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Book IV – Astrologia Munda
Section II – Chapter XX
Chapter XX
Of the significations of Mercury when he is Lord of the Year in any of the twelve
signs
In the next place, we are to look what are the significations of Mercury, who is
the second of the inferior planets, and the next under Venus.
[Mercury Lord of the Year in Aries]
Who if he is Lord of the year and posited in Aries, there shall be abundance of
water and rain, and a scarcity of provisions in the western parts; he signifies
also great winds, much dew, and many thin clouds, also death to young men
and women.
Now because he is of that quality that he participates still of the nature of that
planet in configuration with him, it is requisite we have respect thereunto; for
with the fortunes he is good, with the infortunes bad, in his own nature
indifferent, and he is with the masculine planets a masculine planet and of
that signification; with the feminine a feminine.
Wherefore if Mercury is joined to the Moon, either by body or aspect, it
denotes plenty of fish; if to the Sun, plenty of wine, and the safety and
prosperity of women, and so much the rather if Mars and Venus are then in
conjunction or aspect with the Sun; and if Saturn is in the place of Mercury, he
signifies very much rain and abundance of waters; but if Mars is only then with
the Sun, he denotes pains in the eyes and much war and blood-shed.
[Mercury Lord of the Year in Taurus]
If Mercury is Lord of the Year and located in Taurus, he signifies many
showers and plenty of waters, and a destruction of corn and the fruits of the
earth through diversity and change of air; pains and infirmities in the eyes in the
eastern parts and the death of great and noble men, unless Jupiter or Venus
work the contrary by their benevolent aspects to him or to the Ascendant. But if
Mars beholds the Ascendant, he signifies the death of cows, and the greater sort
of cattle, especially in the southern parts.
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