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Book IV – Astrologia Munda
Section II – Chapter XVI
and that the earth shall be afflicted with barrenness, according to the nature of
the planet or planets assisting him, etc.
[Jupiter Lord of the Year in Taurus]
Jupiter in Taurus, Lord of the Year and well dignified or assisted by adjuvant
planets, shall denote fertility and the good condition of the fruits of the earth;
and that there shall be a temperate and good air; men shall delight in the
husbandry and manuring of the ground, and shall profit thereby. The King also,
and the rulers or great and noble men, shall do well to the people and encourage
them, and do them justice and equity; and again, the people shall love, honour,
and respect their superiors. There shall also be sufficient and moderate rain, and
sweet southern winds; and all things signified by Jupiter shall chiefly be
manifest in the southern parts and those places subject to Taurus. But if he is
weak and afflicted, judge the contrary and judge the nature thereof from the
significator afflicting, as you have been often taught before.
But you are ever to remember this general rule, which I would also have you
observe and take notice of in all the other planets, that although Jupiter does in
Taurus signify good when he is well disposed, he being naturally good in
himself, yet he does not effect it so powerfully or so fully as when he is in
Aries; for he has therein both triplicity and term; but in Taurus only term, and
in Sagittarius more power than in Aries to effect what he denotes; for therein he
has house, triplicity and term. For by how much the stronger essentially a planet
is, by so much his power is increased; and so on the contrary, when he
is debilitated, etc. This I say; I would have you still remember what you have
already heard, as also, in what follows and in all the other planets.
[Jupiter Lord of the Year in Gemini]
If Jupiter is Lord of the Year in Gemini, well dignified and in some aspects of
the malevolents, men shall be perplexed with extreme warm winds. And
if he is in aspect with Mars, many casualties shall be incident unto them
through thunder and lightning. But if he is aspected with Saturn, he denotes
corruption of air; and if other testimonies concur, pestilential air and diseases
through corruption of blood are to be feared. But if you see him free from any
aspect of the malevolents, yet he shall not denote very pleasant air, many
sudden gusts of winds and storms of rain, which shall be somewhat destructive
to the fruits of the earth and not pleasant unto men. For it is certain, that when
Jupiter is in Gemini, if he does no hurt, he does as little good, or rather none at
all, especially if retrograde, weak or afflicted.
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