ASTROLOGIA MUNDA - Classical Astrologer Weblog

Book IV – Astrologia Munda
Section II – Chapter XVII
[Oriental] If oriental, many infirmities shall be incident to man,
especially in the lower and secret parts, if other testimonies concur.
[Occidental] If occidental, small piety among men.
[Retrograde] If retrograde, he denotes many tribulations, fears and troubles.
[Direct] If direct, things will be so much the better.
[Mars Lord of the Year in Sagittarius]
Also, Mars in Sagittarius, if he is Lord of the Year, he signifies wars shall
happen in the eastern parts; also damage and mischief unto the inhabitants of
those parts, and the regions subject to the sign Sagittarius; death, infirmities,
coughs and infirmities in the eyes, as also in the loins and back; little or no rain,
and extreme cold weather in winter, as also the spring, so that the fruits of trees
shall be blasted and nipped; also plants, herbs and seeds shall be very much
damnified, and the year generally shall be scarce and indigent of provisions,
also honey shall not be plentiful; for by reason of the scarcity of herbs, bees
shall many of them be destroyed. And if therein he is well aspected and free
from the malevolent aspects of the infortunes, all such as bear arms, or have
any relation thereunto of what degree so ever, shall be in good condition,
fortunate and successful.
[If strong] Some of the ancients with Albumasar 1
say, that if Mars is in the last
fifteen degrees of Sagittarius, and Lord of the Year in any Revolution; or in any
human sign, he denotes wars, tumults and insurrections of the people against
their king and superiors, sudden death, fevers both tertian, quartan, and
pestilential, and many other infirmities; robberies, sackings and spoiling,
bloodshed, fire and sword, and lightnings.
[If weak] And if he is unfortunately aspected by the malevolents, and otherwise
also debilitated, he signifies all these things you have now heard, but more
mischievously, unless the benevolent aspects of Jupiter prevent and contradict
his fury.
[Northern] If his latitude is northern, he signifies the air shall be good, pleasant
and temperate.
1 Abu Ma’shār
112