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 LESSONS IN 
 
 ASTROLOGY 
 
 BY 
 
 VALE. 
 
 -**•£- 
 
 COLUMBUS, OHIO. 
 
 LIGHT OF TBUTH PUBLISHING CO. 
 
 1898. 
 

 r>69 
 
 Copyrighted 
 By Light of Truth Publishing Co. 
 
 1898. 
 
DEDICATION. 
 
 To the careful, unprejudiced investigator in 
 the realms of Astral influence, is this volume 
 humbly dedicated. 
 
 The author fears no just criticism or candid 
 opinion — when such criticism and opinion have 
 the solid, immoveable foundation of experience. 
 Believing, nay, knowing that Truth fears no foe, 
 and asks only a hearing for her cause, he offers 
 this volume on the altar of Astrological research. 
 To the scoffers and doubters he merely says: 
 Your prototypes lived and had their being when 
 Galileo gazed heavenward with enraptured eye, 
 when Columbus trod the soil of happy, sunny 
 Spain; and later still, when Franklin sent his kite 
 communing with electric clouds, or Fulton, 
 Morse and hosts of others met the cold, forbid- 
 ding scowl of skeptic man with that calm, serene 
 confidence characteristic of the overpowering 
 genius of might — "Truth." 
 
 "None but the brave, dare step aside, 
 From customs iron rule, 
 The common herd must follow it, 
 
 Or be esteemed a fo^>l." — Anon. 
 
 J&UCKSON, 
 3001^ St. Vincent Ave., St. Louis, Mo., U. S. A. 
 Feb. 3, 1898. 
 
LESSONS IN ASTROLOGY. 
 
 A CRITICAL INTRODUCTORY TO THE 
 STUDY OF ASTROLOGY. 
 
 In opening a subject so complex and so grand 
 as that presented in the arcanum of astrology, 
 one is beset by doubt as to what to say and how- 
 to say it The members of the great family of 
 "Occult Science" readers this subject, I have no 
 doubt, must appeal in a peculiarly significant 
 manner, for its readers are pre-eminently the 
 students, the philosophers, and the progressive 
 thinkers of our lives. These are the people that 
 blaze the way and form that vast body of man- 
 kind comprising the "hewers of wood and draw- 
 ers of water." From these people spring our 
 thinkers, our explorers in that vast, immeasura- 
 ble, infinite realm of occult manifestations. These 
 are the people from whom comes a Galileo, a 
 Bruno, Kepler, Fulton, Franklin or a Morse. 
 These are the explorers in the domain of science. 
 
 (7) 
 
8 LESSONS IJSF ASTROLOGY. 
 
 And to read the stories of the early trials of 
 these men recalls vivid memories of dark gloomy 
 dungeons, villification, abuse, and base contume- 
 ly, and at last for one a burning flame. 
 
 Encircling human form divine 
 
 A funeral pyre, didst luminate the starry clime — 
 
 Alas ! Poor Giordano Bruno. 
 
 Yes, even at a later day the fingers of scorn 
 were pointed at another, and people cried in vain 
 derision "Fulton the Fool !" "Morse, the dream- 
 ing visionary !" "Franklin,, the kite man !" I 
 have written of these things in order to lead you 
 gradually to that other realm of science — the 
 domain of "occult science/' and particularly to 
 the branch which I shall endeavor to exemplify 
 through the pages of this book — astrology. It 
 will be necessary in dealing with this subject, 
 involving, as it does, the v ;ry laws of nature and 
 the whole domain of "universal" law as expressed 
 throughout the ambient, to trace some of its ear- 
 liest history and to find corroborative data pre- 
 served in the hieroglyphs of Egypt, Babylonia, 
 Assyria, Chaldea, and even further back; back to 
 the dawn of India's mighty sway, birthplace of 
 humanity and home of occult lore. In various 
 parts of India numerous explorations have un- 
 covered vast tomes of astronomical and astrologi- 
 
LESSONS IN ASTROLOGY. 9 
 
 cal researches, their sacred and profane history 
 abounds in astrological reference, and to this day 
 among the initiates it is still cultivated, though 
 shorn of many of its ancient beauties. Amongst 
 the early Indians or Hindoos learning was con- 
 fined exclusively to the higher car.tes or the Brah- 
 min priesthood, and the masses were held in ab- 
 ject submission to this priesthood or /'pundits" in 
 much the same manner that the Jews were held 
 by the, Egyptians or Babylonians. After cen- 
 turies upon centuries of undisputed power the 
 priesthood who formed the circle of astrologers, 
 as evidenced by the fact that every festival held 
 was regulated by the annual appearance of some 
 star or planet, became corrupt and licentious, and 
 from a state of purity gradually descended to 
 grosser forms of worship, thus gradually losing 
 the inner spiritual beauties of their divine wor- 
 ship, or the worship of the stars, not as individ- 
 ual entities, however, but as an expression 
 of the whole or spiritual part of the divine 
 Brahma, who in h'mself formed the head 
 of the Hindoo trinity of Brahma, Vischnou and 
 Siva, personifying the creative, preservative and 
 destructive principle of the universe, manifested 
 yearly throughout the operation of the physical, 
 material laws of nature. This triune was later 
 incorporated into the Egyptian godhead and still 
 
io ljejssojsts ijst astbology. 
 
 later became the Christian trinity of Father, Son 
 and Holy Ghost. This trinity forms the basic 
 principle of the harmonious or perfect triune of 
 astrology; observe the application. Brahma, 
 Vischn<ou, and Siva, the three, trinity or trine, 
 the three are always in harmony, always together. 
 So, too, a planet in the sign "Aries," the ram or 
 head — seat of power, of intellect and spiritual de- 
 velopment is in trine with one in Leo, the lion, 
 or the heart, seat of goodness, purity and kindli- 
 ness. Thus the head and heart must be^ in har- 
 mony to produce pure minds and pure hearts. 
 These two signs, Aries and Leo, are one-third 
 the distance of the twelve signs of the Zodiac 
 apart, and will be enlarged upon in the course of 
 lessons to follow. Thomas Maurice, the cele- 
 brated English Orientalist and traveler, gives a 
 fine illustration of the 28 lunar mansions repre- 
 senting one position of the Moon each day dur- 
 ing the transition of the lunar orb from new to 
 new. Each of these mansions or "houses" of the 
 moon represented some idea in a concrete form 
 and required esoteric or occult learning and 
 power to give proper and definite interpretation 
 of the symbolism. Of course all the major plan- 
 ets were studied likewise and had certain fixed 
 meanings. The astronomical records of the Hin- 
 doos take us back to a fabulous period, involving 
 
LESSONS IN ASTROLOGY. n 
 
 cycles upon cycles, running into millions of years, 
 a.l based upon close astronomical — astrological 
 studies. 
 
 Their astronomers were necessarily astrolo- 
 gers, as before shown by their festival days. 
 Their deductions were based upon close obser- 
 vation, application, and analogy, upon the great 
 law of cause and effect, and in their devotional 
 exercises and sacred prayers, frequent invocations 
 to the three great planes, Heaven, (shauer), 
 Aether, (Bhauvah), Earth, (Bhauar), is offered 
 up in a manner to propitiate the kindly influence 
 of the spiritual manifestations of heaven or the 
 heavens, or stars, magnetically upon the aether 
 or our spiritual, magnetic atmospherical envelope, 
 or currents surrounding and permeating the 
 earth. Here we have the completion of the har- 
 monious trine; From heaven — i. e., the stars, 
 meaning the influence of the stars — to aether, to 
 earth! (Perhaps some captious critic will inter- 
 ject an objection to the term "influence" used in 
 this connection. If so, let him turn to Job 
 xxxviii., 31, and notice this: "Canst thou bind 
 the sweet influence of Pleiades, or loose the 
 bands of Orion?" thus showing that they under- 
 stood the astrological causes which create certain 
 favorable and unfavorable conditions upon the 
 earth's currents, thereby acting upon humanity in 
 
12 LESSONS IK ASTROLOGY. 
 
 an electrical, spiritual manner, causing certain ef- 
 fects to manifest themselves in obedience to some 
 other agitation produced by the stars or heaven, 
 all of which are acting in accordance with a cer- 
 tain fixed law of universal intelligence — the in- 
 telligence which can not err, and erring not, must 
 be perfection itself and the material expression of 
 the harmonies of the universe.) In the wond- 
 rous Cave of Elephants is still to be seen the 
 hieroglyphical characterization of the divine birth 
 of "Creeshna," the Hindoo Christ, in the char- 
 acter of Buddha, five centuries before the birth 
 of Christ. This temple or cave contains numer- 
 ous hieroglyphs of the twelve signs of the Zodiac, 
 as well as the symbols of the planets and their 
 various aspects. In fact, Hindoo history, mytho- 
 logical and actual, is replete with astrological ref- 
 erences. 
 
 Now we will pass to the next great epoch, 
 
 THE EGYPTIAN. 
 
 Orientalists, in searching among the ruins of 
 that once grand and mighty empire, have looked 
 with wonder and amazement upon the gigantic 
 temples of "Osiris," the astrological deification 
 of the sun — "father of lights," symbol of power 
 
LUSSOJSTS IN ASTMOLOGY. 13 
 
 — at Heliopolis and other places; and with the 
 same wonderment explored the inner chambers 
 of the temples dedicated to Isis or the Moon, in 
 whose honor sacrifices were offered up to pro- 
 pitiate her kind influence. 
 
 Come, take my hand, and, guided by the 
 wonderful magic of thought, imagine ourselves 
 in Thebes 3,300 years ago. 'Tis early spring; 
 the astrologers have calculated the spring equinox 
 and the sun is to "cross the line. ,, On the event- 
 ful day, as the first faint rays of Osiris bathes the 
 peaks of the Arabian chain in the glow of dawn- 
 ing morn and gild the eastern horizon in the tint 
 of liquid fire, reflecting back the shimmer from 
 the ridge of the Libyan mountains like the quiv- 
 ering of moonlight on the bosom of the Nile; 
 then rising with full majesty, in the panoply of 
 power, the "god of day" pours out a flood of 
 warm and radiant light, and with grandest accol- 
 ade salutes the graven statues in the avenue of 
 "Rams." 
 
 Then a burst of martial music fills the vernal 
 air, and with trumpets, flutes and drums the 
 populace join in welcoming back the glorious 
 herald of spring. This is the symbolic represen- 
 tation of the entry of the sun — -Osiris — in the 
 cardinal equinoctial sign "Aries," or the Ram. 
 And these statues were erected in honor of the 
 
14 LESSONS IN ASTROLOGY. 
 
 astrological deity — the Ram. This annual event 
 was made the occasion of praise, feasting and 
 music in commemoration of the return of Osiris 
 to the house of his "exaltation" or renewal of 
 strength, for from this period on until the autum- 
 nal equinox the ''power" of the sun — Osiris — in- 
 creases; therefore, this avenue of Rams symbol- 
 izes the cardinal principle of the returning 
 "strength of the sun." We will now turn our at- 
 tention to the monuments of Egypt, the pyra- 
 mids, whose sides depict the perfect, harmonious 
 trine. Exploration in the pyramids at Gizeh 
 shows that six of them have openings facing the 
 north, and the galleries descend at an angle of 
 approximately 26 degrees. An observer at the 
 extreme end of this gallery would have looked 
 out of the opening on a clear Egyptian evening 
 3,600 years ago, and, gazing across that vast void 
 of vanishing illimitable space, seen "Thuban" 
 sparkling in the convex dome — the star that once 
 had marked the polar home. 
 
 The pyramids were built on astrological and 
 astronomical basis. The sides embrace the per- 
 fect trine, its base the square, its apex the con- 
 junction, and they stand parallel on the meridian. 
 
 The various temples of Egypt were store- 
 houses of astrological knowledge. In the an- 
 cient mysterious initiation of the neophyte into 
 
LESSONS IN ASTROLOGY. 15 
 
 the higher esoteric realms of knowledge, astrol- 
 ogy formed the final link which bound together 
 the spiritual and material knowledge of the in- 
 fluence of the seven planets. The floors, walls, 
 pillars, and ceilings of these temples were covered 
 with beautiful hieroglyphical representations of 
 astrological symbols, no one save the elect were 
 ever permitted to pass the sacred confines of the 
 "Magic Circle," which was the symbolic repre- 
 sentation of the potent, mysterious 12 signs of the 
 Zodiac, for like all ancient nations learning, and 
 especially all occult wisdom, was confined to the 
 priesthood, who, like all their predecessors, be- 
 came corrupted with sense of power, and through 
 their licentious practices they gradually lost the 
 purer, mysterious rays of "light." The mysteri- 
 ous oracles of Isis at Delphi and Ephesus were 
 but gross forms of superstitious divination prac- 
 ticed falsely neath the royal ermine of astrology 
 and had no relation to the sublime science. The 
 fact of finding the sculptured testimonies on the 
 monuments and in the temples and statues of 
 Egypt commemorative of the beginning of the as- 
 trological year by the entry of Osiris in the 
 celestial Ram, and of the benign influence of Isis 
 or the Moon, is proof sufficient of the antiquity 
 of this science, in fact, these signs and constel- 
 lations were mapped out, the influence ascribed 
 
1 6 LESSORS IJSF ASTROLOGY, 
 
 to each carefully noted and preserved for the 
 benefit of future untold generations, eons of time 
 before the first faint dawning of the Egyptian 
 era gilded the roseate morn of a grander civiliza- 
 tion. This vernal festival was not the only one 
 observed by the Egyptains, the heliacal rising of 
 Sirius gave astrological warning of the overflow 
 of the Nile, and after the subsidence of the wa- 
 ters feasts in honor of the benefits conferred by 
 this inundation in fertilizing the procreant earth 
 giving promise of bountiful harvest to come 
 were held. Then in the summer season sacrifices 
 and invocations were offered to Isis, patron deity 
 of harvest time (or harvest moon), who in the 
 character of Ceres presided over the ''summer" 
 fields, promising honey, myrrh and frankincense. 
 In the autumn, Saturn, the astrological "god of 
 time," w r ho presided over agriculture was like- 
 wise honored in order that his "malign influence" 
 might be averted, and by propitiating him, seek 
 his influence in ripening the grain in the fields 
 through the kindly march of "time." In fact all 
 the ancient festivals were astrological in charac- 
 ter. But finally as the sun of Egypt's power 
 became overcast by the vandal hand of time, 
 these ancient allegorical ceremonies grew less 
 and less significant, and slowly dimmed by the 
 advancing mist of ages piled on ages, but faint- 
 
LESSONS I2T ASTBOLOGY. 17 
 
 est memories remain. Its antiquity is lost in the 
 shades of a Brahmin night, and centifries must 
 elapse ere complete restoration is consummated. 
 But with reviving investigation in the broad 
 fields of occultism astrology is once more on the 
 ascendant of power. 
 
 Let us advance. 
 
 In the Bible we find frequent references to as- 
 trology. Deborah, the prophetess, sings: "They 
 fought from heaven; the stars in their courses 
 fought against Sisera." — Jud. v. 20. It is evident 
 that if the stars had no "influence" they could 
 not fight; and Deborah, being inspired would 
 not have used the language indicated if there was 
 not some occult meaning conveyed. To an as- 
 trologer the meaning is plain. By "courses" is 
 meant the various aspects and positions of the 
 stars in the horoscope of Sisera denied success 
 and threatened harm which was verified by the 
 sudden rising of the river Kishon, which swept 
 away his mighty army. Therefore the prophe- 
 tess predicted his downfall through the fighting 
 or evil influence of the stars. In the first chapter 
 of Genesis, 14th verse, "God said, 'Let there be 
 lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide 
 the day from the night; and let them be for signs 
 and for seasons, and for days, and years. 11 I 
 propose to give my readers an astrological ex- 
 
1 8 LESSONS IN ASTROLOGY. 
 
 planation of this verse which they will find hard 
 to upset. "Let them be for signs' 1 What signs? 
 Why, the 12 signs of the Zodiac formed by the 
 "lights" in the firmament, viz.: Aries, Taurus, 
 Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, 
 Saggitarius, Capricornus, Aquarius and Pisces. 
 "And for seasons." The four seasons are usher- 
 ed in when the sun in his yearly circuit of the 
 heavens touches the first point of each of the 
 four cardinal "signs" of the Zodiac, viz.: Aries, 
 Cancer, Libra and Capricornus. Hence the 
 "seasons" begin usually about the 20th of March 
 (spring), June (summer), September (autumn), 
 December (winter), and these four entries bid 
 us prepare for the various "season's" physical 
 phenomena to follow, therefore these are the 
 "signs for the seasons." These four signs are 
 also the significators of the evils sure to follow 
 any violation of nature's laws. Thus Aries, the 
 Ram, is in opposition to Libra, the Balance, ruler 
 of autumn. Spring is opposed to autumn. When 
 Aries rises with the sun in spring it heralds the 
 planting time, and when Libra rises in the autumn 
 with the sun it heralds the time for plucking that 
 which was planted, i. e., one would not think of 
 planting corn in the fall and reaping the harvest 
 in spring. If they did punishment would surely 
 follow in the failure of fruition. So, too, Cancer, 
 
LESSONS IJST ASTBOLOGY. 19 
 
 symbol of summer, is opposed to Capricorn, sym- 
 bol of winter; if winter should suddenly overcome 
 summer we can all realize the disaster sure to 
 follow; therefore these signs are for seasons, to 
 guide us aright. "And for years." In the eter- 
 nal, ceaseless, myriad years, unnumbered in the 
 past or hid in the limitless expanse of dim fu- 
 turity, the symbols or "signs" of the Zodiac, 
 which, in the form of a circle, can have neither 
 beginning nor end. The first point of Aries, the 
 Ram, symbolizes the elevation of solar power; 
 this is the "beginning" of the year and from this 
 point to the last point of Pisces, the Fishes, is 
 one 3 7 ear, and as the sun passes (or appears to 
 pass) through the 12 signs of the Zodiac, trans- 
 ferring the influence of one season to another, 
 he completes the year and forms a new one as he 
 passes the last degree of Pisces, enters once again 
 the "sign" or house of his returning strength — 
 Aries — transferring the influence of the Fishes or 
 the Fishes or Pisces to Aries, or the last faint 
 breathing of winter, dying on the bosom of balmy 
 spring; thus metaphorically welding the "years" 
 together in the forge of eternity's time. You, 
 my readers, can now see the beautiful occult 
 meaning of the passage quoted. There are nu- 
 merous other references which I will enlarge 
 upon in the future; the forgoing will suffice for 
 
2o LESSONS IN ASTROLOGY. 
 
 the present. At the very threshold of astral sci- 
 ence we are confronted with the broad statement 
 that astrology is totally irrational, a wholly er- 
 roneous and fallacious vagary. And why? Prin- 
 cipally because its opponents have never inves- 
 tigated it, and also because they can not explain 
 the operations of its laws through any material or 
 self-evident process of superficial reasoning. 
 They declare there is nothing in astrology which 
 appeals to their sense of logical, reasoning 
 analogy and deduction. And yet, upon these 
 very principles of absolute knowledge is astrology 
 founded. Classics teem with its beauties, his- 
 tory's pages are filled with its startling verifica- 
 tions. ( Only recently Judge Tourgee, in a contri- 
 bution to McClure's Magazine, gives an extra- 
 ordinary account of President Garfield's experi- 
 ence with an astrologer who predicted he would 
 become general in the army, later he would leave 
 the ranks, then become president, finally to meet 
 a malign influence which threatened his life! As 
 previously observed, the ancients studied the 
 heavens; noted the various aspects, configura- 
 tions and positions of the stars or planets and the 
 effects produced upon the atmosphere by their 
 changes, and through the atmosphere upon hu- 
 manity, carefully tracing from the great first 
 cause the inevitable and final effect. They for- 
 
LUSSONS IN ASTBOLOGY. 21 
 
 mulated the rules — the vital principles— of which 
 have been handed down from the solemn cham- 
 bers of the past. But they understood the spirit- 
 ual or esoteric meaning and realized that these 
 influences were but the operation of the divine 
 law of "harmony," for planetary configurations 
 usually denote that good parents have in general 
 good children, with fortunate astral testimonies, 
 while weak, vicious and immoral parents are af- 
 flicted with children whose planetary in- 
 fluences partake of the similar characteristics of 
 their parents, or evil, thus showing the even- 
 tuation of conditions invoked prior to the time of 
 birth. 
 
 We will now proceed to an examination of 
 the influence ascribed to and exercised by the 
 various signs and planets. In so doing it will be 
 necessary to state a few general propositions : 
 
 First — It is impossible to explain to the unin- 
 itiated reader just how the planets affect us ex- 
 cept in the foregoing essay. We know thattfiey 
 do exert a force which has been definitely deter- 
 mined to all astrologers time and again, and, too, 
 to the honest, earnest investigator's satisfaction. 
 
 Second — It is more absurd to ask an astrolo- 
 ger to technically explain or describe the opera- 
 tion of infinite law on finite beings, than it is to 
 ask an electrician to give the reason why he can 
 
22 LESSONS IN ASTROLOGY. 
 
 call so potent an influence into existence by the 
 admixture of a little blue vitriol, zinc, copper and 
 water. Can he do it? Sufficient to know it a 
 fact, even if we can not explain it satisfactorily. 
 
 Third — Could the "delusion" — so-called — of 
 astrology have survived the countless ages of the 
 historic past, as I have shown, if its teachings 
 were false and founded in error? 
 
 Fourth — Is it possible, that if false, it could 
 have deceived, nay, blinded, sages, poets, phi- 
 losophers, astronomers, divines, and princes since 
 the first dawn of reawakened civilization? 
 
 Fifth — Rather, would not these savants have 
 discovered its follies and absurdities, if such ex- 
 isted, and exposed it ages ago? 
 
 Sixth — Self-satisfied, soi-disant philosophers 
 declare it a "dead*' science. If so, who killed it, 
 when and where was this murderous act com- 
 mitted? Echo answers, wildly and weirdly, 
 "Where?" Now, my friends, we will leave the 
 rostrum and proceed to the astral chamber, where 
 in the crucible of * 'test" we will, I hope, find 
 golden nuggets of truth. Over the chamber a 
 starry banner floats gaily in the breeze. 
 Upon its silken sheen 
 These words were clearly seen: 
 "AD ASTRUM ABSIT INVIDIA." 
 
 We have now entered the confines of the as- 
 trologers domain; each of the various symbols 
 
LUSSOJTS IN ASTMOLO&Y. 23 
 
 you see pictured on the walls, represent some 
 specific idea or concrete meaning which will be 
 developed and enlarged upon as we proceed in 
 our investigation. For the present let us con- 
 fine ourselves to the task of mastering the mystic 
 language of each symbol, and learn to read and 
 write its character from memory. At the outset 
 first impress upon your mind that the "spirit*' of 
 truth must possess you, or you can never mas- 
 ter the inner spiritual truths of this sublime sci- 
 ence. All prejudice, all feelings of love or hate, 
 good or evil, pride or selfishness, friendship or 
 enmity must be put aside. Your mind must be 
 "balanced" by the spirit of "Libra," the scales; 
 emblem of justice, strict impartial justice. This 
 will require great self-sacrifice and careful self- 
 examination; put away all thoughts of wealth ac- 
 cumulation through the "aid" of astrology. The 
 true astrologer cares nothing for wealth in itselt 
 except at a modicum to the initiation of astro- 
 logical knowledge and the furtherance of "truth" 
 for its own sake. For if the astrologer subverts 
 his knowledge of the art for sordid, mercenary 
 purpose, his mind is necessarily filled with sel- 
 fishness, he begins to have a "personal" interest 
 in his judgements; then the other attributes of 
 doubt, fear, hate and prejudice begin to haunt 
 his mind, and, like a cloud of locusts, swarms 
 
24 L.ESSOJSTS IJST ASTROLOGY. 
 
 o'er his brain; he becomes fearful lest he make an 
 error and thus lose all. These fears eventually 
 overcome the "true light" and lost in the whirl 
 of the world's excitement, its vortex of passion, 
 hate and prejudice, he eventually loses the true 
 prophetic power. 
 
 This does not mean that the astrologer must 
 not take advantage of opportunities offered in the 
 pursuit of wealth and the accumulation of a com- 
 fortable competence, but that he must not use his 
 skill in the furthurance of gambling operations. In 
 other words one man must not enrich himself 
 unnecessarily at the disastrous expense of many 
 others. 
 
 The world is an equal heritage to all mankind. 
 We will now proceed to examine the visible ex- 
 pressions of our science. Learn the following 
 "signs," practice them so as to be able to repeat 
 and write the symbols from memory : 
 
 A 
 
 
 
 ^ 
 
 
 O 
 
 NORTHERN SIGNS 
 
 o 
 
 « 
 
 SOUTHERN SIGNS 
 
 S 
 
 
 
 
 > 
 c/) 
 
 NAME 
 
 
 NAME 
 
 T 
 
 Aries 
 
 the Ram 
 
 -TV- 
 
 Libra the Balance 
 
 8 
 
 Taurus 
 
 " Bull 
 
 "L 
 
 Scorpio " Scorpion 
 
 n 
 
 Gemmini 
 
 " Twins 
 
 / 
 
 Sagita'us " Bowman 
 
 25 
 
 Cancer 
 
 " Crab 
 
 VJ 
 
 Cap'cor's " Goat 
 
 a 
 
 Leo 
 
 " Lion 
 
 
 Aquarius "Waterman 
 
 m 
 
 Virgo 
 
 " Virgin 
 
 X 
 
 Pisces " Fishes 
 
LJESSOJ^S IJST ASTROLOGY. 
 
 These are the mysterious twelve signs of the 
 Zodiac. Their position is always in opposition 
 to each other, (180 degrees apart), as placed in 
 the table. For example: When the sun rises in 
 Itf in the winter season; 25 in the opposite point 
 of the ecliptic (sun's path), or summer season 
 sets. When the sun rises in T (spring), =£= (au- 
 tum), sets opposite. Therefore whenever a sign 
 rises, its opposite sets. The signs rule the vari- 
 ous parts of the human system as follows: 
 
 8 
 n 
 
 a 
 
 -A. 
 
 t 
 
 Rules the 
 
 Head 
 
 Neck 
 
 Arms 
 
 Breast 
 
 Heart 
 
 Stomach 
 
 Kidneys 
 
 and Face 
 
 " Throat 
 
 " Shoulders 
 
 " Lungs 
 
 " Back 
 
 " Bowels 
 
 " Bladder 
 
 Generative Function 
 Hips and Thighs 
 Knees " Upper calves 
 Calves " Ancles 
 Ancles Feet 
 
 PLANET 
 
 o 
 
 pq 
 
 NATURE, INFLUENCE AND 
 
 ATTRIBUTES. 
 
 • 
 
 Neptune 
 
 tj; 
 
 The god of waters and of doubt- 
 ful influence, but supposed evil, 
 of mysterious nature. 
 
26 LESSORS /JV ASTROLOGY. 
 
 Uranus 
 
 6 
 
 Spirit of psychic force; confers 
 powerful intuitions, mediumship, 
 and ruler of all occult phenom- 
 ena; evil nature. 
 
 Saturn 
 
 h 
 
 Chronos, the Greek god of time, 
 pictured with hour glass symbol- 
 izing the "Sands of time," and 
 scythe, symbolic of the merciless 
 reaper — Death. His nature is evil. 
 
 Jupiter 
 
 % 
 
 Jove the thunderer, arbiter of for- 
 tune whose influence is eminent- 
 ly benefic. 
 
 Sun 
 
 O 
 
 God of day, prince of power, 
 symbol of honor, ruler of light and 
 eternity. Of good influence. 
 
 Mars 
 
 8 
 
 Herald of war, strife, contention, 
 very aggressive and practical; full 
 of energy but of extremely evil 
 influence. 
 
 Venus 
 
 
 
 Harbinger of love, harmony, re- 
 finement, luxury, pleasure, music 
 and art. Of gentle sweet refine- 
 ing influence. 
 
 Mercury 
 
 2 
 
 Ruler of intellect or of mind the 
 •'messenger of the gods," herald 
 of news, symbol of intellect and 
 wisdom.,. Of good and evil in- 
 fluence according to aspects. 
 
LESSONS IN ASTROLOGY. 27 
 
 Moon 
 
 Empress of night, ruler of the 
 morals and of the animal nature 
 of man. Of mild and gentle in- 
 fluence. Amongst the early Egyp- 
 tians she was worshipped as the 
 "Mother" of earth and ruler oi 
 vegetation. 
 
 The next step will be to learn the various 
 "aspects" between the sign. The celestial circle 
 containing the twelve signs is divided into 
 twelve sections of thirty degrees each or 360 de- 
 grees in all. Corresponding to 360 degrees of 
 terrestial longitude. The following diagram will 
 give a clear illustration: 
 
 /v. — * 
 
28 LMSSOJSTS IJY ASTBOLOGY. 
 
 Let the inner circle represent the earth; and 
 the outer the heavens — the points are marked E. 
 N. W. S. This figure represents a horoscope 
 with the symbols of the constellations in proper 
 place and the nature and government of each 
 house. The straight lines radiating like the 
 spokes of a wheel are called "cusp'' of the 
 houses and divide these sections into 12 portions 
 of 30 degrees each. Starting now from the 1st 
 point of T at E we go around to 1st degree b 
 and call it 30 degrees continuing around the cir- 
 cle in the direction indicated by the arrows to the 
 balance of the signs until we pass the last degree 
 of X in the 12th house when we will have com- 
 pleted the journey and measured 360 degrees. 
 
 The aspects between the signs are as follows, 
 (There are a few other aspects but they are sel- 
 dom if ever used.) 
 
 ASPECT SYMBOL 
 
 NATURE OR EFFECT OF 
 ASPECTS. 
 
 Conjunction 6 
 
 Good with benefic plan- 
 
 
 ets, but extremely evil 
 
 
 with evil ones. 
 
 Semi-Sextile >^- 
 Sextile 4c 
 Semi-Quartile L 
 Qiiartile □ 
 Trine A 
 
 Very slightly good. 
 Very good. 
 Slightly evil. 
 Very evil. 
 Extremely benefic. 
 
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 29 
 
 Opposition <? Extremely evil. 
 
 Parrallel P Same as 6* but more 
 
 powerful. 
 
 The following diagram will illustrate the as- 
 pects. With a sharp knife cut along the lines 
 marked A %. □ etc., and moving the corners 
 from sign to sign you can instantly determine 
 what signs are in that particular A, D, >(c, etc. 
 
30 LESSONS IJST ASTBOLOGY. 
 
 The conjunction aspect operates when two 
 or more planets are within 5 degrees of each 
 other, either in the same sign or two signs, for in- 
 stance, a planet 10 degrees in tf (or any other 
 sign) is in 6 with another planet 15 degrees or 
 5 degrees in same sign, also a planet 28 degrees 
 in any sign is 6 with a planet 3 degrees in the 
 
 sign following: 
 
 1 
 
 The semisextile is 30 degrees or one sign apart 
 
 L 
 
 * 
 
 D 
 
 4 
 
 <? 
 p 
 
 45 ;; 1* 
 
 90 ;; 3 
 
 120 4 
 
 180 " 6 
 
 when two or more planets 
 have the same declination north or south from 
 the equator. The 5 degrees orb of operation ap- 
 plies to all aspects. 
 
 The Zodiac contains 360 degrees divided into 
 12 signs of 30 degrees each — running in the fol- 
 lowing order: T, « , H, 25, SI, m, =*, *l, t, 
 ySyXZ, K. The measurement of aspects are as 
 follows : 
 
 From T 5 o° to 
 
 a, 
 
 o° is 30 or V 
 
 From T, °° to 
 
 « 
 
 15 is 45 or L 
 
 From f ,o° to 
 
 n, 
 
 o° is 6o° or % 
 
 From any degree of T to the same degrees of 
 25 is 90 or □ . From any degree of T to same 
 
LESSONS I IT ASTBOLOGY. 31 
 
 degree of Leo is 120 or A. I have taken Aries 
 as a starting point but the rule is exactly the 
 same for any sign either going forward in the 
 Zodiac or going backward. Planets can never 
 move more than 180 from each other, when 
 they are in opposition, after that the distance de- 
 creases. 
 
 Qualities and aspect of the signs: 
 
 Masculine signs — T n SI =& / ZX 
 Feminine signs — tf G t^ nj, y K 
 
 Triplicities: 
 
 Fiery V SI / ^ ' 
 
 Airy n =*= 2Z ' These sl S ns are in 
 
 Earthly 8 ^ yj f tr * ne to 
 
 Watery 25 % X J each othen 
 
 Squares: 
 
 Movable V 25 =£= V? ) These signs are all 
 Fixed 8 SI ir^ ^ in quartile to 
 
 Common EC *K / X ) each other. 
 
 Fruitful signs 25 fli, X 
 
 Barren " n SI 1^ 
 
 Equinoctial" T =2= 
 
 Tropical " 25 V? 
 
 Any fiery sign is in trine with any other 
 fiery sign. Any earthly, airy, or watery sign is 
 in trine with the signs of their own qualities. 
 Same rule applies to the quartile or square signs. 
 
3 2 
 
 LESSONS IN ASTBOLOGY. 
 
 ASPECTS BETWEEN PLANETS IN 
 
 SIGNS. 
 
 A planet any number of degrees in T is in 
 ^. with another planet same number of degrees, 
 (always remember the 5 limit of orb), distant 
 either way 2 signs. Is in trine if distant 4 signs. 
 The rule applies if distant six signs. The 
 rule applies to any sign. Example: $ is 
 12 inn. ]/ is io° in Leo. ? is n° in T. 
 $ is 16 in £6. \ is 15 in =£=. The illustra- 
 tion will make it plain : 
 
LESSONS IN" ASTROLOGY. 33 
 
 5 and 9 are in quartile aspect, because T 
 25 =£= Ttf belong to the "movable" squares men- 
 tioned previously. Next we see \ 15 in =£= and 
 9 ii° in <y> as I2 and 9 are in signs opposed to 
 each other they are in opposition aspect for ^ 
 is not beyond the 5 orb, the balance of the as- 
 pects can be seen by referring to diagram The 
 following are the "houses" of the planet, where- 
 in each planet has especial dignity. A planet is 
 strongest for good or ill according to his nature, 
 in his own house, he is weak in his fall and 
 powerless for good or ill in his detriment. 
 
 V Is Ruled by Mars. 
 
 Is Ruled by Venus. 
 
 8 
 
 " Venus. 
 
 *l 
 
 " Mars. 
 
 n 
 
 Mercury. 
 
 t 
 
 " Jupiter. 
 
 Z5 
 
 Moon. 
 
 VJ 
 
 " Saturn. 
 
 a 
 
 Sun, 
 
 
 " Uranus. 
 
 m 
 
 Mercury. 
 
 X 
 
 " Jupiter. 
 
 
 The Sun is "exalted" 
 
 in Aries 
 
 
 The Moon ' 
 
 1 
 
 Taurus 
 
 
 Jupiter 
 
 »J 
 
 Cancer 
 
 
 Mercury 
 
 H 
 
 Virgo 
 
 
 Venus 
 
 ri 
 
 Pisces 
 
 
 Saturn 
 
 it 
 
 Libra 
 
 
 Mars 
 
 ft 
 
 Capricorn 
 
 
 Uranus 
 
 9 
 
 Aries 
 
 Planets are "detrimented" in the "signs" op- 
 posite their own houses and have their "fall" in 
 the sign opposite their "exaltation." 
 
34 LESSONS IN ASTBOLOGY. 
 
 The trines or triplicities are ruled as follows : 
 
 Fiery by © and % 
 
 Earthy " ? " ]) 
 
 Airy " $ " h 
 
 Watery " " $ 
 
 We will now proceed to an examination of 
 the triplicities or trines, four in number, viz., 
 Fiery, Earthy, Airy and Watery. The first in 
 order is the Fiery, of which "Aries," the ram, 
 ruler of the head is the leader. 
 
 "Fire as a purer spirit upward driven, 
 Shono midst the stars and decked the convex 
 heaven." —Ovid. 
 
 As fire is the purest element, Aries being the 
 leader of that trinity represents in a spiritual 
 manner the fiery consuming element of life 
 within man's being. When the Sun in his an- 
 nual stately progress reaches the first degree of 
 Aries after spending three long months in the 
 chilly confines of winter's icy realm, his power 
 (heat, fire) begins to strengthen and his light 
 brightens, for Aries is his "exaltation" and there- 
 fore he "illuminates" the sign, hence the spirit- 
 ual signification of Aries is "intellect" or mental 
 "illumination," and as the Sun returns in the 
 spring to "reilluminate" the earth, bringing new 
 life to its people, and revivifies dormant vegeta- 
 
LESSOR'S J2i AST 110 LOGY 
 
 35 
 
 tion by the power of fire he naturally repre- 
 sents this "fire of life" so, too, "Aries" represents 
 in a spiritual manner this light, life and power. 
 For as the Sun enters Aries and the fiery^trine 
 heralds the rebirth of the year with all its 
 varying phenomena, it reawakens sleeping na- 
 ture to full spiritual manifestation and sheds a 
 benificent trine to the other fiery signs — Leo and 
 Sagitarius. 
 
36 LESSONS IN ASTROLOGY. 
 
 This diagram represents the Sun entering 
 the first of the fiery trine and by inserting the 
 balance of the signs in regular order we perceive 
 that the others of the same nature occupy the two 
 lower points of the perfect trine, thus forming 
 the links that bind the seasons together — T binds 
 Winter to spring. Leo holds the heart af sum- 
 mer, and Saggitarius binds autumn to winter, 
 beautifully illustrating the lines of the poet : 
 
 "Winter in the rear 
 Of doubtful autumn, ruled the parting year." 
 
 The trine rays of the Sun to the other two 
 signs of the mysterious 12, promises that the in- 
 creasing light, fire and power of the Sun as per- 
 sonified in the indomitable unconquered power 
 of the Lion (Leo) or summer, will ripen the 
 grain and bring forth verdure to fatten the calves 
 and deer, and when the autumn season comes 
 on, the harvest time gives place to the hunting 
 season so beautifully illustrated by the asterism 
 of the hunter "Saggitarius" — half man, half horse, 
 half human, half bestial — typifying the animal 
 nature in man joined to the divinely spiritual ele- 
 ment. Thus : Aries, head, spirit. 
 
 Saggitarius, fundament, hips, thighs, animal 
 nature represented by the body of horse joined 
 to head of man, i, e., the spiritual nature of man 
 
LESSONS IN ASTJiOLOGF. 37 
 
 must control and "direct" the movements and 
 actions of the physical or animal dominion. The 
 solar nature is a strong factor in the Aries sig- 
 nification. The Sun, from his natural power, 
 signifies the royal, ruling element, as Mars de- 
 notes the punishing power : As Mars rules 
 Aries the spirit of ambition and progressiveness 
 is transferred to "Aries/ 1 for he naturally denotes 
 a "leader," and as the Ram leads the flocks in 
 the spring time to pastures fresh and green fields 
 new, so too, Aries — Mars' nature denotes the 
 "leader" in life, but if Mars be placed in evil as- 
 pect to other planets he strongly indicates the 
 punishment meted out if we permit the animal 
 nature to obtaiu ascendancy over our spiritual 
 element. 
 
 The next trine demanding attention is the 
 "Earthy," of which Taurus, "the bull', claims do- 
 minion. 
 
 "The stubborn glebe, the long drawn furrow 
 
 broke 
 And lagging 'Oxen' bent beneath the yoke." 
 
 —Ovid. 
 
 As the Sun enters Taurus he shines with 
 friendly trine ray upon Virgo and Capricorn the 
 two companions of Taurus in this triune. 
 
3 S LfiSSOJVS J^V ASTROLOGY 
 
 Taurus represents the animal world who feed 
 on grain and grass and by the labor of the bull, 
 (anciently the bull was used in place of the 
 horse to draw the plow) Virgo who forms the 
 other angle promises sustenance in the ripening 
 grain of Autumn so essential to the welfare of 
 the "lowing kine" which Taurus so worthily 
 earned in the laborious work of spring. • The 
 
LESSONS Jy ASTROLOGY. 39 
 
 Sun in Taurus also personifies the creative ele- 
 ment of the animal world in spring as also the 
 fecundity of earth's soil so beautifully illustrated 
 by the sign of the Virgin or Virgo at the close of 
 summer's reign holding a distaff, typical of "in- 
 dustry," or a sheaf of ripened wheat, typical of 
 the fruits of the husbandman's labor in tilling the 
 stubborn earth, this trine is completed by the 
 earthy sign of the Goat "Capricorn," which il- 
 lustrates the "improvidence" of many, for in the 
 winter time after the garnering of the generous 
 summer's fruits, the goat having laid by us store 
 for long winter's dreary days, is forced to climb 
 the steep mountain sides in search of green pas- 
 ture and compelled to "browse" on the little tufts 
 of verdure here and there. The spirit of this is : 
 lay by of the fruits of "summer" and thus fortify 
 yourself against this liability of being compelled 
 to "browse" off the cold charity of a colder 
 world. 
 
 The signification therefore of the earthly tri- 
 gon is the element of "work" or the "serving" 
 trine. The characteristics of the Taurus nature 
 is the "worker" or spirit of plodding ambition 
 with the yoke of toil upon. his neck. (Remem- 
 ber Taurus rules the neck). For with the toil 
 of Taurus in the spring, the earth yields the sheaf 
 of wheat in autumn's waning days. Venus and 
 
40 LESSONS IN ASTROLOGY. 
 
 the Moon rules this triplicity, and as they natur- 
 ally represent the female element, so too the earth 
 represents the "mother of all things." Meta- 
 phorically is the handmaid or servant of man. 
 
 Venus rules the early days of spring's gen- 
 erous promise — Taurus— and the fruitful days of 
 autumn's yield — Libra— and is the harbinger of 
 pleasures and loves enjoyment to follow the days 
 of toil. The spirit conveyed is that of the sub- 
 serviency of the earthly or animal dominion to 
 the overpowering direction of the spiritual or 
 fiery trine. 
 
 The next triplicity to be examined is the 
 "Airy," of which Gemini, "the twins," forms 
 the leading asterism. 
 
 "Elate to fill the interval of space, 
 Air followed next in lightness as in place." 
 
 —Ovid. 
 
 As the Sun enters Gemini, the balmy air of 
 later spring suffuses the zones of earth in genial 
 embrace; and with friendly trine Sol sheds his 
 vivifying, potent beams on the other airy signs- 
 Libra and Aquarius. 
 
 This trine is ruled by Mercury and Saturn. 
 As Mercury rules Gemini, his influence is here 
 indicated as the "messenger who flies through 
 the air." As the slightest flower seed is blown 
 
LESSONS IN ASTBOLOGY. 41 
 
 # 
 
 by the balmy air of later spring to some far dis- 
 tant land, there to fructify, to reproduce and 
 glorify with sweet incense the balmy air of au- 
 tumn's dying days. So too, the mind by its 
 thoughts can purify the atmosphere surround- 
 ing our own selves, and by kindly deed or noble 
 act carry our own "elemental air" and send our 
 
12 LJ2SS01FS IN ASTROLOGY. 
 
 thoughts to permeate the ether surrounding our 
 friends on distant shores, i. e., our thoughts ex- 
 pressed in writings will bring back the land, the 
 home, the site, the very "air" of scenes so far away. 
 
 As the spirit of the earthly trine personifies 
 the laborer, this personifies the idealist, the think- 
 ers, the romancist, the educator or conferrant of 
 intellect. The leader of this trine, Gemini, rep- 
 resents intellect in its primal state, childhood. 
 The other asterism, Libra, is governed by Saturn 
 and stands at the inner door of autumn with 
 blindfold eyes and balanced scales light as air, 
 as you have thought (or acted) during the pas- 
 sage from n, innocent childhood, to the mature 
 days of manhood and judgement — Libra, Justice 
 ■ — so shall you reap. By good deeds and proper 
 works you reap a rich harvest. Your deeds 
 alike, both good and bad are measured in the 
 "balance" of inexorable time, and Saturn, the 
 destroyer, stands ready at the fall with hour 
 glass and scythe in hand, ready to cut down and 
 scatter the chaff to the soughing winds of au- 
 tumns mournful dirge. 
 
 The lesson taught by this trine is: He who 
 learns nothing of the "mind," from childhood to 
 old age; has lived a life of worse than useless- 
 ness. 
 
 The next trine to engross our attention is the 
 
lessons ijst astrology. 43 
 
 "Watery," of which Cancer, ' : the crab," is the 
 leading asterism. 
 
 * Water last in station as in birth 
 Embraced with humid zone the solid earth." 
 
 —Ovid. 
 
 P~ 
 
 This triplicity is eminently termed the fruit- 
 ful signs. When the Sun enters Cancer, his 
 light falls in powerful trine upon the other two 
 
44 LESSONS IN ASTBOLOGY. 
 
 signs of this trigon; Scopio and Pisces, all dwel- 
 lers in watery habitations. As Cancer marks the 
 Summer solstice, the Sun arriving there shines 
 with fierce ardour upon earth, hastening the ger- 
 mination of the seeds and promising the ripening 
 of the orchard fruits when he enters the fruitful 
 sign Scorpio in the closing of October's days. 
 The sense conferred by this trine is that fruit- 
 fulness is made a part of man's dominion over 
 fire, earth and air, and symbolizes the divine in- 
 junction "be fruitful and multiply." So too, these 
 signs denote that the power of the Sun's heat in 
 Cancer is part of this mysterious, allegorical per- 
 sonification of the "sign" which promise the 
 fruitfulness of the earth to those who have la- 
 bored in the vinyards of the world. Therefore 
 this trine denotes the ceaseless, reproductive, pro- 
 creative element in nature. Either of these signs 
 rising at a birth denotes in some measure the 
 creative, generative powers latent in the physical 
 and mental forms. 
 
 This completes in a short measure the treatise 
 on the triplicities. And we will now examine 
 the "squares." 
 
 The first square we will examine is the mov- 
 able cardinal, composed of T 25 =s* VJ . They 
 are called cardinal for two reasons, one is, because 
 at the spring or beginning of the solar astrologi- 
 
LESSONS IJST ASTROLOGY. 45 
 
 cal year they represent the 4 points. T at the 
 east, 25 at the north, =s= at the west, and >J at 
 the south; the other is because they mark the 
 Sun's entry into the 4 seasons. Called movable 
 because when the Sun enters either of those 
 signs, or Spring, Summer, Autumn, or Winter, 
 the seasons are likely to be a trifle early or late 
 according to local or atmospherical conditions 
 prevailing. The next square is the "fixed," viz., 
 8, SI, vci,ZX. When the Sun arrives at either 
 of those signs, the season is "fixed" or in the mid- 
 dle of Spring S. A, or W. The next square is 
 the common, n, ^, /, X. The last month of 
 the four seasons are governed by them, for by 
 that time the season has become "common" and 
 soon changes to the movable order again. 
 
 It will now be in order to examine each sign 
 of the Zodiac so as to impress upon the reader 
 the various attributes of the asterisms. For be 
 it understood that when a sign ascends at the 
 birth of an individual or at the commencement 
 of a great enterprise, such a sign carries with it a 
 fixed, occult, spiritual meaning which has signi- 
 ficance in a potent, subtle manner over the sub- 
 ject under its influence. I will illustrate this 
 peculiar power by two well known facts in his- 
 tory fresh in the minds of every one. The fol- 
 lowing horoscope shows the position of the 
 
46 LESSONS IJST ASTBOLOGY. 
 
 <c signs of heaven" and the planets therein at the 
 moment Chairman Thurston declared Major 
 McKinley the nominee of the Republican Party 
 at St. Louis, Mo., June iS, 1896, at 6.14 p. m., 
 exact : 
 
 C.OO -t oon 
 
 •■' ^ * — 
 
 
 
 The celestial Saggitarius, the "bowman," was 
 rising on the eastern horizon. The bowman 
 typifies the "hunter," and this characteristic was 
 conferred upon McKinley as the Republican 
 
LUSSOJSTS IN ASTROLOGY. 47 
 
 "hunter." This sign is clearly referred to in 
 Genesis xlix., 22 v. : "Joseph is a fruitful bough, 
 even a fruitful bough by a well, whose branches 
 run over the wall. The archers have sorely 
 grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him. 
 But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of 
 his hands were made strong by the hands of the 
 mighty God of Jacob." 
 
 This is typical of the good fortune and even- 
 tual success of the Saggitarius, or Jupiter man, 
 (Jupiter rules Saggitarius), "his arm," metaphor 
 ically his "cause," was made strong by the ruler 
 of his sign being placed in the royal sign of the 
 Lion, one of the leading signs in the "fiery trine" 
 previously explained; and being signified by the 
 sign ot the "Archer" denoted his success as a 
 "hunter" or candidate, which was verified on 
 election day exactly and in the identical manner 
 I predicted on July 20th. 
 
 When Bryan was nominated the heavens had 
 assumed the following positions : 
 
48 LESSONS IN ASTROLOGY. 
 
 &.&/* >'" ***"* \ 1+Bn*tJtj» n. 3.20 
 
 +f. //. 
 
 The malicious, evil sign Scorpio was rising. 
 Jacob in blessing his twelve sons clearly de- 
 scribes this sign and its evil nature in the follow- 
 ing language. (Gen. 49, v. 17): 
 
 "Dan shall be a Serpent by the way, an adder 
 in the path that biteth the horse heels so that his 
 rider shall fall backward." 
 
LUSSOJSTS IN ASTBOLOGY. 49 
 
 The spirit conferred by this sign is that of 
 the "fighter," for it is presided over by Mars, the 
 fierce "war god/' herald of strife, bitterness, con- 
 tention, riot, etc., and it is singular, in view of 
 this fact, that the other side so soon raised the 
 cry of anarchy, riot, disorder, etc. The ascen- 
 sion of this sign carried the spirit of a "fighter," 
 and well did Bryan exemplify that characteristic. 
 But the inner spiritual meaning of that sign was 
 defeat and disaster. In order to explain this it 
 will now be necessary to examine the following 
 illustration : 
 
50 LESSONS IN ASTROLOGY. 
 
 [Note. — This period coincides approximate- 
 ly to the time the Jews set up the image of the 
 "Golden Calf" worship. Which was really a 
 ceremony symbolizing the entry of the Sun into 
 the constellation Taurus, the bull, or calf, which 
 at that time occupied the spring equinox. Tau- 
 rus therefore metaphorically assumed the bright 
 "golden hue" of the Sun and became the "gol- 
 den calf of sacred history.] 
 
 Let "E" represent the spring equinox and 
 eastern horizon at a period about 3,000 years B. 
 C. By glancing at "W" you will see the con- 
 stellation "Scorpio" at the autumnal equinox. 
 The symbols in the narrow circle represent the 
 order of the signs contrasted with the positions 
 of the constellation in the inner circle. These 
 signs have precessed at the annual rate of 50.2^ 
 until at present the constellations and signs do 
 not agree. At the period referred to in figure 
 4 the Sun in his yearly course through the Zodi- 
 ac came to "Taurus" in the sign "Aries" at the 
 spiring equinox, and as the Sun rose in Taurus; 
 Scorpio set opposite and passed below the earth 
 into the darkness of "night." At that time Scorpio 
 marked the dividing line between Summer and 
 Autumn for its position was at the Autumnal 
 equinox. But he was not destined to hold this 
 proud position forever, for about 2,000 years 
 
L.ESSOJSTS IN ASTROLOGY. 51 
 
 later by the precession of the equinox he "fell 
 backwards" and was "cast down" and out of his 
 commanding post and condemned to wander for 
 about 25,000 years, (the time it takes the Zodi- 
 acal signs to make a complete revolution), ere he 
 regains his glory. Now he marks the middle 
 of Autumn and as the Sun transfers the influence 
 of Summer to the waning days of Autumn's sere 
 and yellow, occasionally the days are very hot and 
 close; metaphorically they "crawl backwards" as 
 though to enjoy a few brief hours in the life giv- 
 ing sunshine of Summer's voluptuous embrace. 
 But Scorpio must be revenged for having been 
 "cast out" and he awaites his opportunity. As 
 the Sun passes through Scorpio and enters Sag- 
 gitarious the horse-man, (and hunter), he be- 
 comes his "rider," then as night approaches, 
 Scorpio sets, head first, and dips below the van- 
 ishing horizon, and as he goes down he meta- 
 phorically "bites the horse's heels so that his 
 rider falls backward," i. e., Sun in Saggitarius 
 sets also, or "falls." Hence for this piece of 
 treachery Scorpio enjoys the distinction of being 
 the "sign of treason" and of malignant influence. 
 But as Saggitarius sets, he turns on his foe as 
 they go down together and discharges his arrow 
 (rays of light) full on the declining form of 
 Scorpio setting in the twilight's increasing gloom, 
 
5 2 
 
 LESSORS IJSr ASTROLOGY. 
 
 and conquers his ancient foe. The following 
 cut will illustrate this clearly : 
 
 This cut represents the position now occupied 
 relatively by the signs and constellations, it being 
 remembered that b}' precession the signs and 
 constellations have changed from positions in cut 
 
 No. 4. Now turn this cut around so that S rep- 
 
LESSON'S IJST ASTBOLOQY. 53 
 
 resents the west, or sunset, and you see the rep- 
 resentation of the "hunter" or Saggitarius shoot- 
 ing at Scorpio. These two signs were opposed 
 to each other in the last campaign, and to the 
 competent Astrologer clearly signified the spirit 
 and results conferred by each sign. It will be 
 well to remember, that although the stars com- 
 posing a particular sign no longer hold the same 
 point, the spirit or essence of that particular 
 point remains ever the same, and may be com- 
 pared to the "spirit" of memory, for who amongst 
 my readers can not remember vividly, some dis- 
 tinctly impressive scene enacted in their lives 
 long ago? The fact and act have long since 
 passed away, but the memory remains as dis- 
 tinct as the impression made upon the mind at 
 the moment of occurence, and will remain as 
 long as consciousness exists. The "spirit" is 
 there and stands ready to obey the call of mind, 
 reportraying in vivid, living colors the scenes of 
 the past. So too, the points in the ambient re- 
 main ever the same, though the stars which once 
 composed it have long since "loosed their bands." 
 
 With this explanation of the "spirit" of the 
 signs we will proceed to examine each of the 12 
 signs. 
 
 These twelve signs correspond to the 12 
 months of the year; and it is probable that their 
 
54 LESSONS IJST ASTBOLOGY. 
 
 astrological efficacy or signification were dis- 
 covered to the natives of the oriental regions by 
 the following observations : 
 
 The first sign, Aries, (March) denotes that 
 about the time the Sun enters into that part of 
 the ecliptic the lambs begin to follow the sheep. 
 
 On the Sun's approach to the second constel- 
 lation, Taurus, (April) the bull, the cows are 
 about to bring forth their young. The third 
 sign, Gemmini, (May) was originally two kids, 
 and signified the time of the goats bringing forth, 
 as these animals generally produce two at a birth 
 while the former, the sheep and the cow, com- 
 monly produce only one. 
 
 The fourth sign, Cancer, (June) the crab, an 
 animal that goes sideways and backwards, was 
 placed at the northern solstice, the point where 
 the Sun begins to turn back again from the north 
 to the southward. The fifth sign, Leo, (July) 
 the lion, as being a very furious animal, was 
 thought to denote the heat and fury of the burn- 
 ing Sun when he has left Cancer and entered 
 the sign Leo. The succeeding constellation, and 
 sixth in order, received the Sun at the time of 
 ripening corn and approaching harvest ; which 
 was beautifully expressed by one of the ancient 
 female reapers with an ear of corn in her hand, 
 viz., Virgo, (August) the virgin. The ancients 
 
LESSONS IN ASTBOLOGY. 55 
 
 gave to the next sigh, Scorpio, two of twelve 
 divisions of the Zodiac. But this did not sym- 
 bolize the season as it should, hence Scorpio was 
 superceeded by another, and at the Autumnal 
 equinox the days and nights are equally balanced 
 hence the asterism of the maid holding the 
 balanced scales, emblem of justice. 
 
 As ye have labored in the Summer so shall 
 ye reap in the fall. And Libra (September) 
 shall weigh the fruits of the season and with up- 
 lifted arm declare the division of Summer and 
 fall, hence Autumn with its fruits in abundance 
 affords the means and causes of disease, and the 
 succeeding time is the most unhealthy of the 
 year, therefore expressed in this venemous animal, 
 Scorpio, that stings as it receeds here spreading out 
 his long claws into one sign, as threatening mis- 
 chief and in the other brandishing his tail as if to 
 denote the completion of it. The fall of the leaf 
 was the hunting season, for which reason the 
 stars which marked the Sun's place at this season 
 formed the constellation Saggitarius, (Novem- 
 ber) the archer, a huntsman with his arrows and 
 club, the weapons of destruction he used for the 
 large creatures he pursued. The season of the 
 wild goats' being chosen to mark the Southern 
 solstice, Capricorn, (December) when the Sun 
 has attained his extreme limit that way, and be* 
 
56 LESSONS iiY ASTROLOGY. 
 
 gins to return and mouxit again to the northward 
 is obvious enough ; the character of that animal 
 being that it is mostly climbing and ascending 
 some mountain as it browses. There yet remains 
 two signs, Aquarius and Pisces, to indicate their 
 origin. With regard to the former it may be 
 said that the winter is a wet and uncomfortable 
 season; this was therefore expressed by the figure 
 of a man recumbent pouring water from an urn, 
 this corresponds to January. The last of the 
 classical Zodiacal constellations was Pisces, 
 (February) a couple of fishes tied together that 
 had been caught. The lesson was the severe 
 winter is over, your flocks do not yet yield their 
 store, but the seas and rivers are open, and there 
 you may take fish in abundance. 
 
 From Aries to Virgo are the commanding 
 signs. From Libra to Pisces are the obeying 
 signs, the first six are Northern because they de- 
 cline from the Equator to the North Pole. The 
 latter six are Southern, declining in the opposite 
 way to the Southern Pole. The obvious reason 
 for calling the former six commanding is because 
 they are far more powerful in their influence 
 from the fact of being nearer to our zenith and 
 vice versa. The Southern signs are correspond- 
 ingly weak, hence of lesser influence ; therefore 
 subservient in action or effect. 
 
LESSONS IN ASTROLOGY. 57 
 
 These descriptions will seldom prove exact. 
 They are to be understood in a general sense 
 only, for in each case the ruler of the particular 
 sign will bear rule in a great measure. 
 The descriptions apply to males in particular. 
 For females the characteristics ar£ greatly modi- 
 fled, softened, refined and subdued. 
 
 ARIES 
 Is an equinoctial, diurnal, car- 
 dinal, movable, masculin, hot 
 and dry eastern sign of the 
 fiery triplicity, choleric, bestial, 
 intemperate and violent. 
 
 GENERAL FORM OF BODY : 
 
 It endows the native with a dry body, lean 
 and spare, of a middle stature, strong limbed, big 
 boned; oval visage, sharp piercing sight, black 
 eye brows, thick, full, well set shoulders, long 
 indifferent neck, red or sandy hair; of a brown- 
 ish, reddish, or swarthy complexion. 
 
 MENTALITY : 
 
 Very ambitious, courageous, enterprizing, 
 aggressive, contentious, desirous of public prom- 
 inence, very active and ingenious and rather 
 violent, hasty disposition; prone to anger and 
 can not bear contradiction with ease. 
 
58 LESSONS IK ASTBOLOGY. 
 
 TAURUS 
 
 Is a cold, earthy, fern, 
 inine, melancholy, and 
 nocturnal southerq 
 sign; bestial and furi- 
 ous. 
 
 J^g^m?*^ PHYSICAL FORM : 
 
 Denotes a short, strong, well made, compact 
 body; large, broad forehead, big face, large 
 eyes, large full mouth, rather thick lips, heavy 
 broad hands, coarse hair — usually black or 
 brown— of shining swarthy complexion; short 
 neck. 
 
 MENTAL CHARACTER : 
 
 Dull and unfeeling, slow to anger , furious 
 and malicious when provoked, quite amorous, de- 
 termined, laborious, careful at work, painstaking, 
 proud spirited, obstinate as a bull, and some* 
 what melancholy. 
 
 GEMINI 
 Is hot and moist, aerial, diurnal, hu- 
 mane, western; double bodied; mas- 
 culine and of the airy triplicity. 
 
 PHYSICAL FORM : 
 
 Tall, upright figure, straight, well 
 composed body, sanguine complexion, 
 not very clear ; longish hands and 
 arms, quick active step, a peculiar 
 
LESSON'S IJST ASTBOLOGY. 59 
 
 hazel eye with bright sparkle, straight prominent 
 nose, full high forehead ; short fleshy feet with 
 high instep. 
 
 MENTAL, CHARACTERISTICS : 
 
 Inclined to artistic pursuits, quick keen un- 
 derstanding, great manual dexterity, subtle, 
 crafty, curious, inventive, humane in actions, a 
 brilliant talker and free, easy writer, usually 
 very busy, fond of learning, etc. 
 
 CANCER 
 
 Is cold and moist, phlegmatic, 
 liquid, feminine, nocturnal and mov- 
 able; the summer solstice and wa- 
 tery triune. 
 
 PHYSICAL FORM ; 
 
 Represents one of middle stature, upper part 
 usually larger than lower, stronger than looks 
 would indicate, roundish face and indifferent 
 complexion, sometimes the face is quite long and 
 slender, broad forehead, hands and feet small ; 
 low voice, usually gray eyes. If a female will 
 be quite prolific. 
 
 MENTALITY : 
 
 This is one of the most subtle, keen, political 
 signs of the whole twelve, though very change- 
 ful, restless, roving disposition, very careful, 
 
60 LUSSOWS IN ASTROLOGY. 
 
 prudent, sympathetic, a clear insight into things 
 
 and inclined to a very busy career. 
 LEO 
 Is hot and dry, choleric, mas> 
 culine and diurnal; bestial bar- 
 ren and commanding; eastern 
 and the second of the fiery tri- 
 une. 
 
 PHYSICAL FORM : 
 
 Usually a full large body above average, 
 broad shoulders, and body tapering to waist. 
 Yellow or light hair, full round head, large 
 clear full deep set eyes— sharp and piercing- — 
 grip with hand strong, firm determined features ; 
 bold, courageous, fearless, a noble disposition. 
 
 MENTAL, POWERS : 
 
 Faithful friend and magnaminous enemy, op- 
 posed to deceit, despises small mean actions, 
 proud high principles, resolute, haughty and ex- 
 tremely ambitious, generous, free and very 
 courteous, slow to anger, but once aroused as 
 terrible as the lion. 
 
 VIRGO. 
 
 Is a barren, earthy, cold, 
 melancholy, southern 
 ^^of^^fc^^t^^ nocturnal sign; the sec- 
 ond of the earthy trigon. 
 
 PHYSICAL FORM ; 
 
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 Denotes a rather tall individual, (sometimes 
 short), well made but rather slender, though 
 compact. Face rather on the longoroval, though 
 occasionally quite round, full large forehead, 
 hair usually brushed back around ears, inclined 
 to baldness, grey or dark eye, seldom blue; 
 straight full nose, quiet subdued tone of voice, 
 quick active walk. 
 
 MENTALITY : 
 
 Very studious, ambitious, learned even if 
 they are not "schooled." Inclined ,to art and 
 literature, benevolent, fond of occultism, very 
 critical and precise, discreet, inclined to brevity, 
 sharp, keen, and practical, sometimes keen poli- 
 ticians. 
 
 LIBRA. 
 Is a cardinal, equinoctial, mov- 
 able masculine, diurnal, sanguine, 
 hot and moist, humane western 
 sign; the second of the aerial 
 i triune. 
 
 PHYSICAL QUALITIES ; 
 
 Produces generally the most perfect speci- 
 mens of humanity, (though I have seen some 
 rather otherwise), of tall elegant proportions, be- 
 coming stouter late in life, usually fair clear 
 skin, which turns to ruddy and fine pimpled in 
 
63 LESSORS IN A3TB0LUG F. 
 
 old age; light brown hair, fine clear liquid eye, 
 finely modeled features, especially nose and 
 chin, oval or roundish face, light quick elastic 
 step. 
 
 MENTALITY : 
 
 Very equable temperament, generous nature, 
 just, upright, the soul of honor, rather fond of 
 display and in this they show fine taste and 
 great refinement, very sensitive, good conversa- 
 tionalists, extremely ambitious, high spiritual de- 
 velopment, artistic, very tidy and particular, ami- 
 able and high principled. 
 
 SCORPIO. 
 
 Is a phlegmatic, watery* 
 feminine, northern, fixed, 
 nocturnal; the second of the 
 watery trinity. 
 
 PHYSICAL FORM : 
 
 Confers a very strong, well nit body, dark 
 swarthy complexion, bushy curly hair of coarse 
 texture, sad dark brown or jet black. Hairy 
 body, beetling brows; full, sharp, piercing eye, 
 short thick neck, usually short to middle stature, 
 corpulent later in life, square jaws and round face. 
 
 MENTAL ABILITIES : 
 
 Very secretive, reserved, deceitful, active; a 
 
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 ^ 
 
 remarkable genius for war; very bold and of un- 
 doubted courage, scorning danger, sharp, bitter 
 tongue, sarcastic, thoughtful, selfish, fond of oc- 
 cult matters. Usually good surgeons have this 
 sign strong. 
 
 SAGGITARIUS. 
 
 This is a hot, dry, fiery, chol 
 eric easterly, common mas- 
 culine and bicorpal sign; the 
 last of the fiery trigon. 
 
 PHYSICAL FORM : 
 
 Usually above the middle 
 stature to tall, well favored countenance, ruddy 
 complexion, fine features, oval face, clear keen, 
 quick eye, hair grows thin over temples, an in- 
 trepid horseman, good rider, fond of all sports 
 and exercises; jovial nature. 
 
 MENTALITY : 
 
 High minded, good, generous, jolly, whole- 
 souled disposition, averse to brutality, though 
 this sign usually denotes a hunter — a patron of 
 sports — inclined to the pleasures of life, very for- 
 tunate in most things, far-seeing, sharp anyliti- 
 cal mind, capable of great learning. 
 
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 CAPRICORNUS. 
 
 This is a cold, dry, effeminate, 
 
 nocturnal, earthy, melancholy, 
 
 ^ cardinal, movable, solstitial, do- 
 
 ^ mestic, four-footed southern sign. 
 
 ~?~/ The last of the earthy triune. 
 
 ^J&=Z^L) PHYSICAL character; 
 
 Generally of medium to small stature, body is 
 rather dry and spare, longish, lean, slender vis- 
 age; chin long or pointed, thin beard, sad brown 
 or chestnut hair, neck long and small, narrow 
 breast and rather amorous. 
 
 mentality; 
 
 Sensitive, melancholy, very energetic, in- 
 clined to brevity, with a keen collected disposi- 
 tion, quite witty, deep as an artesian well and 
 extremely subtle, able in government, reserved, 
 secretive, though occasionally quite loquacious, 
 changable and a good politician, inclined to be 
 
 revengeful. 
 
 AQUARIUS. 
 
 The last of the aerial triplicity is 
 sanguine, rational, fixed, humane, 
 diural, masculine, hot and moist 
 western sign, 
 
 PHYSICAL DISTINCTIONS: 
 
 It personifies one of a full, well 
 set and comely stature, well com- 
 
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 posed but not tall figure, rather fleshy face, de- 
 termined jaw, sanguine and moderately clear 
 complexion, bright and fair or dark flaxen hair, 
 clear skin, usually longish round or oval lovely 
 face. Robust, healthy constitution. 
 
 MENTALITY : 
 
 Good disposition, kindly, generous, free, 
 courteous, affable, humane, high principles, 
 strictly honest and virtuous. Associates only 
 among the intelligent, fond of study and deep 
 research, a good orator and fond of music. 
 
 PISCES. 
 
 This is a nocturnal, wa- 
 tery, cold, phlegmatic, 
 feminine, wintery, com- 
 yj mon bicorporal, north'n, 
 idle, effeminate, sickly, 
 fruitful sign; the last of 
 the watery trine and of the Zodiacal twelve. 
 
 PHYSICAL FORM : 
 
 Short indifferent stature, ill composed body, 
 rather large face, white, palish, wan complexion, 
 body fleshy or swelling, rather stooping when 
 walking, and holding down the head; quiet, slow 
 heavy eye, very fond of the water and sometimes 
 inclined to drink. 
 
66 LESSONS IN ASTBOLOGY. 
 
 MENTALITY : 
 
 Indolent, dull, seldom achieve anything, 
 nothing seems to worry, inclined to take life 
 easy. Somehow always provided for, fond of 
 pleasures and very amorous, secretive, fair judg- 
 ment, though very changeable in opinion, etc. 
 
 We will now proceed to examine the natures 
 of the planets^eight in number. And in doing 
 so it will be necessary to part the veil which 
 hides the material from the spiritual world. It 
 will be necessary to again have recourse to the 
 sages of the almost forgotten past and consult 
 the ancient records preserved through countless 
 ages by the learned pundits of Jndia ? s mystic 
 land and then to trace it to the Egyptian, Baby- 
 lonians and Chaldean as well as to show the 
 means adopted by the Theurgists of old to hold 
 sacred communion with the spirits of the am- 
 bient. 
 
 The first we will examine is Uranus. This 
 planet is the author of all the mysterious and 
 psychic phenomena so much in evidence these 
 closing days of the 19th century. He causes a 
 deep love for all occult manifestations and is 
 usually quite strong in the horoscopes of astrol- 
 ogers, hypnotists, mind-readers, mediums, Spir- 
 itualists and all metaphysical students, also au- 
 thors of liberal thought works, writers, speakers 
 
LUSSOJSTS IJS r A3TB0L0GY. 6? 
 
 on all new subjects, electricians, and in fact all 
 who have a direct interest or influence on any of 
 the foregoing subjects. Uranus denotes great 
 originality, independence, eccentricity, and de- 
 notes the "higher self," that is, the spirit mind of 
 man. As Saturn denotes the sordid, selfish, 
 miserly character, and usually the narrow minded 
 bigot who can never see anything beyond the 
 narrow confines of their limited horizon which 
 may be their particular creed, dogma or belief, 
 and who are ever ready to oppose any new ven- 
 ture or innovation with which they do not happen 
 to be in sympathy, generally refusing to others 
 that which they claim for themselves — freedom 
 of thought, belief or opinion and its expression. 
 So Uranus truly characterizes the other side and 
 denotes the individual who is ever ready to see 
 the good in all things. They are the true in- 
 vestigators; not the poor superficial smatterers 
 who succeed in getting into one rut, be it Ca- 
 tholicism, Protestantism, Buddhism, Theosophy 
 or Spiritualism and anchoring the frail craft of 
 humanity to that one lonely rock in the midst of 
 an ocean of overwhelming truth cry out like a 
 lonely sea gull in search of its mate; I deny — I 
 deny — my belief is the only true belief! mine! 
 mine! mine!- — Oh, ye bigots-, little else do ye de- 
 serve than the contempt of all true mankind seek- 
 
68 LESSONS 1JST ASTROLOGY. 
 
 ing by the Uranian influence to open the door 
 of honest investigation and allowing the flood of 
 light — of reason — to permeate the innermost re- 
 cesses of your darkened intellects. This is the 
 spirit of the Uranus influence, the true occult in- 
 vestigator; the honest unbeliever of dogmatically 
 revealed religion is denoted by his wonderful 
 enlightening influence. He is opposed to mere 
 belief, and spiritually personifies absolute knowl- 
 edge. Under his regenerative ray we have en- 
 tered the realm of invention and psychism. 
 Under his beneficient rays today man stands 
 stands forth in all his power, free from persecu- 
 tion for any belief, enjoys greater freedom from 
 sectarianism, and lifting his eye to the blue dome 
 overhead whispers, 
 
 "We see by the light of thousands of years 
 And the knowledge of millions of men 
 
 The lessons they learned through blood and in 
 tears 
 Are ours for the reading — and then — 
 
 "We sneer at their errors, their follies and dreams, 
 Their frail idols of mind and of scone, 
 
 We call ourselves wise, forgetting it seems, 
 That the future will laugh at our own." 
 
 The influence of Uranus when rising at birth 
 confers the spirit of liberty, the deep thinker, 
 the psychic, odd, peculiar, very eccentric 
 
LESSONS IN AST BO LOGY. 69 
 
 and extremely independent, he also confers 
 extraordinary powers of hypnotism, thought 
 reading, telepathy, gives a remarkable de- 
 velopment of intuitional power, especially if 
 ascending in either n — 3Z — T, he renders the 
 native very upright, honest, just and usually kind 
 unless evilly aspected by Saturn or Mars, in 
 which case he will likely invent some new mode 
 of criminality. The unafflicted rising position is 
 very good for the reason that it gives ability to 
 read human character. They are great lovers of 
 truth and thoroughly despise deceit or hypocricy. 
 They intuitively know whom to trust and whom 
 to be wary of, hence are seldom imposed upon. 
 They rarely belong to any particular Church or 
 creed as they are just naturally opposed to dog- 
 matism, their religion generally consists of the 
 belief that to do good and act right is the main 
 essential. They usually incline to all occult mat- 
 ters and make the best Spiritualists and explorers 
 in the vast realm of the mysterious finer forces in 
 nature. 
 
70 LESSONS IN ASTBOLOGY. 
 SATURN. 
 
 The ancients held Saturn to be the author of 
 all sordid desires, of solitary gloom, deep reserve, 
 secretiveness, the enemy of advancement, author 
 of all human ills. He is the "prince of evil" or 
 the personification of Satan. In the Hindoo cos- 
 mogony he is the embodyment of the destructive 
 principle in nature, corresponding to the god- 
 head "Siva" (of the trinity Brahma — Vischnou — 
 Siva) the destroyer. His symbol the scythe ( \ ) 
 suggests the weapon of the grim destroyer — 
 Death. In the engraving he is pictured on an 
 elephant's back, this suggests his slow pace 
 in the heavens, as he requires a triflle over 29 
 years to make a revolution around the Sun. He 
 is the author of hate, envy, malice, vindictiveness 
 the scourge of humanity, cold, cruel, bitter, un- 
 feeling, constant, steady and firm of purpose, the 
 soul of secretiveness and reservedness, thus we 
 
Lussojsrs ijst astrology. 71 
 
 hear of the '-Saturnine" man, suggestive of slow- 
 ness, dullness, heaviness, gloom and repulsion. 
 However, he is not always entirely evil, for if 
 well placed in the horoscope he contributes to 
 solidity of intellect and great honest persever- 
 ance, a striking instance of inflexibility and firm- 
 ness of purpose is the horoscope of the late Gen. 
 Grant, who had Saturn rising in Taurus, and he 
 died of a throat disease denoted by Saturn, sloiv 
 and wearing. As Uranus denotes the psychic 
 and occult, Saturn denotes the exact opposite or 
 the strictly material, he is opposed to all new 
 things or ideas, taking a delight in tearing down, 
 destroying. Criticizing, self-opinionated characters 
 usually have this planet quite strong. No mat- 
 ter what their own belief may be they usually 
 object to a different belief in others. I have 
 known Spiritualists who had Saturn strong, bit- 
 terly oppose and denounce Astrology, though I 
 have never noticed one without a strong Uranus 
 nature, afflicted, which merely indicated de- 
 ficient reasoning powers. When Saturn is strong, 
 the material spirit thoroughly predominates and 
 generally denotes the bigot and sectarian, opposed 
 to advancement, with a shibboleth of rule or 
 ruin. It is a bad thing for any one to have too 
 much of the Saturn nature, and if one studies 
 the phenomena of rational Astrology he would 
 
72 LESSON'S IJST ASTROLOGY. 
 
 soon observe that it teaches the inner law of 
 spiritual ideation and unfoldment, teaches that 
 there is no fixed fatal necessity about the stars, 
 teaches that the wise man rules his stars and the 
 fool obeys them. The sooner one finds out 
 whether he is subject to the Saturn or Uranus 
 spirit the sooner will he become master of him- 
 self, thus "ruling his own stars" by bringing him- 
 self up to a higher spiritual development and the 
 conscious knowledge of his inner weaknesses, 
 but still more of his "grander" self. 
 
 JUPITER. 
 
 Jupiter, aside from the Sun, is the largest 
 planet in our solar system. His influence is em- 
 inently benefic, being the author of power, 
 wealth, place, honor, esteem, etc. As Saturn 
 represents the "Siva" influence, Jupiter repre- 
 sents the Vischnou or preservative element in 
 
LESSONS IN ASTROLOGY. 73 
 
 nature. In the Hindoo, Jupiter is pictured as- 
 tride a boar, an animal less wieldy and of more 
 speed than the Saturn beast, hence conveying the 
 idea that Jupiter is swifter in motion, requiring 
 but 12 years to make a solar circuit. But in 
 mythology Jupiter was fond of the hunt, and the 
 boar was the favorite chase. In this engraving 
 be is represented holding a book which suggest 
 the character of a law-giver or an ecclesiast, and 
 astrologically he frequently denotes both charac- 
 ters. It is the Saturnian mission to destroy, but 
 the Jupiterian to build up and preserve by 
 his wonderfnl spiritual rays the race from 
 Saturn's destructive elements or the "Siva" in- 
 fluence. Jupiter is the embodiment of strength, 
 power, wealth, honor, etc., and personifies the 
 jovial character. He represents in an eminent 
 degree the just, courageous, fortunate individual, 
 kind, generous, free, open-hearted, never suspect- 
 ing evil thoughts and deeds inothers. He is de- 
 vout, therefore a natural representative of an ec^ 
 clesiast or divine; he delights in places of public 
 worship and also in law. Ever ready to forgive 
 and lending a helping hand, free from guile and 
 deceit, courteous in his acts, ready to accord 
 others full hearing and opposed to intense 
 dogma. Saturn represents the narrow bigot, 
 Jupiter personifies the impartial judge ever 
 
74 LESSON'S IN ASTROLOGY. 
 
 ready to listen to reason, Saturn refuses to listen, 
 but Jupiter opens the door and courts honest in- 
 vestigation. When Jupiter rises or is strong at 
 birth, many of the foregoing traits are clearly 
 marked, the native usually leads an honorable, 
 upright life, is well beloved and is very success- 
 ful, also generally lives a long, happy, oeaceful 
 life and seldom wants for anything. 
 
 SUN. 
 
 There is much in this engraving to attract the 
 attention of the student of esoteric Hinduism, 
 and especially the Astrologer. This picture re- 
 quires a little examination. First we see what may 
 be understood as the personified Sun seated on 
 the back of a Lion. This merely suggests the 
 power of the Sun in Leo, the lion, which is his As- 
 trological house of power, dignity, etc. The 
 
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 LESSON'S IN ASTBOLOGY. 75 
 
 fierce heat-rays of tke Sun in July and August is 
 clearly indicated by the fiery and fierceness of 
 the Lion. Therefore the picture represents the 
 "Sun in Leo." The one below it is very beauti- 
 ful when rightly understood. Sol is seen driving 
 a seven-headed horse. This is explained by the 
 fact that centuries ago the year was divided into 
 but two seasons, Summer and Winter, the latter 
 consisting of 5 months and the former 7 months. 
 The first of the summer months was Taurus, the 
 first of the winter months was Saggitarius. In 
 this picture the Sun is represented driving the 7 
 months before him, signifying his power over 
 this season. The other explanation of this sym- 
 bol is the Sun in the character of the charioteer 
 of the day and week, for without doubt such is 
 the intention of the one horse with seven heads. 
 The seven heads are seven days of one week, 
 which is fully typified by one body of the horse. 
 In proportion to the antiquity of this emblem is 
 the evidence of the early division of the week 
 into seven days. The dedication of horses to the 
 Sun was a natural consequence of supposing 
 him to drive the chariot of the day and week. 
 The interested reader is referred to "Wells' Sa- 
 cred Geography" and "Maurice's Hindoostan" 
 for more extended research. Astrologically the 
 Sun is a benefic, though at times when much af- 
 
7 6 LESSONS I1V ASTROLOGY. 
 
 flicted he becomes extremely evil. The solar 
 nature is that of power, mind, will force, the na- 
 ture of grandees, princes, crowns, authority, etc., 
 emanates from him, he is the spiritualization of 
 life eternal and personifies the main head of the 
 Hindoo triad, "Brahma," the creator, possessing 
 aU the characteristics of the other two he be- 
 comes the essence of life spiritual and eternal. 
 As the Sun blinds or dazzles with his brilliance 
 and by his wondrous revivifying powers brings a 
 procreant earth to full bloom with the beautiful 
 garb of verdure, so the solar character beeoming 
 conscious of his mental and physical powers at- 
 tracts the elements of life and spiritual develop- 
 ment, clothing himself in the garb of continuous 
 spiritual unfoldment he becomes like the Sun, u A 
 light shining on high." Materially the solar 
 man becomes an arrogant, proud, haughty, 
 self-opinionated individual, very aggressive, 
 generally a very prominent figure in 
 life locally or nationally. When strong 
 at birth he usually denotes a successful 
 career, one who by the exercise of great will 
 power and a conscious knowledge of his superi- 
 ority becomes a leader of men. As the Sun is 
 leader of our solar system this spiritual attribute 
 is conferred upon the solar man to an eminent 
 degree. 
 
lussojsts ijst astrology. 77 
 
 MARS, 
 
 This cut is very suggestive. Mars in the per- 
 sonage of man is seated upon a war horse, in his 
 hand he holds the sword of conquest and typi- 
 fies the warrior, which is the principal charac- 
 teristic of the Mars man. Mars is the true per- 
 sonification of the Ishmaelites, his hand against 
 every man. Mars seems to be the significator 
 of physical evil, but not so much of the spiritual. 
 His is the spirit of the vicious, the depraved, the 
 licentious and the libertine, his spiritual affinities 
 correspond to the unbeliever, the foolishly ob- 
 stinate, the unreasonableh. Pysically, the warrior, 
 the extremely rash, violent, tempestuous and 
 angry. Disagreeable tempers are conferred by 
 this planet. But when well dignified he denotes 
 the very active progressive, courageous, enter- 
 prizing, bold nature, and gives a keen fine spirit- 
 
73 LUSSOJSTS IN ASTROLOGY. 
 
 ual nature. When badly placed the very worst 
 attributes of hate, envy, malice, passion, fiery, 
 cruel, bitter and extremely violent dispositions 
 are engendered. But all of these weaknesses 
 can be entirely overcome and are absolutely sub- 
 servient to the higher spiritual, moral influences 
 of the Solar and Jupiterian elements which every 
 one has and which can be called into active life 
 by the exercise of dormant will power if but 
 acted on properly by the power of mind which 
 is the Solar personification. When Mars rises at 
 birth he generally denotes a warrior, one delight- 
 ing in contests of every description, a progressive, 
 keen, sharp, ambitious character, full of vanity 
 and love of self, a notoriety seeker, no matter 
 how gained. He confers a resolute, aspiring na- 
 ture, brooking no interference with his plans, 
 fond of displaying authority at all times, 
 no matter whether the occasion demands it 
 or not. He is eminently an egotist and praise is 
 as incense burned at the alter of a devotee. 
 
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 VENUS. 
 
 Venus is here represented on the back of a 
 "ship of the desert." a patient, speedy animal. In 
 her hands she holds a ring— circle— emblematic 
 of eternal life by the union of the sexes. Those 
 who desire to study the occult significance of this 
 symbol are referred to "Black and White Magic" 
 by Hartman. Venus is the most oeautiful ob- 
 ject in our stellar system, and what could be more 
 poetically appropriate than that she should per- 
 sonify all that is lovely, beautiful, graceful and 
 charming to the eye and senses? How she con- 
 trasts with the cruel and unfeeling Mars who 
 shines with a sullen ruddy glow typical of his 
 fierce violent nature, while Venus, the personi- 
 fication of love, beauty, harmony, pleasure, gen- 
 tleness, refinement, shines with a soft, delicate 
 but most brilliant glow in the cool of the twilight 
 or balmy zephyrs of early morn; at once the 
 
8o LESSONS IN ASTROLOGY. 
 
 most charming object in the limitless expanse of 
 the empyrean. By the ancients she was vari- 
 ously termed Hesperus, Aphrodite, Phosphorous, 
 Vesper, etc., but by the magi, or wise men — 
 Magicians or Astrologers — she was termed Luci- 
 fer, i. e., light. (Note. Centuries later Lucifer 
 became the corrupt synonym for Satan or evil.) 
 When she is rising at birth or otherwise well 
 placed she confers an extraordinary refinement 
 of nature and a very delicate, pure, spiritual un- 
 foldment, this nature is seldom evidenced on ac- 
 count of the overstrong desire and love of ease; 
 mirth and an inclined devotion to mere physical 
 ease and pleasure. The Venus nature is essen- 
 tially mirthful, full of music, poetry, etc. The har- 
 monies of life are reflected by this beautiful in- 
 fluence. The ancients pictured her as forever 
 holding a mirror before her, thus symbolizing 
 the reflection of self in the spiritual surroundings. 
 Thus, Venus is sensitive, soft, yielding to all ex- 
 ternal circumstances or surroundings. If the 
 surroundings are happy this will more readily re- 
 flect in the Venus nature than in any other on 
 account of the extreme delicacy and sensibility. 
 If the environments are unhappy the Venusian 
 nature is at once correspondingly depressed and 
 thus "reflected." As nature is ever smiling 
 to the happy, what could typify this more ap- 
 
ItJESSOJTS IN ASTROLOGY. Si 
 
 propriately than to personify nature as a woman 
 constantly admiring herself in all her glory in a 
 mirror? Change but the hand mirror for the 
 placid lake, the limpid stream, the swelling ocean 
 or the fleecy clouds and you have the spiritual 
 simile of the personified Venus. Her nature is 
 kindliness, generosity, friendliness, averse to all 
 forms of cruelty and the exact opposite of Mars. 
 They usually become quite wealthy and have a 
 comparatively easy journey through life. Have 
 fine discriminatory powers, though they often 
 fall victims to misplaced confidence, especially 
 females, if Mars afflict. 
 
 MERCURY. 
 
 In this engraving Mercury is seen perched on 
 the back of an eagle, i. e., the bird of Jove, the 
 winged messenger of the gods. It is a singular 
 
82 LESSONS IN ASTROLOGY 
 
 thing; but if Astrology is false and its teachings 
 all wrong, that the science should have as its 
 chief planet this diminutive and elusive globe, 
 measuring only a trifle over -| the diameter of the 
 earth and only about 1-30 the size of monstrous 
 Jupiter's diameter, being visible to the naked eye 
 only on extremely rare occasions, yet the foun- 
 tain of wit, source of mind, intelligence, activity, 
 eloquence and literature. It is singular that the 
 ancients should have selected this diminutive 
 planet to fill such an all important office. If they 
 had selected the planets in a sort of haphazard 
 indiscriminate manner it is hardly probable that 
 they would have chosen this little speck in the 
 heavens always dodging around the Sun as if 
 afraid of being seen in preference to the brilliant 
 Venus, gloomy Saturn, or majestic Jupiter for 
 that station. Considering that the ancients were 
 fully cognizant of the wonderful power and 
 properties of mind, to the casual observer or 
 reader it does seem as though they should have se- 
 lected some p^net which, judging by its sign or 
 some other physical characteristic, had this seem- 
 ing power or "greatness" thus completing the ap- 
 parent influence. But no; experience, founded 
 on observation determined this most vital point, 
 and, astrologically the mind is governed by Mer- 
 
LESSONS 1JST ASTBOLOGY. S3 
 
 cury. The rule of Mercury is clearly referred to 
 in Acts xxviii, v. 2. "And after three months 
 we departed in a ship of Alexandria * * * 
 whose sign was Castor and Pollux. 7 ' This is 
 purely an astrological sentence. Castor and Pol- 
 lux is another name for the constellation Gem- 
 mini; those who have followed these lessons 
 carefully will remember that Gemmini is one of 
 the "houses" of Mercury. As before observed, 
 Mercury was the fabled swift- winged messenger 
 of the gods and was the personification of speed. 
 What, good reader, is more swift than the power 
 of thought — mind — over which Mercury so 
 strangely bears rule? It is probable that Paul 
 chose this particular vessel on account of its 
 speed and good sailing qualities, being desirous 
 of making as quick a trip as possible. Hence 
 the care exercised in selecting a vessel whose 
 sign was Castor and Pollux, or in other words 
 ruled by Mercury — speed — swiftness — etc. With 
 this review of the Mercurial realm we will pro- 
 ceed to an examination of his astrological attri- 
 butes. As Mars and Venus represented the two 
 extremes of character, the brutal and the gentle, 
 Mercury represents the controlling influence of 
 mind over these two manifestations as well as 
 the spiritual and material effects of mind on the 
 
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 purely physical plane. He is the embodiment 
 of speed, of lightness, symbolic of Wisdom, of 
 thought, of brain power, he denotes the wit, the 
 author, the literateur, the writer, clerk, bears 
 chief rule over messengers and all who act in 
 fiduciary capacities. When rising in a nativity 
 he produces marked ability in oratory r language, 
 statesmanship, very energetic, fanciful, poetical, 
 though intensely practical. The spirit of this 
 planet is extremely sensitive to surroundings, 
 and when much afflicted denotes liars, thieves, 
 embezzelers, cheats, frauds, deceitful and vision- 
 ary characters, fond of low, lewd associates, full of 
 mischievious actions, busy, talkative, fond of 
 creating turmoil and formenting discord, but al- 
 ways cleverly covering their own footsteps 
 wherein they exhibit considerable ingenuity. 
 MOON. 
 
 It will be observed that the rays surrounding 
 
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 the Moon in above picture are different from 
 those of the Sun. Those around the Sun are 
 sharp and clear while those around the Moon 
 are soft, diffused, thus typifying the reflective 
 power of the Moon, as the Moon shines with 
 reflected light, so her subjects reflect the light 
 of all the other planets. Her spirit signifies unrest, 
 change, etc. As the gentle orb monthly circles 
 in her ever changing orbit what could be more 
 poetical than to have this planet symbolize 
 "change"? Her spirit is never satisfied with 
 surroundings but is ever seeking pastures new , 
 thus signifying this changeful element. 
 
 Amongst the ancients she was variously 
 termed Diana, Deucalion, Ceres, Isis, etc. To 
 the early erudite Brahmins she personified 
 mother nature, and in support of this assertion 
 Thos. Maurice — previously referred to — in his 
 splendid work on Hindoostan exhibits a beauti- 
 ful ornate engraving of the goddess Isis — Omnia 
 in the character of omnipresent nature. In her 
 hand she holds a basket filled with grain typi- 
 fying the "fruits of the earth." On her head the 
 first faint gleaming crescent symbolizes the 
 source of her power — "the head" — or the reflec- 
 tion of the Sun. She is clad in a beautiful raim- 
 ent of blue studded with stars, personifying the 
 
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 firmament. She stands with one foot on the 
 ocean, the other on the land, thus completing the 
 symbolic representation of the power or rule she 
 bears over the tides of the ocean and fruits of 
 stubborn earth. 
 
 [Note. — The force of lunar attraction in pro- 
 portion to solar force in the tides is about 5 to 2. 
 At the Moon's quarters there is a marked di- 
 minution in the lunar effect of approximately 30 
 inches in the height of a tide!] 
 
 The moon has been held to govern the 
 strictly material and sensual faculties of man and 
 her influence can not be doubted by those at all 
 observant of occult phenomena. It has been 
 demonstrated time and again amongst the insane 
 that there are certain phases of insanity which 
 seems to be peculiarly influenced by certain 
 phases of the Moon, becoming quite violent and 
 unmanageable as the moon nears the opposition 
 of the Sun — or fills — gradually diminishing in 
 violence as she wanes, going through the same 
 phenomenon at the next opposition. These ef- 
 fects are but the spiritual manifestations of the 
 operation of this divine law of harmony and of 
 its correlative cause and effect. In another course 
 of lessons I may enlarge more fully upon this and 
 other phases of Astrological forces. 
 
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 As the Moon forms all the aspects with the 
 other planets she becomes in a measure the 
 hand-maid of all, thus reflecting the spiritual 
 forces of all. She personifies the world and its 
 people, or the public at large. Great public dis- 
 asters as well as benefits are of her influence. 
 She usually denotes public men and women, 
 such as become famous politicians and are wide- 
 ly known. It is an Astrological aphorism that 
 when the Moon reflects the rays of the Sun by 
 harmonious angles upon the ruling planet in a 
 nativity such a person will become famous in the 
 world for eminent deeds. Her controlling in- 
 fluence is of the uncertain, erratic, changeful or- 
 der fond of public life excitements and loud 
 proclaim. 
 
 The following are the descriptions of persons 
 according to the position of the ruling planet in 
 any sign. The planet must also be taken in 
 consideration also with the sign rising at birth. 
 
 ARIES (T). 
 
 Generally describes a taliish, slender 
 URANUS. c . . . - u 
 
 person, fair complexion, auburn or 
 
 brown hair, fond of arts, science, etc., very in- 
 tuitive, quick perceptions, splendid linguist, 
 rather eccentric and peculiar in behavior, likely 
 
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 to be of an inventive turn of mind. A volatile 
 
 disposition. 
 
 Usually a large, ra w-bcned individual 
 ruddy, ('though occasionally palish,) 
 
 full face, sad brown hair, thin beard, generally a 
 
 blow-hard, resolute, quarrelsome and possessing 
 
 a bad temper. 
 
 Gives a tall stature, inclined to lean- 
 
 TUPITER 
 
 J " ness, quick sharp eye, high full nose, 
 
 oval features, generally pimples or peculiarl} r rud- 
 dy complexion, usually very kind, obliging, free, 
 noble, courteous, generous disposition. 
 
 Denotes a middle to tall stature, well 
 
 ' set, strong, large-boned frame, swarthy 
 
 or reddish dark complexion, reddish or brown 
 
 hair, severe look, bold, undaunted, fond of strife, 
 
 turmoil and war. 
 
 Gives a good stature finely proportioned 
 ' and well made body. Good complexion, 
 usually fair, light flaxen hair, large, full clear 
 sharp eye, noble disposition, courageous, valiant, 
 delighting in activity, sports, etc., enterprizing 
 and a deadly terror to his foes. 
 
 Venus gives a middle stature, rather 
 
 venus. s j en( j er build, light complexion and hair, 
 
 very refined, delicate expression, usually mark or 
 
 scar on face. Very fond of society, often in- 
 
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 clined to the physical senses which impairs the 
 health, rather improvident and unfortunate, unless 
 Sun, Moon or Jupiter cast a favorable ray. 
 
 Generally gives a low, small, slen- 
 
 MERCURY. j . . ... - ■ j . 
 
 der stature; thin, spare body, oval 
 face, light brown hair, sickly complexion, quar- 
 relsome, discontented, always dissatisfied, gen- 
 erally a lying, pilfering character; mean, nasty 
 disposition. 
 
 Gives a person of rather an indifferent 
 stature, plump round figure, roundish 
 face, tolerable good complexion, light hair, quick, 
 rash temper, hasty, angry, very erratic, change- 
 able, ambitious, a life full of many varied muta- 
 tions. 
 
 TAURUS ( 8 ). 
 Small stature but stout and plump, 
 ' not a handsome person, brownish 
 hair, grey eye, self-opinionated, selfish, gluttonous, 
 eccentric. 
 
 Gives fair heighth, but not comely 
 A ! * N ' a heavy, dull slow person who carries 
 himself in an awkward manner, dark hair, usual- 
 ly an obscure person inclined to brutishness and 
 vicious habits. 
 
 Medium stature, stout, well made 
 jupiter. body, rather plain features, swarthy, 
 
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 oily complexion, of very good obliging disposi- 
 tion, sound judgment, fond of opposite sex, very 
 humane, compasionate to the down trodden, a 
 philantrophist in most things. 
 
 Usually short, well set body, dark com- 
 plexion, chestnut hair, which is coarse, 
 broad face, wide mouth, usually mark or scar on 
 front of neck, a treacherous, dissembling, false 
 character, sottish in tastes and desires, inclined to 
 drink and bad nature. 
 
 Sun usually denotes a short, well set body, 
 
 SUN * broad, homely face, dark complexion, 
 big mouth and large nose, a self-assertive, proud 
 haughty person; strong as an ox, fond of display-* 
 ing strength and a very boastful character. 
 
 Describes a very handsome man or 
 
 venus. beautiful woman, not very tall. Plump, 
 full rounded body, which is well made and fine- 
 ly proportioned, clear, ruddy complexion. Fe- 
 males are usually lovely brunettes with very dark 
 expressive eyes and luxuriant brown hair, mild 
 gentle and winning temper, kind, generous, 
 obliging, humane and well liked by all acquain- 
 tances. 
 
 Denotes a middle size, rather stout, 
 
 mercury, strong-framed person, darkish, sun- 
 burned complexion, short, dark bushy hair, 
 
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 rather^an idle, Siothful, lazy, gluttonous, sensual 
 person, inclined to pander to low, base desires, 
 and not to be trusted. 
 
 Gives a strong, stout, fleshy, well-knit 
 body, rather short, good complexion, 
 dark brown hair, gentle, kind, obliging disposi- 
 tion, sober, industrious, frugal and very pains- 
 taking, is generally very much respected, has 
 high moral tone and generally rises above his 
 station of birth. 
 
 GEMMINI (n). 
 
 Produces a tall, straight body, light 
 
 URANUS. 1 u • j n a 
 
 brown hair and gray eyes, well made 
 
 figure, oval, longish face, very fond of research 
 and sciences, a good, clever-dispositioned char- 
 acter, somewhat eccentric in behavior and habits, 
 geneious to a fault, very changeable and flighty. 
 Represents a tall personage, dark 
 sanguine complexion, oval features, 
 dark brown or black hair, lacking polish of man- 
 ner, quite ingenious, very unfortunate in most 
 speculations and undertakings, rather more fond 
 of physical pleasures than the mental. 
 
 Tall, well proportioned body, san- 
 
 jupiter. g U - ne complexion, full, clear, bright, 
 
 sharp, gray eye, graceful in bearing, courteous, 
 
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 kind and affable in disposition and behavior. A 
 great admirer of the opposite sex. Very fond 
 of study, mild and generous, just and courageous, 
 firm and friendly. 
 
 Usually gives quite a tall figure, straight 
 as an arrow, brownish red or light 
 hair, very restless and changeful, gray or blue 
 eye, strong bones, long arms and hands, rather 
 rash, impetuous and headstrong, free, generous, 
 aspiring, brooking no interference with his plans 
 and generally unfortunate in most things, by rea- 
 son of changing his position frequently in life. An 
 unstable character, living by his ability as a po- 
 litical schemer. 
 
 Gives a tall, finely proportioned body, 
 
 light, sanguine complexion, fair haired, 
 
 pale b*ue, sparkling eye. A courteous, affable 
 
 disposition, kind and generous, though extremely 
 
 proud and high spirited, but not self-willed, 
 
 therefore he is easily controlled by others and thus 
 
 frequently imposed upon. Inclined to reserved- 
 
 ness and rather mild mannered unless his pride 
 
 is affected, when he becomes bitter and angry. 
 
 Causes a tallish though slender body, 
 
 ' well made, roundish, oval face, brown 
 
 or hazel eyes, fine, clear, smooth complexion, 
 
 ovely disposition, fond of dress and ornament, 
 
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 liberal, humane, just, kind, charitable, the soul of 
 honor and righteousness. 
 
 Denotes a very tall, upright, well 
 
 MERCURY. ,. ,1" 1 j , 
 
 proportioned body, good, clear com- 
 plexion, keen, sharp, witty, intelligent, an inge- 
 nious, pregnant mind rilled with great thoughts 
 and noble aims, a keen far seeing man, a brilliant 
 lawyer, a clever politician, especially in his own 
 interests, a good, keen logician, witty and gifted 
 in discourse. 
 
 Gives a tall, well made body, comely 
 figure, brown hair, good complexion, 
 the mind is full of fancies, yet subtle and crafty, 
 not a very cheerful disposition and of an unfor- 
 tunate career, unless Jupiter or Venus aspect by 
 trine or sextile. 
 
 CANCER (05). 
 
 Gives a short stature, rather plump 
 * body, sad brown hair, slender face, 
 weak eyes, sharp nose, prying nature, jealous, 
 lazy in work, but a great lover of recreations, 
 very eccentric, inclined to drink, "puts on" for 
 appearances sake, erratic and changeful disposi- 
 tion. 
 
 Describes a middle or short stature, 
 palish, sickly, weak complexion, weak 
 
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 constitution, thin face, dark hair, languid, watery 
 eyes, body sometimes deformed, jealous and de- 
 ceitful, likely to die of pneumonia or consump- 
 tion. A generally weak character. 
 
 Generally denotes a medium height, 
 •* palish, sickly complexion, oval face, 
 
 dark hair, plump body, out of proportions, a very 
 busy talkative person, conceited, self-opinionated, 
 and a meddler, fond of women and aquatics, a 
 successful dealer in watery pursuits — as a fisher, 
 sailor, boatbuilder, etc — lacking in courage; and 
 great eater, almost a glutton. 
 
 Describes a short, ill-favored body, bad 
 complexion, pale and vitiated, thin 
 brown hair, a servile nature, idle, slothful, fond 
 of brutal, low associates, mean, crabbed mind, 
 lustful and vicious, snappish tongue, a leering 
 look. 
 
 Personates short stature, sickly, pale com- 
 UN * plexion, freckled face, brown hair, turn- 
 ing to light, gray eyes, fond of females, a lover 
 of ease and pleasure, consequently a sort of in- 
 dolent nature. 
 
 Gives short stature, fleshy body, round 
 venus. pale ^ gickly face> light hain If rising 
 
 with the Moon, face will be very white and wan. 
 If 24 or 30 degrees arise the hair may be red. 
 
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 (Astro as it is.) Small gray eyes, gentle, mild, 
 good natured and improvident. 
 
 Short stature, palish, dull com- 
 
 MERCURY. - . ... f ., j u 
 
 plexion, thin features and sharp 
 hooknose, fond of drinking, likely to be light 
 fingered, very deceitful, subtle, dishonest and 
 changeful. 
 
 Represents a medium stature, well-fa- 
 vored body, roundish, full face, pale 
 dusky complexion, changeable as the winds, fond 
 of roaming around, cheerful, merry, and easy, 
 peaceful, harmless, always cheery and fond of 
 company; generally well liked and quite fortu- 
 nate in most things, unsteady, and free from bru- 
 tal or carnal thoughts. 
 
 LEO (SI). 
 
 Generally denotes a large, full, strong, 
 
 well-knit body, broad shoulders, light 
 
 brown hair, firm, heavy, step. Generous, free, 
 
 noble, courageous, kind, just, though rather proud 
 
 and somewhat conceited. 
 
 Usually personates a full, large stature, 
 
 broad shoulders, large, heavy bones, 
 
 but not very fleshy, rather austere, surly, etc., 
 
 quite a braggart, passionate, revengeful, never 
 
 forgets an injury or forgives a wrong. 
 
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 Gives a large, strong, well-made body 
 J ' of splendid proportions, sanguine 
 
 complexion, full, clear, deep-set eye and very 
 penetrating, military walk and bearing, free, gen- 
 erous, courageous and noble, fond of praise. 
 
 Makes a large, tall, strong body of good 
 proportions, light brown or sandy hair, 
 very noble, ambitious, and aspiring, honest, truth- 
 ful, a firm friend and a determined enemy. Very 
 proud and a trifle too conceited; he scorns to 
 do a mean trick and is above flattery. Very fond 
 of rule or authority, in which he excells. 
 
 Gives a very tall figure, large bones, 
 fierce ruddy complexion, light hair, 
 large gray eye, quick, positive step, rather a 
 boastful character, fond of all out-door sports, 
 riding, hunting, shooting, etc. Ready for war 
 at any time. A proud, arrogant disposition, al- 
 ways seeking the favor and smiles of ladies. 
 
 Creates usually a tall, well proportioned 
 ' body, clear complexion, clear cut fea- 
 tures, roundish, full face which is freckled, light 
 flaxen or reddish hair, somewhat passionate and 
 petulant, but very kind, generous and free with 
 their friends, quite good-humored, sociable and 
 rather proud, but not of the arrogant order. 
 
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 Tall body, brownish hair, sunburned 
 
 MERCURY. , . ,. u c n r 
 
 complexion, roundish, full face, 
 high nose, hasty, proud, conceited, ambitious, 
 rather a volatile nature and seldom keeps his 
 friends. 
 
 Denotes a person above middle stature, 
 ' good proportions, sandy complexion, 
 large, prominent eyes, light hair, a lofty, proud, 
 resolute, aspiring nature. (Ex-President Cleve- 
 land had 3 in SI in the 10th house at his birth). 
 a very contentious, positive, firm, unyielding na- 
 ture that binds others to his will force. 
 
 VIRGO (iir). 
 
 Gives shortish stature but well pro- 
 portioned, dark hair, brown or hazel 
 eye, small bones very fine grained, a witty ec- 
 centric mind, fond of study and occultism, very 
 close, sordid and miserly. 
 
 Tall, slender body, lean, dark visage, 
 saturn. ascet j C) aus tre, melancholy, brooding, 
 sad look or expression in eye and face, slow to 
 anger, contentious, retentive mind, curious in 
 beliefs and notions, fond of science and a deep 
 student. 
 
 Denotes a stature above medium, 
 jupiter. black or dark brown hair? ru ddy but 
 
98 LESSONS IN ASTBOLOGY. 
 
 not clear complexion. A hasty disposition, very 
 cheerful, boastful and improvident. 
 
 Gives a medium height, straight, well 
 made body, gray eye, round face, quick 
 tempered, revengeful, scar or mark or blemish on 
 the face if rising, conceited, and of irritable na- 
 ture. 
 
 Personates a tallish well made body, 
 " rather slender, a good complexion, brown 
 hair and gray eye, ingenious, free, generous and 
 kind; very analytical, keen, sharp, intelligent, 
 progressive; with great self-pride, fond of honest 
 recreations and pleasures. 
 
 Usually a tall, well made body, brown- 
 venus. .^ j ia j r ^ \ on g f acCj dusky complexion, a 
 
 lively wit and clever orator, an aspiring nature, 
 fond of the beaux- arts and all light recreations. 
 Indicates a tall, slender person, very 
 
 mercury. q U j C k ? agile, nervous, sensitive; a 
 brilliant orator and keen logician, deeply inter- 
 ested in science, art, learning and all the refine- 
 ments of life, learns languages with great facility, 
 subtle and careful in all his actions. A witty 
 clever person. 
 
 Generally denotes a middle to tall sta- 
 
 moon. ture ^ p a ii s h complexion, rather pensive, 
 fond of notoriety, loquacious, selfish, somewhat 
 
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 inclined to distrust and jealousy, grasping, cov- 
 etous. Fond of reading, but seldom masters any 
 subject thoroughly. A smatterer. 
 
 LIBRA (=&). 
 
 Produces a full stature, strong, well 
 
 URANUS. , , -, , . 
 
 made body, comely appearance, oval 
 
 face, sanguine complexion, high forehead, gray 
 eye, mild, gentle mannered, kind, faithful, trust- 
 worthy, learned mind, scientific, quick to anger 
 when rights are assailed — independent. 
 
 Indicates a tallish stature, rather 
 
 handsome, brown or auburn hair, 
 
 oval face, large nose and forehead, extravagant, 
 
 fond of excitement, debate and controversy. He 
 
 seldom leaves much wealth at his death. 
 
 Well made body, elegant and hand- 
 J ' some, carriage erect and graceful, 
 
 light brown hair, clear complexion, of an open, 
 free generous nature; obliging, courteous, win- 
 ning ways, fond of recreation, gaining much es- 
 teem and honor in the world, a fortunate indi- 
 vidual. 
 
 Personates a tall, finely proportioned 
 MAR ' figure, light brown hair, sanguine com- 
 plexion, disposition rather fickle, boastful and 
 arrogant, too fond of the opposite sex, by whom 
 
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 he is often a great looser — both in credit and es- 
 teem. Ambitious and fond of praise and quite 
 conceited. 
 
 Shows a tallish, erect body, full, clear, 
 sharp eye; oval face; light hair; extrava- 
 gant, free and generous beyond all reason; too 
 fond of display and finery, proud and rather self- 
 opinionated. 
 
 Usually produces the loveliest and most 
 ># perfect specimens of humanity. Tall, 
 graceful, sanguine complexion, light brown or 
 tinge ot reddish hair; blue or gray eye, very good 
 looking, cheerful, affable, kind, obliging, exceed- 
 ingly fond of fancy ornament and display, in ar- 
 ranging which they exhibit great skill and artis- 
 tic taste. If ? be significator in a female's horo- 
 scope they are very fond of ease and luxury; 
 usually quite voluptuous, and if Mars afflict are 
 quite likely to be of an amourous nature and 
 weak in morals, unless 9 be otherwise fortified. 
 They are, however, very refined in their tastes if 
 Jupiter aspects Venus; or Moon also be favora- 
 bly placed. 
 
 Indicates a well proportioned body, 
 
 MERCURY. rather fuU than otherwisej light 
 
 brown smooth hair, sanguine complexion, just, 
 fearless disposition, virtuous, prudent, a lover of 
 
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 l?a ning, having many natural abilities and many 
 acquired accomplishments, an ingenious, thrifty 
 individual of pleasing manners and good habits. 
 Describes a well made body, light brown 
 hair, ruddy complexion, good looking, 
 fine face, quite merry, jolly and pleasing in their 
 manner and deportment, agreeable and friendly, 
 much admired and respected by all their acquain- 
 tances. If a female she is greatly admired by 
 men, but she must exercise great care over the 
 moral propensities. 
 
 SCORPIO (nt). 
 
 Gives a short, thick set body, ill made 
 uranus. an( j croo j ce( j ) dark complexion, coarse 
 
 hair, malicious, deceitful, cunning, avaricious, 
 inclined to drink and sottish pleasures. Gener- 
 ally a very coarse but fearfully subtle, hypnotic 
 nature. A desperate character. 
 
 Gives a short stature, thick, strong, 
 saturn. we jj set k 0( j V) \ on g f ace> d ar k com- 
 plexion, a quarrelsome* mischievous nature, a 
 violent though extremely firm, positive nature, 
 one who will not stop to consider the means so 
 long as the end is attained even though it be to 
 his own detriment. 
 
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 Indicates a middle stature, short, com- 
 J ' pact body, coarse, dark hair, full, 
 
 fleshy face, dirty, dusky complexion; proud, lofty, 
 ambitious and aspiring, resolute, covetous, selfish, 
 subtle and one who ought to he handled warily. 
 Denotes strong, firm built, solid body, 
 medium height, broad, full face, dusky 
 complexion, curly black hair, passionate, fiery, 
 rash, quick, violent, very revengeful, full of am- 
 bition, resolute and generally extremely success- 
 ful in his pursuits. 
 
 Gives a short stature, rather fleshy, 
 ># broad face and dusky complexion, dark 
 hair, an envious, contentious, debauched and 
 very vicious, depraved person. 
 
 Personates a square, stockily built person, 
 ' broad face, cloudy, sun-burnt complexion. 
 An ingenious mind, but overbearing, abrupt 
 temper, disagreeable manner, ambitious nature, 
 one who will not admit of an equal. Generally 
 become famous as great sailors, surgeons or phy- 
 sicians; rarely achieving success in other pursuits. 
 Gives a short stature, ill made body, 
 mercury. broad shoulders, swarthy complex- 
 ion, curly brown hair, in no wise pleasing or re- 
 fined. Very ingenious, subtle, shrewd and far- 
 seeing; studious and ambitious, very careful of 
 
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 his own interests and delighting in company and 
 argument, in which he surely excells. 
 
 A very ill composed figure, short, thick, 
 ungainly and fleshy, dusky complexion, 
 dark hair, treacherous, brutish, bad morals, sot- 
 tish, vain of self without reason. If a female she 
 is generally depraved in all her desires, conduct 
 or ambitions. A despicable character and of 
 vicious habits. 
 
 SAGGITARIUS ( / ). 
 
 Indicates a stature considerably above 
 medium height, light hair, pleasant, 
 clear, open countenance, large, strong boned, 
 slender face, rather hasty or over enthusiastic, 
 careful, prudent, rather bashful, a sincere friend 
 and a veritable thorn in the side to his foes. Gen- 
 erous, free, noble and courageous, but withall 
 very peculiar, original and eccentric. 
 
 Denotes a large, strong body, tall and 
 big boned — or raw boned — quite good 
 looking, fair complexion, obliging disposition, 
 quite saving and frugal; quiet, reserved; a deep 
 thinker and philosopher, will not tolerate an af- 
 front nor permit familiarity, willing to do good 
 to all, a true friend and inclined to forgive an 
 enemy, courteous, just, arid humane. 
 
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 Magnificent, tall, handsome, strictly 
 jupiter. U p r jght figure, bold, free, open, cour- 
 ageous, chestnut or brown hair, ruddy complex- 
 ion, (or clear), hair grows thin over and across 
 temples, brown or hazel eye, honorable in all 
 things, scorns a mean act, just, truthful, courteous, 
 humane, affable and agreeable manners — polite 
 and engaging. Very fond of field sports and all 
 manner of recreation. A true "lord of creation." 
 Gives a moderately tall stature, well pro- 
 portioned body, compact and strongly 
 made, sanguine, ruddy complexion, oval visage, 
 quick, keen eye, sharp, hasty temper, though 
 soon conciliated. A splendid judge of horses 
 and quite fond of active outdoor life. 
 
 Describes a tall, well made body, oval 
 visage, sanguine complexion, light brown 
 hair, a lofty, aspiring nature, high minded and 
 aiming at great things, quite austen and a severe 
 judge. He is often honorably mentioned for 
 good and noble deeds; but is inclined to disdain 
 applause. 
 
 Makes a middle stature, well balanced 
 
 ' figure, fair, clear complexion, oval face, 
 
 brown eyes and dark hair, (usually chestnut 
 
 brown), very generous and free, good natured, 
 
 free, obliging, extremely fond of music and art, 
 
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 in which they often excell. Quite successful in 
 most things. 
 
 Denotes a tall stature, well formed, 
 not fleshy, large bones, brown hair, 
 ruddy complexion and large nose, passionate, but 
 soon appeased; rash to his own injury, yet well 
 disposed, striving after honorable things, but sel- 
 dom attaining them and not very fortunate. 
 
 A fine, tall, handsome, well favored 
 body, oval face, bright brown hair, rud- 
 dy or sanguine complexion, a good even disposi- 
 tion, open, generous, but hasty and passionate, 
 yet forgiving; honest, kind, fortunate and much 
 respected. 
 
 CAPRICORNUS (vj). 
 
 A middle, shortish stature, well made 
 body, short neck, high forehead, very 
 dark hair, plenty of whiskers, dull complexion, 
 small, peering eyes, and some peculiarity in his 
 gait; disposition reserved, firm in his dealings, 
 austere, conceited and generally unprincipled in 
 his propensities. 
 
 Personates a low stature, thin and 
 weak looking, but very enduring and 
 hardy, rough, coarfce skin, dark or obscure com- 
 plexion, long visage, thin hair and beard, peevish, 
 
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 melancholy, suspicious, selfish, avaricious, serious 
 and austere; a sound, solid, keen judgment which 
 seldom goes wrong. Once wronged never for- 
 gives, and usually grave. 
 
 Describes a short stature, small bones, 
 
 ** thin face, small head, dark hair, scant 
 
 beard, a sickly, creature, peevish, inactive, 
 helpless, indolent, weak character, of no 
 decision. Usually very frail in all his propensi- 
 ties and continually at war with himself and 
 those around him. 
 
 Small stature, lean body, little face and 
 head, lank black hair, bad complexion, 
 keen eye, ingenious, courageous, quick and 
 agile, possessing great prudence and firm deter- 
 mination, sharp, penetrating, able and successful 
 in his pursuits. 
 
 Mean stature, pale complexion, brown 
 
 SUN# hair, just, honorable, tolerable temper, yet 
 very hasty when provoked, but soon over it 
 Gains love and friendship by his very agreeable, 
 witty conversation; and gains much respect by 
 his courteous and genteel manners. 
 
 Denotes a small stature, thin oval face, 
 
 venus. jygky complexion, dark hair, courteous 
 and obliging, fond of enjoyment, eating, drink- 
 ing, etc. Rather unfortunate, subject to strange 
 
LUSSOJSTS IJST ASTROLOGY. 107 
 
 changes in life and sudden catastrophies. Pru- 
 dent but too speculative. 
 
 Personates a short, thin body, lean 
 face, scrawny neck and body, dark, 
 obscure complexion, bowlegged or some other 
 defect of legs, a prominent nose, peevish and 
 fickle, but very acute, sharp, active and penetrat- 
 ing, suspicious, dejected and changeable, (good 
 natured with a selfish purpose), can be extreme- 
 ly disagreeable when aroused. 
 
 Gives a low stature, thin, small, weak 
 body and face, dull, dusky complexion, 
 dark hair, thin beard, knees crooked, ill-formed 
 or weak. Inactive, dull, irritable and weak 
 character, debauched in his conduct and seldom 
 has any true friends. A most unfortunate being. 
 
 AQUARIUS (js»). 
 
 Describes a middle stature, fine com- 
 plexion, well made, handsome face* 
 broad and long; very ingenious, fond of litera- 
 ture, science, etc., a profound ideality and high 
 opinions, a good, clever disposition and agreeable 
 temper. Original and inventive. 
 
 Personates a middle stature, strong, 
 
 well knit body, large head and face, 
 
 dark brown hair and clear complexion, graceful 
 
108 LESSONS IN ASTROLOGY. 
 
 carriage, sober, industrious, perservering, care- 
 ful, prudent, fond of research and science, yet 
 somewhat bigoted or set. 
 
 Indicates a tallish stature, well set, 
 
 J * compact, strong body, dark hair, large 
 
 face, cheerful, ouliging disposition, kind, hu- 
 mane, just, good-humored, mirthful, industrious 
 and persevering, fond of science and learning. 
 
 Usually gives a well favored body, 
 
 mars. rat k er corpulent, hair red or sandy, clear 
 ruddy complexion, fiery disposition and very un- 
 ruly, fond of argument and display. Not a very 
 fortunate character. 
 
 Denotes a middle stature, stout body, 
 
 SUN * roundish face, clear complexion, light 
 hair, good disposition, obliging and kind, though 
 tinged with arrogance and a desire to "rule," os- 
 tentatious and fond of displaying authority, yet 
 withal an upright, just person. 
 
 Gives a very handsome, tall, well fa- 
 
 venus. yore( j body, rather corpulent, clear, san- 
 guine complexion; the hair brown, (on rare oc- 
 casions flaxen), a kind, generous, quiet affable 
 nature, not at all inclined to the vicious or tur- 
 bulent, fortunate, obliging to all and generally 
 well liked. 
 
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 Ordinary stature, good, clear com- 
 
 MERCURY. , , ill!- 
 
 plexion; brown or black hair, a pre- 
 possessing countenance, disposition kind, just, 
 obliging, humane, charitable. Inclined to study, 
 fond of arts and sciences, very inventive, a bril- 
 liant mind, keen, sharp, active, restless, unweared 
 fancy and brilliant mental attainments. 
 
 Personates a middle stature, rather stout, 
 though well made, brown hair, clear 
 skin, sanguine complexion; ingenious, kind, 
 obliging, inoffensive, mind well balanced, fond of 
 research, a lover of curious and scientific studies 
 and rarely guilty of a mean or scurvy act. Sharp, 
 keen and a brilliant orator. 
 
 PISCES (X). 
 
 Personates a middle stature, pale, deli- 
 uranus. cate ^ effeminate, oval features, large, 
 large, thick shoulders, dark hair, high forehead, 
 fond of debate and controversy, ingenious, for- 
 tunate but mutable, ofttimes addicted to bibulous 
 habits. 
 
 Short stature, pale complexion, dark 
 saturn. or Dlack hair> large headj full ^ dull 
 
 eye, contentious and cross, a cheat and dissem- 
 bler, though frequently he presents a preposses- 
 sing appearance. 
 
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 Middle stature, fleshy body, dull, 
 
 J ' dark, obscure complexion, lightish 
 
 brown hair, a sort of harmless, careless disposi- 
 tion, quite studious, generous, good hearted, for- 
 tunate in journey and in most business dealings, 
 a very respectable individual and leading a good 
 life. " 
 
 Short stature, fleshy body, brown hair 
 
 mars, an( j g ra y e y eS) bad complexion, which 
 has a sort of debauched look, stupid, sottish, con- 
 tentious, a libertine and roue, deceitful and idle, 
 cruel, wanton and worthless, a wretched nature 
 and contemptible. 
 
 Rather short stature, round face, indiffer. 
 
 SUN * ent complexion, light brown hair and 
 gray eyes, rather corpulent, effeminate and indo- 
 lent, while harmless to others, he generally suc- 
 ceeds in ruining himself by allowing his passions 
 full license; of extravagant habits, a weak char- 
 acter. 
 
 Denotes a short, plump stature, round, 
 
 venus. ^ u jj £ ace ^ sweet or pleasing expression, 
 
 dimple in the chin, good, clear complexion, merg- 
 ing from pale to light ruddy, good-humored, 
 just, lovable, kind, generous, humane, peaceable, 
 ingenuous; but somewhat unstable — moderately 
 fortunate. 
 
L ESSONS JiV ASTROLOG Y. in 
 A stiffly made body, short stature, 
 
 MERCURY. i_iii l • t i • 
 
 bad dusky complexion and hairy 
 body, a peevish, repining sickly body, foppish, 
 foolish, too fond of females, addicted to the flow- 
 ing bowl, very weak character, changeable as 
 the winds and of no decision. A very contemp- 
 tible nature. 
 
 Personates a low stature, rather fleshy, 
 ' pale, bloated face, dull, heavy eye, slow 
 in action, given to drink, unfortunate to himself 
 and others. This is when 1) is free from all sustain- 
 ing aspects of % ? or ©. When these planets 
 aspect D favorably the habits are much improved 
 and even entirely overcome. 
 
 5fC «f* *F *t* 
 
 When \ is significator or on ascendant he 
 usually gives crooked or bad teeth. Jupiter ditto, 
 gives good, clear teeth and frequently an appar- 
 ent ridge on front teeth or else a slight division. 
 In Airy signs broad fore teeth. In Fiery crooked, 
 in Earthy discolored, in Watery the teeth decay 
 suddenly, especially if he be in bad aspect to \ 
 or $ . If in Watery signs and a or S to £ he 
 causes a defect in speech. In an Airy sign the 
 body is more strong and corpulent. In a 
 Fiery more square made. In an Earthy a well 
 composed body. In a Watery more fat and 
 
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 comely. When Mars is the significator and in 
 □ or <? to \ the whole nature and disposition 
 is extremely evil and too frequently produces 
 murderers and such other detestable characters. 
 
 * * * 
 
 Observe the following instructions carefully 
 and do not try to go faster than the lessons. Follow 
 each step carefully, explanations will follow in 
 proper time. 
 
 * * * 
 
 First write the "data' 7 in the upper left hand 
 corner of horoscope. 
 
 The "data" consists of, i, the place of birth, 
 2, the date, 3, the hour and minutes, a. m. or p. 
 m., 4, sex, 5, race — white, black, etc. 
 
 In the upper right hand corner write down 
 "siderial time" corresponding to date of birth, 
 the "siderial time will be found in ephemeries as 
 before stated, be sure and get the "siderial time" 
 for the year and date for which the horoscope 
 is to be erected. 
 
 Under "sidereal time" write down the differ- 
 ence between the time of birth and local moon, 
 example: If birth occured at 3 h 30 111 a. m. then 
 the difference between 3 11 30 m a. m, and 12 noon 
 is 8 h 30 111 which place right under S-T and de 
 duct this from S-T. If Sidereal Time (or S. T.) 
 
LESSONS IN ASTROLOGY. 113 
 
 is less than the sum to be subtracted. Borrow 
 24 hours and work with the total sum. 
 
 If birth was. 3 h 30 m p. m. then add the dif- 
 ference, or 3 11 30 111 to S-T, and if the amount ex- 
 ceeds 24 hours reject the 24 hours and work with 
 the remainder. 
 
 The results of this operation is to be referred 
 to the ephemeris to that section governing the 
 "Table of houses/' which will be found in the 
 back of all of "Raphael's Ephemerises." 
 
 The noon — mark (N-K). This is merely 
 the local time of any place on the earth corres- 
 ponding to 12 noon at Greenwich. When 
 it is noon at Greenwich, it is 4 minutes 
 earlier one degree west; one hour earlier 15 
 degrees west; 6 hours earlier 90 degrees west, 
 etc., or, in other words, when it is noon at Green- 
 wich it is just 6 a. m. at St. Louis, Mo., it being 
 90 W. Longitude. All planets are calculated 
 for Greenwich meridian. 
 
 Therefore instead of calculating the planets 
 from Greenwich for a birth in this country, we 
 simplify the operation by using a N-K and mak- 
 ing the calculation for the difference in local and 
 Greenwich time. The N-K of any place may be 
 readily found by observing the above rule of 4 m 
 
H4 LESSOJSTS IN ASTROLOGY 
 
 earlier than 12 noon for every degree west in 
 longitude from Greenwich, or plus 4 m to noon 
 for each degree if east. 
 
 Having thoroughly mastered the foregoing 
 lessons it will now be in order to erect a horo- 
 scope and place the symbols of the planets and 
 the signs in proper place, and first it will be 
 necessary to know what an •'ephemeris" is and 
 how to use it. An ephemeris is a book contain- 
 ing the geocentric longitudes and latitudes of the 
 planets H ^ J H ) and Vf for every 
 day in the year — past, present and future. This 
 may be obtained through my publishers, the 
 Light of Truth Publishing Co. Having obtained 
 a copy — Zadkiels is one of the best — though any 
 one will answer, you will open it at any page 
 and find the divisions as follows — paying no at- 
 tention to upper section at first. Even number 
 page, first column, is headed "Siderial Time," 
 odd page, first column, Longitude; then in 
 order: 
 
 Dig. 1 gig. I 9ig. 1 Jig. I yig- 1 frig. 1 fijT 
 
 It is absolutely necessary to have a copy of 
 an ephemeris for the year of birth for which the 
 horoscope is to be erected. 
 
LESSONS IN ASTBOLOOY. 115 
 
 HOW TO ERECT A HOROSCOPE. 
 
 Now refer to 'Data." 
 
 Under data write the N-K. 
 
 If birth occurred earlier than the data sub- 
 tract data from N-K and mark the number of 
 hours ( or minutes, or both ) minus — . If birth was 
 later than N-K, subtract the N-K from data and 
 mark the number of hours plus -(-. In either case 
 the rule is to subtract. 
 
n6 LESSONS IN ASTEOLOGY. 
 
 EXAMPLE : 
 
 Let it be desired to erect a horoscope for a 
 male born at St. Louis, Mo., December 5, 1895, 
 at 4.03 a. m. 
 
 Taking up a copy of Raphael's "Ephemeris" 
 we refer to the last page under the head of 
 "Tables of Houses." We see a table for London, 
 
LESSORS IN ASTROLOGY. 117 
 
 50 32' N., but this is too far north, for we want 
 to erect a horoscope for 38 N. lat, therefore we 
 must find one nearer. This is found in the next 
 table, "New York,-' which is 40 43' N., or only 
 2 43' out of the way. (I have made the horo- 
 scope for latitude 38 37' N., so there will be a 
 slight difference in the degrees on the cusps of 
 the houses, but for ordinary delineations this 
 trifling difference will not effect it materially). 
 Referring to the horoscope we see that the Sid- 
 erial time required is 8.58. Now in the column 
 headed "Siderial Time" run the finger down the 
 line until it reaches 8.58 or nearest thereto, this 
 we find to be 8.57, only 1 minute out of the way. 
 Run the finger to the right across the first line 
 and note the figure, which is 12, now run the 
 finger up that column until you meet a sign, here 
 we find SI, This column is headed 10, which 
 means 10th house. Then in this case 12 SI 
 must be placed on cusp of 10th house. Come 
 back to 8.57 and cross over one more line, this 
 operation brings 15 under the eye. A glance at 
 the top shows 11, which means nth house, un- 
 derneath 11 is Kg, which shows that n° ^ is to 
 be placed on cusp of nth house. Repeat this 
 entire formula for the 12th house; 1st house, or 
 ascendant, but the ascendant must be written 
 
n8 LESSONS IJST ASTROLOGY. 
 
 with degrees and minutes, and instead of going 
 to top of section for "sign" take the first sign you 
 see, which is nt, and opposite 8.57 is 5 06', 
 which is the sign and degree ascending. Re- 
 peat the operation for 2d and 3d houses, always 
 bearing in mind that the first "sign" you strike 
 going up is the one to insert. You have now 
 reached the heavy black line dividing that sec- 
 tion from the next ; so close the book. When 
 you come to the 4th house the sign is the oppo- 
 site of the one on the cusp of the 10th 
 with the same number of degrees^the 5th is the 
 opposite of the 1 £th, the 6th is the opposite of 
 the 1 2th, etc. When the signs have been placed 
 in the proper places the horoscope will appear as 
 in Fig. 1 on page 116, and is now ready for the 
 calculation and insertion of the nine planets. 
 
 Now refer to Raphael's "Ephemeris" under 
 date of December 5, 1895, page 24, 1st column, 
 is headed "Siderial Time." December 5th is 
 i6 h 58 m 08 8 This is for Greenwich noon. But 
 we are calculatingfor 90 W., and 8 hours 
 earlier than local noon, hence the difference 
 would be about one minute less in siderial time, 
 and in order not to go too deeply into technicali- 
 ties and confuse the student I will work in min- 
 utes and throw out the seconds. 
 
LJSSSONS IN ASTROLOGY, 119 
 
 Put siderial time down as in figure. 
 
 Work as previously instructed. 
 
 Now calculate the longitudes as follows : 
 long, on Dec. 4th: 12 ° / 7', on Dec. 5th 
 13 / 8'. Difference 1 ° 1'. Rule: If © moves 
 i° 1' in 34 hours how much will it move in 1 
 hour 57 minutes? (The time tor which horo- 
 scope must be made). Answer: 5 minutes. As 
 the data is — (minus) — subtract this 5 minutes 
 from longitude of © on Dec. 5, 1895, an( * ** 
 leaves longitude as 13 3' at 4.30 a. m. on that 
 date. [Note. — Had the data been plus, this 5 
 minutes would have had to be added to © long.] 
 
 Next is the Moon. On Dec. 4th D long. 9 
 25 59'. On 5th 23 25 48'. Difference, 13 49'. 
 Rule: If D moves 13 49' in 24 hours how 
 many degrees will she move in 1 hour and 57 
 minutes? Answer; i° 8'. This must be sub- 
 tracted from longitude of Dec. 5th, which leaves 
 5 longitude 22 ° 25 40'. The balance of the 
 planets are calculated in the same manner. In 
 looking over the planets in this horoscope we 
 come to % who is marked "R", this means ret- 
 rograde, and whenever a planet is thus marked 
 it must be so noted in the horoscope. The rule 
 in calculating R positions is, when data is — 
 you add the difference, when marked -j- you 
 
120 LESSONS IN ASTROLOGY. 
 
 subtract the difference from date and proceed as 
 otherwise in the regular manner. Having cal- 
 culated the planets' longitudes we will place 
 them in the horoscope. In placing them the 
 following rule must be observed: First, notice 
 what signs the planets may be in; second, note the 
 number of degrees the planet has, then the num- 
 ber of degrees the same sign holds on the cusp 
 of horoscope. Start at No. i, Fig. 2, put 
 
jjussojsrs ijst astrology. 121 
 
 thfc placet having least number of degrees 
 nearest the cusp, provided degrees of planets are 
 more than cusp. Example: \ has 13 51' of 
 tt\,;the cusp is 5 45'. If \ had only had 5 44' or 
 less, he would have been placed just above the cusp 
 in the 12th house. Whenever a planet has more 
 degrees than the cusp, the planet is placed in the 
 house governed by the sign, always remember- 
 ing that from 1 to 2 is ruled by No. 1 — from 2 to 
 3 is ruled by No. 2 — from 3 to 4 is ruled by No. 
 3, etc. In this Horoscope % is the only planet 
 which is not placed in the house ruled by Leo 
 (SI ), for the cusp is 12 ° and % is only, 9 lack- 
 ing 3 of being placed in the 10th. However, 
 in reading the figure, % would be read as though 
 he was really in the 10th, owing to the 5 orb 
 explained in the first part of this work. 
 
 READING THE HOROSCOPE. 
 
 The student will now refer to the previous 
 descriptions and try to master the esoteric or in- 
 ner spiritual meanings of the remarkable posi- 
 tions which this horoscope shows. This child is 
 destined to fill the world with amazement and 
 wonder. In hundreds and thousands of the 
 most famous horoscopes I have ever examined I 
 have never noticed its equal. The careful stu- 
 
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 dent will notice some remarkable testimonies. 
 But to the beginner these aspects are not so ap- 
 parent, so a short sketch would be in order. 
 The first thing to observe in this figure is that 
 a martial sign (n^ ) is rising and a similar sign 
 rules the ioth house, or house of profession, 
 honor, fame, etc., $ rules %. A fiery, ambitious 
 planet, delighting in war, etc., the © rules the 
 M. C, or midheaven, or ioth house, which is all 
 the same. % , significator of great honors, renown, 
 fame, etc., is in the house of honor and A to © and 
 $ . $ his ruler is strong by dignity, by position 
 and in 6 with Uranus. Fixity of purpose and un- 
 bending will is indicated by Saturn, sproximity to 
 asc, D A to h and $ , while © is A to % and in 
 mutual reception with mighty Jove who presides 
 in all his wonderful majesty over the destinies of 
 this child. The reader will hence see from the 
 testimonies adduced that this horoscope plainly 
 points to but one profession, the career of a mili- 
 tary genius, one who scarce forty years hence 
 when the final conflict between two mighty 
 forces, the parallel of which the world has never 
 witnessed, and which 
 
 "Shall dye a procreant earth 
 With the blood of countless hosts," 
 
 Shaking to its foundations the very institutes of 
 
LESSON'S IJV ASTROLOGY. 123 
 
 American freedom, and shall put to blush the 
 glories of on Alexander, a Caesar or Rameses. 
 At that time this child shall ride triumphant by 
 virtue of his "stars" at the head often times "ten 
 legions" amid deeds of valor and courage, with 
 the continent trembling beneath the daring of 
 his mighty martial hosts, he rises to the pinnacle 
 of power, the summit of man's ambition, and 
 rights at last the conflict and battle for the 
 brotherhood of man, VALE. 
 
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