Vol. 1] APRIL, 1858. CNo. 1

THE

ASTROLOGERS' MAGAZINEAND

PHILOSOPHICAL MISCELLANY;

BEING AN ADVOCATE FOR PURE ASHROLOGY,

WITH ALMANACK AND EPHEMERIS FOR 1858,5 . — - EDITED BY

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ASTBOLOGT IMPROVED. 185

SIGNS OF VIOLENT DEATH, HURTS, INJURIES AND

DEFECTS.

151. In the first place, if the Hyleg, 0, J> , ®, ttx, $ or ^ arefound in violent signs, <r, t, yf, ss, n, R, or X, withoutbeing remarkably well supported or configurated to % or 9 , a violent death is certain and inevitable, especially if %, ? are afflicted,being then deprived of their saving power.

152. ©, d within the distance of 5 degrees of any of the followingviolent fixed stars :— Caput Algol in 8, Oculus-turus in n, HerculjsSS, Right Shoulder of Orion n, Cor-Scorpio in t , Chaise in l»x

153. The 5 with Cor Scorpio, and the 0 with Oculus-turus, without doubt declares a violent death.

154. The 0 and 5 in d □, So, SS□, par, of b and t or f$,so that one of the lights and one of the infortunes be in a violentsign, or a violent fixed star, portend a violent death.

155. If © and 5 be afflicted only by one of the infortunes ^ , b, or$ , the other infortnne being impedited or posited in a violent sign

it threatens a violent death.156. The 6 O, So, SSQ, 8 par.of b, g of the ©, 5 , in

other signs as well as violent, will if in angles cause a violent death,

"APHORISMS ON BLINDNESS AND DEFECT IN SPEECH.

157 The Moon in conjunction with the Pleiades and in semisquare,or square, or sesquisquare, or parallel of Mars, at the same time froman angle, denote great defects in the eyes, if not blindness; the sameif the luminaries are afflicted by the infortunes, or the Sun and Moonin opposition from the angles, or from the 6th and 1 1th houses.

158. The Sun or Moon in via lactea, afflicted by aspect of Herschel,Saturn, or Mars, or with nebulous stars, portend blindness, if bothluminaries are afflicted; if the Sun only be afflicted, . it is the righteye; if the Moon, the left; the same if the Moon is in ill aspect withSol or Saturn, and with nebulous stars at the same time, or if Solat this time is with Mars in the 8th.

159 The Moon in via combusia, and the Sun in via lectea, denotegreat danger to the eyes, if the unfortunate planets are in the 1st, or7th, this presages blindness.

160. Precepee on the very degree ascending, is very bad for theeyes, and except very powerful testimonies to counteract, will causeblindness, and more especially if Mars be in bad aspect to the Ascendant.

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186 GENETFILIACAL

161. © and 5 in 8 from cardinal 'signs <y and =£>=in angles,signifies pains in the head and loins, and sore eyes, proceeding fromshort choleric humours; and if b or $ afflict by any evil aspect orposition, also ? . Then the brain would be much affected, such asthe lethargy, &c.

162; If Mercury is lord of the 6th, and afflicted of the infortunes,or combust of the Sun in Cancer, Scorpio, or Pisces, the native hassome defect in his speech; if Mercury has dignities in the 12th, andis thus afflicted, he has some defect in the ears.

163. Those persons that have Mercury in bad aspect of Saturnhave some defect in their delivery.

164. Mercury afflieted by Saturn,in those genitures in which Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces ascends, the native is either dumb, or has avery great impediment in his speech; the same, if Mercury be withthe Dragon's Tail; if afflicted by Mars, in such a genesis, the nativestammers very much-

165. Mercury under the Sun's beams, and in no aspect with theMoon, in mute signs, the native will speak little, or be much defectivein his speech.

166. If Saturn and Mercury be with the Sun, and they both occidental of the Sun, and in an angle, neither Mars or Jupiter aspectingthem, there will be impediment in the speech or tongue.

167. Mercury combust of the Sun, principally in the Ascendant,and in a mute or watery sign, either the native is mute, or verysilent, or hath much difficulty to deliver himself.

168. Mercury, lord of the 1st, unfortunate in the Ascendant, or ifhe be in the house or term of Saturn, and is placed in the 1st house,or 8th house.

169. Mercury in Scorpio, in the terms and face of Mars, viz., in thefirst six degrees, and the Moon by opposition behold him, the nativewill stammer and have impediment in >his speech. Mercury beinglord of the 1st, and in a mute sign, in opposition to an in/ortune, thenative will stammer in his speech.

170. It is the greatest argument of stammering that may be, if thelord of the Ascendant, and the lord of the sign wherein he is exalted,and lord of the triplicity of the sign, wherein Mercury is together withthe Moon, if they all be in mute signs."

SIGNS OF HANGING,

171. If the © be hyleg, and I? afflict him from a fixed sign, hecauses death by suffocation —hanging or being crushed to death, or bystrangulation.

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ASTROLOGY IMPEOVKD. 187

172. And if I? afflict the Hyleg from Airy signs, it denotes hanging, or strangling, beheading, or falls from high places.

173. Moon with Antares in 8 to Aldebaran, shows death by hanging or suffocation, and the same if the hyleg be with Hercules, or I?in the 7th with !j> > an(l m evl^ aspect to t , and if the 10th house beafflicted in addition to the aforesaid, it denotes death by command ofthe magistrate (or judge).

174. If t be in Conjunction Square or Opposition —or SSSquare,SSquare or any other evil aspect to the Q and Hyleg from fixedsigns, it threatens the native with murder or suicide ; if $ be joinedwith him—or with the aspect, it may happen through women, and if

ye be thus configurated, by thieves. If in mutilated signs : Aries,Seorpio, Pisces, or with Caput Algol, it threatens beheading ; if fromthe 10th or 4th house, or near Cepheus or Andromeda, it denoteshanging.

SIGNS OF DROWNING.

175. According to the rules of the ancients, as handed down fromthe ages anterior to the time of Ptolemy, by that great philosopher, weread in his 9th chapter, book iv., " A violent or remarkable death willoccur, when both the malefics should attack either both the luminaries, or even 0 or Moon," and as to the special description of death,

it is written that " if Jupiter be in rtfi or X or watery signs, and configurated to the Moon, he will operate death by means of water, bydrowning and suffocation," and if found near Argo, by shipwreck."

176. If Saturn afflict the Sun or Moon, (or Hyleg) from cardinalsigns, Aries, Libra, Cancer, Virgo it causes death by falls. Saturn,properly of his own nature, denotes death by drowning, shipwreck,ruin of old buildings and poison.

177. Saturn in Pisces and the Moon in Virgo, or Saturn in a waterysign, and the Moon in Opposition to him, denotes death by drowningor excessive drinking.

178. The same if Saturn be in Virgo, in Conjunction with g,and the Moon in Virgo, making application to them.

179. And if the Hyleg be with Hercules or Arcturus, or withCor Hydra in Conjunction Square or Opposition of 8 , is an additional testimony of death by drowning, suffocation, or poison ensues,especially if Mars be angular.

SIGNS OF BURNING, OR BEING SCALDED TO DEATH.

180. Mars in the 7th, in Aries, Taurus, Sagittarius, afflicting theHyleg, denotes danger of burning to death ; Mars in fiery signs, inSquare to Saturn in Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces, denotes death by scald

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188 GENETHLIACAL

ing, hot water, or burning chemical liquids. If Mars be descendingor in opposition to the ascendant, afflicting the Hyleg at the same time.Especially from fiery signs: Aries, Taurus, Sagittarius, are indicative of death by fire, thunder, lightning, explosions and gunshots.

181. The Moon in Conj. with Mars in the angle of the West, andthe Sun afflicted by Conjunction or Square Opposition of .s aturnfrom Aries, Taurus, Sagittarius, or in signs that are in Square orOpposition to the fiery signs, are indicative of death by fire, thunder,lightning, explosions and gun-shot,

DEATH BY HORSES AND BEASTS.

182. Saturn and Mars in the 12th house, denotes death or dangerby a beast, and at the same time afflicting the Hyleg, denotes a violentdetermination from a stroke of a horse, Aries or Sagittarius on thecusp of the twelfth, and a planet unfortunate therein, signify the native will be in danger of falls from horses.

DEATH BY FALLS.

183. Saturn in Opposition to Sun and Moon, if Saturn be in thetenth house, thus afflicting the Hyleg, declares death by the fall ofhouses, stones or ponderous masses ; but, if a watery sign be on thecusp of the fourth house —by water ; but if the aspect be from Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces, and Saturn and Mars in the tenth orseventh, and the Moon in Conjunction, Square, or Opposition to them,denotes sudden death by falls.

DEATH BY IMPRISONMENT OR EXILE.

184. Saturn in the seventh house, in opposition to the Sun andMoon : denotes death by imprisonment, sluttishness, poison, poverty,fear, torment, in a dungeon, violent falls, and death in exile or a fardistant land.

185. When the nativity shews a natural death, the quality thereofjs made known from the second direction in the mortal train to thetrue prorogator l and the time of dissolution from the first direction ;

but when a violent death is to take place it is known from the posi

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ASTROLOGY IMPROVED. 189

it'ion of the Apheta and the configurations of the enemies, at othertimes by the completion of such positions by direction.

186. A violent or remarkable death will occur when both themalefics, either in conjunction or square, or opposition to each other,may be lords of the anaretic plaott, which must be by direct motionto the Apheta, whilst the two malefics behold each other evilly in theradex, and not assisted by the benefice.

1 87. But notwithstanding all the precedent rules are to be admitted,and you have a full signification of a violent death, yet, if you findthe benevolents % or ? free from affliction, and at the same time insome good aspects to the Hyleg, and to the afflicting planet— all fearof a violent death is taken away, and this is still the more certain ifJupiter or Venus unafflicted be posited in the list and some say the8th as well ; but this is only to be considered in a secondary waywhen other more important positions exist, as has been previously explained, for neither Jupiter (or Venus— or both) in the 1st or 8th,could of themselves save.

188. Those persons, however, that have such violent positions, arevery frequently surrounded with imminent danger, but always escape'in a most miraculous way—sometimes with slight injuries.

189. I do positively declare that I have never seen one instance whena nativity can be produced to show that the above Rules have failed.The celebrated and renowned Lilly, the famous English astrologer ofthe 17th century, was of the same opinion as myself — and most otherof the Astral celebrities

OF THE QUALITIES OF THE MIND.

190 In all cases of which the sidereal science takes cognizance,the mind and disposition are governed by the Moon, Mercury andUranus. Mercury rules over the intellectual and studious powers ofman — or what are termed rational and the Moon over the irrational,sensual or animal soul ; Uranus the mental faculties. As to themethod of defining this matter with a degree of certainty, the followingare the most rational of all.

191. In the first place notice what signs the planets Mercury andthe Moon and their disposers are in, also the configurations of othe

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190 GENETHLIACAL

planets to these and among themselves. The planet in the ascendant—if any, shall have much to do with the manners.

192. The rulers and proper significators posited in these signs,would render the native unstable, amorous, fond of music, easily persuaded and very sensitive, of great goodness of heart, full of forgiveness ; but if the planets are afflicted therein, then the opposite effectstakes place and is the cause of many of the unfortunates throughhaving such positions in their nativities unassisted.

193. Posited in fixed signs : Taurus, Leo, Virgo, Aquarius, makethe mind, just, incompromising, constant, firm of purpose, prudent,patient, industrious, strict, chaste, unmindful of injuries, steady inpursuing its object, giving great abilities, energy, and perseverancein the acquirement of knowledge in arts and sciences, and in manycases makes Astrologers with great proficiency. If several planets arefound therein, it will cause the greatest perseverance in any undertakings and give the most desirable intellectual faculties ; generallyself-taught persons have such positions. Saturn or Mars so situatedare not unfavourable, but if in bad aspect to the luminaries or to thebenefics it would not be ot so pleasing a cast. But this is the casewith all other rules, for if the planets in them are in discordant aspects,would instead of the above be afflicted with a base mind and havevery great difficulty of refraining from committing evil.

194. It is of great importance that Mars should be placed in allnativities in a fixed sign at birth, for the period of life over whichhe presides, viz.: from 35 to 50 years of age, is of a most activedescription, and it materially depends upon the radical position of thatplanet, whether the results of those years will be favourable or not.

195. The Lunar orb should be placed in one of the fixed signs, andin good aspect to the Solar orb, as it indicates an harmonious foundation.

196. The planet Mercury is fortunately placed in a fixed sign, ashe then confers a good understanding, and retention of memory, particularly beneficial as well as convenient to its possessor.

197. Of all the fixed signs Aquarius is the best, as it confers ascientific turn of mind—especially in good aspect to other planets.

198. Saturn herein, Sextile or Trine to Jupiter, would cause thenative to be generous and a person of profound knowledge and greatperseverance.

199. Saturn herein, Sextile or Trine to Sun, gives great noblenessof action with great generosity.

200. When the significators are found in common signs: Gemini,Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces, give conversation and manners, remarkably excitable, causing violent attachments, zealously agitative

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ASTROLOGY IMPROVED.

in domestic affairs, troubles and misfortune from too hasty speculationsof great risk ; fertile in imagination, producing a rapid flow of ideas ;

poetical, romantic, lively, eloquent and witty ; animated in conversation ; uncertain in temper ; soon depressed in spirits, undecided intheir actions ; not liking close confinement, sedentary occupations oremployment ; often removing their residences.

201. Signs op Publicity are Aries, Libra, Cancer and Virgo,being the cardinal, tropical and equinoctial signs ; without some of thesignificators are placed in one or more of these signs, it would be invain for any individual ever to expect to succeed in the world as apublic character, however gifted. The significators being unafflictedin these signs and receiving assistance from the benefics, would de-Yelope a good-natured turn of mind, (unless violently agitated, thenpassionatefor a short time, uncertain, generous to a fault.)

202. If planets should be afflicted in these signs and not in goodaspect to the planets Jupiter or Venus, would debase the mind, causing the native to be mean, surmising and doubtful of the integrityand intention of their bosom friends ; fretful and timorous, and by nomeans happy persons ; always involved in some trouble or difficulty,from which they have not sufficient energy or patience to extricatethemselves ; some times elated, at others depressed ; undecided intheir movements ; feelings particularly acute, without discriminatibn;unhappy in their attachments and domestic affairs.

203. The planet Mars and the Moon in these signs is very evil,especially in bad aspect.

204. Those, however, that have their significators placed in thesesigns alluded to, may expect a remarkable share of good fortune, tending to fame or public notoriety, and which gradually lead to the development of certain abilities, or amiable qualities, useful or ornamental.

205. But if the significators should be found posited in any of thesesigns afflicted : such as Uranus, Taurus or the Moon, in evil aspect orposition to Saturn or Mars, without the assistance of the harmoniousaspects of the benevolent orbs of Jupiter or Venus, would cause thenative to be of the worst class of society, and the actions of such anindividual would in all probability be held up to public notice andscorn; when such positions are found in a nativity, the artist should givethe person great caution and let him do this in a mild and a friendlyway ; for be it remembered that they cannot help having these positions in their genitures.

206. When Mercury is in Conjunction of Saturn, the native isslow, dull, fearful, timorous, patient, persevering, and capable ofgreat application to any sedentary pursuit ; if in opposition- he is

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nervous, stupid, sordid and very worthless, —the square is not so*bad but gives many difficulties ; it gives will and a good under-standing, and is an excellent aspect to correct and regulate a nativity, when there are many good aspects and positions in a nativity: for instance if Mercury was in Square to Saturn, and Venusin Conjunction with Jupiter with the Sun, but Venus disposing ofboth in Libra, and the whole of them in Trine or Sextile- to Saturn in Aquaries, in'such a case they would correct each others rays,and Mercury Square Saturn would be of service as acting as a checkto his otherwise volatile spirits, which would be caused by the toogood a position of the other orbs. This is the way that all mattersin Genethliacnl Astrology should be judged.

207. In this place we describe the particular qualities of theplanets as they may have prerogative over the mind. Thus, theplanet Saturn having the sole dominion of the mind, and ruling Mercury and the Moon or Uranus if he be gloriously situated with respect to the world and the angles, he will make men selfish, obstinate,laborious, arrogant, severe in punishing, covetous, penurious, eager toacquire wealth.

208. If badly situated in respect to the angles and the world, he-then would render men sordid, miserly, mean spirited, wickedly inclined, propensity to weep, very slovenly.

209. Saturn in good aspect to Jupiter and posited well, rendersmen good and attached to good men, always ready to help others,judicious, fond of acquiring property, magnanimous, busy, attached totheir families, mild, prudent, patient and philosophical.

210. If badly posited, the person would be outrageous and foolishin their conduct, injudicious, treacherous, shallow, ill-disposed.

211. If with Mars well disposed, men will be bold and undaunted,turbulent, uncharitable.

212. But Saturn evilly disposed in aspect to Mars, especially byConjunction, Square, Opposition, or any evil aspect would denote theworst of characters : thieves, murderers, and everything that is bad,they can be guilty of.

213. If configurated to Venus and being in glory, he then makethmen addicted to women, ambitions, fond of solitude.If afflicted it renders men lewd and debauchers of women.

215. If with Mercury well placed he renders the mind inquisitive,students in law or physic, mystics, divining into secret things, hastyin temper, fond of business, active in mind. If afflicted it thenclouds the mind and causes many difficulties in the way of advancement.

216. If Jupiter alone governs the mind, and he well situated, herenders men noble-minded, agreeable, pious, revered, comfortable in

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life, Courteous, honourable, candid, just, dignified, venerable, attentive to their own concerns, merciful, learned, beneficent, very affectionate and fit to govern.

217. If badly situated, the same propensities are imprinted onthe mind, but very faintly and with less energy ; thus, they willbe prodigal instead of generous, superstition will be substituted forpiety, timidity for a becoming reserve, pride for dignity, folly forgood breeding, love of pleasure for love of business, negligence forease, and indifference for candour.

218. If he hath familiarity with Mars well placed, he renders menrough, warlike, good soldiers, impetuous, hating subjection, hotheaded, bold, free speaking, active, fond of disputes, contentions, imperious, high-minded, honourable, hasty-tempered, judicious and fortunate.

219. If ill-disposed he makes men mischievous, careless, cruel, unfeeling, seditious, quarrelsome, stubborn, slanderous, arrogant, covetous, rapacious, unsteady, shallow, unsettled, rash, faithless, indiscreet,turbulent, worthless, dissatisfied, lustful, contemptible, and whollywithout any steadiness or rule of action.

220. If he be familiar with Venus and well-disposed, he rendersmen neat and cheerful, fond of whatever is elegant, beautiful, kind toyouth, proficient in arts and sciences, poetry and music, valuablefriends, undesigning, beneficent, charitable, inoffensive, religious, fondof active amusement, wise, loving and beloved, cheerful, diligent,brilliant, ingenious, liberal, judicious, temperate, ambitious to beeverything that is good and amiable.

This will be the same if Jupiter should be in Conjunction withVenus or in a Itss degree by Sextile or Trine in the one or otherdignities in good aspect to that planet which does rule.

221. If afflicted, the reverse takes place, they will be sensual, luxurious, effeminate, amorous, lascivious and very libidinous, slanderous,vain, slothful, leading dissolute lives, wasteful, dull, fond of ceremonies, kind-hearted, no ways malicious, being affable, open and kind,cheerful and charitable.

222. If configurated, with Mercury in good condition, he rendersmen fit for business, learned, good geometricians, mathematicians,poets and orators, ingenious, temperate, humane, great councillorsand politicians, beneficent, fit to govern, religious, friendly, kind tothose who belong to them, learned and very admirable, very clever—with good memories.

223. If evilly-disposed, everything will be reversed, they will besuperficial, empty, contemptible, nearly always in the wrong, enthusiastic, fanatic, vain, petulant, fancying themselves wise, but are allthe while very deficient and great impostors.

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224. If Mars alone governs the mind, and he well placed, he reff*.ders men generous, powerful, hot-headed, addicted to war, unstable,robust, confident, daring, passionate, and formed to govern.

225. If Mars be evilly disposed, they then are cruel, tyrannical,violent, bloody-minded, tumultuous, luxurious, noisy, seeking quarrels, obstinate, drunkards, robbers, unfeeling desperate ruffians,violent, furious, enemies to their domestics and the well-being ofsociety and atheists.

226. If he have familiarity with Venus in good condition, he renders men, cheerful, docile, friendly, addicted to enjoyment, merry,playful, kind, given to singing, dancing and scientific pursuits, goodactors, brave, amorous, yet cautious, wise and discreet, hasty in temper, prodigal and inclined to get jealous.

227. If ill-disposed, they then are arrogant, mischievous, lustfuland infamous adulterers, liars and capable of everything that iswicked or bad.

228. If he have familiarity with Mercury, and well posited, hecauseth men to be good soldiers, but very circumspect, persevering,active, yet fully aware of danger, changeable, fertile in contrivances,cunning, laborious, artful, eloquent, taking every advantage, somewhat deceitful, inconstant, ready-witted.

229. If badly situated, they will then be capable of much fraud,very malicious to their enemies, bold, yet regretful and unstable, liars,thieves and Atheists, perjured, very rapacious, seditious, incendiaries,plunderers, housebreakers, murderers, forgers, in danger 'of beingbrought to an untimely end in consequence, if not over-ruled intime.

230. If Venus be so ruler of the mind and well-situated, the nativewill be courteous, beneficent, delicate, eloquent, neat, cheerful, fondof music and dancing, one yet religious and well-disposed, of decenthabits, very affectionate, humane and charitable, agreeable in company, very forgiving, fortunate, and devoted to love and friendship, alittle given to jealousy, one devoted to light occupations, and delightedwith Arts, generally have pleasant dreams.

231. If badly afflicted, without assistance, they will be everythingthat is bad —being slothful, effeminate, timid, careless, worthless, ofbad repute, obscure and contemptible.

232. If Venus have familiarity with Mercury and well placed, thenative will be an artist, philosopher, or a person of science and ingenuity, poet, fond of learning, eloquent, well-behaved, refined intheir enjoyments, cheerful, friendly, godly, uniting prudence withbusiness, attentive, fortunate in trade, very apt in acquiring knowledge by their own exertions, full of emulation in everything that isgreat and good, persuasive and pleasing in speech, serene and fasci

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mating in manner, fond of argument, honest, judicious, magnanimous,but a little jealous.

233. If evilly disposed, they will be rapacious, crafty, ill-spoken,unstable, ill-disposed, deceitful, turbulent, liars, slanderers, perjurers,traitors and villains, perversely evil, of but little abilities, debaucherswith young persons, fond of ornaments and dress, effeminate, dangerous, infamous, notorious among the worst of characters and ripefor any bad undertaking.

234. If Mercury alone have the dominion ot the mind and well-placed, he renders men (or women) prudent, wise, reflective, havingextensive learning, inventive, skilful, good logicians, and if above theearth he conduces more to oratory but below the earth to science,produces able philosophers, speculative, ingenious, aspiring, virtuous,argumentative, searching fancy, addicted to mathematics and mysteries, and anxious to acquire knowledge.

235. If evilly disposed without assistance, or being over-ruled. byother aspects, he then renders persons so born crafty, headstrong,forgetful, hot-headed, superficial, unstable, regretful, foolish, thoughtless, lying, careless, changeable, insatiable, covetous, unjust, whollydivested of steadiness of mind and almost always in error.

236. The student will observe that the foregoing rules are tobe observed as stated, but with caution, and not to judge too indiscriminately, for before giving a judgment upon the state of the mind,be careful to examine all the positions both for and against, as it veryfrequently appears that what was thought at first to be a bad disorganised train, may on a further examination be found to the contrary.

In every case these matters should be judged after the followingmanner of poising, &c-

237. If Saturn be ruler, placed in glory, receiving the trine aspectof the planets Sun, Jupiter and Venus, and these in conjunction in theterms of Venus and Mercury, in the fixed Scorpio in Square to Saturnwould cause an harmonious foundation, the latter position correctingthe other too good aspects (if existing) of themselves.

238. The Moon, if she is in her extreme latitude, north or south,she causes the disposition to be more variable, crafty and unsettled ;but when in her nodes, she renders it more acute, active and diligent ;when oriental and increasing in light, she renders men ingenious, firmand open ; but occidental or in her decrease, they will be more slow,dull, changeable, suspicious and reserved.

239 The Sun also co-operates when in familiarity with that planetwhich governs the mind ; if well-placed he makes the native morejust, persevering, honorable, and every way more perfect.

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240. But badly placed, more debased, laborious, obscure, worthless,cruel, obstinate and every way depraved.

241. Diseases of the mind are produced when the planets Mercuryand the Moon refrain from any aspect or with the ascendant, and atthe same time over-ruled by being disposed of or afflicted by the male-fics, under such circumstances the mind will be much deranged andafflicted by various diseases, the nature of which may be known fromthe nature of the planets which cause the affliction, many slight disorders may be accounted for, from what has been already observedrespecting the qualities of the mind.

242. Epilepsy is generally seen in persons who were born whenMercury and the Moon were either without any aspect to each otherand not in any aspect to the ascendant, Saturn and Mars being in anangle configurated with them —that is

, if Saturn be so posited by day,and Mars by night; if their positions be reversed, that is Saturn bynight and Mars by day having the dominion, the natives become insane, particularly if the afflicting planet be posited in Cancer, Virgo,or Pisces. But if Jupiter or Venus partake in the configuration andbe oriental and angular, while the malefics are occidental the diseaseswill be curable, but if the malefics be oriental and the benefics occidental, the diseases will be incurable, and the persons so afflicted willoften be in great danger of their lives ; and those who are insanewill be furious and unmanageable, wandering from place to place.

243. The Sun and Mars add additional strength tq insanity ;

those of Jupiter and Mercury increase epilepsy, Venus adds to enthusiasm, and Saturn and Moon augments the complaints of demoniacs or those of a moist brain.'

» The student can depend upon these rules as they are of the most substantialextant, and never fail in our hands, they have been compiled from the best works onthe science, together with many of our own rules, founded upon experience, thereforevery valuable.

N.B. There is an omission of the signs in paragraph 192, which should be thedouble body signs Cancer, Pisces, Aquarius, Gemini, also in p. 193, instead of Virgoit should be Scorpio, and in p 175 should be Saturn in Virgo or Pisces, not Jupiter.—Editor.

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IF THE MAN SHALL MARRY.1. A benevolent If or 9 in the 7th.

2. Cancer, Scorpio or X on the 7th.

3. The 5 and 9 in °s trx X in the 1st, 5th, 10th, or. 11thhouses, he will marry.

4. He shall obtain his wife with ease, if the planets to which the 5applies be a fortunate planet or well posited, he shall then easilyobtain his wife, or Venus in good aspect to Mars.

5. The benevolent $ 0 do promise happy success; the strongerthey are in dignitaries and in the proper houses, the greater happiness.

HE SHALL OBTAIN HIS WIFE WITH DIFFICULTY.6. If the 5 applies to $ I? Mars, and they weak, not without

much labour and difficulty.

7. If they be all imbecile and ill affected, then shall he make loveunto many, and be oft deluded, and in conclusion have much difficultyin procuring a wife.

8. In that Nativity where Venus'is not in some good aspect to Mars,the party shall suffer many inconveniences in his loves or affections ;

\) and Mars in 8 out of the 7th and 1st houses, or I? near the cusp ofthe 7th or Venus in a or m, and not in aspect to Mars, or whenMars hath been 8 iTR or yP in the 7th, whether in aspect to Venus ornot, the native had extraordinary difficulty to procure a wife andmarried at last upon a sudden but yet prone to women.

HE WILL NEVER MARRY.9. Moon and Venus in barren signs, viz: n am, and also in cadent

houses, viz.: 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th, or even in the 8th, these testimoniesimport either a single life or an averseness to marriage.

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10. Moon a 6 So, SS□ 8 of I?, and he ruler of the 7th, seldon*are married till after 30, if at all.

11. If the Moon be configurated with I? in any aspect, it delaysmarriage.

12. The Moon within a few degrees of the Sun, of in evil aspectto the Sun, delays marriage; if both these testimonies concur, theMoon being at the same time occidental, they never marry. Ifh or g be in the 7 th, need not expect much happiness either incourtship or marriage, as frequent quarrels and broils and at lastseparation by death or otherwise are the results of Saturn or it beingin the 7th house.

13. If Venus and the Moon are weak or only a little dignified,conjoined to Saturn, he being very strong, Venus not having a goodaspect to any planet, and the Moon in n, a, nil, or in a cadenthouse, viz.: 6th, 9th, 12th, or in the 8th, and the Moon extremelyafflicted : these are arguments of no marriage, nor any desire thereto.

14. If you find Saturn more elevated. than either the Moon or Venus, and no planets assisting either of them, judge the native's inclination for a single life.

15. The Moon and Venus afflicted, and the Moon in <5of Saturn andhe well fortified, and either the Moon or Venus in barren signs orcadent houses, without doubt, the native will then never marry.

16. The Moon in m, indof Saturn, he in a or 8> Moon combustof the Sun, and in □ or 8 to Saturn, if she is in ss or it, thenative never marries.

17. The □ or g Venus and Saturn helps much to a single life ; theMoon as well as Venus being in n Si, Bi, or in 6th, 9th, 12th or8th houses, and at the same time the Moon in evil aspect to Saturn,the native never marries.

THE TIME OF MARRIAGE.18. If the Moon is oriental of the Sun, and in oriental quarters of the

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heaven, viz.: from the 4th to the 10th houses, then the native shallmarry in youth if the marriage is promised with ease by the foregoing rules; but if he is not to marry with much ease, he will afterhis more mature years, marry a young woman.

19. If the Moon be occidental of the Sun, and in occidental quarter ofthe heaven, viz.: from the 10th to the 4th, he shall, if his marriage ispromised with ease, marry a widow or one much older than himselfwhen he is young.

20. If the marriage is not promised with ease but shows difficulty,he then will marry rather late in life.

21. If the Moon should be oriental of the Sun, and in occidentalhouse, he will not marry very early nor yet late in life, or in a orientalhouse and occidental of the Sun, the same.

22 If the significators'of marriage, viz. the Moon, Venus, and'the firstplanet to which the Moon applies by good aspect, be direct and swiftin motion, it will hasten the time of marriage ; but if they be retrograde, slow in motion, or stationary, they prolong the time.

DIRECTIONS FOR THE TIME.23. Midheaven <$, * , □ , or aVenus, if she be strong in her digni

taries.

24. Midheaven, 4 , # , □ , or A Moon ; or Sun.

25. Sun, director converse to the body, sfc, a, of Moon or Venusin mundo.

26. Venus, if ruler of the 1st or 7th, to 6 a, S#, par. %, rulerof 1st and 7th, if strong.

27. Moon to # , A , □ , Sun, or Venus, in zodiac.

28. Moon to * , A of $ , or to □ of Sun or Mars, if the directionfall in on the place of a good aspect to a fortune, X or Venus,this latter causes the marriage to be attended with something of an

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unpleasant nature, and marriage contract under such directions aremuch better avoided if possible.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PERSON.29. That planet to which the Moon first applies to by * , A or S * ,

par., if the planet is strong to which the Moon applies by conversedirection in mundo, or the Moon to the zodiacal aspects under herown pole, shall describe the wife, together with the sign it is thenplaced in; but if the planet be R, the wife will partake of thedescription of the sign, the said planet is in, and the sign on the7th; and if the planet be at the end of a sign near the last degree,or in a sign near the first degree and direct, judge solely by thedescription of the planet without the sign.

30. When the Moon does not form any good aspect to any planet, byarc of direction, on the day of birth —or in other words - have along arc, then take the one in the 7th with the sign it is in, todescribe the wife.

NUMBER OF WIVES.31. If the Moon be in 55, nt X, more than one.

32. The Moon be in i to many planets, or if the Moon applies to manyplanets by * , a or S * , par., and they direct and free from combustion, also free from detriment or fall ; then so many wives thenative may expect as the Moon is in aspect to.

33. Observe how many planets, having dignities in the sign she is in,do behold her with a partial aspect ; so many wives, if she be in 05,m, X, and apply to a planet in one of these signs : it argues threewives; and if the planet to which the Moon applies be in one of thesesigns, double the number. The Moon being joined to one planetonly, whether by plane or partile aspect, denotes only one wife.

34. Observe this general rule about wives: if there be many planets in

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the 7th house, and the signiflcators be weak, they argue sweetheartsand amours, or such as he may woo for wives, rather than marriageitself; again, if the Moon apply to a planet in a common sign, itargues two wives: — if in a fruitful sign, and apply to a planet ina fruitful sign,—it argues three wives, at least more certain to bemore than one.

WHAT QUARTER WILL THE WIFE COME FROM.35 The signiflcators of marriage in the 3rd or 9th houses, or else

perigrine, portend that the native will marry a stranger, and one notborn in the same county or country he himself was born in.

SIGNS OF A GOOD WIFE.36 Thehappy aspects of Jupiter to Venus or the Moon, with recep

tion, in dignities equivalent, shows a wealthy wife, and marriage witha person of great birth, always much above the natives.

37 Venus or Jupiter in the 8th, argues a rich wife and born to havean inheritance very ample.

38 Royal fixed stars of the first magnitude, near the cusp of the 7thhouse, if the cusp thereof be fortunate, denote a rich wife with agood disposition.

SiGNS OF ILL-FORTUNE BY A WIFE.39 $ , Saturn, $ in the 7th house very strong, denotes riches with a

wife, but not attainable without some scandal or trouble.

40 If, Saturn, $ in the 7th house weak, denotes a wife very poor, ofan abject and sordid condition and birth, (without the good aspectsof Jupiter or Venus.)

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41 9 in the 7th house, the wife is very eccentric.

42 Saturn in the 7th house, then he will cause sorrow and travel5in the matter of marriage.

43 £ in the 7th house, quarrels and contention, separation anddeath of the wife before the native.

44 Saturn or if in the 8th house, a poor wife.

45 Venus in Square <? Moon, signifies prejudice by marriage.

46 Venus in the 2nd house, in an evil aspect of Saturn or $ ,declares detriment by reason of the wife.

47 The Moon afflicted, denies any great felicity in marriage.

A WOMAN'S MARRIAGE.48 If Jupiter or Venus in the 7th house and not afflietedL

49 Sun, Mars, Venus in ©, tn. X, in the 7th, 5th, 10th, or 11th,houses, will marry.

50 Sun * a par. S Sextile of Mars or Venus, if the Sun, or Marsin i Venus, either being in the 10th, 11th, 5th or 7th houses, sure to"marry

NUMBER OF HUSBANDS.51 Sun in 8, nt. or X in 6 Sextile, A 8 Sextile or par. to many

planets, and they direct, free from combustion, detriment and fall,then as many planets that the Sun applies to, expect so many husbands if they are oriental and strong. ^

52 Sun applying to a planet in as, m, or X, denotes double thenumber or more than one husband, and if the Sun and planet being inthese signs it is the more certain.

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53 But observe if the planets are weak to which the Sun applies, theyithen denote sweethearts and amours, or such as she may suffer towoo her for husbands, rather than marriage itself.

SHE WILL NEVER MARRY.54 If the © be afflicted by Saturn, and not in any good aspect to

Mars, and Venus afflicted or weak ; and neither the Sun, Mars orVenus in Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces, but in n, Si, Virgo, and thesesigns on the 5th, 7th, 10th, 11th, or Sun, Mars and Venus in cadenthouses, 6th, 9th, 12th or 8th houses, never marry.

55 Saturn ruling the 7th house delays marriage, and person sseldommarry till after 30 years of age.

DESCRIPTION OF THE HUSBAND.56 He will be of the description of that planet to which the Sup

applies first to by Sextile SSextile A par. (or 6 of a good planet)by converse direction in mundo, or by zodiacal direction under itsown pole, together with the sign he is in, if direct, if not take thesign he is in with the sign on the 7th, for the description of thehusband, together with the planet near the cusp of the 7th, if dignified.

THE TIME OF MARRIAGE,57 Ascendant or midheaven to the 6 Sextile a of Mars, Sun or

Venus, and to Jupiter if he be ruler of the 7th, or Jupiter or Venusruling the 1st and 7th, and come to a 4 Semisextile, Sextile Trine,will cause marriage by direction.

58 The FD occidently placed, but in the sign of the 10th, and firstapplying to the Conjunction of the ruler of the 7th, sure to marry earlyin life, but to a husband much older than herself, say from 10 to 20years older.

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59 If the aforesaid positions are afflicted by the maleftce or by anyother contrary influence, the party will then be disappointed, althoughevery preparation may be made for the event.

60 If not afflicted, they generally'marry about 18 or 19 years of age,especially if 5 or $ be the ruler of the 7th, and a good marriagedirection, come up near the aforesaid age, in such a case the directionwill point out the time of the event.

61 If a female be born under ? and that planet in Conjunction %,and the 0 in Conjunction Mars, although occidental, sure to marry -about the age of 19, but it will turn out an unhappy marriage, andthe couple so married will oft times quarrel, and separate, at lastfinally separate ; such a marriage should by all means be avoided.

62 A female born under b , and he in his own house in Conjunction to Mars in Squart Venus, although in Sextile ©, and the )) inSB in the 7th, seldom marry.

63 © ruler of the ascendant Conjunction § in © in the 12th,Square $ by sign g Conjunction "I

f. in the sign of the I 1th, mostlikely to marry at the time of nearest direction to the age of 19, (andto some lawyer's clerk or manager) but it would prove an unhappymarriage and they would be likely to separate in a few years afterwards, as b in this case would rule the house of marriage, he beingoverruled by the above positions from producing a late marriage,would denote (in this case) that the husband would be a few yearsolder.

64 % in the sign of the 11th, and that be © also ruler of the 7that the same time in 8 ©, which of course is in the 5th, occidental,according to my rule, and if Jupiter be not less than 16° from theM. C, she would marry upon the direction of the M. C. d Jupiterin mundo or in the zodiac ; but in this case she would shortly afterwards become a widow, as he would soon die of a consumption ;

although she would be most likely to marry again, she must neverexpect to be very prosperous in the married life, for she would bevery likely to lose as many husbands as she may have.

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Broad Street, Alresford Hants,Feb. 18th, 1850.

Sir,

With this you will receive a communication for the " Astrologers'' ' Magazine ;" should you deem it worthy of insertion, I need not say I shall bopleased to see it inserted ; for, although I am not a professor of the Science, it hasbeen a favorite study for my leisure hours during the last 20 years, and I hailed withfeelings of pleasure the first number of your little work ; such a publication has longbeen wanted to rescue the science from its present calumniators, Wishing you everysuccess.

I remain, Sir,

Yours respectfully,

ASTER.

P.S. Should you insert the accompanying paper, I shall — I dare say, be ableto send you another ere long.

ON THE FALLACY OF SIGNS OF SHORT AND LONG

ASCENSIONS, MUNDANE ASPECTS AND PLANETS LATITUDES

IN HORARY ASTROLOGY.

It is a generally received maxim among many Astrologers,particularly those who profess Horary Astrology, that in thesigns Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus and Gemini,a trine aspect has the effect of a quartile, and a quartile that ofa sextile, and in the signs Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio,and Sagittarius, a sextile is said to be equal to a quartile, anda quartile to a trine, the former signs being called signs of" short" ascension, because they ascend in a shorter period oftime than the others ; and the latter are denominated signs of" long" ascension, and are to be considered in every respectcontrary to the former.

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These sophisms, no doubt arose in the first place from con*.founding the zodiacal positions with the mundane —as long andshort ascensions are only mundane—and not zodiacal positions,for all signs occupy the same distance in the ecliptic, and consequently it follows that a trine aspect can fall only in one ofthe triplicities, let the signs be of what ascension they may ; andCulpepper, in his quaint language, tells us to " put the rest ofthe nonsense into the bundle, and when you have done, lookupon it a little while, and when you have viewed it a little,tell me I pray: doth the " longness" or "shortness" of theascensions, add or take away anything from the quality of thesigns.'"

Wilson, in his " Astrological Dictionary," p. 2, says, " Thesextile and trine of an infortune is said to kill when it comesfrom signs obedient or beholding, but this must mean thezodiacal parallel, which must always proceed from such signs."This may be the case, so far as regards the signs which are " beholding," but it cannot be in those which are " obedient," andeven in the first-named signs, I do not find the parallel andtrine coincide, except in the beginning of the signs Leo andSagittarius, Scorpio and Pisces. Lilly, in his " Introduction toAstrology," speaking of a question on riches, says: "Jupiterwas in his exaltation and angular, casting his Square to the cuspof the ascendant t, which Square—in signs of long ascension —weusually repute a Trine." Now, I would ask, why " usually,"repute the aspect equal to a Trine ? If a sign of long ascensionhave that influence at one time, it most assuredly has atanother. Yet, in p. 158 of the above-named work, we are told," the Moon is in the terms of Mars, and in Square to Saturnlord of the fifth." Now, here is not a word about signs of" long ascension," although the aspect falls in such signs, asregards both Moon and Saturn ; and, whoever will take thetrouble to closely examine into Lilly's work, will soon findthat the author did not believe in the doctrine of " long" and" short" ascensions, but used them only as best suited his ownconvenience, a practice I would on no account advise the youngstudent to follow.

* Culpepper's Astrological Judgment of Diseases, page 29.

+ Lilly's Introduction to Astrology, by Zadkiel, page 120.

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Wilson tells us that " hitherto it has been customary only topredict by zodiacal aspects, but he (the young student) mayadopt the mundane if he think proper and feel himself convincedof their efficacy ; for the whole is symbolical, and he may usewhat symbols he please. In doing this, however, he must avoidall contradictions, and all rules which are difficult to reconcileto each other ; for a system that contradicts itself cannot beproductive of truth, and he will find difficulties enough in theplainest system, without creating any additional of his own."Now, I would add, the adopting of mundane aspects wouldcertainly be productive of contradictions, for it is possible for aplanet to be in a mundane square and zodiacal trine, aspectswith another planet at one and the same time, so that whatwould be promised by the zodiacal aspect, would be denied bythe mundane, and the result, —the self-taught student findshimself involved in a labyrinth.

The next thing I beg to touch upon is the measure of time inhorary questions— *.a difficult matter at all times to judge ofwith accuracy. Great north latitude, it is said, shortens thetime of an event, and great south latitude lengthens it ; let ussee how far this is justified by reason. It is evident that thedistance between the two significators must be measured byright ascension, if at all, and therefore the above definitions aregenerally correct ; yet it may so happen that north latitude willlengthen the time of an event. Let us, for example, suppose asignificator to be in eighth degree of Virgo, with seven degreenorth latitude, here we find a difference of nearly three degrees,* to shorten the time ; but let us suppose the same signi-cator in eight degrees of Aries, with seven degrees north latitude ; here we find the very reverse take place, so that in thisinstance the time would be prolonged instead of shortened;hence it shews how wary the student ought to be in predictingthe time of an event by the latitudes of the planets. Again,Wilson says in his directions : " if the latitude of the promittorbe greater than the orb, the directions will have little or noeffect." Mr. Wilson, however, must mean the semi-orb, as inscarcely any instance is the latitude of the planet greater thanits orb, as may be seen by the following —

* That is, supposing the planet to have bo latitude.

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TABLE OF THE (GREATEST) LATITUDES ANDORBS OF THE PLANET^.

Latitude. Orb.Saturn, 2° 49' S. 9°Jupiter, 1 40 S. 9Mars, 6 47 S. 7Sun 15Venm, 9 2 N. and S. . .

. . . • • •

7Mercury, 3 7Moon, 5 17 N 12

By the above it will be seen that, with the exception of Venus, in no instance does the latitude of a planet come up to itsorb ; consequently it never can be said to exceed it. No doubtbut in horary questions, as well as in nativities, the latitudesof the planets ought to be taken into consideration, as whenthere is a conjunction, by application, between two significators,and their latitudes vary much, the aspect will be of no power.Such, for instance, was the case on February 27th, 1854, whenthe Moon was in conjunction with Venus ; but, as the Moonhad 4 deg. 58 min. south latitude, and Venus 8 deg. 58 min.north latitude, the conjunction, therefore, in reality has verylittle influence, owing to the great difference in latitudes, as theorbs of the planets would not meet in aspect.

To conclude, the following remarks, which are to be found inSmith's "Astrologer of the Nineteenth Century," are worthyof the young student's notice. " In seeking to obtain in asperfect a manner as possible the preparatory steps, he (theyoung student) will have the greater difficulty to surmount, inconsequence of the discrepancies and conflicting opinions whichhe will find in the authors he consults, who have —for the mostpart—advanced many idle conceits of their own, and fromwhich none but a judicious mind will know how to select andform his system. There is not to be found from " Ptolemy"

* I have not named the orb of Uranus, so little being known of that planet.

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downwards, any one regularly written treatise which of itselfcan be taken as a standard, and will admit of being followed ;and. yet all contain something worthy of being received. Theonly way, therefore, is to examine as many of the best mastersas can be readily laid hold of ; and by philosophically investigating their principles, a person conversant in physiologicalstudy will be able to advance a theory frbb from obsolete tenetsand fantastic notions*"

ASTER.Alresford, Hants,

Feb. 15th, 1858.

Broadmead, Bristol,March 5th, 1858.

Sir,I have perused all your jtnonthly Publications and wish

you much success, if only for the benefit of the Science as Iagree with your opinion, as you reject many erroneous judgmentsand your new system fills up the deficiency in the science, asmany aspects calculated by the old rules could not be drawncorrect as to time. I have studied the science ever since I was10 years old and have convinced many of the truth. I havedrawn hundreds of nativities for my friends—not for gain —andin all my judgments I have seldom ever erred. I am acquaintedwith many clergymen and preachers who believe and havestudied the science. You need not take so much trouble toconvince the world of the truth of Astrology, as there are thousands believe it in secret, a few hour's study of your worksought to be sufficient to convince your greatest opponents.I am, Sir,

Yours respectfully,D. V. L.

To E. V. Williams, Esq.

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E.M. 82° 22'

2>

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F. S. COLLINS,Born October, 6th,

5h 0' A.M.

1821.Lat. 52 N.

Latitude. Declination,o ' o '

0 S. 15 23 S. 28I? 2 S. 48 15 N. 54It 1 S. 35 17 N. 34t 1 N. 12 20 S. 7© 4 S. 579 ] S. 5 .. 18 S. 9$ 1 S. 56 12 S. 38» 2 S. 19 21 S. T

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UPON THE LENGTH OF LIFE.The first consideration should always be to ascertain if the personfor whom we calculate a nativity for is likely to live long or not ; not

that we take a pleasure in the subject, but it is highly necessary thatthe Astrologer should know — even if he keeps his client in the dark"with respect to it— because he may so arrange his judgment as toavoid censure by not predicting things to come to pass when thenative is no more, which if life had been allotted the events mayhave occurred. But it is the general way of Astrologers to keep onpredicting whether the native live to see them or not.

The Sun is without doubt hyleg, being within the proper limitsallowed by our rules, being less than 25 degrees below the ascendantmeasured by oblique ascension under the Sun's pole which is conditional luminary or the ruler of the day.

The hyleg has the trine of Jupiter and Saturn also in the terms of"Venus, and in semisextile to her, in sextile in the zodiac to Mars andsquare to the Moon. Hence the health will be pretty good, thougha little delicate ; I consider that there is a pretty good balance oftemperament and therefore may live to a moderate age.

DISEASE.The Native is free from a violent death: Jupiter afflicted by

being in conjunction with Saturn, usually causes consumption andother disorders of chest, lungs and liver, see paragraph 44 of theMagazine, this will be brought about under evil directions andshould be guarded against. t»aturn, in the sign Taurus, producesdisease in the joints, gout in the hands, feet, or hips, see 32 p., alsoswellings in the neck and throat, scurvy, hoarseness, melancholy,chronic distempers and stoppage in the stomach, see pp. 50, 63.Mars in Leo denotes affliction at the heart, choleric humours, fever,gravel in the kidneys, pains in the knees, for more see pp. 108 and137, which latter should be particularly guarded against.

UPON THE QUALITY OF THE MIND.Mercury rules over the intellectual and studious powers of man —

or what are termed rational and the Moon over the irrational, sen-

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sual or animal soul ; Uranus, the mental faculties, see p. 1 90. Mercury is with the Sun in the sign Libra in good aspect to Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, the last three in fixed signs.

Venus is in the fixed sign Scorpio, and the Moon in the fixed signAquarius, hence there is not less than 5 planets in fixed signs," which make the mind, just, uncompromising, constant, firm of purpose, prudent, patient, industrious, strict, chaste, unmindful of injuries, steady in pursuing its object, giving great abilities, energy and

perseverance in the acquirement of knowledge in Arts and Sciences,and in many instances fond of the mysteries — in fact it gives the I

greatest perseverance, Mars and Saturn being so placed are not un- I

favourable as they do not afflict the Sun, but the opposition of Marsis a little drawback at times, see p. 193. The Sun and Mercury inLibra is good and develope a good-natured turn of mind passionatefor a short time, uncertain, generous to a fault. And further according to our rules.

Venus ruling the place of Mercury and Saturn and Uranus, thatof the Moon and Saturn being with Jupiter, which gives a gooddisposition, ready to help others, but Jupiter being afflicted by .sa-turn, he is not very religious and his benevolence will not continueS3 good always

To be continued.

r Possibility and Credibility. — How strangely must they estimate nature, how highly must they value themselves, who deny the

possibility of any cause, of any effect, merely because it is incomprehensible ! For, in fact, what do men comprehend ? Of what do theyknow.the causes? When Newton said that gravitation held the worldtogether, did he assign the reason why the heavenly bodies do notfly off from each other into infinite space ? He did but teach a word ;

and that word has gained admittance, as it were surreptitiously,amid causes, even in the minds of the most enlightened, insomuchthat to doubt it now were a proof of ignorance and folly.

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E.V.WILLIAMS'S ASTRONOMICAL EPHEMERIS.April, 1858.

Moon'sNode.

16v-4016 2116 215 4315 24

SiderlTime.

®.Longitude.

Longitude.

Uran.South.

Uran.Lat.

Sato.Lat.

Juptr.Lat.

MarsLat.

2 A 59 OS 12 0 X14 0 S47 IN 32 36 0 11 0 li 0 47 0 552 14 0 11 0 14 0 46 0 351 52 0 11 0 14 0 45 0 231 9 0 11 0 14 0 44 0 19

Ven. Mer. Suns.Lat. 1 Lat. S.Dia.

IS 1 OS 7 16. 20 50 IN 0 16 00 37 2 2 15 580 23 2 22 15 570 10 2 48 15 55

hLongitude.

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$Longi

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D

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H. M. 8.§a «s

Q 01 0 38 13 11 iv>28 21 3 30

3117 y35

472 0 42 9 12 27 26 21 173 0 46 6 13 26 26 4., 21 32 18 08 0 50 3 14 25 28 49 21 33 18 135 0 53 59 15 24 26 52 21 34 IS 266 0 57 56 16 23 26 55 21 35 18 397 1 1 52 17 22 26 58 21 37 13 538 1 5 49 U 21 27 1 21 39 19 69 1 9 45 19 20 27 4 21 41 19 19

10 1 13 42 20 19 27 7 21 43 19 82S 1 17 38 21 18 27 l'J 21 45 19 45

12 1 21 35 22 17 27 13 21 47 19 5813 1 25 32 23 I5 37 16 21 49 20 1214 1 29 28 24 14 V 19 21 52 20 3515 1 33 25 2.5 13 27 22 21 54 20 3816 1 37 21 26 11 27 25 21 57 30 5317 1 41 18 n 10 27 28 31 59 21 5S 1 45 14 9 27 31 22 2 21 19

19 1 49 11 -'9 7 27 34 22 4 21 3320 1 53 7 Orj 6 27 37 23 7 21 *S21 1 57 4 1 4 37 40 23 10 22 022 2 1 1 2 3 27 44 22 14 22 1423 2 4 57 3 1 27 47 22 17 23 2824 2 8 54 3 59 27 50 22 20 22 433 2 12 50 .4 58 27 63 22 24 22 5626 2 16 47 5 56 27 57 22 27 23 927 2 20 43 6 54 24 0 22 81 23 3328 2 24 40 7 53 33 3 22 34 23 3729 2 28 36 a 51 28 6 22 38 23 51 i30 2 32 33 9 49 38 9 22 42 24 «

0 n *1 19T28 18„43

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451 46 20 431 51 31 57 32 471 56 33 11 24 483 0 24 25 26 4S3 4 35 40 28 463 7 26 54 0 8 412 9 28 8 2 342 10 39 23 4 242 10 0 S36 6 112 1 50 7 542 9 8 5 9 342 8 4 19 11 92 5 5 33 12 403 3 6 47 14 61 58 8 1 IS 281 54 9 15 16 451 48 10 39 17 551 42 U 43 19 81 35 12 57 33 51 27 14 11 20 11 19 15 25 21 511 10 16 39 21 871 0 17 63 22 160 49 ^ 6 23 500 37 20 30 28 110 36 21 34 34 480 12

29 "I5922

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1 4N32 20S 50 19N15 21 N587 6 50 24 33 19 19 21 53

13 9 3 2N33 19 23 21 5619 11 10 4 34 19 27 21 5435 13 11 IS 35 9 32 21 57

Jup. Mars Ven.Dec. Deo. Dec.

16N20 19 323 6S4116 42 19 42 9 3617 4 19 52 12 2317 26 19 58 14 5917 48 20 1 17 21

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CELESTIAL MESSENGER ALMANACK, 1858,

April, XXX Days.

T . _ „ t MOON.S CHANGES.Last Quarter, 6th day, Ih. 43in. aft, I First Quarter, 20th day, 2h. 26ui. aft.New Moou. IMi day, lh. lom. aft. Full Moon, 28th day, 2h. 59m. mom.

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Good Friday

9;011

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ThlNapoleon Bonaparte abd. 1814FICath. Relief Bill passed, 1829Low Sunday.Oxford and Camb. T. b.High tides

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Mer. great, elong. 19° 59' E.

Bomb, of Odessa, 1854St. George

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26 -VI

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29Thj30F JSir H. Bishop d.'lSfio aged 75

li 5 34S 6 29

'R 5 30

S 6 33

li 5 25

S 6 37

R 5 21

S 6 41

R 5 17

S 6 45

R 5 13

S 6 48R5 9

S 6 52

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DAYS ACCORDING TOTHE NATAL PLANET

AND SIGN.

S 6 5G

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3rd Sun. af. East. St. MarkDay of Humiliation, 1854

High tidesPeace with Rus. proc. 1856

R 4 57

S 7 4

R 4 54

S 7 8

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8 7 12]R4 43

S 7 16R4 45

S 7 19

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S 7 22

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loinssecretmem.hipsand

The first threedays would proveevil for those persons born uuuer

either Mercury, Saturn, Venus, or the

Moon, all new undertakings should it possible be postponed

till some morefavora-ble period. The lltbwill be evil for those]under the Sun fromtheir natal planet

being by mutualdirection in squareaspect to the evil

planet Saturn. The22nd will be good

for those born underJupiter or Saturn,and the 2ilrd lorthose under the

planets Mercury,Jupiter or Saturn j

this good for mostundertakings. The

28th is also verygood for those underVenus and Saturn,The 29th excellent

for those underVenus or Jupiter, a

'good day for almostany lawful purposeunder the Sun. I

will, for the benefitof those who wish to

|

know which is thebest time to com-

Sf;^^h Mrta5mg' gIve alittle inaction. Those who wish to better theircondition should [endeavour to do all their business transactions of importance at or^t^.^f" WDere°n »*

»J Stated to be fortunate, and avoid doing anything as fat

utMn^ftwiJ 3mCuU7"»M«l that they will receive mncE benefit from ournovel plan on those days which are termed evil. Those who have the luminaries itthe beginning of Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius or Pisces, feel the evil influence of MarSlet them shun disputes and quarrels and be aware of accident.

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BEING A GUIDE TO THE WEATHER, <fec.

Astral Conjectures of the Weather.April. 1858.

1 Fair, for most part of day. 15 Fair most part with clouds2 Slight change to rain or 16 Perhaps an hail storm.

wind. 17 Shower3 Colder than formerly, with 18 Signs of rain.

rain. 19 Signs of showers4 Threatening, with clouds 20 Fairer. i

5 Probably a storm. 21 Fair, very warm for season6 Fair 22 Perhaps a storm7 Fair 23 Wind & cloudy, threatening8 Fair rain.9 Fair 24 Great winds, changeable,

10 Cloudy, very warm, perhaps partly fair.a thunder storm. 25 Fair

11. Change. 26 Fair12 Cooler, some clouds, perhaps 27 Fair

rain 28 Fair13 Much the same as previous. 29 Change to shower.14 Fair 30 Variable, with winds.FOR FAlliVlEttS AND UAKDENEttS. Sow savoys and German greens, to plant

out in July ; sow turnips and prepare to sow kidney beans ; sow the white andbrown cos lettuce, earth peas ; whitewash tho trunks of trees and put manure roundtheir roots.

Herbs to be gathered: ground ivy, dandelion, avens and others which are in flower,as well as all kinds of barks.

The Revealing of the HeavensApril, 1858.

The celestial wonders are more than usually significant ; atthe lunation of the 13th, Mars —the god of War —is rising, thisis very evil, denoting anything but prosperity to Europe.

Fires, Murders and Railway Accidents are more thanusually prevalent. Saturn is now squaring the place of the Sunin the nativity of the king of Prussia, bringing him troubles :

his health may suffer, as he has but just partly recovered from a

previous attack, some one in his family will either die or suffermuch, it may be his Queen, but Jupiter's transit is good for theking of Sardinia. So many planets in the sign Taurus thismonth, which is always the forerunner of commotion and troubles to the people of that country, over which the sign rules,that is Ireland, Poland and Palermo—we may expect an earthquake in the vicinity of the latter place, or near Persia, Cyprus,&c. The evil planet, Saturn, is now opposing the place of theMoon in Lord Derby's birth, he will not be likely to hold thereins of Government long, and that Lord Palmerston willin all probability assume his Office again with Lord JohnRussell by his side, or at least some eminent success willattend them about that time—and this within two months.Trade improves slightly this month ; inadequate to the wants ofthe people.

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ASPECTARUM; OR, READY RECKONER FOR

SECONDARY DIRECTIONS.

April, 1858.

D. H. M.I 3 35 Sun. Dec. Jupiter

3 53 Moon Oppose. Juoiter5 34 Sun Semisquare Uranus

11 16 Moon Trine Saturn21 38 Moon Oppos. Uranus22 59 Venus Conjun. Mercwy

£9 0 55 Moon Sesquisquare Sun9 3 Mercury Square Saturn

10 16 Moon Conjunction Mars15 47 Venus Square Saturn

3 8 45 Moon Trine Sun4 0 57 Moon Trine Venus

7 22 Moon Trine Mercury21 49 Moon MarsOpp Uranus

5 0 50 Moon Mer SScxtile Uran6 1 43 Moon Square Sun

5 42 Moon Trine Jupiter11 55 Moon Oppos. Saturn17 34 Sun Sesquisquare Mars22 16 Moon Square Venus22 26 Moon Trine Uranus

7 \ 17 Moon Venus SSext-Uran6 54 Moon Square Mercury8 43 Moon Sextile Mars

8 17 17 Moon Sextile Sun17 37 Moon Square Jupiter23 29 Sun SSextile Jupiter

9 8 16 Moon Semisquare Uran.13 48 Moon Sextile Venus17 38 Moon Square Mars18 29 Moon Semisquare Sun2 1 6 Moon Mars sta,

10 1 14 Moon Sextile Mercury20 34 Moon Sun Dec Uranus

II 4 51 Moon Trine Saturn4 52 Moon Sextile Jupiter

11 22 Moon Sun SquareSaturn14 19 Moon Sextile Uranus22 56 Moon Trine Mars

12 21 57 Mercury par. Jupiter13 8 5 Moon Square Saturn

11 15 Moon Conjunction Sun14 10 10 Moon ConjunctinnVcnus

21 28 Moon Conjunct Mercury15 9 19 Moon Sextile Saturn

D. H. M.16 1 42 Moon Opposition Mars

18 50 Moon Semisquare Sun17 7 43 Sun Semisextile Uranus

20 7 Moon Sextile Sun18 15 6 Mercury parallel Mars

18 31 Moon Sextile Venus19 9 7 Moon Sextile Mercury

11 25 Moon Conjun. Saturn11 51 Moon Sextile Jupiter22 1 Moon Sextile Uranus

20 ft 2 ( Moon Square Sun4 50 Moon Trine Mars

21 3 12 Moon Square Venus9 34 Moon Square Mars

16" 7 Moon Square Mercury17 8 Moon Square Jupiter

22 o 0 Jupiter Sextile Saturn3 6 Moon Square Uranus9 34 Moon Square Mars

11 22 Moon Trine Sun17 15 Mercury Con. Jupiter19 20 Moon Sextile Saturn

23 15 u Moon Trine Venus20 40 Moon Sesquisquare Sun

24 o 25 Moon Trine Jupiter2 9 Moon Trine Mercury

10 42 Moon Trine Uranus16 24 Moon Sextile Mars17 18 Moon Sextile Saturn

26 8 21 Venus par Jupiter9 42 Moon Square Saturn

27 14 56 Moon Opposition Sun19 16 Venus Sextile Saturn

28 19 36 Moon Conjunct Jupiter20 17 Moon Trine Saturn22 9 Venus in Dragon's Head23 12 Moon Oppos. Jupiter23 31*Moon Oppos. Venus 3

29 1 51 Moon Oppos. Mercury7 30 Moon Oppos. Uranus

13 24 Moon Conjunct Mars23 39 Venus Conjun. Mercury9 50 Moon Conjunct. Jupiter

20 7 Moon Conjunct Uranus

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We beg to announce to the friends that in order to secure the perpetuating of theMagazine, they would add materially to our endeavours by taking, or getting a friendto take, an extra Number for the future, commencing with the Sixth. All such, whoforward their Subscriptions twelvemonths in advance, will be favoured with thebenefit of asking any horary question for one-half the usual fee.j We also beg tothank those friends who have contributed matter for insertion ; we are sorry we havenot room to insert more in the present Number. We will endeavour to insert theremainder in our next, we also beg to ask all those who send data of Nativitiesfor insertion that they would work them out themselves, as we really have not time ;we lately received two pamphlets against the science —one forwarded by a friend inBirmingham and the other in Bangor ; although scarcely worthy of notice, yet wewill give them attention at the earliest opportunity.

Our Friends to the " Astrologer's Magazine" will be pleased to bear that thatwork has been favourably noticed in the " Morning Star" of the 11th of March, thefollowing of which is a copy :—

"Our attention has been specially called to an -' Astrologer's Magazine,"( Allen, Warwick Lane ), which has reached its sixth monthly part, which is respectably printed, which has all the appearance of an oracle of science, and which we mayat once avow is far too deeps nd complicated for our ordinary apprehension. Nay, wethink we would go wild if condemned to make ourselves masters of the mysteriouscharts and profound calculations contained in almost every page of this Magazine.The writer, however, Mr. Edward Vaughan Williams, is prepared to relieve ourselves,or any others, from the task of too severe thinking, and he therefore mentions thefees which will enable him to rectify the estimated time of a man's birth, as well as

'to calculate " a nativity for the whole period of life, with the general judgment," Hisphilanthropic object is to revive astrology, and, no doubt, establish the doctrine otinflexible fate.t

+ The writer is in error with respect to my wishing to establish a belief in inftexiblBs{ate, as astrology, when rightly understood," teaches exactly the reverse. —Er*.

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TO STUDENTS AND THOSE ENGAGED INASTRONOMICAL AND ASTROLOGICAL PURSUITS

WILL SHORTLY BE PUBLISHED

A NEW CALCULATING INSTRUMENTOR BELT PLANISPHERES.

This instrument is a great improven ent over all others of the kindthat has ever been published, and will save more than a 100 per cent,in time and trouble, as it is self-mapping, adjusting itself to any latitudewith a slight movement of the hand, and a very few pencil lines.

All the calculations required before we commence with the use of theinstrument, is merely the longitude of the planets, and the right ascension of the meridian to any data required.

As these Instruments perform all the calculations themselves withvery little trouble, so much so, that they will astonish those who havenot seen them, and with an accuracy that will rival all calculationsperformed by the LABORIOUS MEANS OF TRIGONOMETRY.

As this Instrument does away with inaccurate mapping; it will alsobe of great acquisition to students and others who have but little timeto spare and are only studying the science for intellectual amusement;they are erected with the greatest accuracy from Geometrical elevation*,

BY E. V. WILLIAMS, "»1sSUCCESSOR TO T. OXLEY, ESQ., THE PLANISPHERIST, ETC.

The price for the Instruments complete, with an explanatory key,will average from 3£ 10s. to £5, according to the finish, &c.

Will be published, Price Sixpence.

THE

CELESTIAL MESSENGER ALMANACWITH AN IMPROVED EPHEMERIS FOR 1859

This Almanack contains a daily account of the Weather; being thebest guide to Farmers, Gardeners, Agriculturists, Travellers, Invalids,Seafaring Men, and others, ever offered to the Public; Predictions ofEpidemic Diseases, concerning the War-i* the East, the continuanceof the revolt and awful deeds in India, the World's Fate, or rise andfall of Nations and great Personages, with other Remaikable Eventsjust at hand; also fulfilled Nativities, and Curious Qu( stibiis, with*list of Fairs for the Midland Counties, &C., &C.

J. ALLEN, 20, WARWICK LANE, PATERNOSTER ROW.BROWN AND CO., PRINTERS, HIGH STREET, NEWINGTON BTJTTi

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