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CHAPTER XXX.
THIRTY-SIX EXAMPLE HOROSCOPES
IN ORDER to further aid the student of the stellar science we present a
number of horoscopes of people who have come to us for help in their
trouble. We therefore know these cases to be authentic and trust that our
delineation of their various ailments by means of astro-diagnosis may prove
a true guide.
We have made an attempt at classification of these horoscopes, but as
there are generally symptoms of several diseases in each horoscope it has
been impossible to draw hard and fast lines in the grouping, and the student
will therefore have to rely mainly on the headlines for indications of what
the figure shows.
The first 22 horoscopes are found on pp. 624-634.
The last 14 figures are attached to their respective readings.
SEX AS A FACTOR IN DISEASE
It is our earnest conviction, that the less we dwell upon sex, the less
we read about it and think about it, the purer we shall be mentally, and
also less liable to danger of morbid habits, for these are often formed by
overstudy of the sex question, and persons having a tendency in that direc-
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tion should be discouraged in attempts to discuss the matter at all. In
planning this chapter we had at one time thought it possible to escape men-
tion of the subject, but more mature thought based upon much study of health
and disease from the mystical standpoint has convinced us that we must go
back to the allegorical Garden of Eden for the starting-point of pain and
sorrow, as fully explained in our literature. The effects of continued
transgression are with us today as a matter of actual fact, abuse of sex is
in the most literal sense the primal source of sorrow, disease and degen-
eracy under which the world is groaning, and in a work of this nature it is
obligatory to show the causes so that the remedy may be found and applied.
Therefore we shall attempt to show the prenatal influences revealed by the
horoscope as a warning to parents that marriage is a sacrament, and not a
license to sex abuse, and that "the sins of the fathers are indeed visited
upon the children." At the same time, of course, an innocent child is not
born with the tendency to a certain disease, its former living has made it
liable to a specific weakness, and for that reason it is drawn by the Law of
Association to parents from whom it may obtain a body subject to that par-
ticular ailment. Thus parents are only instruments in fulfilling the
self-made destiny of the child. If we thoroughly realize that fact, and can
be persuaded to live pure and wholesome lives, so that we may draw to our-
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selves souls of a kindred virtuous nature, how much better for all the
world. To drive this point home, the writers undertake to paint the loath-
some picture of degeneracy, that the picture of purity may be the more at-
tractive by contrast.
In this connection we present first figure No. 1, which is that of a boy,
in 1912 about 16 years of age. The Fourth and Tenth Houses, the planets in
them and their rulers show the parents. the parent who most influences the
life is shown by the Tenth House configurations, and the Fourth House indi-
cates the one lease concerned in the child's destiny.
In this figure Gemini is on the Midheaven, and Mercury, its ruler, is
square the Moon from cardinal signs. Neptune is conjunction Mars in the
Tenth House and square the Sun in the mercurial sign Virgo. This estab-
lishes well the morbid, neurotic nature of the father, and his instrumental-
ity in depriving the boy of the faculty of speech and of coordination of
muscular movements; the boy cannot walk, but staggers.
The mother's part is described by Sagittarius on the Fourth House. Jupi-
ter, the ruler is in Leo in conjunction with the Dragon's Tail, (the Moon's
Western Node), which has an influence similar to Saturn. It is also square
to Saturn and Uranus, these being in conjunction in Scorpio. This describes
her as being a lewd woman; degenerate, committed to the dreadful theory of
soul-mates, affinities, free love and all kindred abuses. These lewd
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tendencies she imparted to the boy. The affliction to Leo affects the
heart, and as Saturn is the embodiment of obstruction, restraint and sup-
pression, we may know that the heart action is very weak, (had the afflic-
tion come from Mars his dynamic energy would have caused palpitation).
Scorpio has rule over the sex organ, Uranus and Saturn there give tendency
to self-abuse, and on the well known principle that mutilation of that organ
affects the voice, we have in this configuration an added reason for the
poor boy's inability to speak. The affliction coming from fixed signs shows
the deep rooted constitutional nature of the evil, and what may come of con-
ception during a drunken debauch.
THE GUARDIAN OF THE THRESHOLD
Horoscope No. 2 shows one of the most remarkable psychic conditions we
have ever come across. Its portents in some respects are plain to any as-
trologer, but investigation by one of the writers into this person's past
life adds sidelights and gives depth to the meaning of configurations not
otherwise obtainable; also to the writer, who made the spiritual investiga-
tion two years before the horoscope was cast, it was a revelation to note
how the mystic facts he remembered so well, were inscribed in this little
wheel of life. To enable the student to properly appreciate the remarkable
case we relate the story of how we came into connection with the person,
what we attempted to do, and what actually happened.
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In the fall of 1910, a friend told us the sad case of a young boy con-
fined to his bed, lying upon his stomach and elbows, persistently gazing at
a certain spot in a corner of the room, as if fascinated, his whole frame
continually shaking with sobs and moans. At request of the friend we vis-
ited the unfortunate boy, and found that the object which drew his gaze,
with a power similar to that whereby the snake charms a bird into its fangs,
was an elemental of the most horrible type we have ever seen. Standing by
the bedside we directed a stream of force towards the base of the poor
victim's brain, and thus drew him towards us in an endeavor to break the
spell, but the fiend held the consciousness charmed to such a degree that
there was evident danger of rupture of body and soul. We therefore de-
sisted, and, with the fearlessness born of inexperience, decided to fight
the elemental upon his own plane of being. But the Elder Brother who is our
Mentor sought us that evening; he advised caution, and investigation of the
genesis of the monster before we took action.
Research of the memory of nature developed the fact that in its last life
the spirit embodied in the youth had been an initiate of the Order of Jesus,
a Jesuit, and a zealot of the most ardent type, cruel and unfeeling in the
highest degree, yet perfectly impersonal, with no other aim in life save to
further the interests of his Holy Order. The health, wealth, reputation or
life of others he sacrificed without qualm of conscience, so that the order
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was benefited; he would have offered himself up as freely, for he was sin-
cere to the core. Love was as foreign to his nature as hate, but sex was
rampant; it tore his strong soul to shreds, yet it never mastered him; he
was too proud to show his passion even to one who could have gratified it,
and so he developed the secret habit. It must not be supposed that he be-
came an abject slave in that respect; he, the immortal spirit, fought his
lower nature by prayer, castigations, fastings and every other conceivable
means; sometimes he thought he had conquered, but when he least expected it
the beast in him rallied, and the war waged as fiercely as ever. Many times
he was tempted to mutilate himself, but he scorned such a course as unworthy
a man, especially when that man had taken the vows of priesthood. At last
he succumbed to the strain; vigorous manhood was succeeded by a middle age
of delicate health, constant pain increased his mental anguish and sympathy
was born of suffering; he was no longer indifferent to the tortures of vic-
tims of the Holy Office. Being by nature a zealot and enthusiast in what-
ever direction his energies were exerted, the pendulum soon swung to the
other extreme, Paul-like, he fought to protect whom he had previously perse-
cuted, he incurred the enmity of the Holy Office, and finally, broken in
body, but dauntless of spirit he fell a victim to the torture to which he
had subjected so many.
By the sincerity of his nature, and his later life he earned the right of
admission to a Mystery School and prepared for the privilege of working as
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an Invisible Helper in future lives. The Law of Association drew him to
birth in an American family who were former friends, and from them he re-
ceived a nervous organization tuned to the high pitch required for his expe-
rience.
Saturn opposes the life-giving Sun, suppresses the nervous energy of Mer-
cury, and obstructs the Venus (venous) circulation, by hindering secretion
of urine and elimination of poisonous matter through the kidneys which are
ruled by Libra, the sign of Saturn's exaltation where he is placed in this
natal figure. As the planets which he opposes are placed in Aries, ruler of
the head, his disordering influence manifests through the brain and mind, as
well as the genito-urinary system. The morbid condition of these parts
caused by Saturn's repressive influence on the kidneys is further accentu-
ated by Uranus conjunction the Moon in the Sixth House which indicates the
health, under the sign ruling the generative organs, Scorpio. As the horo-
scope shows tendencies resulting from our actions in past lives, it is
evident that the self-abuse of this person must bring him to birth under a
stellar ray affecting the health in that particular manner, for when the
soul has been overcome by any particular besetting sin in any life, death
does not pay all any more than removal to another city pays our debts in our
present abode. When we return, temptation will again confront us until we
conquer our weakness. It is the task of this poor soul to extract the
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essence of virtue and chastity from the burning embers of passion and secret
vice. May God help him and strengthen his arm in the terrible combat. Only
Astrology, the Master Key of Compassion, can adequately reveal to us the
struggle and anguish of the soul, and save us from the crime of despising
one in conditions of depravity.
The before-mentioned aspects were from Cardinal and Fixed signs, which
indicate that which is almost unalterable destiny. But Neptune on the As-
cendant, in a Common sign, Gemini, points to a condition in the making. He
is trine to Saturn, the afflicter of the mind, and supported by the dynamic
energy of Mars.
Neptune indicates the invisible spiritual hierarchies which work with and
upon us, and when placed in the Twelfth House it is evident that sorrow and
distress may be expected from them. This position renders the person liable
to be preyed upon by spirit controls, but the trine to Saturn and the
sextile to the Sun, Venus and Mercury protect him against influence from
outside sources. Thus he became a prey to the demoniac embodiment of his
former actions, the terrible creature known to mystics as "Guardian of the
Threshold," which the neophyte must pass ere he can enter consciously into
the Invisible World. This dreadful shape had drawn its being from acts of
cruelty committed by the man in his bygone life; it has fed upon the curses
of his tortured victims, and gorged itself upon the odor of their blood and
perspiration, as is the wont of elementals; it was a monster in every sense
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of the word. earth of its progenitor rendered it latent, but in the new
birth figure time was marked for retribution upon the clock of destiny.
When the Moon by progression reached Mars' natal place in the Twelfth House,
his dynamic energy galvinized the monster into new life, and the troubles of
the poor lad had commenced. The hate, anger and malice stored in the mon-
ster radiated back upon him pang for pang and his negative Gemini nature
crumpled under the onslaughts of the demon. When we saw the thing it ap-
peared as a shapeless jellylike mass with many large greenish eyes imbedded
at different parts of its body. Every few seconds a sharp pointed, sword-
like projection shot out from the most unexpected places in its body and
pierced the poor lad who lay cringing upon his bed. Then, although the mon-
ster had no mouth, wherewith to laugh, it seemed convulsed with fiendish
glee at the fear and pain it had given. At other times, one or another of
the eyes seemed to dart from the monster, projected upon what resembled an
elephant's trunk and it would halt within an inch of the victim's eyes, gaz-
ing into them with a compelling power of awesome intensity.
There being so many good aspects to help him, it is not likely that he
will succumb, and when the Sun reaches conjunction of Jupiter's place in the
natal figure and the Moon has passed the square to the Sun's natal place, a
distinct turn for the better may be looked for. In the meanwhile the poor
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soul must struggle alone with its self-made demon. Had not the secret habit
sapped vitality in the former life, birth under a stronger sign would have
given greater power of physical endurance and rendered victory more certain.
DISEASE OF THE EYES
This malady is due to rays from certain nebulous parts of the Zodiac; the
Pleiades in Taurus 29, the Ascelli in Leo 6, and Antares in Sagittarius 8.
When the Sun or Moon is in orb of one of these places, and afflicted by Sat-
urn, Mars or Uranus, or vice versa, when Saturn, Uranus or Mars is in these
nebulous parts afflicting the Sun or Moon, trouble is indicated, but if care
is taken in the case of children having this tendency to disease it may be
greatly modified or entirely avoided. The light in schoolrooms calls for
attention on general principles, but where a child has incipient eye trouble
the parent ought to request proper placement of the child in a modified
light; reading by lamplight or in the dusk should not be permitted, and win-
dow shades in the home ought to be of a soothing color. With civilization
and life in cities the eyes have become habituated to short focus and cannot
quickly adjust themselves to variation of range as can those of sailors and
plainsmen. When a child's horoscope indicates weak eyes, residence in a ru-
ral district, if possible, may be of immense value in preserving the vision,
for exercise of the eye muscles by frequent adjustment of focus from short
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to long range, and vice versa, will materially aid to strengthen the eyes.
It is a fact, that much eye strain is due to congestion of the ciliary
muscle, which adjusts the lens to range of objects, and of the muscle which
contracts the iris. Each time the latter fails to act quickly too much
light enters the retina is hurt. Life in the open while the child's muscles
are still limber will do wonders towards correcting such defects, and even
grown persons may derive vast benefit from outdoor life provided the eyes
are properly shaded at first. Careful osteopathic treatment of the eyes has
also a most beneficial effect of stimulating circulation and limbering the
muscles.
SUBTILE INDICATIONS OF SPIRITUAL SIGHT
It is a well know scientific fact, that sensation depends on ability to
feel and interpret vibration in air and ether, according to the sense in-
volved. Ancient seers devised the Staff of Mercury as a symbol of its ef-
fects, and among other spiritual secrets embodied in the undulating forms of
the twin serpents, is also this, that Mercury is the originator of all vi-
bratory movement. Hence he is a prime factor in production of sensation and
mental processes arising in the consciousness as a result. An elevated,
well aspected Mercury therefore makes our senses acute and the mind keen;
and afflicted Mercury either dulls the senses, or makes the person hypersen-
sitive; in either case an abnormal state of the brain mind is produced
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which causes suffering according to house, sign and affliction; even a good
aspect of a so-called evil planet, though it brings out the virtue of that
planet, also carries with it a touch of the darker side because even the
best of us have something in our inner natures which vibrates to that phase
of the planet's nature.
But, besides this roundabout way of acquiring knowledge through vibra-
tions in the air and ether inaugurated by Mercury and interpreted by slow
processes in the brain mind where spirit and matter meet, THERE IS A DIRECT
PATH TO KNOWLEDGE symbolized by the staff around which the serpents twine.
This is the ray of Neptune, the octave of Mercury, which puts us in touch
with the spiritual worlds. But, observe this, the staff and the serpents
are not separate, the staff goes THROUGH the winding forms of the serpents,
and thus we learn that in our present condition spiritual knowledge is de-
pendent on the brain mind for concrete expression, and through the brain
mind the latter is colored according to the aspects of Neptune.
Experience has proved that the afflicted stellar ray from certain parts
of the Zodiac already mentioned, interferes with the etheric vibration
sensed by the retina of the eye, and thus impairs the physical sight. If,
in the same figure, Neptune is focused through one of these places, the
so-called "blind spot," which is BLIND because unresponsive to the etheric
mercurial vibrations is sensitized by the spiritual ray of Neptune, and thus
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it may be that a person physically near sighted, or even blind, may view the
spiritual worlds hidden from people whose sight is focused by mercurial vi-
brations. The aspect of Neptune determines the grade and nature of the
spiritual sight evolved, as illustrated in various horoscopes herewith.
These were picked to demonstrate other points, but it occurred to us that
the phase just mentioned is worthy of notice. It may be well, however, to
warn students against absurd conclusions; we do not say that everyone af-
flicted with eye trouble by Antares, Ascelli or the Pleiades is gifted in
return with spiritual sight. The woman in horoscope No. 5 is much afflicted
physically, but Neptune is out of orb, and she derives no vision from his
ray. Spiritual vision may also be undeveloped in many who have the aspect
well defined, but in those cases it is in process of unfoldment, and will
yield EASILY to proper exercises. Where this aspect is a square or opposi-
tion it is wise, however, to refrain from any attempt to seek illumination,
for in those aspects lurk great danger from spirit controls, elementals,
etc., which is amply illustrated in horoscope No. 2, where the opposition of
Neptune to Antares is responsible for the awful vision of the Guardian of
the Threshold. There the physical sight is not impaired, but in horoscope
No. 3, defective eyesight is shown by affliction from the Ascelli and like
trouble comes from Antares in No. 4. In one the trine from Neptune produces
voluntary vision of the super-physical realms, but in the other his focus is
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square, hence the spiritual sight obtained is intermittent and not under
control.
We have spoken of Mercury as originator of all sense vibrations, audi-
tory, olfactory, visual, etc., and of Neptune as its octave; to forestall
questions we may say that in the spiritual world separateness ceases, sensa-
tions merge, so that sound and sight, voice and vision are one. The Neptune
ray carries both, but undeveloped seers suffering from the involuntary fac-
ulty, "see" or "hear" as it suits the entities which obtain admission to
them through this ray.
Horoscope NO. 3 shows the inimical influence of the nebulous spot in Leo
6, the Ascelli, on the sight. This dangerous degree was rising at birth
with the Moon in close conjunction, and the Sun also in orb. Saturn in 24
degrees of Libra is just within orb of a square to the Sun in Leo 0 degrees,
and as a result of these various afflictions the person is compelled to use
bifocal glasses. There is a compensating advantage, however; Neptune in el-
evation and trine to the Ascelli (with Sun, Moon and Ascendant in orb), has
endowed him with spiritual sight over which he has perfect control, as the
student may readily see by examination of Mercury, the best fortified planet
in the horoscope. Saturn, by sextile, from the sign of his exaltation,
gives steadiness, persistence and concentration; Jupiter by trine from the
house he rules expands the mind, makes it religiously inclined and
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benevolent; Venus by sextile, adds kindliness and love of beauty. Thus it
is evident that in this horoscope the relation of Mercury and its octave,
Neptune, to physical and spiritual expression of mind, is well illustrated.
Neptune is most highly elevated and Mercury is most strongly aspected. Nei-
ther is afflicted, therefore he is not liable to hallucinations, but weighs
his experiences in the scale of logic. Compare this horoscope with that of
the poor young man afflicted by the Guardian of the Threshold (No. 2), where
Neptune is in the Twelfth House in conjunction with Mars, and where Mercury
is afflicted by the opposition of Saturn, all from Cardinal signs; contrast
of the two figures will bring out some fine points.
In horoscope No. 5 we see the Moon in the Sixth House, about three de-
grees from Antares, and Saturn is in the Twelfth House within 4 degrees of
an opposition to Antares, about 7 degrees from exact opposition to the Moon;
thus his natal influence was minimized. Had the opposition been close or
exact, blindness from birth would have been inevitable, but fortunately it
was a weak aspect and the vision was not seriously affected until the Sun by
progression entered the Twelfth House, passed the opposition to the Moon,
then opposition to Antares and arrived at conjunction with Saturn. These
points of contact in the horoscope marked crises in the disease of the eyes.
Saturn being the afflicter, the nerves and muscles crystallized until sight
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of one eye was lost and the other eye is almost blind. In November, 1912,
the Moon had progressed to the square of the Sun's place at birth. That was
the final crisis which vivified the before-mentioned aspects. Neptune makes
not aspect to the points of the Zodiac mentioned, hence the spiritual sight
is deeply dormant.
Horoscope NO. 4 is the most afflicted of all; the Dragon's Tail, the Sun and
Antares are in conjunction. That alone is sufficiently severe; the condi-
tion is further aggravated, however, by a close square of Neptune and Mars
to the Sun, and the affliction to the eyes is increased by a conjunction of
Saturn with the Pleiades which occurs in the Twelfth House. Thus this horo-
scope shows the person when born to have very weak eyes, and as a matter of
fact she can scarcely read even when holding book or paper a few inches from
the eyes and using a magnifying glass; but the square of Neptune to Antares
has opened her spiritual senses to a certain extent so that she hears spirit
voices and at times has visions. These manifestations, being uncontrolled
by her, are very unsatisfactory of course, but prove the effect of Neptune
aspecting these points in the Zodiac.
THE DRAGON'S "HEAD" AND "TAIL"
As it has often been a sore puzzle to students what are the "Dragon's
Head" and "Tail" (called the Moon's nodes in the ephemeris), and why one is
supposed to be good and to further all that comes under its benefic ray,
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while the other is considered extremely evil, it may be well to show the
reasonableness of the philosophy.
First, let us say for the information of students not versed in astro-
nomical terms, that "nodes" are points where a planet, traveling in its or-
bit, crosses the Sun's path; as for instance, the earth does at the equi-
noxes. This is explained from both the astronomical and mystic sides in our
SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGY, and also the revolution of the Moon's
Nodes.
Speaking from the convenient geocentric viewpoint, the Sun crosses its
eastern node each year at the vernal equinox, 50 seconds of space in advance
of the point where it crossed the previous year; as the Sun travels 15 de-
grees per hour, 50 seconds of space are traversed in about 3 seconds of
time.
The Moon rises about 50 minutes later each night; applying the same mea-
sure, 50 minutes of time correspond to about 3 minutes of space, and the
Moon's nodes recede just that much every day.
Thus the Sun travels around the circle of the Zodiac in one year, but re-
quires 27 times as many thousands (27,000 years), to complete the preces-
sional circle of its nodes, the equinoctial points. the swift moving Moon
circles the Zodiac in 27 days and its nodes make a full revolution in 1000
weeks or 19 years. (These figures are only approximate.)
In the case of the Sun the place where it crosses the earth's equator in
the east is always regarded as the first point of Aries, no matter where in
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the constellations it falls because of precession. This procedure is per-
fectly justified because the life-giving qualities ascribed to the Sun in
Aries are observable as soon as it has crossed the equator; then the seeds
sprout, the mating season commences and the whole creation seems stirred by
the solar ray to bring forth. Therefore astrologers say that the Sun is ex-
alter in Aries, and Aries is understood to be the first 30 degrees from the
equinoctial point, the eastern node of the Sun, where he crosses the equator
at the vernal equinox.
On the same principle the western node of the Sun, the point where he
leaves the northern hemisphere for the winter months, is called the first
point of Libra, and Saturn, the planet of obstruction and suppression is
here exalted; he is the reaper with his scythe, he mows down the fruits of
the solar ray, he suppresses life and joy, the gladsome voices of our feath-
ered friends are hushed in his presence, and the earth goes down to its win-
try grave under his withering influence.
As the Moon gathers and reflects the solar light upon earth, this bor-
rowed light is similar to the direct ray in certain respects; no matter
where its eastern node (called the Dragon's Head), falls in the signs, the
effect upon affairs wherewith it is connected by conjunction is like that of
the Sun in Aries, which makes nature sing with joy; it furthers and acceler-
ates personal matters in a most beneficial manner, it so to speak, oils the
wheels of life in the particular department where it is conjoined with a
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planet. On the other hand, the Moon's western node, (called the Dragon's
Tail), corresponds to Libra where Saturn is exalted and if in conjunction
with a planet it exerts an influence of suppression and obstruction similar
in effect to the chill blasts of winter ushered in by the saturnine exalta-
tion.
Horoscope No. 6 shows its part in breaking the femur (thigh bone) of a
woman. Its position in the Twelfth House indicates confinement; the square
of the Sun from the Midheaven is a further natal affliction. In December,
1908, the full Moon was in exact conjunction, and Jupiter, ruler of the
Sixth House (which shows sickness), was in exact square to the Dragon's
Tail, also in exact opposition to her Sun. Thus indications of trouble were
many. Sagittarius, which has dominion over the hips and thighs, occupies
the Sixth House, so the femur was broken when the lady slipped on an icy
pavement just outside her house. No. 4 shows the Dragon's Tail in conjunc-
tion with the Sun near the fixed star Antares which has an inimical influ-
ence on the sight, and the poor woman who is thus afflicted is in great dan-
ger of blindness.
The Moon's nodes are tabulated in our SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC EPHEMERIS,
the position being given for every day; their places at birth are found by
simple proportion, and the diagram herewith will explain that these points
are called the "Dragon's Head" and the "Dragon's Tail" because the paths of
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DIAGRAM:
THE SERPENTINE PATH OF SUN, MOON, AND PLANETS
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Sun and planets appear serpentine when drawn upon a plane surface.
DISEASE OF THE EARS
The Twelfth House indicates the confining influences in life. Mercury
there in conjunction with the Sun limits the spirit, and deafness hampers
its search after knowledge. The same happens if Saturn, Mars, Uranus or
Neptune afflict, also when the mercurial signs, Gemini or Virgo, are on the
twelfth cusp and Mercury is afflicted, (no matter where in the figure it is
placed). We append horoscopes of people who are suffering from this malady;
No. 7 is the horoscope of a woman who is gradually losing here hearing.
Mercury, Venus and the Sun are in close conjunction in Pisces, the twelfth
sign, which is in the Twelfth House. Blood, lymph and the invisible vital
fluid, called "nerve force" by science, are the builders of our bodies; each
planet, except Uranus and Neptune, has dominion over one of their con-
stituent parts.
MERCURY rules the nerves, particularly the cerebrospinal system, and the in-
visible rose colored vital fluid which flows in the visible nerve sheath.
THE MOON also rules the nerves in a general way, but has special dominion
over the nerve sheaths of the body, the sympathetic system and the lymph.
JUPITER governs the arterial circulation.
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VENUS rules the venous blood.
MARS rules the iron in the blood.
THE SUN rules the oxygen.
SATURN has dominion over the mineral deposits carried by the blood, which
causes the arteries and other parts of the body to harden.
When a planet is in very close conjunction to the Sun, three degrees or
less, it is said to be combust; its ray is, so to speak, burned up in the
terrific heat of the Sun, and thus the afflicted planet is unable to prop-
erly exercise its function in the life of persons born under that configura-
tion. It is also evident that as the weakest link of a chain is the first
to give, so the disability would show itself in a part of the body otherwise
afflicted.
Horoscope No. 7 has both Venus and Mercury combust in the Twelfth House;
we may therefore conclude that there is a lack of nerve force or vital
fluid, and that the venous circulation of the ear is obstructed. Thus con-
gestion is inevitable, and the hearing becomes less and less acute. Oste-
opathy is excellently equipped to deal successfully with a case like this;
were the configuration in a fixed sign we might not feel optimistic, but
flexibility is the salient characteristic of the common signs, so we see no
reason why with patience and perseverance a cure may not be consummated.
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As said, Saturn rules the earthly mineral matter carried by our blood;
from this the bony structure is formed, also concretions in the softer tis-
sues. Therefore the skeleton is also under the dominion of Saturn.
In horoscope No. 8, the auditory disability comes through the fixed signs
Leo and Scorpio; this makes it more difficult to remedy, particularly as
Saturn is the afflicter and throws his malefic ray upon Mercury from an
angle. Science thought at one time that the tympanum was the only, or at
least the main factor in hearing, but realizes now that as much or more de-
pends upon the bony structure. It is the nature of Saturn to obstruct and
as Scorpio rules the organs of Saturn to obstruct and as Scorpio rules the
organs of excretion, we may easily see that this important function is im-
paired, and that waste products have difficulty in passing kidneys and co-
lon. The whole system becomes clogged in consequence, and as Mercury in the
Twelfth House marks the ears as weak, it is only natural that the auditory
nerve becomes clogged and the bony parts of the ear grow denser in the
course of time.
Sour milk or buttermilk has a particularly wholesome influence in clear-
ing up a clogged system. Many people rebel against the use of milk in quan-
tity because of an idea that it aggravates constipation: that is true in
the beginning, but after a short time the system will accommodate itself to
the diet, which will be then found superlatively cleansing, wholesome and
nutritious. Greens and fruits will also aid a person afflicted as in horo-
scope No. 8 to eliminate the waste and effect a cure in time.
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DISEASE OF THE VOCAL ORGANS
Among the subjects germane to thorough knowledge of Astrology are the
similar effects of intrinsically opposite factors; Saturn is called evil,
and Jupiter good, but when Saturn is well fortified in a horoscope it has an
exceedingly desirable effect, and an afflicted Jupiter is the very reverse
of beneficial. Thus there is a good side to each so-called "evil" plant,
and every "good" planet has also an undesirable phase. The signs of the Zo-
diac are said to rule certain parts of the body, but each sign has also sub-
sidiary dominion over the part ruled by its opposite sign; affliction of
Gemini may cause bronchitis, or weaken the arms and shoulders, but sciatica,
a Sagittarius disease, may also result. Taurus rules the throat; it has
great sympathy with Scorpio, the sign that rules the generative organs,
hence we note the change of voice in boys at the time of puberty; also
woman, when she forsakes the path of chastity and lives a life of debauch
acquires a coarser voice. Taurus rules the larynx, but Mercury governs the
air which stirs the vocal chords to vibration; thus organic affliction is
indicated by affliction of Taurus and Scorpio, but functional disability by
the position and aspect of Mercury. There is a similar relation between
Taurus (ruling the vocal organs) and Mercury (ruling the air which passes
through the larynx) as between instrument and player.
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If Taurus (and Scorpio) are unafflicted the vocal organ is in good condi-
tion, but an afflicted Mercury may nevertheless cause a functional disorder
of the speech. The reverse may also happen, namely, that a well fortified
Mercury partially overrides the effect of a Taurus affliction. This is well
exemplified in horoscope No. 9; Saturn, Neptune and the Sun conjoined in
Taurus cause a throat affection, but Mercury is in a sign of voice, Gemini,
(Libra and Aquarius are the other signs of voice) and in conjunction with
Jupiter. The woman suffers constantly from throat trouble, but as a good
musician draws melody from a dilapidated instrument, so, by the aid of her
well placed Mercury, this woman is able to express herself better than many
whose vocal organs are sound; in fact, she teaches elocution.
Horoscope No. 3 has a singularly well fortified Mercury; there is no af-
fliction to Taurus or Scorpio, and the gentleman has a powerful voice ca-
pable of filling the largest halls without effort, yet not too loud for the
smallest; but Mercury in Leo, a bestial sign, and Saturn in Libra, a sign of
voice, are obstructive of perfect vocalization, therefore the gentleman has
at times a certain halt or hesitancy of speech.
It follows as a matter of course that disabilities of speech are more
easily remedied that those that are organic; patience, practice of vocal and
breathing exercises such as teachers of voice culture give, (these are en-
tirely different from the dangerous Hindu breathing exercises) are almost
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sure to restore normal conditions.
Horoscopes Nos. 9, 10, and 11 have Saturn and Neptune conjoined in Tau-
rus; as a consequence all have throat trouble, and also a disorder of the
genital organs. Nos. 10 and 11 have both undergone operations for removal
of certain parts, and Mercury in Scorpio centers the thoughts of No. 10 upon
sex, causing intense torture, as it is impossible to gratify the craving.
Saturn in a fixed sign is certainly a sore afflicter, the reaper of fruits
from a past life, and if there is to be any solace it must come through
knowledge of the cause, prayer, and the patience engendered thereby.
DISORDERS OF THE MIND
Before closing discussion of maladies peculiar to the head, mention must
be made of insanity, though the underlying causes can only be hinted at in a
work of this kind; but the student is referred to THE ROSICRUCIAN
COSMO-CONCEPTION for a thorough explanation, and a key to the astrological
correspondences. Here we only give the essential facts.
The brain and larynx were first built by the angelic host from the Moon
(Luna), who used part of the sex force for that purpose, hence the intimate
connection between these organs. "Lunacy" is often induced by misuse of the
sex force, and "lunatics" frequently have a flaw in the speech. When boys
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reach puberty the voice changes; the speech of a fast woman becomes coarse,
and degenerate men acquire effeminate voices. In Italy singers anxious to
cultivate high tenor voices have become eunuchs to achieve their purpose.
Into the system thus built by the lunar host under Jehovah, rebel Angels
led by Lucifer, the Spirit of Mars, insinuated themselves, and inculcated
passion, sex abuse and rebellion against the rulership of the Angels of Je-
hovah. To offset their influence our Elder Brothers from Mercury were com-
missioned to foster reason that many may in time learn to guide himself.
All the great Hierarchies work in our bodies constantly, but the three men-
tioned have particular dominion over sex and sense; each invests one of the
three segments of the spinal cord. The sublimely spiritual hierarchy of
Neptune works in the spinal canal and cerebral ventricles to awaken
spiritual senses, which when evolved, enable the imprisoned spirit to pierce
the veil of flesh and contact super-physical realms. The Lucifer Spirits
dominate the left cerebral hemisphere, which will come into activity in the
future and elevate mankind to a higher, nobler plane of life, give us the
power over the lower nature and make us Christlike. The lunar Angels hold
sway in the cerebellum which is the instrument of coordination. In this
veritable "Tree of Knowledge" the fight is fought between forces which make
for emancipation of man and agencies which aim to keep him dependent, as
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explained in Rosicrucian Christianity Series, Lecture No. 14, "Lucifer,
Tempter or Benefactor?"
Such are the teachings which explain the deep reason back of astrological
dicta, and any qualified seer may easily perceibe the various agencies at
work in the human body; such are few, however, and the student of Astrology
has reason to thank God day by day for the blessed science which is of
greater benefit than any measure of spiritual sight. Though the writers are
firm believers in the law of compensation which gives to each exactly what
he has earned, neither more nor less, we cannot free ourselves from the
feeling that our measure of spiritual faculties has been heaped and shaken
down. We feel very, very grateful for the privilege and added usefulness in
service which this gives us. Nevertheless, were the alternatives placed be-
fore us involving choice between loss of spiritual faculties and loss of our
knowledge of Astrology, we should not hesitate one moment, but decide at
once in favor of our beloved science, neither ought this surprise anyone who
will give the matter a moment's thought. It is true that spiritual sight,
even in its rudimentary form enables us to see the condition of the human
body to the minutest detail, and thus affords a much easier means of diagno-
sis than Astrology, but though it penetrates to the innermost core of the
bone, mere clairvoyance is superficial compared to Astrology for it shows
only present conditions of the body. To find the causes which led up to
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that state and judge of future tendencies, it is necessary to consult the
memory of nature. We should have to do that personally, and this, time
would not permit, as were are handling hundreds of cases, but a simple as-
trological figure, which we may commission one of our students to case, re-
veals as much at a glance. There are delineated the causes of mental, moral
and physical disorders; it shows accurately the stages that have been passed
and the crises yet to come. It also indicates the direction from which a
remedy may be looked for and the most favorable time for administering the
same. It helps people Here and Now, and the astrologer who lives up to his
privilege has a mission so high and so holy that the office of priest (in
the esoteric sense) pales into insignificance by comparison. Let the aspir-
ant to this great knowledge remember that he stands upon holier ground that
Moses before the burning bush, when he looks at a horoscope. Through that
circle symbol of infinity an immortal soul is laid bare, and woe to him who
dares to look with profane gaze, for no matter how that soul may have been
smirched in its pilgrimage through matter, it is essentially divine and dear
the Father, yea, perhaps even more precious, than the righteous who do not
need mercy and compassion. This has been somewhat of a digression, but we
have no apologies to offer, for we preach Astrology as a religion and feel
the necessity of emphasizing this phase in season and out, if by any means
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we may inculcate in others the reverence which we ourselves feel for this
divine science.
Returning to the astrological consideration of insanity, and in view of
what has been said we may note that the horoscope shows how, in the spinal
canal, rays of the various hierarchies blend, and Astrology tabulates the
resultant mental conditions as follows:
People are not congenitally affected, who have cardinal signs rising,
particularly if cardinal or fixed signs also invest the Midheaven and Nadir,
rarely become insane. The active nature forbids morbid tendencies and
blues, disappointment is quickly thrown off and hope springs eternal in the
cardinal breast urging to renewed struggle with conditions. It is said that
the exception proves the rule, and when Capricorn rises the saturnine
rulership gives a tendency to melancholy which under certain aggravating
circumstances may provoke suicide, particularly when the ruler is cooped up
in the Eighth House, as we see in horoscope No. 12. Virgo, a common sign,
devoid of stamina, holds the Sun, Saturn, Venus, and the Moon in this, the
house of death; this robs the person of joy in life and impels him to end it
under stress of sorrow. Knowledge on the part of an astrologer friend has
so far forestalled the calamity, and it is hoped, may save the poor man from
committing so grave a crime.
When a Fixed sign rises at birth of a normal child, chances of insanity
in later life are so exceedingly remote as to be almost negligible, espe-
cially if a Fixed and Cardinal sign is also on the Midheaven.
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In our extended practice, we know of no exception; the rigid, set and in-
flexible nature of the Fixed signs seems to protect the mind under all
exigencies of stress.
It therefore follows that the mentally unbalanced come principally from
those born with Common signs on the angles. The intrinsic nature of these
signs if FLEXIBILITY; as a reed in the wind people under these signs are
swayed hither and thither by circumstances; they have no stamina or stabil-
ity, and take reverses much to heart, while they last. Sorrow seems to
overwhelm them and balance is easily lost.
It is a distinctive feature of the Rosicrucian teachings that pupils in
the Western world must be given every dictum, so as to forestall criticism
as much as possible, for it retards development every time it is indulged.
The Rosicrucian teachings therefore aim to forestall questions at every
point by giving reasons for every dictum, so that the critical mind may be
weaned away from this attitude. We are ardently looking for the day and
reign of Christ, the Friend of man; we do not know when He comes we shall be
like Him. Adverse criticism and skepticism were not traits of His character
and any things that will aid to eradicate these undesirable characteristics
hastens the glad day of UNIVERSAL FRIENDSHIP.
The reason has been given in SIMPLIFIED SCIENCE ASTROLOGY why the Ascen-
dant rules the body as a whole; it (or its opposite) is the place of the
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Moon at conception. In the Bible angels are mentioned as heralds of birth
and their lunar home is the focus whence the spirits enter our terrestrial
sphere on their return to physical life. They fashion the etheric mould for
our present instrument, and direct the growth of the fetus. Therefore the
Ascendant and the Moon show the organic disabilities which lead to mental
disorder. The congenital idiocy resulting from lack of proper adjustment
between the vital body and the physical vehicle has been thoroughly de-
scribed in the ROSICRUCIAN COSMO-CONCEPTION, together with causes producing
the same during prenatal life. Astrologically this condition is produced by
an affliction of the Ascendant, that is to say, the Moon's place at concep-
tion, which throws the angle of the stellar ray out of parallax to the
mother's body and the physical vehicle is built in such a manner that the
head of the vital body is several inches above the skull. Thus the nerve
centers are askew, preventing the ego from properly controlling its instru-
ment. This is one of the configuration which produce idiocy and St. Vitus'
dance. Uranus and Neptune are especially concerned in producing this latter
phenomenon.
Saturn is the cause of melancholy and depression. Mars and Uranus pro-
duce the muscular and violent forms of insanity. Horoscopes 13 and 14 il-
lustrate these peculiarities. No. 13 also shows the connection between pu-
berty and the mental state. Gemini is rising, with Taurus and Mars
intercepted in the Six and Twelfth Houses, from whence come disease and
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confinement. The Moon is in Taurus, which rules the larynx; she is in con-
junction with Neptune, square to Mercury, and Mars is in Scorpio, which
rules the generative organs. There we have at once the tendencies to a dis-
ease, which further accentuated by the fact that Neptune in Taurus squares
the Sun in Leo, and Leo has rule over the heart, and is the prime factor in
circulation upon which the life of the body depends; thus the threatened
illness may be set down to trouble with the blood, produced by a nervous af-
fection. Puberty occurs at the time when the Moon is in the opposite quar-
ter from its place at birth. She entered Scorpio, the opposite of Taurus
which held her at birth, at the time when the child was nearly twelve years
of age. Up to that time the little girl had been bright, but the conjunc-
tion with Mars in Scorpio precipitated the period and robbed the growing
child of vitality sorely needed at that time. The initial periods were few,
but left her depleted of strength to withstand the square to Mercury and the
opposition of the Moon to its radical place. (The radical place of a planet
is its position at birth.) This affliction of Mercury, the ruler, by Moon
at birth, was thus excited and insanity showed itself in consequence. As
the affliction comes from fixed signs, we may judge it will be impossible to
overcome, and the best that can be done for the poor soul is to pray for the
day of its release, that it may have a better chance in a future embodiment.
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No. 14 is the horoscope of a young man. The common sign, Gemini, is
rising, the ruler, Mercury, is in the Eighth House, the house of death, and
Uranus and the Moon are in opposition to Mercury. This configuration, is
similar to that of No. 12, and has the same significance, namely, suicidal
tendencies under nervous strain, and this augur is all the more dangerous as
it comes from fixed signs. Mars and Neptune in Taurus give a desire for
drink and the Sun in a watery sign accentuates this tendency. Under such
circumstances the man has several times tried to end his life in a most ex-
traordinary manner. Jupiter and Sagittarius, square to Saturn in Pisces,
increases the looseness of his morals and makes him dishonest. He will
forge and steal in order to satisfy his passion and craving for drink and
questionable society. Leo on the Second House with Uranus and the Moon in
close conjunction, shows that he spends what he gets in dissolute living.
There is one redeeming feature in the horoscope: Venus in the Midheaven
sextile to his ruler, and trine to the Moon. He has energy and artistic
ability which, it is hoped, may in time rouse the better qualities and make
him a man. But again we reiterate that with the affliction from fixed signs
the obstacle is almost insurmountable.
In conclusion the student's attention is directed to the Third and Ninth
Houses, which will also have an influence on the mind. Planets therein act
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according to the intrinsic nature expressed in the key word of each.
PULMONARY DISEASES
Horoscope No. 15 is the chart of a woman who, among other things, was
afflicted with pulmonary trouble.
Virgo is rising and Mercury, the ruler, is trine at birth, but unfortu-
nately he is combust, a term which has been previously explained as the
meaning that the heat of the Sun burns up the ray of any planet placed too
close thereto. The disease was not congenital however, although the Moon
was square to the Ascendant. But Virgo people, we have seen, are extremely
fond of being sick. When once they have had a little pain, they magnify and
nurse it and are loath to let it go. The square of Neptune in Aries to
Uranus caused St. Vitus' dance at about the age of four years when the Moon
reached the conjunction of Saturn (which is 21:15 Capricorn) and the opposi-
tion to Uranus. This was the beginning of her illness. She afterwards re-
garded herself as an invalid and nursed sickness. Saturn in opposition to
Jupiter added to the trouble by restricting the arterial circulation. At
the time of puberty the Moon was in Gemini in opposition to its place at
birth. This excited the above mentioned square between the radical Moon and
the Ascendant; it also caused the periods to be irregular and troublesome.
The blood must have an outlet and the square of Neptune to Jupiter in Can-
cer, which rules the stomach, causes hemorrhages when the Moon came into
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conjunction with the Dragon's Tail in Sagittarius (the opposite sign to
Gemini), and the radical square of the Ascendant and the Moon were again ex-
cited. Then also the lungs became affected. In April, 1909, the progressed
Moon squared the natal positions of Saturn, Jupiter, and Uranus. This in-
imical force from the house of death, the Eighth, ended the life.
As we feel that this cannot be reiterated too often, we repeat our in-
junction to students never to let a patient know that there is any danger or
that there is a crisis ahead. Particularly, please remember, PARTICULARLY,
if it is a Virgo, for he has no chance at all if he knows what is coming.
Horoscope No. 16 shows the natal configuration of an actress. Sagit-
tarius is rising; Jupiter and the Moon are in close conjunction in Gemini, a
mercurial sign, and are supported by a trine of the Sun; thus she had a most
healthy constitution at birth, so far as the lung power is concerned. Mars
and Mercury are also in an airy sign, giving energy to respiration and it
thus seems as though this person were singularly well fortified against pul-
monary trouble. But Saturn, Neptune and the Dragon's Tail in Taurus in the
Sixth House, give a tendency to colds and contraction of the throat. Uranus
in Virgo produces convulsive movements of the diaphragm and abdominal re-
gion; he is square to Jupiter and the Moon, and thus we see how graphically
the stellar script pictures the tendency to convulsive coughing and
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hemorrhages which nearly brought the young woman to an early grave when
Mars, by progression, came into conjunction with the radical Sun and
vivified the square to Saturn. We rejoice to say that the good aspects
first mentioned enabled the young woman to weather the storm; but close at-
tention to diet, regular living and above all absolute continence are re-
quired to regain full physical strength, for there is much evidence to show
that license played an important part in reducing the life forces and
robbing her of the needed strength at the critical period.
DISEASES OF THE STOMACH
Horoscope No. 17 presents a number of diseases, but all have their root
in an insatiable appetite fostered by the fact that the person is a profes-
sional chef. Venus in Taurus gives discrimination in food, and the sextile
to Mercury in Cancer causes the mind to run in the direction of preparations
wherewith to tickle the palate. But the Moon being ruler of Cancer, the
rising sign, which has dominion over the stomach, shows that
over-indulgences of the appetite will result disastrously. The distended
stomach presses upon the heart, of which the Sun, our life-giver, is ruler.
This planet is in Gemini, the sign which has dominion over the lungs, square
to Mars in Pisces. Mars rules the iron in the blood and the Sun gives us
oxygen, thus this square shows that the blood will lack in the life-giving
element. The conjunction of the Sun with Uranus in Gemini produces spas-
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modic motion of the lungs and labored inspiration to obtain sufficient oxy-
gen wherewith to supply the system; thus we have the condition called asth-
ma. Saturn and Jupiter are in Virgo which rules the abdomen, square to the
Sun and Uranus in Gemini, showing a lack of circulation and a tendency to
ulcerous growths, and there is a general lack of nutrition in the whole sys-
tem because of the great energy required to eliminate waste from the enor-
mous quantities of food which this person consumes. Sad to say, however,
persons in that occupation protest that they cannot help tasting, and that
in spite of all ills they must eat to excess. It were wiser of course, to
see another profession and train the system to moderation.
In horoscope No. 18 we have the natal configurations of another chef;
they are similar to those delineated in No. 17. Cancer, the sign of the
stomach, is rising, with Mars and the Sun close to the Ascendant; thus the
forces of this individual will be directed principally toward the stomach,
and the opposition of the Moon shows disastrous results which eventually re-
sulted from gratifying his ravenous appetite. The Sun is life and motion,
Mars is dynamic energy, and the excessive activity centered in the stomach
to take care of digestion causes this organ to be inflamed. Nature is not a
jerry-builder; she builds substantially and well, or our bodies could never
stand the abuse we give them as well as they do, but even the healthiest
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organism must give way in time under such dreadful strain. As indicated by
the Sun and Mars, an ulcer developed from the internal heat, ate through the
stomach and relieved the poor soul of its misused body. Neptune in Taurus,
the sign of the palate, was of course also a contributing factor. It is not
to be supposed however, that anyone who has Cancer rising or many planets in
Cancer, is necessarily going to die of the disease to which that name has
been given, but it would be the part of wisdom to train children with such
conditions to abstain from overeating, for it is a truism that more people
die from overeating than from starvation.
DISEASES OF THE HEART
As the heart is the seat of physical life, it natural ruler is the Sun.
The solar sign is Leo. But it is a mistake to think that palpitation of the
heart is necessarily shown by an affliction to the sign Leo. Indeed, there
are many cases where overindulgence of the appetite indicated by the sign
Cancer distends the stomach, which presses upon the heart producing what the
person then believes to be heart trouble. This was the case in horoscopes
Nos. 17 and 18; both believed their heart trouble to be the primal cause of
the illness under which they were suffering, while in reality it was only
one of the effects.
But No. 3 shows a case of organic weakness of the heart. The Sun is at
home in the fixed sign Leo and receives a square from Saturn the reaper;
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thus it is evident that the heart was a weak link in the constitution and
would cause trouble in time, unless care was taken. Unfortunately of
course, parents knew less about Astrology a generation ago than today, when
the science is coming to the fore. The energy of which this horoscope is
full, was allowed to spend itself unrestrained with no thought given to com-
ing disaster.
Venus and Jupiter, the planets ruling the venous and arterial circula-
tion, are in opposition. Venus is in Gemini the sign of the lungs, and when
the Sun progressed to the square of Venus' radical place, and Uranus tran-
sited the Sixth House, illness began; breathing became labored as indicated
by the square of the life-giver to the lungs. Uranus in opposition to his
natal place in Cancer produced the convulsive movement known as the stomach
cough, and thus for years this illness robbed the man of vital energy; but
these afflictions passed and because of attention to right living the system
has been left none the worse for the experience. Moreover, the suffering of
the soul has resulted in growth that he might not otherwise have obtained.
Horoscope No. 19 shows another case of heart disease. The Sun and
Neptune are conjunct in the Eighth House, in opposition to Mars. As this
conjunction is in the sign Gemini and in the house of death, it is easy to
see the portent. The dynamic energy of Mars tears everything to pieces, ac-
celerates motion, causes palpitation etc. The Sun and Neptune in Gemini
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shows a likelihood of a hemorrhage of the lungs, resulting from over activ-
ity of the heart. The Moon and Saturn in Leo show the obstructed passage of
the blood, for the keynote of Saturn is obstruction and retardation: thus
the valves of the heart become leaky and the backward flow of the blood
called regurgitation takes place.
Leo also rules the spinal cord and malefic configurations there may pro-
duce hunchback and kindred disabilities.
Horoscope No. 20 is the figure of a beautiful boy, well formed and
healthy, who became afflicted with curvature of the spine. Here we find the
Moon in conjunction with the Dragon's Tail in the Twelfth House, square to
Saturn and Uranus in Scorpio. At five and one half years of age the Moon
had progressed to the square of its own place; this and the conjunction with
Saturn and Uranus in Scorpio, brought on his affliction. After enduring
eight years of torture he died, having been taken from one free dispensary
to another and used by the doctors to practice on. Each doctor tried anew
cure. He was plaster casts for years but to no purpose. The mothers is
represented by Neptune in conjunction with Mars, careless and of dissolute
habits; she was glad of the opportunity to place the boy anywhere in order
to shirk the responsibility of caring for him. The boy died when the Moon
had progressed to an opposition of its own place; it was also then in square
to Uranus and Saturn.
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DISEASES OF THE KIDNEYS
The kidneys are ruled by Libra and Scorpio both. That is to say, the
functional activity of secretion of urine comes from Libra, but the bladder
and urethra through which elimination takes place are ruled by Scorpio. Re-
nal stones and gravel would result from an affliction to Libra, for they are
formed int he peduncle of the kidneys. These would also result from an af-
fliction to Scorpio, causing faulty elimination and consequent retention of
calcareous matter in the system. Diseases of the ureters are under Libra.
Horoscopes Nos. 3 and 21 are examples of how the stars indicate diseases
of the kidneys. In both cases Saturn is in or near an angle and square to
the Sun, and in his sign of exaltation. Libra, which rules the kidneys, is
also elevated. This latter point may not be apparent to beginners who look
at No. 3 and find Saturn, as they would say, DOWN in the Fourth House, but
the nadir of the birth place in Midheaven or Zenith of an opposite point on
earth, and planets at either of these points are found to have an added
power.
In the two examples mentioned, Saturn, the planet of obstruction, pre-
vents secretion of urine but does not interfere with elimination of that
which has been secreted. But in horoscope No. 8 where he is posited in the
sign Scorpio square to Mercury, we have a case where the formation of gravel
and renal stones is shown to result from incomplete elimination. A person
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with such a configuration ought to be extremely careful not to drink hard
water, for this may cause a painful ailment. Only filtered water should be
used for purposes of cooking and drinking. Sour milk, buttermilk and grape
juice are great solvents. We may further to say that to boil water will not
soften it, and the fur which gathers in the tea kettle where hard water has
been boiled is no evidence to the contrary, for that scaly formation was ob-
tained from the water which evaporated; what remains in the kettle for use
is as hard as ever.
In horoscope No. 7 we find Saturn in Scorpio square to Mars. Saturn pro-
duces the obstruction of the blood known as hemorrhoids, and the dynamic en-
ergy of Mars causes rupture of the congested places, thus we have the pain-
ful bleeding well known to so many sufferers. As a secondary result
constipation adds to the malady, because persons afflicted with the first
named disease shrink from the added pain of the stool, and do not respond to
nature's call. A prolonged rest seems to be the only physical means which
is really effective. Nature however, will be very much aided by proper os-
teopathic manipulations, and a diet consisting principally of milk.
ACCIDENTS TO HIPS AND ARMS
Sagittarius rising, or in the Sixth or Twelfth House is responsible for
broken bones and accidents. Under the chapter on the Dragon's Tail we saw
how the person described in horoscope No. 6 fell upon the ice and broke her
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hip. No. 21 has even stronger indications of accidents and probably the
life will end in an untoward manner. Sagittarius is rising, Saturn is ex-
alted in the Midheaven exactly square to the Sun, and Neptune is elevated at
the nadir also squaring the Moon; thus both luminaries are afflicted. As
the Sun is lord of the house of death these auguries presage an untimely
end. The only hope lies in the sextile of Jupiter to the Sun which gives
hair-breadth escapes. This man's life has been jeopardized many times in
railroad wrecks, automobile accidents, etc., but although he has thus been
near the gate of death many times, the benefic ray of Jupiter has so far
preserved his life and no bones have yet been broken. The woman described
in horoscope No. 22 has not been so fortunate; her arms and legs have been
accidentally broken several times, for Mars and the Moon are in Sagittarius
in the Twelfth House, also in opposition to Jupiter. The Sun and Mercury
are in the Eighth House in opposition to Neptune and these planets are
square the first mentioned positions. Saturn, her ruler, is square to Venus
so that she attracts accidents and never escapes being hurt.
DISEASES OF THE LIMBS
In horoscope No. 7 we find Mars in Aquarius square to Saturn, and from
this affliction it is evident that there is an obstruction of the blood in
the lower limbs, which produces varicose veins. Horoscope No. 17 shows Mars
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in the sign Pisces in opposition to Saturn and Jupiter. It is the nature of
Saturn to obstruct, and his conjunction with Jupiter shows that the circula-
tion is poor. Mars in Pisces produces heat, inflammation and swelling of
the feet, because of the stagnated blood. We have already seen that the
person there described is gluttonously inclined, and therefore it is no won-
der that stagnation of the blood produces such painful afflictions as indi-
cated by these configurations. The remedy of course if self-evident; it is
moderation.