 
 When ill dignified, they are weak-natured, amor- 
 ous, lack moral bias, and are easily led astray and 
 lose their virtue. But they are not vicious, as so 
 many authors have stated. The faults of Venns 
 when ill dignified are simply dne to a iveak will 
 and sensitive love nature, and their consequent 
 fall or vices are simply due to the influence of 
 other more powerful vicious minds over them 
 than from any inherent depravity of their own. 
 
 Mercury gives the native a spare body, medium 
 height, a pale and rather sallow complexion, long 
 face, high forehead, magnificent intellect, dark 
 eyes and thin nose and lips. The hair is dark and 
 the native has long fingers and slender-looking 
 hands. 
 
 When well dignified, he produces a keen intel- 
 lect and large penetration. He yields all that is 
 combined within the mental and intellectual qual- 
 ities of a man. Such a person excels in literature 
 and art. He is equally proficient in mathematics 
 and philosophy. He makes an accomplished sci- 
 entist, teacher or author, and always distinguishes 
 
40 THE LANGUAGE 
 
 himself by the vast superiority of his intellect 
 over the brains of the average man, Such persons 
 are restless and ever unweary in their thirst for 
 knowledge; they are witty and quick as lightning 
 to see the weak points and failings in others, 
 Their temper is volatile and their nature in- 
 constant, 
 
 When ill dignified, they are dangerous persons 
 to interfere with: they are unscrupulous liars, yet 
 they possess splendid mental qualities of a literary 
 and commercial nature, but often turn their abili- 
 ties to a very questionable purpose. 
 
 The Moon generally produces a clear but pale 
 complexion, brown hair, grey eyes, short arms and 
 rather fleshy organism, of indifferent stature and 
 porportions. 
 
 When well dignified, the Moon gives the native 
 a sound healthy brain, good intellect, and a quiet, 
 courteous disposition. The native is fond of curi- 
 osities of mechanical novelties, often removes his 
 dwelling, and cares infinitely more for the present 
 than for the future. Such a person loves peace and 
 harmony and the quiet enjoyment of social life, 
 He possesses a variety of gifts and is strongly 
 mediumistic. 
 
 When ill dignified, she produces liability to 
 some derangement of the brain, inclines the native 
 
OF THE STARS. 41 
 
 to a rambling life with no end in view. Such peo- 
 ple are purely idle characters, inclined to petty 
 thieving, and are always awfully tired upon the 
 appearance of any hard work. In fact they are 
 born tired, and they never get fully rested. 
 
THE LANGUAGE OF THE STARS. 
 
 LESSON VII. 
 
 THE NATURE AND QUALITY OF THE SIGNS. * 
 
 The signs of the Zodiac, when rising upon the 
 horizon at birth, have each a specific nature and 
 quality, which indelibly impresses its influx upon 
 the person born, especially so when there are no 
 planets therein to interfere with its psychological 
 action; should, however, one or more planets hap- 
 pen to be located in the rising sign, their specific 
 nature must be commingled and a judicious com- 
 bination made in forming an opinion. 
 
 T. Produces a spare but strong body of me- 
 dium height, long face and bushy eyebrows, brown 
 hair, rather long neck, good chest and somewhat 
 swarthy complexion. In disposition, courageous, 
 ambitious, intrepid and despotic, and passionate 
 temper, a rather quarrelsome nature; they will 
 never really submit to the control of any one. 
 
 "''Abbreviated from Part II. of " The Light of Egypt." 
 
THE LANGUAGE OF THE STARS. 43 
 
 8. Gives a middle stature, with a strong, well- 
 set body, a short, thick neck broad forehead, dark 
 hair, a dull complexion, rather large mouth; in 
 disposition sullen and reserved but affectionate; 
 they are slow to form opinions, are steadfast and 
 self-reliant. 
 
 n. Usually gives a tall, straight body, a san- 
 guine complexion, dark hair and grey eyes, sharp 
 sight and quick, active movements; in disposition 
 scientific, with a passion for all kinds of knowledge 
 and books; they are fickle in opinion, very intel- 
 lectual, but inconstant in their habits and attach- 
 ments. 
 
 £e. Produces a medium stature, somewhat 
 fleshy, and the upper part larger than the lower, 
 a rather small, round face and pale complexion, 
 brown hair and pensive grey eyes; in disposition 
 timid, thoughtful and agreeable; the temper is 
 mild and under good control. Their chief quali- 
 ties are sensitiveness and reflection, hence they 
 make fine mediums. 
 
 CI. Gives a large, prepossessing stature, broad 
 shoulders, large, prominent eyes, oval face, ruddy 
 complexion and light or golden hair; in disposi- 
 tion high-spirited, resolute, haughty and ambi- 
 tious; they are very impulsive and have strong 
 feelings and large ideas. 
 
44 THE LANGUAGE 
 
 tie. Generally gives a medium stature, or some* 
 what below the medium height, very neat and 
 compact in form, with dark, sanguine complexion 
 and dark hair; in disposition ingenious, studious 
 and inclined to be witty; a rather even temper, 
 but more excitable than taurine persons; they 
 possess well-balanced brains and superior mental 
 and intellectual qualities. 
 
 =c=. Produces a tall, slender form of perfect 
 symmetry, brown hair, sparkling blue eyes and a 
 fine, clear complexion; in disposition noble, ami- 
 able, high-minded and affectionate, bat hasty tern* 
 pered; they possess fine-grained, well-balanced 
 mental and physical constitutions; and it is well 
 to note that very frequently this sign gives darJc 
 hair instead of light, and also dark eyes, hut 
 always a fine, clear shin. 
 
 Til. Gives a strong and rather corpulent body, 
 medium stature, dark, ruddy complexion, dark 
 hair and frequently a prominent Roman nose; in 
 disposition active, proud, reserved, thoughtful, 
 scientific and somewhat selfish and resentful; they 
 make very skillful surgeons and magnificent chem- 
 ists and physicians. 
 
 #. Usually produces a well-formed body above 
 medium height, sanguine complexion, oval face, 
 high forehead, bright brown hair, fine, clear grey 
 
OF THE STARS. 45 
 
 or hazel eyes and genial, prepossessing appearance, 
 in disposition quick, energetic and hasty tempered; 
 fond of all kinds of sports and recreations, jovial, 
 free and benevolent; they possess strong conserva- 
 tive qualities, are very prompt and decisive in 
 their actions, and have usually good self-control 
 and the ability to command others. 
 
 Y3. Generally produces a mean stature, usually 
 below the medium height, spare of form and plain- 
 looking; the complexion is dark and sallow, with 
 dark brown or black hair and eyes; frequently 
 they have a sharp chin and slender nose, with 
 small, deep-set, piercing eyes, and are almost 
 always narrow-chested; in disposition they are 
 crafty, subtle, reserved and selfish, and often given 
 to melancholy. 
 
 /#?. Gives a stature of medium or a little below 
 the medium height; they are plump, well set ? 
 robust and well proportioned persons, with good 
 clear complexions and sandy or dark flaxen hair, 
 very prepossessing appearance; in disposition ele- 
 gant, amiable, good-natured, bright, and witty, very 
 artistic, fond of cultured society. I have often 
 found this sign to give fine dark eyes and dark 
 hair, combined with a beautiful clear complexion. 
 
46 the language of th^ st ARg. 
 
 X . Produces a somewhat inferior stature, below 
 the medium height, brown hair, pale complexion 
 and limpid grey eyes, and rather fleshy body; in 
 disposition negative, inclined to be listless and 
 good-natured; they are genial and peaceable if un- 
 influenced by others, but. being strongly medium- 
 istic, they are greatly influenced by their surround- 
 ings, j have noticed that when ^ is rising with 
 °P intercepted in the first house and any planet 
 therein, that the nature is wonderfully altered; 
 they are then active, dignified, genial and much 
 respected. 
 
 Note. — The foregoing general descriptions are only 
 applicable when there are no planets therein at birth; if 
 one or more planets occupy the rising sign, their special 
 nature must be judiciously commingled with that of the 
 sign. 
 
 I must caution the student against placing too much 
 reliance upon the form and complexion given in these signs 
 (though the disposition Will always apply), for this reason'. 
 Certain races and families are naturally dark or naturally 
 iight complexioned. Ho sign rising at birth could give a 
 dark complexion to the true offspring of the blue-eyed^ 
 flaxen-haired S txon; he would simply be dark complexioned 
 by comparison only With his race. Just so With the Italian* 
 no sign would confer light hair or blue eyes; therefore, always 
 bear these facts in mind, for While the signs impress their 
 influence in some degree, they will not cause the leopard to 
 lose his spots nor the Ethiopian to change his skin. Take 
 all things '"'cum grano solis" 
 
THE LANGUAGE Of THE STARS, 
 
 LESSON VIIL 
 
 THE TWELVE HOUSES OF THE OHAKT OF BIRT3. 
 
 The twelve houses, or mansionsj as they are 
 termed, are twelve divisions of space, each division 
 representing two hours motion of the earth on its 
 axis, 12 X 2 = 24 hours of the natural day. This 
 arrangement has been found to represent with suf- 
 ficient exactness, the increase and decrease of the 
 cosmic forces, as manifested upon any particular 
 section of the earth's surface. 
 
 The visible space from the eastern horizon to 
 the western ? is divided into six equal divisions of 
 an arc the meridian forming the center, or vertical 
 line, the east and west the horizontal, The spaed 
 below the horizon is divided exactly the same, the 
 lower meridian, or the point occupied by the sun 
 at midnight is of course opposite to noon; these 
 spaces although equally dividing the arc of day* 
 light and darkness, do not of course equally divide 
 the zodiac except exactly on the equator, and ccm- 
 
48 THE LANGUAGE 
 
 paratively few births transpire exactly on the 
 equator, nearly all figures or charts of birth will 
 have the various signs unequally divided. 
 
 Among the 12 mundane houses, and the further 
 north, or south of the equator, the figure is com- 
 puted for, the greater the difference will be. For 
 instance, in some charts, one whole sign will be 
 found intercepted between two houses, or rather, 
 in the center of some house. They are numbered 
 from 1 to 12, and in order to give a clear idea of 
 our meaning we insert the following diagram. The 
 terms, sunrise, noon, sunset, etc., show the points 
 of the figure occupied by the Sun at those times. 
 N. S. W. E are the points of the compass. 
 
OF THE STARS, 
 
 49 
 
 Noon. 
 
 The 12 lines called cusps show the commence- 
 ment of each house, the figures around the edge 
 
50 fBM LAXGtTAG£; 
 
 show the center and the words within each hottse 
 indicate briefly the general influence upon the per* 
 son born. But to be more particular we will ga 
 over the matter more in detail^ as follows:, 
 
 The 1st house, commencing at the ascendant or 
 eastern horizon, rules the personal appearance^ 
 disposition and temperament generally. 
 
 The 2nd house governs wealth in the form of 
 cash and personal property. 
 
 The 3rd house controls our relations with 
 brothers and sisters; it rules short journeys also^ 
 and has much signification with correspondence 
 >^v and private study. 
 
 The 4th house rules our condition in the close 
 of life, and has much influence over real estatey 
 etc. 
 
 The 5th house governs children (the native's off- 
 spring), chiefly, also his pleasures and specula- 
 tions. 
 
 The 6th house rules the sickness of which the 
 native is liable, and shows their exact nature if any 
 planet be therein afflicting the luminaries. 
 
 The 7th house governs love, courtship and mar-* 
 riage, also all partnerships, financial or intellectual? 
 and public opponents. 
 
 The 8th house rules our relations with the dead. 
 
OF THE STABS. 51 
 
 tli err wills and legacies, and has some significance 
 of the native's death if the lord thereof be anareta, 
 
 The 9th house governs long journeys, voyages, 
 etc.. and has much influence over the native's re* 
 ligious and philosophical studies and oxjinions 
 (similar to the third but more external). 
 
 The 10th house rules the honor, credit and busi- 
 ness of the native, and is therefore the most im- 
 portant of all, from an earthly standpoint. 
 
 The llth house rules the native's friends and 
 friendships, his hopes and desires in life; also, in 
 some sense, it has rule over his children, etc. 
 
 The 12th house governs the native^s fortune in 
 relation to enmity, sorrow and distress, and points 
 out his secret foes and those who wish him ilL 
 
 
THE LANGUAGE OF THE STARS. 
 
 LESSON IX. 
 
 HOW TO CALCULATE A CHART OF BIRTH. 
 
 To "cast" a horoscope of a person's nativity, the 
 first proceeding is to compute a celestial figure or 
 chart of the heavens for the exact moment of their 
 physical birth. This process is a very simple one 
 to any student at all familiar with th£ science of 
 practical Astronomy, if the following rules are 
 followed out: 
 
 I. Observe what is the right ascension on the 
 meridian for the given day at mean noon, which 
 is its true distance measured in sidereal time, from 
 the first point of Ari<rS.* 
 
 II. If the given time of birth is before mean 
 noon, subtract the said difference from the ^side- 
 real time" at mean noon, but if it be after noon, 
 then add the difference to the sidereal time and 
 
 *This is given daily in any good Astro Ephemeris. Zad- 
 kieTs is a good one. 
 
THE LANGUAGE OE THE STAB^. 53 
 
 the result will be the true right ascension of the 
 meridian in time for the moment of birth. 
 
 Example of the above rule: required the right 
 ascension of the mid-heaven for 9:45 A. M., Sep- 
 tember 3, 1888. The sidereal time at noon on 
 September 3rd is 10 hours 52 minutes and 12 sec- 
 onds, and 9:45 a. m. is 2 hours and 15 minutes 
 
 before noon; then we sav: lOh, 52' 12' ' subtract 
 
 2 15 
 and consequently we find that 8h. 37' 12' ' is there- 
 suit, or, in other words, the IL Ar-required. Had 
 the time required been afternoon, say 3h. 27 ' P. M., 
 then we should say that lOh. 52 f 12' ' ' +3h. 27' = 
 14h, 19' 12" , or the E. A. required. 
 
 III. With a "table of houses" for the latitude 
 of the place for which the chart is calculated, find 
 the nearest minute in the column of sidereal time 
 to the right ascension required, then in the first 
 column marked 10 at the head enter the sign and 
 degree found upon the cusp of the 10th house, 
 par all 1 with this in the second column marked 
 11, enter the sign and degree upon the cusp of the 
 11th house, on the same line under the third col- 
 umn marked 12 enter the sign and degree upon 
 the cusp of the 12th house; upon the next column 
 marked "ascendant" enter the degree and minute 
 of the sign shown which will be the actual por- 
 
54 THE LANGUAGE 
 
 tion of the heavens rising at the moment of birth 
 upon the cusp of the first house, or eastern hori- 
 zon; then follow out the same rule by entering the 
 signs and degrees shown in the respective columns 
 upon the 2d and 3d houses, this will give one-half 
 of the entire Zodiac. 
 
 IV. Nest place upon the opposite cusps of the 
 houses the same number of degrees of the opposite 
 signs, which will complete this, the first portion of 
 the celestial figure. 
 
 V. The signs and their opposites are as follows 
 please note: 
 
 c p is opposite =*= 
 H " " .± 
 
 £r is opposite \5 
 
 Q ii *t AW 
 
 VI. Now carefully calculate by the rules of pro- 
 portion the exact position in the Zodiac of the 
 Sun, 3ioon and planets; if the figure is for the 
 afternoon, add their proportion of motion to their 
 places at mean noon in the Ephemeris. and vice 
 versa, subtracting if it is before noon; this should 
 be done on a separate slip of paper, as sometimes 
 there is more than one planet in the same sign, 
 
 VII. Now carefully insert each planet in the 
 house and sign wherein it should be, always re- 
 membering that the commencement of each sign 
 is located in the house in advance; thus, if 9° T 
 
OF THE STARS. 00 
 
 be on the ascendant, it naturally follows that 8° 
 of this sign are rising into the 12th house; hence 
 any planet located in anything less than f 9° 
 would be so situated, or, in other words, above the 
 ascendant; then, again if 13° HI be upon the cusp 
 of the 6th, it shows that 12° of this sign are away 
 down in the oth, and any planet must, of course, be 
 so placed. These two illustrations will answer for 
 the whole; remember the signs move contrary to 
 the number of the houses; instead of from 1 to 2, 
 they move from 1 to 12, then 11, 10, 9 and so on 
 round again to Xo. 1. 
 
 The whole of the chart is now complete, and for 
 special computation it only requires the declina- 
 tions north or south of the Sun, Moon and planets 
 working out by proportion; in the Ephemeris they 
 are given for every third day. 
 
 In order to illustrate the whole of the above 
 seven rules, we will now work out a celestial figure 
 in detail. 
 
 Example 1. Required a chart of the heavens for 
 the birth of a child born April 3, 1888, in Denver, 
 Colo., U. S. A., at 11 a. M. The longitude is about 
 105° W,; la'itude about 40° 0' K* 
 
 *A11 astronomical calculations are computed in th^ 
 Ephemeris for Greenwich.. 
 
5oV the language 
 
 By raining to ZadkieFs Ephetneris for 1888, ^e 
 find that \m A jgriLg rd the sidereal time at mean 
 
 h. m. X s. / 
 
 noon is 48 oQ, but, as sidereal time increases at 
 the rate of abogOonr minutes per day r or jfgn sec- 
 onds per hour , and the distance between Greenwich 
 j rnrLDfTiyer being seven hours , we must add seventy 
 $,[}7^<^ seconds to H 48' 59", making H 50' 9'\ this 
 i0 ^^/t&^being the true E. A. at mean noon at Denver. The 
 time of birth is at 11 A. M., or one hour previous 
 to mean noon, and as we cannot very well deduct 
 60' from 50', we must add the whole circle, or 
 twenty-four hours, when the calculation stands, in 
 full, thus: 
 
 h. m. s 
 
 E. A. at mean noon In Greenwich 48 59 
 
 Difference between mean and sidereal 
 
 time 1 10 
 
 E, A. at mean noon at Denver. ... 50 9 
 Add twenty-four hours for subtracting. 24 
 
 24 50 9 
 Subtract the one hour before noon .... 1 00 
 The true E. A. for the time of birth 
 
 11a. m , 23*50' 9" 
 
 With this E. A. we consult a table of houses,* 
 
 *A table of bouses is an Astronomical table of right and 
 oblique ascensions, baring- strict reference to tbe serai-arcs 
 of tbe signs; they are specially prepared for Astrological 
 purposes and sold as sucb. 
 
OF THE STAES. 57 
 
 for the nearest parallel of latitude to the place of 
 
 birth, which is for New York City 401° N. (A 
 
 degree of latitude makes but little perceptible 
 
 difference in the ascendant, but 5 W will.) The 
 
 nearest sidereal time to 23 H 50 ' 9' ' will be found 
 
 to be 23h 49' 0' ', a difference of only one minute 
 
 and nine seconds, and this is quite near enough 
 
 for our present purpose.* Under the first column 
 
 10 
 parallel with this time we find 7^ at the head 7 
 
 which means that >£ is passing the meridian or 
 
 10th house. We therefore enter upon the 10th 
 
 cusp of our blank chart the sign ~ aod 27°, which 
 
 h m. s. 
 
 we find parallel with 23 49 0; then under the next 
 
 11 
 column we find T, but also lower down in the 
 
 same column we find b marked, which shows that 
 
 T is passed and that 8 has commenced to transit 
 
 the cusp of the llth house; parallel with }i 27 
 
 we find b 3°, which we enter upon the llth cusp of 
 
 12 
 our chart. In the next column we findb, but lower 
 
 down we find that n has taken the place of 8. and 
 
 parallel with b 3° we find H 12°, which we likewise 
 
 enter upon the 12th cusp of our chart. The next 
 
 column is the ascendant, given in degrees and 
 
 minutes, and shows us that at 23 H 49' 0' ', latitude 
 
 *More accurate calculations are only necessary when 
 arcs of direction are to be computed to ascertain the various 
 events of life. 
 
58 THE LANGUAGE 
 
 40|° N., or, in other words, say 11 A. m., id Denver 
 16° 41 ' of © was rising upon the eastern horizon; 
 
 2 
 
 the next column £3 shows that the sign SI takes its 
 place, and on our parallel we .find SI 6°, which we 
 enter upon the 2nd cusp of our chart; in the last 
 
 3 
 
 column £V we find 29° of SI, which we enter upon 
 the cusp of the 3rd house of oar chart. We now 
 enter upon the opposite six houses the same de- 
 grees of the opposite signs; for instance, the 4th 
 house is opposite the 10th, so we place 27° of W, 
 because M is opposite pi ; the 7th is opposite the 
 ascendant, so we insert \5 16° 41 ', the opposite 
 sign to £3, and. so on^with the rest. 
 
 The student will notice that the sign of SI occu- 
 pies the cusp of two houses, and that its opposite, 
 #?, does the same, while in the center of the 10th 
 °P appears "intercepted." This frequently trans- 
 pires in all latitudes north and south of the equa- 
 tor, owing to the fact that the Zodiac rises in an 
 oblique manner. The greater the latitude, the more 
 oblique the celestial arc becomes. Upon the equa- 
 tor this is not so, but the same number of degrees 
 occupy each house of the chart. The student can 
 always see which sign is intercepted by running 
 over the signs and noting where the missing one 
 comes in, if such there be. But to resume. Our 
 
OF THE STABS. 59 
 
 figure is now complete so far as the houses and 
 signs are concerned. The intercepted sign, T, is 
 duly inserted in the center of the 10th house, 
 while its opposite, =a=, is so placed in the center of 
 the 4th. We are now ready for the planets. 
 
 ''The planets," as all celestial movable bodies 
 are termed in Astrology, are simply reduced by 
 proportion. An example of the Sun and Moon 
 will suffice for the whole, as the process is virtu- 
 ally the same for both their longitude and de- 
 clination. 
 
 On April 2nd, in Zadkiel's Ephemeris, the Sun's 
 place is given at noon at Greenwich T 13° 10 ' 
 (the seconds are discarded). On April" 3 it is s~P 
 14° 9'; then 14° 9 
 
 13° 10 difference is 59', which shows 
 the Sun's motion in twenty-four hours. The dif- 
 ference in time is seven hours between Greenwich 
 and Denver, the time of birth is 11 A. M.; add this 
 seven hours, and it will show you that when it is 
 11 A. M. at the place of this horoscope, it is 6 p. M. 
 at Greenwich, in England; the Sun, Moon and 
 planets then must be calculated for 6 p. m. 
 
 This is one thing the student must carefully note, # 
 viz., that the signs of the Zodiac are computed for * 
 local time and the planets for Greenwich time, for > 
 
60 THE LANGUAGE 
 
 this reason: It is the position of the heavens ice 
 note; when it is noon the Sun is on the zenith, no 
 matter where the place is, outside the Arctic re- 
 gions; remember this. 
 
 The Sun's motion being 59 ', we say as 24 hours 
 are to 59 minutes, so are six hours (6 p. m.) to 
 14' 45 ' \ which is 15', near enough for our pur- 
 pose. We then add this 15' to the Sun's place at 
 
 noon on April 3rd, 14° 9 r 
 15 
 
 i 
 
 14° 24' of T, the true longitude 
 at the time of this supposed birth. Then, in suc- 
 cession, we take each planet, commencing with IJt 
 and terminating with $, and subject them to the 
 same proportional calculation, marking them down 
 upon a separate slip of paper; then we take the 
 Moon, which, on account of her great motion, we 
 work out by "diurnal, proportional logarithms." 
 The student may use simple proportion or the 
 "rule of three," if he desires, and as shown in the 
 example of the Sun, but logarithms are by far the 
 most expeditious. 
 
 Example. — Required the Moon's longitude for 
 11 a. m. at Denver or 6 p. M. at Greenwich April 
 3, 1888. * 
 
 Moon's longitude at noon, April 2nd, VS 0° 10' 
 
 J^Std, V3 13 49 
 
OF THE STAES. 
 
 61 
 
 Differagigg, 13° r>^T T which gives us the mean 
 motion in 24 hours; ^b^n we work thus: 
 
 Proportional logarithm o?s43£J39 > / 2 451 
 
 Add proportional logarithm of 6 hoiirg/ 6021 ^h^>^iw^H4^^ 
 
 Logarithms of motion required 8 472= 
 
 3° 24', this added to the Moon's place at noon 
 4££iL£rxL gives us V3 17° 13 ', the true place at 
 birth. 
 
 We have now explained in detail how to calcu- 
 late a chart of birth, the whole of which is illus- 
 trated in the following diagram. The advantage 
 of marking all planets upon a separate slip of 
 paper before inserting them in the chart is, that 
 we can then see how much space we have in the 
 respective houses for our figures, and can mark 
 them accordingly. 
 
 
 
 to- 
 
 
 &$$k Md^uL &** mh A 
 
 
 Hfiot 
 
 W^i^^^c^^^JH^ 
 
 T^iff' 
 
THE CHART OF BIRTH, 
 
 Latitude. 40° N. Longtitude, 105° W. 
 
 DECLINATIONS. 
 
 $-.... 5° S. 22' 
 *> ..,.20°N.49' 
 
 2r....20 c S 22' 
 3 .... T S. 16' 
 
 O 
 
 . 5°N. 39' 
 
 5° S. 58' 
 . 7 : S. 8' 
 ,20 c S. 31' 
 
THE LANGUAGE OF THE STARS, 
 
 LESSON X. 
 
 HOW TO FOEM A GENEEAL JUDGMENT. 
 
 Having calculated your chart for the estimate 
 time of birch,* carefully calculate the aspects that 
 may exist between the Sun, Moon and planets, as 
 taught in a previous lesson. Then observe if any 
 of: them possess the same degree of declination 
 (given every third day in the Ephemeris). If 
 such is the case, note this down also, and consider 
 the influence as a conjunction; having done all 
 this and noted the sex of the child, proceed as 
 follows: 
 
 ^Sometimes it .will happen that the last one or two de^ 
 grees of a sign, or the first one or two, will be rising at the 
 estimate time of birth. When this is the case^ note the 
 description that the last part of one sign and also the first 
 part of the next one will produce; then inquire which sign 
 comes the nearest to being correct, and use that; the reason 
 for this is, birth is not always observed with the exactness it 
 should be, and in these cases ten minutes will sometimes 
 make quite a difference. 
 
46 THE LANGUAGE 
 
 I. Gauge the vitality and life force of the 
 native, and in doing so pay no attention to any- 
 thing but the Sun, Moon and Ascendant and the 
 planets that form aspects thereto; afflicting planets 
 show the liability and the nature of disease. 
 
 II. Having satisfactorily determined the ques- 
 tion of vitality, according to the rules given for 
 this, proceed to gauge the temperament and dispo- 
 sition; and in doing this pay no attention to any- 
 thing but the Moon, the Ascendant and the planets 
 therein; if there are no planets in the Ascendant, 
 pay particular attention to the planets forming 
 aspects to the ascending degree and the Moon. 
 
 III. After the temperament, etc., is deter- 
 mined, proceed to carefully weigh the mental 
 qualities, and in this, first of all. note the positions 
 of the Sun, Moon and Mercury, and then the plan- 
 ets aspecting them, especially the aspect to Mer- 
 cury and the Moon, for these are the chief rulers 
 of the mind. 
 
 IV. Then commence to define the native's 
 financial prospects, paying particular attention to 
 the luminaries and their aspects, especially to each 
 other and the 10th house and the ruler thereof. 
 Any planet in the 10th has potential power in all 
 the native's professional and business transactions. 
 
Or THE STARS. 65 
 
 V. After this is arranged, proceed with the 
 business qualifications, and, in so doing, bear the 
 following points in mind, viz., the temperament, 
 the mental abilities and the financial prospects; 
 all these combined constitute the true indications 
 of the business for which the native is best suited, 
 both for mental adaptability and financial success, 
 
 VI. After all the foregoing is performed, we 
 take a new departure, and inquire as to the matri- 
 monial prospects of the native. In this pay abso- 
 lute attention to the Moon, Venus and the lord of 
 the 7th, or any planet in the 7th, for a man; if a 
 woman is the subject, substitute the Sun for the 
 Moon. 
 
 VII. Then proceed to finish the horoscope by 
 judgment upon friends and enemies, journeys and 
 offspring, completing the whole with an analysis 
 of the natural predisposition to accidents, sickness 
 and disease, complete rules for which are given in 
 the following lessons. 
 
 Thus the young student will perceive that Astrol- 
 ogy may be simplified, and the awful, mysterious 
 looking chart reduced to a very methodical plan, 
 by those who will only pay sufficient attention to 
 understand the rudiments. The great mistake 
 which the young beginners always make is in look- 
 
66 THE LANGUAGE OF THE STARS. 
 
 ing at the calculations en masse, instead of at the 
 special aspects thereof, which relate to the subject 
 of inquiry. 
 
 Some practice, of course, is necessary to become 
 familiar with these readings, but, after the various 
 rudiments are thoroughly committed to memory, 
 the pleasure of being able to lift the mysterious 
 curtain of destiny, and of reading the laws of na- 
 ture thus revealed, will repay the student a hun- 
 dred fold for his time and labor bestowed besides 
 the pleasure of thus being able to do good to others 
 with that kind of scientific advice which only the 
 Astrologer can possess 
 
THE LANGUAGE OF THE STARS. 
 
 LESSON XL 
 
 'THE VITAL FORCE TEMPERAMENT AND DISPOSITION, 
 
 The Vital Force. — If the child be a male and 
 the Sun be above the horizon, this orb rules the 
 vital spark; but if the Sun be below the horizon 
 and the Moon be above, the Sun and Moon com- 
 bined rule the life force; but if neither the Sun 
 nor Moon be above the horizon at the time of birth 5 
 then the Ascendant dnd the Sun become the 
 Rulers of life. 
 
 If the child be a female, substitute the Moon 
 for the Sun, and the giver of life will be founds 
 thus, whenever the Moon is above the horizon in 
 «, female natus> that Moon tules the life forces 
 When this is not so and the Sun be abtrve, it is the 
 Sun and Moon combined, and when neither a^e 
 thus situated, it is the Moon and the Ascendant 
 conjointly, 
 
68 THE LANGUAGE 
 
 And now note, if the rulers of life are strong by 
 being in signs of their own nature, or well aspected 
 especially by Jupiter, Venus and Mars, the child 
 will have a fair length of life, and with care may 
 reach old age: when the giver of life is oriental, 
 i. e., between the 4th and 10th on the eastern side 
 of the chart, it is so much the better; also, those 
 born between March and June have greater vitality 
 under the same conditions than any others; the 
 weakest being from between September and Jan- 
 uary. 
 
 If the aspects are conflicting, some good and 
 some bad, the vitality will be somewhat impaired, 
 and consequent liability to sickness; when this is 
 the case, always look well to the rising sign; if this 
 be a strong sign, such as °p , SI, f, b, iU; the child 
 will outlive these and may enjoy fair health; if the 
 sign rising is unafflicted, the stronger the Ascend- 
 ant is, in all cases, the stronger will be the phys- 
 ical constitution. The very best conditions are 
 the Sun above the horizon in Aries, the Moon in- 
 creasing in light in Cancer, and past the □ of 0, 
 and both well aspected by Jupiter and Mars; such 
 a man with T rising will live past the allotted 
 threescore years and ten and enjoy a vigorous old 
 age, if discreet in his youth. 
 
W Me stars. 69 
 
 In a male natus all aspects of Mars to the Sun, 
 either good or bad, are beneficial, because they in- 
 crease the heat, which is life," unless Mars is 
 afflicted by § or 3Jt, when such aspects, as L, □, & 
 and 8 ate dangerous, being productive of danger- 
 ous accidents, etc. 
 
 When the rulers of life are seriously afflicted, 
 the Moon by Mars and the Sun by Saturn, and one 
 of them being the lord of the 8th, and at the same 
 time the Ascendant being weak or afflicted, and 
 no help from Jupiter or Venus^ the child then born 
 will soon die. It will not survive its infancy, 
 which we reckon at four years, the period of the 
 Moon. In most cases, with such affliction, the 
 child dies inside of twelve months, but there is no 
 certain rule to say token death wiU transpire. Re*» 
 garding death in infancy, ''Ptolemy," the father of 
 modern Astrology, says; " If one of the luminaries 
 be angular,* and either be joined to a malific, oi% 
 if the latter be sitiaated at an equal longitudinal 
 distance from each luminary, so as to form an 
 equilateral triangle with them, and no benefic 
 aspecting them at the time, and the rulers of the 
 luminaries be in malific places, the child then born 
 will not be reared, but will shortly die." 
 
 *The four cardinal houses, 1st, 10th, 7th, 4th, are called 
 Tingles, and a planet therein is called angular and powerful. 
 
TO THE LANGUAGE 
 
 This rule is almost infallible, and deserves the 
 student's attention: In all cases where the Moon 
 
 is seriously afflicted, the constitution and general 
 health suffers, and this is especiaHy^j^ with a 
 female. When Mars is the disturbing element in 
 such a natus, thej^ periods ^ are b oth irregular and 
 painful, with consequent suffering; and, lastly, 
 note whether the rulers of life be applying or sep- 
 arating; if the former, the danger increases; if the 
 latter, there is hope of life and recovery. 
 
 The Tempekament and Disposition. — Carefully 
 weigh the influence of the rising sign, as given in 
 previous lessons, with the planets therein, if there 
 be any; then note the position of the Moon; a 
 judicious admixture of their influences will give 
 the correct result. Fiery signs give a combative, 
 overbearing nature; airy signs an impulsive, vola- 
 tile, inconstant nature; earthy signs give a cau- 
 tious, reserved, laborious, patient nature; while 
 watery signs give a quiet ; reflective, passive nature. 
 When the Moon is increasing in light, the natural 
 abilities of the person will appear on the surface 
 and become external in their characteristics; but, 
 when the Moon has passed the opposition, and is 
 decreasing in light, then the natural abilities are 
 more hidden or latent,. and do not appear visible; 
 
OF THE STARS. 71 
 
 it takes a long acquaintance with such persons to 
 thoroughly understand them. 
 
 For the student's benefit, we will now briefly 
 apply the rules we have given in the lesson to the 
 child's horoscope, given in Lesson IX, which we 
 will suppose to be a male. 
 
 Firstly, then, as to the vital force. The Sun, 
 being above the horizon, is, in this case, the true 
 giver of life alone. The Sun is very strong by 
 sign and position, and this means a great deal; at 
 the same time the Sun is in □ to the -1 ; this will 
 produce some discord between the life force and 
 the organism. The Sun is also L to ?, but this 
 amounts to nothing in a question of vitality We 
 next observe that the Sun is both in 8 and Par. to W ; 
 this will not, in this case, seriously interfere with 
 the vitality, because the Sun has also the Par, of ? s 
 who is in a sign of her own nature and strong near 
 the meridian. The worst feature in this horo- 
 scope for health is *? Ij*_ in the rising sign, with 
 both the Sun and Moon applying to a □; so that, 
 all things considered, we say that the vital current 
 is strong, but with serious danger from sickness, 
 indicated by 8 ¥, n d , and the approaching □ of *>. 
 From 14 to 16 years of age, jvhen the Sun wil l 
 meet the n ^ by arc of direction , will be the crisis 
 
72 TH£ LANGUAGE OF THE Sf AKS\ 
 
 of this child's future; this safely passed, a faif 
 length of life may be reasonably expected; and the 1 
 danger at this time will come from the head and 
 chest, ruled by °F and £c, the places of and ^ 
 It will be noted that, while the vitality of this 
 native is strong, the constitution is below the aver-" 
 age; £3 is a weak sign,, and T / $ therein makes it 
 much weaker. 
 
 The temperament ts magnetic (^ and & are both 
 magnetic, also f: and \3}. hence bilious. The dis- 
 position is timid, despondent and rather penuri* 
 ous, and at times stubborn and mean, but possess-- 
 ing much real artistic ability and fine mental 
 powers, See §) >k 2 and % also & 6 to 9v 
 
THE LANGUAGE OF THE STARS. 
 
 LESSON XIII. 
 
 tHE MENTAL QUALITIES AND FINANCIAL 
 PROSPECTS. 
 
 The Mental Qualities— The native's mental 
 qualities are derived chiefly from the Sun. Moori 
 and Mercury. The Sun rules the brain primarily. 
 Mercury, by his position and aspects, shows the 
 native's qualities of the mental force, the grade, so 
 to say; while the Moon gives direction to them 
 upon the physical plane whenever she happens to 
 be in aspect with either ©, or §', or both. The 
 Sun in fiery signs gives the brain a royal, impe- 
 rious, commanding basis or bias.: In airy signs it 
 receives an aspiring, ideal, romantic bias. In 
 earthy signs a commercial, practical, utilitarian 
 /bias; while in the watery signs it receives a nega- 
 I tive, dreamy and metaphysical bias, Thus when 
 we find the Sun and Moon in the same triplicity, 
 it produces a very strong predisposition towards 
 one of the foregoing tendencies, and only wants 
 
7-i THE LANGUAGE 
 
 the assistance of Mercury and the ascendant to 
 produce one of two things, a genius or a crank. 
 
 When Mercury and the Moon are in a pect, the 
 mental qualities are strong and permanent, unless 
 both Sun and Moon are seriously afflicted; then 
 there is danger of insanity. If these aspects of 
 (§ and £ are benefic, the mind is genial and 
 kindly disposed; if malefic, it becomes sarcastic 
 and bitter. Aspects of Mars to Mercury, if bene- 
 fic, make the mind pushing and energetic, critical, 
 inventive and combative. W gives much inventive 
 ability and mathematics. *? gives large reflection, 
 causation, comparison and melancholy, and causes 
 the native to be selfish and secretive. It , on the 
 other hand, when aspecting Mercury, renders the 
 native open, very generous magnanimous and a 
 lover of justice. The Sun makes the native, when 
 in c or Par. with Mercury, proud, haughty, majes- 
 tic, commanding, a real boss, and endows the 
 native with ideas that are large and grand, in fact, 
 generally beyond his means to realize. 9, aspecting 
 Mercury at birth, if benefic, gives genuine ability 
 in art, literature and music, and endows him with 
 a true love of all that is beautiful in nature. When 
 the foregoing planets aspect Mercury with malefic 
 rays, it does not dimmish the abilities, but gives a 
 
OF THE STAES. 75 
 
 vicious trend to them. Mars, when afflicting, pro- 
 duces liars and people who are not over-scrupu- 
 lous in their dealings. ^ makes malicious natures 
 always plotting and planning for their own inter- 
 ests — genuine politicians of the wire-pulling fra- 
 ternity. 2J, so afflicting, makes real frauds and 
 pretenders. W, dangerous characters of unusual 
 abilities, forgers and bubble floaters. The Sun 
 cannot afflict Mercury, but when both are afflicted 
 the native becomes a real tyrant. ?, when afflict- 
 ing, renders the mind lewd and sensual and gives 
 an inclination for gambling, drink and the society 
 of the demi-monde. 
 
 After the influence of the Sun, Moon and Mer- 
 cury has been carefully weighed, combine your 
 deductions with the natural disposition shown by 
 the Ascendant, and the analysis will be complete; 
 I noting that the L of $ to the O* and any aspect of 
 W to the Moon or $ confers much natural ability 
 for the study of occultism. 
 
 The Financial Pkospects. — When the Sun and 
 Moon are in good aspect with each other and un- 
 afflicted, it shows a fairly comfortable position all 
 through life, according to the plane the native occu- 
 pies. Benefic planets in the 2nd is a- good testi- 
 mony if they are at the same time well aspected 
 
ID THE LANGUAGE 
 
 and strong; it is a sign of wealth, and if. in addi- 
 tion to this, they happen to be in good aspect to 
 the Sun or Moon, or both, comparative wealth and 
 a corresponding position in life is certain. Benefic 
 planets in the 10th may be considered the same 
 with the same rules. Further: If Saturn be well 
 aspected in the 2nd or 10th and direct in motion 
 in a sign of his own nature, he confers lasting ben- 
 efit; such men become rich by one gradual pro- 
 gressive march from the bottom of the ladder to 
 the top. But Mars, so situated, always squanders 
 wealth; it is against his very principle to save, 
 Per contra, the Sun and Moon, afflicting each 
 other, or much afflicted by other planets, is a sign 
 of poverty or hard struggle against adverse cir- 
 cumstances; if Saturn be afflicted in the 2nd or 
 10th, it is a sign of cramped finance; if, at the 
 same time, he afflicts the San and Moon or one of 
 them and no benefic intervenes its influence, the 
 native will have a hard struggle all through life; 
 when to such a position we find Mars in the 2nd), 
 the native becomes a 'ne'er-do-well" — an unfortu* 
 nate, improvident wretch, 
 
 When the testimonies conflict with each other 
 i as they usually do), the student must use his dis- 
 cretion with his judgment, and here comes the 
 
OF THE STARS. 77 
 
 real value of personal experience obtained only 
 through study, experiment and continual practice; 
 mixed indication gives a mixed or an average life; 
 when Jupiter is on the ascendant, or the meridian, 
 such a position will carry the native through life 
 with his head above water, though he may never 
 realize much comfort. 
 
 Applying these rules to the horoscope in these 
 lessons, we find that Venus rules Mercury both by 
 6 and Par., also that the Moon is % to both, while 
 the O is Par. to $; this gives most elegant abilities 
 of a literary, musical and artistic nature; combine 
 these with the "ascendant, a reflective, cautious, 
 laborious nature, given by Saturn, and we find all 
 the necessary application and patience to carry out 
 the abilities to a successful issue. 
 
 The financial prospects are mixed; T ?, is Par. to 
 U, and the f); the 0, q, to the «D, but the Sun is 
 elevated, is lord of the 2nd, and is Par to ?, hence 
 fair financial circumstances may be expected, the 
 result of the native's own careful persistence, 
 patience, economy and natural talents. 
 
THE LANGUAGE Of THE STARS, 
 
 LESSON XIII. 
 
 "THE BUSINESS QUALIFICATIONS AND MARRIAGE 
 PROSPECTS. 
 
 The Business Qualifications. — As stated in 
 the lesson, showing how to form a general judg- 
 ment, the business qualifications of the native 
 depend upon the temperament, the mental ability 
 and the financial prospects; because no matter 
 what the natural talents may be, it is useless to 
 put a child to a business that would result in finan- 
 pial failure. The most valuable course is to find 
 out that department in life wherein the horoscope 
 shows the most success, and then select that special 
 branch of it that is most suitable to the native's 
 temperament and mental capacity. 
 
 Those born with Saturn rising are suited to 
 some patient, steady calling requiring application. 
 Those with Jupiter rising succeed as merchants' 
 Mars produces mechanics. Venus, some light, 
 
THE LANGUAGE Of THE STARS. <9 
 
 fancy business. Mercury, literature, law and in- 
 surance. The moon denotes some general retail 
 business. If these planets be in good aspect to 
 the Sun, the indication is so much the stronger. 
 Tnen n, £? and Tit are scientific in their nature, EC 
 giving legal ability and literary qualities, Aqua- 
 rius talent in electricity and magnetism; TTj, gives 
 especial ability in surgery, medicine and chem- 
 istry. 
 
 These rules Will show the natural trend of the 
 native. Next examine the mid-heaven and its lord, 
 and especially that planet most powerfully aspect- 
 ing the Sun; or, if no planet aspect the Sun, take 
 the Moon. Should the mid-heaven be afflicted by 
 the presence of malefics who are afflicted or r>,the 
 native will never succeed in any business of his 
 own, bat had far batter always devote himself as 
 an assistant in the employ of others. So ; likewise, 
 if the luminaries be seriously afflicted by the mal-- 
 eScs without corresponding aid from the benefics, 
 the same remarks will apply. Per contra, if the 
 mid-heaven be occupied by planets well aspected 
 and strong, take these to indicate the nature of the 
 native's business. If, at the same time, they aspect 
 the Sun, or the Sun be there, or the Sun be free 
 from affliction, success is a certainty in a business 
 
80 THE LANGUAGE 
 
 of his own, if he can obtain one. And this is a 
 most important point to consider, because some 
 people do well and live comfortably as long as they 
 are in the employ of others, but make a miserable 
 failure immediately they undertake to strike out a 
 path for themselves. To be contented with one's 
 own natural sphere and to live in harmony with 
 our own inherent possibilities^ resting satisfied 
 that Mother Nature is infinitely wiser in her selec- 
 tion of our status than we could ever be ourselves, 
 is to obtain the greatest possible good out of this 
 life and properly prepare our souls for the higher 
 gamut of existence in the next. 
 
 The Matrimonial Prospects — For a male, 
 take the Moon, Venus, and any planet that may be 
 in the 7th; if none be there, then look well to the 
 lord of the 7th. If the Moon and Venus be strong, 
 the former increasing in light, and they be well 
 aspected with the 7th house, free from the pres- 
 ence of malefic orbs, you may conclude that mar- 
 riage will transpire at a suitable age and that 
 domestic happiness may result. The presence of 
 Venus or Jupiter unafflicted in the 7th is a sure 
 sign of domestic felicity. On the other hand, \ <3, 
 W, especially the latter, are sure indications of 
 discord and failure in the conjugal state. If the 
 
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 Moon and Venus be much afflicted, without aid 
 from Jupiter and no benefic in the 7th, domestic 
 inharmony is the result, and especially so if 
 Uranus be one of the afflicting planets. The evil 
 aspect of Saturn delays marriage. The benefic 
 rays of Mercury hasten marriage. Ditto with 
 Mars. If Mars afflicts the Moon or Venus, he 
 often brings about a marriage in great haste, and 
 gives ample leisure to bitterly repent. Study well 
 the 7th house, the Moon and Venus, and form 
 judgment accordingly. With this exception, that 
 with a female natus, substitute the Sun for the 
 Moon, and then judge the same. 
 
 The business qualities and matrimonial pros- 
 pects, being the last group of importance, except 
 sickness and disease, we will apply the rules to the 
 child's natus as before. In this case, the Sun is 
 strong and in the mid-heaven, but it is square to 
 the Moon and 8 to W, producing lack of support 
 from the public, if a solar occupation be chosen 
 that is ruled by T ; also a bad ending and sudden re- 
 verses, W 8 to the O in the 4th 1J . Therefore, bearing 
 in mind the temperament, the patience and method 
 of the native, we must combine the Sun with 
 something else, and this is easily seen, viz., £ and $ 
 both in the sign in the mid-heaven, $ Par. to the O 
 and the ruler JJT of, and both $ and £ * to the <D, 
 
82 THE LANGUAGE OF THE STARS. 
 
 giving public success in all occupations ruled by $ 
 and £ combined; so again bearing in mind the art- 
 istic abilities of the native, we should say that he 
 would succeed best as a photographic artist, or as a 
 dealer in pictures, musical instruments and artist's 
 materials. 
 
 The marriage prospects are not good. W Par. to 
 the and ? and ^ P. D, to the f), with the Moon 
 going to Vs S, and in □ to the 0, all point to the 
 fact that marriage would be delayed, and consider- 
 ing his nature, he is not a marrying man. *> cools 
 the rjassions considerably, and if he marries it will 
 be late in life, for a home rather than for love. 
 Uranus □ to the €) will always produce domestic 
 inharmony until late in life. 
 
THE LANGUAGE OF THE STARS. 
 
 LESSON XIV. 
 
 FRIENDS, ENEMIES, TRAVELS AND VOYAGES. 
 
 The friends of the native are to be judged as 
 follows; If the luminaries are afflicted especially 
 the Moon by Saturn, the native will suffer much 
 from false friends; and if . at the same time an evil 
 planet occupy the 11th house (symbolical of friend- 
 ship ), that native will all through life, be duped 
 by his friends, chiefly of the nature of the sign and 
 planet in the 11th. 
 
 If a malefic occupy the 11th, it is a strong token 
 of unreliable deceitful friends; but, unless the 
 luminaries be afflicted and. weak, the deceit will not 
 injure the native. But, if Saturn afflict the lumi- 
 naries and be in the 11th, this is the worst possible 
 position, and the native never ought to have con- 
 fidants or friends who have power over him. The 
 same may be said, but with less power, of L^ranns 
 and Mars. 
 
 On the contrary, the luminaries strong and well 
 aspected and a benefic in the 11th or the lord 
 
81 THE LANGUAGE 
 
 thereof in good aspect with or I, the native 
 will have many friends, will receive assistance 
 from them, and can repose confidence therein. 
 Also the lord of the 11th a benefic, and not afflicted, 
 but strong and in elevation, is a sign of good, noble, 
 trustworthy friends during life. 
 
 The enemies of the native are judged exactly 
 the same as friends, except the 12th must be taken 
 instead of the 11th; and for opponents in life, open 
 opposition, take the 7th house instead of the 12th, 
 and judge exactly as in the case of friends. Thus, 
 if a benefic occupy the 7th, it is a sign of but little 
 opposition in life; if, at the same time, it is strong, 
 well aspected, and in good aspect to the sun or the 
 lord of the 10th, it shows that the native will gain 
 by opposition, that his public opponents will be the 
 real means of his advancement, which is generally 
 the case with public men. 
 
 The travels of the native must be considered 
 thus: The Moon in the Ascendant in a movable 
 or common sign shows that the native will travel 
 about a good deal and value his home but little. 
 The same may be said if the Moon be increasing 
 in light, fast in motion, and in aspect to £ or ?, 
 especially so if these latter be in movable- or com- 
 mon signs and fast in motion, but the reverse if 
 
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 they be 5 (retrograde) and in fixed signs. If 
 these testimonies are from the 3rd house, railroad 
 or short journeys are indicated; if from the 9th, 
 voyages or long journeys are presignified. 
 
 On the contrary, the Moon in a fixed sign and 
 slow in motion indicates but little travel, and 
 if to this a fixed sign occupies the Asc, the native 
 will be a home bird and love to remain in some 
 permanent location. 
 
 When signs of much travel are shown, a malefic 
 in the 3rd or 9th indicates misfortune thereby, and 
 also suffering by and through travel, If a benefic 
 be JJ in the 3rd or 9th and afflicted, it shows that 
 the journeys will be difficult and fail to profit the 
 native anything, anticipation will fail to be real- 
 ized; but, if a benefic be therein direct in motion 
 mid well aspected, it indicates much success and 
 profit or pleasure by travel, and this is especially 
 so if the benefic be at the same time in good aspect 
 to the Sun, Moon, lord of the 2nd or the 10th, 
 
THE LANGUAGE OF THE STARS, 
 
 LESSON XV. 
 
 ACCIDENTS, SICKNESS AND DISEASE. 
 
 For accidents, consider well the Hyleg. If the 
 giver of life be in bad aspect to Mars, accidents 
 are certain to transpire during life, when the 
 Hyleg forms any malefic direction thereto. The 
 same remarks apply, but with less force, to Uranus. 
 I say "less force," because the mystical orb is so 
 uncertain and eccentric in results. He may, when 
 so situated, cause accident or some sudden form 
 of disease of an unusual nature. Accidental poison- 
 ing is in strict sympathy with Uranus, 
 
 When the Hyleg is free from the affliction of 
 Mars and Uranus at birth, there is little danger of 
 accident, except by indirect action, thus: Mercury, 
 if malefic by strong aspect to W or 3, and afflicting 
 the Hyleg, may give accident; the same may be 
 said of the Moon, as both are simply the mediums 
 for the interaction of other forces. But, when 
 
THE LANGUAGE OE THE STARS. 87 
 
 none of these testimonies transpire, the native will 
 remain free from accident, but may suffer from 
 disease. 
 
 The Hyleg strong shows a vigorous vitality and 
 comparative freedom from disease, if, at the same 
 time, the physical constitution is of a similar 
 nature. When the constitution is weak and the 
 vital force strong, the native will live on to a good 
 old age, and suffer much during life from various 
 forms of disease, indicated by the nature of the 
 influence causing such weakness. 
 
 Saturn, afflicting the Hyleg, or constitution, 
 always produces a predisposition to some chronic 
 disease. Mars produces the same liability to some 
 acute diseases, which may degenerate and become 
 chronic by neglect of proper medical treatment. 
 
 When disease, by virtue of a good constitution 
 and strong Hyleg is not probable, sickness can 
 only afflict the native by the action of very potent 
 directions, and such sickness will be of short dura- 
 tion always The native either recovers or dies 
 quickly, but death under such circumstances will 
 only transpire when the vital energy is weak from 
 age. 
 
 To particularize: The sign occupying the cusp 
 of the 6th house indicates the natural part of the 
 
88 THE LANGUAGE 
 
 body liable to disease and its nature, to some ex- 
 tent; this is especially so should any retrograde 
 planet or one afflicted or a malefic be therein. The 
 special organs of the body ruled by the signs and 
 planets have been given in the first portion of this 
 work, and need not be repeated, 
 
 The principal forms of disease signified by the 
 planets are as follows: Uranus, all unusual mental 1 
 magnetic and nervous diseases; ^, consumption^ 
 cold, melancholy complaints, slow fevers, etc.; Zf, 
 all afflictions of the liver and blood; Mars, all in- 
 flammatory afflictions, acute fevers and marital 
 diseases; ?, cutaneous afflictions, diseases of the 
 uterus, kidneys, etc.; £, chiefly mental and ner- 
 vous diseases, The Sun shows sharp and chronic 
 diseases and the so-called incurable diseases of the 
 brain and heart. The Moon rules all acute dis- 
 eases in sickness and indicates afflictions of the 
 lungs, stomach and breast 
 
 As this is the most important subject, we will 
 illustrate our remarks by applying the foregoing 
 rules to the horoscope, given as an example in 
 these lessons. 
 
 In this case the Hyleg (the Sun) is Par. to Ura- 
 nus, and also in opposition thereto from cardinal 
 signs, both being angular; and as Uranus is lord of 
 
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 the 8th also, he is the anareta of this natus; sc 
 also is Saturn in some sense, being angular, a ruler 
 of the 8th, and Par. to the Moon, This child, then, 
 is very liable to some severe accident, probably a 
 fall, as Uranus is in *£=, an airy sign^ and Moon, 
 the mother of all things, n to the ©, and Par. ^ is 
 also □ to tTranus. The reason we judge a fall is 
 that Uranus, being the prime mover in the matter, 
 is peculiar for his sudden, unexpected action, such 
 as a fall is. The head and loins would be the chief 
 parts to suffer, represented by T and =£* . 
 
 For diseases, the head, chest and heart would be 
 the principal seats of suffering; the brain and 
 heart being in sympathy to the Sun, while the 
 Moon rules the chest, and Saturn in the sign with 
 the Sun applying by direction to the square 
 thereof, indicates afflictions of the heart, lungs 
 and stomach. 
 
 For sickness generally, it may be said that the 
 native will be dyspeptic, *> in £3 rising, and every 
 lunar arc to Saturn of a malefic nature will cause 
 sickness to the native. 
 
CONCLUSION. 
 
 These primary lessons are now brought to a 
 close; our task is completed. We have given a 
 brief but clear outline of each department of 
 human life of any real importance, and all thet is 
 necessary for the student to become fairly expert 
 in this sublime study is personal practice. 
 
 The best advice we can offer is to investigate 
 the lives of as many personal acquaintances as 
 possible, when their time of birth is beyond dis- 
 pute. We say personal acquaintances, for the 
 reason that their real lives will be known fairly 
 well, whereas we cannot obtain the truth from any 
 written biography. To place much reliance upon 
 the lives of eminent men as given forth in print, 
 with the expectation of finding their horoscope to 
 correspond, is a very fallacious method, except so 
 far as real known personal traits of character or 
 public fame is concerned. Above all, apply these 
 rules to your own individual life; you alone know 
 the motive of your every action, and will be able 
 to trace the action of the stars from cause to effect 
 
THE LANGUAGE OF THE STARS. 91 
 
 better than any one else. Obtain all the data 
 within your reach of children who die in infancy; 
 study well our rules relating to the Hyleg, life and 
 health, and so confirm and improve your own per- 
 sonal judgment. Thus, step by step, build up 
 your precept by practice, and your theory with 
 absolute knowledge, for only in this manner can 
 you really possess the priceless treasure of Urania. 
 Reading and study alone, though of unquestion- 
 able import and value, will never enable you to 
 fully realize these Divine truths. Practical expe- 
 rience alone can do this. 
 
 And, lastly, let me advise the student to care- 
 fully master the details of each lesson before he 
 attempts to put the rules in practice; also the 
 meaning of the various terms used and found in 
 the " Appendix." When this is done, supplement 
 your knowledge by a thorough, impartial study of 
 the best authors upon the subject — the works of 
 * Wilson," and "Pearce," and Dr. Simmonite," 
 are the most valuable. This fine work of the latter 
 author, "The Arcana of Astrology,"* is especially 
 valuable for students, it being in the form of les- 
 sons, with questions at the end of each, and con- 
 taining many valuable tables for astro-calculations. 
 
 With this we close, trusting that our efforts to 
 instruct the student may not entirely fail, and that 
 
92 THE LANGUAGE OF THE STARS. 
 
 this, the first really reliable primer of Astrology 
 published in America., may fully meet the wants 
 of American students, 
 
 T. H. B. & 
 
 *May we obtained from the author or publishers, W. 
 Foulsham & Co.. 4 Pilgrim Street 5 Ludgate Hill, London, 
 England, E. CV 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 A BEIEF GLOSSARY OF ASTROLOGICAL TERMS. 
 
 Affliction — When a planet is evilly aspected. 
 
 Airy Signs — The airy signs are n, =s= and £?. 
 
 Anareta — The planet which destroys life by 
 direction. 
 
 Angles — The four cardinal houses 1st, 10th, 4th 
 and 7th, A planet therein is strong and said to be 
 angular. 
 
 Application — The motion of any orb to the 
 body or aspect of* another: 
 
 Arc — The distance between any two points in 
 the heavens. 
 
 Arc of Direction — The distance in arc between 
 a planet and certain points in the Zodiac forming 
 aspects to the Sun, Moon, ascendant and mid- 
 heaven. Also to the progressive places of the Q « 7 
 Sun and Moon. This distance, when calculated, y / 
 is termed the "Arc of Direction," and is equated 
 or turned into time by allowing every day of 
 twenty-four hours after birth to count for one year 
 of life, and every two hours for one month. 
 
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 ^Ascendant — The sign rising at birth; also the 
 1st house of a figure of the heavens. 
 
 Aspects — Certain distances of celestial longi- 
 tude. The principal are * =60° n =90° A = 
 120° 8 =180°. 
 
 Barren Signs — The barren signs are n, fl, 
 iand TTJJ. 
 
 Benefics — These are It and $; also O and g 
 When strong and at the same tinie well aspected. 
 
 Cadent — The cadent houses are 3rd, 6th, 9th> 
 and 12th. A planet in these houses is considered 
 weak. 
 
 Cardinal Signs — These are T, SB, =^ and \3. 
 
 Common Signs— These are n, M, t and 3t. 
 Why ? I don't know. 
 
 Conjunction— When two or more planets occupy 
 the same degree in the Zodiac. 
 
 Co-Significator— In nativities the Moon is co- 
 significator in love and marriage for a man, the 
 Sun for a woman. $ is significator in both cases. 
 
 Cusp— The line indicating the commencement 
 of the houses. 
 
 Dispose— When one planet is found in the sign 
 ruled by another, the latter rules or disposes of 
 him. 
 
 Directions— Arcs showing future influences in 
 life. $\ * 
 
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Appendix. 96 
 
 Earthy Signs— These are tf, W and VS. 
 
 Elevated— The planet nearest the meridian at 
 birth. 
 
 Equinoctial Signs— <f and *a=. 
 
 Familiarities — When, two planets occupy each 
 other's signs, they are familiar and dispose each 
 other. 
 
 Feminine Signs- % S, rig, irj/j VS and X. 
 
 Fiery Signs— These are T, ft and £ 
 
 i^cecZ Signs— -ft, a, ^l and ^. 
 
 Fruitful Signs— These are £3, Til and }£. 
 
 Giver of Life— The ruler of the vital forces of 
 the native, 
 
 Houses— The twelve signs constitute the houses 
 or mansions of the Sun, Moon and planets. Bat 
 the twelve houses of a horoscope are twelve divis- 
 ions of the heavens, which are divided by oblique 
 ascension, according to the latitude of the birth- 
 place. 
 
 Hyleg— The giver of life. The Hyleg rules the 
 native's vitality and not necessarily the consti- 
 tution. In all cases the luminaries have chief rule 
 of the life force. See lesson thereon. 
 
 Increasing in Light— Increasing in distance 
 from the sun. 
 
 Intercepted— A. sign lying between the cusps 
 ^ses. 
 
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 Latitude— Celestial Latitude is the distance of 
 a planet or star north or south of the Zodical line. 
 
 Lord— The planet ruling a sign is termed its 
 Lord. 
 
 Luminaries —The Sun and Moon. 
 
 Malefics—W, T ? and 3, also O and g when evilly 
 aspected by the nialefics. 
 
 JTascidiiie Signs— JP, II, <T>, =£=. £ and #\ 
 
 Northern Signs— T, #, fl, £c Q, Tin. 
 
 Oblique Ascension— k. part of the equator that 
 rises in an oblique sphere. The greater the lati- 
 tude the greater the apparent obliquity of the 
 heavens. 
 
 Occidental— Western. 
 
 Orb of a Planet— -Termed the orb of opera- 
 tion. This is the radius of the planet's influence 
 estimated at 5°. 
 
 Oriental— Eastern. Any planet east of the 4th 
 and 10th is oriental in the horoscope. A planet 
 rising after the suu is oriental of the Sun and vice 
 versa. 
 
 Parallel— -When two or more bodies have the 
 
 same declination X. or S. of the equator they are 
 
 then in parallel with each other, similar in force 
 
 to 6. 
 
 - j m 
 Radix— The horoscope is the radix of l >* 
 
APPENDIX. 97 
 
 it is the radical basis of judgment. Therefore, a 
 planet's place at birth is its radix. 
 
 Rectification — Correcting or rectifying the esti- 
 mate time of birth which is seldom, if ever cor- 
 rect, and calculating the true moment. There are 
 many methods, the two principal ones being, rec- 
 tifying by the past events of life, according to 
 the semi-arc method of calculation of arcs, and 
 also by the truitine of " Hermes Trismegistus"; 
 of all systems the latter is the only one really re- 
 liable. It is based upon the occult fact that there 
 is a uniform relationship between the place of the 
 Moon at birth with the ascendant, at the moment 
 of conception^and vice versa, with the place of the 
 Moon at conception and the ascendant at birth, 
 -^ying the statement in "The Light of 
 ^e 181, imprisoned within the womb 
 _r magnetic, as well as their physical 
 
 i*M of gestation is completed. This period is 
 ruled by the Moon. 
 
 Retrograde — When a planet appears to move 
 backward in the order of the signs, by reason of 
 the motion of the earth in an opposite direction, 
 it is said to be a retrograde and is denoted in the 
 ^nhemeris by this symbol §, which is also indi- 
 ted to denote the radix of birth. 
 
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 98 APPENDIX. 
 
 Revolution — A revolutionary figure is an annual 
 horoscope, so to say, calculated for the moment 
 the Sun returns to the same place as at birth. 
 
 Right Ascension — The Arc of the equator meas- 
 ured from the first point of Aries. 
 
 Secondary Directions — Are the aspects formed 
 by the Sun, Moon and planets between themselves, 
 by their various progressive motions from day to 
 day, each day reckoning as a year of life. 
 
 Primary Directions — Are of two kinds, accord- 
 ing to the system used. All directions calculated 
 by the Placidian method are primary directions, 
 but those who follow the Hermetic system desig- 
 nate all arcs formed by the Sun to the radical 
 places of the Moon and planets as primary, be- 
 cause the Sun is the primary source of a"' 1 
 
 , .i . ■ _ ■"/ „ atiuence 
 
 and all arcs formed by the Moon U 
 
 4th 
 
 planets are termed secondary direction., 
 the Moon is of secondary importance to the 
 She is the administratrix of the Sun. He the father 
 and She the universal mother — the Isis " of all 
 that has been born, that is, or shall." 
 
 Stationary — When a planet appears to be mo- 
 tionless by reason of the motion of the earth in a 
 different direction. 
 
 Semi- Arc — Half a diurnal or nocturnal P 
 The semi-diurnal arc of a plane is + !"»" ' * 
 
This map gives the relative positions, outlines and forms of most of the ancient constellations as 
 used by Ptolemy and the Arabian Astrologers. There were anciently but 48 constellations, 12 in the 
 zodiac and 36 outside of it. Those 48 original constellations are the only ones recognized in Astrology. 
 The ancient Magi used these forms because by their use the novitiate students could memorize the entire 
 celestial map and hold in mind all the longitudes and declinations. A finished professor not only had all 
 fixed star positions memorized, but he mentally interpolated for his planetary ephemeries day by day. 
 
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