The Message of the Stars[7]

The Message of the Stars[7]

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                                 CHAPTER VII

                      THE CHILDREN OF THE TWELVE SIGNS

                            THE CHILDREN OF ARIES

                        Born March 20th to April 21st

   Aries is the home of Mars, the planet of dynamic energy,  and is also the
exaltation sign of the life-giving Sun,  hence it is a very fountain of life
and  vitality  as manifest in the sprouting of the millions of  seeds  which
break  through the earth's crust at spring time and change the white  winter
garment to a flower-embroidered carpet of green, making the forests a bridal
bower for the mating beasts and birds.

   This  great vital force also finds its expression in the children of  Ar-
ies;  they bubble over with life and energy to such an extent that it is of-
ten very difficult to curb them sufficiently to hold them within the  bounds
of safety and common sense.  They are self-assertive and aggressive to a de-
gree,  always in the lead for they scorn to follow, turbulent and radical in
all their thoughts, ideas and actions.  They are venturesome to the verge of


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foolhardiness.   We also find that they are greedy for the fruits  of  their
labor,  they never can get enough, and no matter how much they earn they are
generally  poor for they spend as freely and as thoughtlessly as they  earn.
They make splendid foremen and overseers, for, being so full of vital energy
and ambition themselves,  they have a faculty of infusing their energy  into
their  subordinates or forcing them to work when necessary.   But being  too
impulsive  and reckless they lack the ability to originate  for  themselves.
They are serious and ardent in all they undertake;  they cannot go into any-
thing half-heartedly,  and therefore, if they once espouse a cause,  social,
political or religious,  they will work for that cause with all the vim  and
vigor  of their energetic nature.   But if on the other hand an Aries  child
becomes  addicted to a vice the whole intensity of its being is  turned  to-
wards the gratification of that particular part of its lower nature.  There-
fore  parents with Aries children have a great responsibility to set  before
them  by precept and example the noblest and best form of conduct  of  which
they are capable,  for this is probably the most impressive sign in the  zo-
diac, and the habits formed, the lessons learned in childhood and youth will
generally cling to the person through life and make him either very good  or
very  bad.   Be particularly careful to inculcate abstinence from  alcoholic
liquors,  for if an Aries child becomes addicted to that he is beyond saving
and often becomes subject to delirium.


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                             CHILDREN OF TAURUS

                         Born April 21st to May 22nd

   On  the  21st of April,  the Sun enters the zodiacal sign  of  the  Bull,
thought,  and remains in that sign until the 20th of May and therefore chil-
dren born between those dates partake in a great measure of the characteris-
tics of this sign.  Taurus is ruled by Venus the planet of love, and  there-
fore the children of thought have a basically amicable and kind disposition,
but  when they once have conceived an idea they cling to it  with  stubborn-
ness,  they are very resentful of contradiction and very difficult  to  con-
vince  that  they have made a mistake; but when one has  once  succeeded  in
showing  them that they are wrong their inherent love of justice  and  truth
will  prompt  them to acknowledge their mistakes and try  to  rectify  them.
They have a very strong and determined will so that when they set up a  goal
for themselves or have made up their minds to do anything they usually  keep
on working with patience and persistence until they make a success of  what-
ever  they have undertaken.   They also have good executive ability and  are
able  to take leading positions where they have others under their  command.
Although they are amicable and agreeable when in the company of others  they
have  a strong tendency to seek solitude and to become  very  self-centered.
They  seem  to set up unconsciously a barrier between themselves  and  other
people  so  that  it is difficult to become intimately acquainted with them.


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Taurus children are very keen in their desires for material possessions  and
they  are usually very fortunate also in acquiring them for  besides  having
good earning power themselves they are often the recipients of  inheritance.
But  they  do not want wealth for the sake of having it as much as  for  the
pleasure  and comfort which they can get out of it;  they are very  fond  of
comforts and luxuries,  art,  music,  drama and other refining influences of
life.

   The children of thought have an abundance of vitality to start with,  but
they  are very apt to go to excess in work or play,  waste their energy  and
become ill as a consequence.   They are particularly attracted to the  plea-
sures of the table.   They revel in rich foods which later give them a  ten-
dency  to digestive troubles,  enlargement of the liver,  heart disease  and
congestion of the kidneys.   These diseases are very apt to make them uncom-
fortable in later life, therefore parents should inculcate in them above all
things  the virtue of frugality,  not only by precept,  but by example,  for
these Taurus children, are very quick and they will readily see that "mother
and  father  tell me to eat little but they eat all they  want  themselves."
They should also be taught to take plenty of exercise as a means to  promote
health,  for  the children of thought are rather indolent in  their  manner.
However, as said before, they have a most wonderful vitality PARTICULARLY IF
THEY  ARE  BORN  AT  SUNRISE  and  although  they  may become subject to the


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the diseases mentioned they will usually have a long life and a fair measure
of general good health, wealth and happiness.

                             CHILDREN OF GEMINI
                         Born May 22nd to June 22nd

   The children of Gemini are wonderfully quick-witted and bright; they also
have  the ability to express themselves clearly and to the point,  therefore
they  are  always  good company.   Conversation never  lags  when  they  are
present,  in fact they are sometimes given to monopolizing it entirely,  but
then  they  are often so interesting that other people are glad  to  listen.
They  acquire learning very rapidly and are very well informed on most  sub-
jects.  They have a good memory so that what they have won is not lost, that
is  of  course,  provided  the  horoscope  is  otherwise  well-aspected  and
configurated.   Where  it is seriously afflicted we find the faults  of  the
Gemini  pointing  in the opposite directions;  then they may  be  inveterate
chatterboxes,  shunned by everybody who can possibly get out of  their  way.
The great point to remember with these children is that they have the  abil-
ity of expression and a great deal may be done during the days of  childhood
to  mould the character in such a way that it expresses itself in  a  manner
congenial  to  others and to the general benefit of the child and  its  sur-
roundings, and that will be of help to it later in life.

   The  children  of  Gemini  are,  generally  speaking,  of a very kind and


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affable disposition,  easy to get along with.   They are able to adapt them-
selves  to other people and to circumstances so that they become all  things
to all men and in that way they usually make friends and few enemies.   They
are  of a roving disposition and love to travel about from one place to  an-
other.  They excel in scientific or clerical activities, as agents or repre-
sentatives  of others where their Mercurial talents find an avenue  for  ex-
pression.

   From  the moral point of view it is not good to have a  flexible  nature.
The  children  of Gemini are only too easily made victims  of  flattery  and
therefore apt to be led unconsciously into paths of wrong doing.   It should
be the aim of the parents of these children to hold before them the ideal of
the straight and narrow path and emphasize the idea in their minds that that
is never to be swerved from under any consideration.

   The  children  of Gemini are very high-strung and nervous  and  therefore
they  are easily worried and irritated, which is reflected in their  actions
and their bodily health.  On that account parents with children born in this
month ought to be lenient with them in their flashes of temper for they  are
very quick-spoken under wrath;  they need a soothing answer rather than  re-
proof, in order that they may be helped to overcome while they are young and
to strengthen their moral constitution in that respect.   When the horoscope
of a Gemini child is afflicted there is very apt to be some  disorder of the


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lungs  and  Gemini children will be much helped if they  are  taught  proper
breathing exercises and calisthenics.  It will at least minimize the tenden-
cies and may entirely overcome them.  Gemini children usually grow very tall
and  straight.   They are fine-looking people with a quick  walk  and  brisk
movements,  and they may be either light or dark complexioned  according  to
the placement and configuration of the planets.

                           THE CHILDREN OF CANCER

                         Born June 22nd to July 23rd

   The watery sign Cancer is one of the weakest in the zodiac so far as  vi-
tality goes and when it is upon the eastern angel of a person's horoscope it
always  gives  a rather weak body;  but usually this does not apply  to  the
children born during the time when the Sun is in Cancer,  for the Sun is the
giver of life,  and these children are therefore more fortunate with respect
to vitality that those children who have Cancer rising.

   The  children  of Cancer are usually very timid and returning,  yet  they
want and need friendship and sympathy, though they are very sensitive  about
seeking it;  but when they get well acquainted they can at times be very ex-
acting  with their friends,  even autocratic in their ways of ordering  them
about.  At the same time, it must be said they are very conscientious in all
things entrusted to them, and use considerable discretion in  whatever  they


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do, so that one may safely trust them to keep a secrete or execute a commis-
sion.   The sign Cancer is ruled by the restless Moon, and therefore changes
of residence,  position, vocation, and of all matters, are quite frequent in
the lives of these children.   At the same time they cannot be called fickle
and flippant for they are very tenacious whenever they have undertaken to do
a certain work or undertaken a certain obligation;  they they stay by it un-
til it is finished.   Neither do they run haphazard into anything;  in fact,
there are times when they are inclined to be too cautious.  Especially where
there is danger of injury they are almost cowards,  and they are often given
to anxiety and worry.

                             THE CHILDREN OF LEO

                        Born July 23rd to August 24th

   The sign Leo is ruled by the life-giving Sun,  and it is called the royal
sign  of the Zodiac;  therefore it confers upon the children which are  born
under its influence a noble, ambitious and aspiring nature.  They are of the
Master breed and make good leaders but poor followers.  Being of a noble and
lofty  character themselves they scorn mean and sordid things nor will  they
stoop  to  do a low act even under great provocation or the strong  urge  of
self-interest.  The love nature is very strong and ardent.  No inconvenience
or sacrifice is too great to serve those they love.  They are loyal and true
friends through thick and thin.  Leo is a fixed sign and gives its  children


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considerable will power,  so that they are usually able to win their way  to
the top despite all handicaps and obstacles.   They are very fixed in  their
opinions and if they espouse any cause they will usually stay by it and work
for   it   in  a  most  enthusiastic  manner.    They  never   do   anything
half-heartedly, for Leo being a fiery sign endows them with power,  vitality
and enthusiasm.   Leo also gives it children a good memory.   The  foregoing
tendencies  are  indicated  when  the Sun is fairly  well  aspected  in  the
horoscope;  but if it is afflicted by Mars, or any of the malefics,  the na-
ture  is  changed,  so that the person  becomes  bombastic,  blustering  and
domineering,  one not to be trusted in any department of life,  and  an  un-
faithful,  amorous husband or wife,  or a disloyal friend,  one who will not
hesitate to stoop to any meanness.   He is then just as bad as the Leo  with
the  well  aspected Sun is good,  this on the principle that  the  brightest
light always casts the deepest shadow.  The principal fault of the Leos is a
quick temper,  but they do not hold spite, and when shown to have been wrong
they are always ready to apologize and make amends.   They are  magnanimous,
even to their bitterest enemies.

                            THE CHILDREN OF VIRGO

                     Born August 24th to September 23rd

   Virgo,  the Sixth sign of the zodiac, is ruled by Mercury,  the planet of
reason, expression and dexterity.  It is said, and with considerable  truth,


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that love is blind, for were one to see faults in the beloved one the master
passion  never would find expression.   Therefore the children of Virgo  who
are  governed so much by intellect are not sympathetic,  but inclined to  be
cynical,  critical and skeptical of anything that is not scientifically  de-
monstrable  to the reason and senses.  They are very quick mentally,  though
only  too  often included to  "strain at a gnat,"  and  though  they  seldom
"swallow the camel," they get into a rut where they become narrow-minded and
bigoted.   They are rather lazy themselves and found of taking things  easy,
but they like to drive others,  and can be very masterful with subordinates.
On that account they often cause enmities of a lasting nature,  but whenever
they become friendly with any one they also make very good friends and treat
their friends well.   The Mercurial disposition infused by this sign  brings
many  changes of environment and therefore new associations and  friendships
are constantly being formed.   They are very acquisitive and always  looking
out  for  ways and means of bettering themselves financially,  socially  and
economically.   It may also be said that they deserve promotion for they are
industrious to a degree where they see that a reward may be gained  thereby.
They  are also very ingenious and versatile,  fond of the study of  science,
particularly chemistry, diet and hygiene, and many among them become extreme
food faddists.  As Virgo is the Sixth sign these people take on  Sixth house


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characteristics  and  are  therefore very sensitive to  suggestions  of  ill
health,  so that if they ever become enmeshed in the tentacles  of  diseases
they  frequently lack the necessary will power to extricate themselves  with
the result that they then usually become chronic invalids or perhaps  rather
they think themselves so,  for it may be said that these people seem to  re-
sent  any effort to cheer them up and get them out of the clutches of  their
particular illness, real or fancied.  They seem in fact to ENJOY bad health,
and  they are always looking for sympathy, though as we noted in the  begin-
ning  of this reading,  they are very slow to grant the same to others.   If
they  can keep out of the clutches of disease,  they often become  excellent
nurses and have a splendid influence upon the sick.

                            THE CHILDREN OF LIBRA

                     Born September 23rd to October 24th

   Libra is the seventh sign of the zodiac.  The children which are born un-
der this sign are ruled by the planet of love,  Venus.   The symbol of Libra
in  the pictorial zodiac is a pair of scales and this  instrument  describes
graphically their principal characteristic.   The children of Libra are very
ardent in anything they do;  they take up a vocation or an avocation with  a
zeal and enthusiasm which for the time being excludes all other things  form
their  consideration,  but after a while they may drop it just as  suddenly,
take up something else as a trade, a fad or a hobby, and pursue that with an


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equal energy and absorbing interest.  This is in fact one of their principal
faults,  as they find it very difficult to settle down to anything definite,
and continue it with patience and persistence until they have achieved  suc-
cess.

   Libra is the sign where the Sun changes from the northern to the southern
hemisphere;  it crosses the equator there, and consequently the Sun is  very
weak  at that point.   It is the great life-giver going down into  the  dark
winter months,  and therefore Saturn, the planet of darkness,  is exalted in
Libra.   Thus we find two natures very markedly expressed in  children  that
are born under this sign;  one is of the Sun which is cheerful and  optimis-
tic,  the other is that of Saturn, which is morose and melancholy.  And this
expresses  itself in the changeable nature of the Libra children;  sometimes
they are up in the seventh heaven, optimistic and enthusiastic, cheerful and
happy,  then as suddenly and without any seeming cause the scale swings  and
they  seem to be down in the dumps of worry and melancholy just as  if  they
had not a friend in the world.   As a matter of fact they make many  friends
for they have a basically kind disposition engendered by the Lady of  Libra,
Venus,  but they also have a quick temper,  though fortunately they  do  not
hold  spite.   They are exceedingly fond of pleasures in  general  and  par-
ticularly lean toward art and music.


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                           THE CHILDREN OF SCORPIO

                     Born October 24th to November 23rd

   Scorpio is ruled by Mars, the planet of dynamic energy, and therefore the
children  born during that month when the Sun is passing through  this  sign
are filled with a force that must have an outlet somewhere or somehow.  They
partake in all the Martial qualities,  either good or bad,  according to the
way the Sun is placed and aspected,  and they are always ready to take up an
argument  or a fight;  either on their own behalf or for someone else;  they
are never content with half measures,  either they go to one extreme or  the
other,  good or bad.   Those who show the good side of Scorpio have splendid
constructive and executive abilities.  They are brusque but honest and just,
indefatigable workers, and always ready to sacrifice themselves for the good
of others by rebelling against oppression or in other ways unselfishly work-
ing  for the cause they have espoused.   But those who show the bad side  of
Scorpio not only refuse to work themselves but become demagogues who  incite
others to anarchy and lawlessness and destruction.   These people are social
fire-brands and very dangerous to the community.   But here is one redeeming
feature about them and that is that they are not underhanded;  whatever they
do is open and aboveboard.   The children of Scorpio usually have a very un-
certain temper and a sarcastic tongue that bites like the sting of the scor-
pion,  when  the  turn  that side of their nature.  Therefore the parents of


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these children should take them in hand as early as possible and teach  them
self-control  by every means within their power;  also strive to soften  the
Mars ray and instil into them a more kindly spirit.   This may be very  dif-
ficult  because the sign Scorpio gives a very determined nature,  still,  in
childhood's  years it is plastic to a certain extent and can be best  worked
upon  then.   They have a very strong and vivid imagination,  with a  clear,
sharp and penetrating mind,  also a personal magnetism that makes them  very
attractive  to those with whom they come in contact.   They seem to be  most
contented in military life where there is sharp and strict discipline.  Par-
ticular  care should be taken to teach these children sex hygiene,  for  the
sign  Scorpio rules the generative and eliminative organs,  whose  functions
are stimulated by the presence of the Sun in Scorpio,  so that if the person
is  not morally and physically clean, much trouble may be  expected.   These
children also make excellent surgeons and if they are taught to use  surgery
only  for  constructive  purposes they can do a great deal of  good  in  the
world.   All this depends in a considerable measure upon the early training,
for  there is a destructive side to the Scorpio nature which would  make  it
very  dangerous from the spiritual viewpoint for such a person to take up  a
vocation  that offers scope for malpractice; he would then contract  a  very
heavy  debt under the law of consequence, which must be paid in  sorrow  and
suffering either in this or later lives.


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                         THE CHILDREN OF SAGITTARIUS

                     Born November 23rd to December 22nd

   Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter, the great benefic planet,  and it may be
said  generally that those who are born while the Sun is in this  sign  from
November  23rd  to December 22nd are well liked in the  society  where  they
move.   They  are  of a hearty and jovial disposition,  princes  among  men,
hail-fellows-well-met,  and  their acquaintances are generally glad  to  see
them.  There are two very distinct classes born under this sign  In the pic-
torial zodiac,  Sagittarius is represented as a centaur, half horse and half
man,  and one class of those who come to birth unders its influence are well
described by the animal part thereof, for they are of a sporty nature, ready
to gamble on the speed of a horse at long odds or to stake their last dollar
on a game of cards.   They are fond of a "good time right straight  through"
and their moral nature is of low grade,  aptly described by the animal  part
of the symbol,  so that they have no scruples with respect to the indulgence
of their appetites,  passions and desires.  They are lacking in respect  for
both law and ordinary morals,  hence they are often found among the criminal
class.   But those children of Sagittarius symbolized by the human  part  of
the  centaur,  aiming the bow of aspiration at the stars,  are as  different
from  the  above as day is from night,  for they are  extremely  idealistic,
moral  law-abiding,  noble  characters  who  win  the  respect of society in


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general  and particularly of all with whom they come into intimate  contact.
Therefore they become in time the pillars of society and often receive posi-
tions  of  honor  and preferment in State or Church as  judges  or  divines.
They are very orthodox and conservative in their opinions and punctilious to
a  fault  in  their observance of all customs and traditions  of  the  times
wherein they live, but they are not progressive, for they value the opinions
of  their contemporaries very highly and are seldom induced to  espouse  any
progressive  ideas which might jeopardize the respect of the  community  en-
joyed  by  them.   They are firm believers in the  necessity  of  red  tape.
Withal, however, they are charitable and benevolent, tender and sympathetic;
they can always be relied upon to aid any altruistic movement,  and  through
they are of a kindly nature and endeavor to avoid quarrels in their own  be-
half,  they sometimes fight with great zeal and courage for others who  have
been injured and in whose behalf their sympathies have been enlisted,  hence
they make admirable lawyers.

   The Sagittarius are usually excellent conversationalists; they have quick
and  ready wit and are fond of indulging in oratory.   Their exhibitions  of
memory and interesting way of relating experiences always hold the audience.
They are very proud and have great confidence in themselves.


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                          THE CHILDREN OF CAPRICORN

                     Born December 22nd to January 20th

   Capricorn is ruled by Saturn,  the planet of obstruction,  therefore  the
vitality of these children is very low and they are difficult to raise,  but
once infancy is passed the Saturnine persistence makes itself felt and  they
cling  to life with an amazing tenacity so that they often become very  old.
They are very much subject to colds and their principal source of danger  is
falls and bruises.   The children of Capricorn are usually bashful and timid
in  the presence of strangers but when they have become used to people  they
show  their  domineering nature and endeavor to make everybody  around  them
conform to their will.  The Saturnine quality of the sign makes them jealous
and  suspicious of the motives of others.   Therefore they are very fond  of
detective  work.   They  will  follow a trail  with  unerring  instinct  and
unwavering perseverance that never gives up as long as there is the remotest
chance of success.   It is good to be friends with Capricornians and bad  to
make enemies of them,  for they find it very hard to forgive a real or  fan-
cied offense or injury and always brood over any wrong done to them.  On the
other hand,  if they once give their confidence or friendship they are  also
consistent in that direction.   They are very ambitious by other people  and
they  have  splendid  executive  ability because of the unusual qualities of


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forethought  and concentration conferred by Saturn.   They are born  leaders
and  organizers  but change under restrictions and dislike  particularly  to
take orders from others.   When they are placed in such a subordinate  posi-
tion and cannot have their way they become gloomy, taciturn,  moody,  pessi-
mistic,  irritable,  and given to worry.   The children of Capricorn usually
have a disinclination for marriage and are seldom at ease if they enter into
that state.  The union is usually childless or children are few.

                          THE CHILDREN OF AQUARIUS

                     Born January 20th to February 19th

   The children of Aquarius are of a rather shy, retiring nature.  They like
to  keep  their own company and counsel more than is good for them,  for  if
this  bent in the nature is allowed full scope,  it has a tendency to  breed
melancholy  and make them recluses.   They have a quiet,  unassuming  manner
which  gains  many friends for them and their home life  is  usually  ideal.
they  are generally affectionate and of a very sweet and  kind  disposition;
they  are always ready to defer to the opinion of a loved one and  ready  to
yield a point for the sake of harmony.  Besides, Aquarius being a fixed sign
they are very constant in their affection as well as in other things.

   Aquarius  is  an intellectual sign and its children usually have  a  good
mentality,  because the Saturnine rulership gives depth to the mind, and the
Uranian  ray  gives  them  intuition  and  an  inclination  towards science,


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literature and philosophy.   They are remarkably persistent in whatever they
undertake,  and therefore usually succeed in the long run.   As Aquarius  is
the  11th  sign it partakes also of the qualities ruled by the  11th  House;
therefore  the children of Aquarius are usually well liked among  their  as-
sociates and have many friends.  The children of Aquarius are very proud and
jealous of the esteem of others.   Their principal fault is that on  account
of  Saturnine traits they are somewhat given to worry.   As with  the  Leos,
they are strong in their likes and dislikes; they will do anything for those
who have won their affection, but resent any attempt to drive them,  and un-
der  such conditions are extremely stubborn;  in fact they are very  set  in
their mental attitude,  and once an opinion has been formed it is not easily
changed.   They are so very sensitive to the mental conditions  around  them
that  it affects their physical well being perhaps more than they are  aware
of for this is one of the most sensitive signs.

                           THE CHILDREN OF PISCES

                      Born February 20th to March 20th

   The children of Pisces are of a marked negative disposition,  subject  to
varying moods, and are, like the children of Aquarius, very sensitive to the
mental atmosphere in their environment.  For that reason it is of the great-
est  importance  that  parents of these children should  guard  them  during
childhood against the influences  of  bad  companions,  for  the old proverb


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about "bad company corrupting good manners"  applies with ten-fold  strength
to  these children,  and they will absorb good or evil with equal  facility.
So until they have learned to choose for themselves the good things,  it  is
especially necessary for their natural guardians to shield them.   They also
have  a  strong tendency to mediumship and if they are  taken  into  seances
there is a great danger that they may become controlled.   Moreover,  having
such an extremely flexible nature they can never exert sufficient will power
to free themselves from the influence when once they have been subjected  to
it, and it may ruin their whole life.

   These children are very peaceable in disposition and suffer injury rather
than fight for their rights, not because they do not care, for they are very
jealous especially when born in the latter part of the sign, but because the
Piscean nature is averse to exertion, and generally they do not want to take
the  trouble  to fight for their rights.   In plain English they  are  lazy.
Therefore  the parents should see that a certain amount of work is  allotted
to them during the earliest years, for it is then that the habits are formed
and the nature is the most plastic.  They can learn to be diligent with must
less effort at that time than during the later stages of life.  But once the
children of Pisces have commenced doing a piece of work it will probably  be
a surprise to others to watch them and see the methodical way they go at it,
making  every  move  count  until the task has been completed with seemingly


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very little effort on their part.   Honesty is another of the virtues of the
Pisces children; they are usually dependable and close-mouthed, so that they
may be trusted with secrets in full confidence that they will not betray the
trust.

   The  children of Pisces are generally kind and sympathetic,  cordial  and
suave  in manner,  qualities which will of course bring them  many  friends.
They are notoriously fond of good things to eat,  they revel in rich  goods,
and are also prone to be fond of drink.   If these tendencies are allowed to
work themselves out they will of course ruin the life,  and besides bring on
a train of disease.  Therefore the parents of these children should endeavor
by precept and example to teach them the simple life,  frugality and control
of  the appetite during the years when habits are formed,  besides  guarding
them  against too strenuous exercise which even the children of Pisces  will
not  shun in childhood when the abundance of life force impels  them.   Then
later  in life these lessons will not be without their fruit.   The  changes
are that the child which by the help of the parent has learned in  childhood
to rules its stars will be both healthy and hearty,  respected and loved be-
cause of good habits, and will fully enjoy life.   In short,  these children
need a very careful bringing up to save them from their evil tendencies  and
bring  out the good,  but that is just what such souls come to parents  for.
Their necessity is the parent's opportunity to make great and wonderful soul
growth.

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