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Book IV – Astrologia Munda
Section III – Chapter I
[Of Jupiter in his exaltation]
Also if Jupiter in any revolution is in the 15 th degree of Cancer, being his
exaltation, fortunate and strong accidentally as being aspected of the fortunes
and no wise afflicted by the malevolents, and well aspected of the Moon, and
she also strong both essentially and accidentally; there is no doubt of it but that
he shall be the cause of some great alteration in church affairs and matters
divine and appertaining to the law, and that for the better. But if they 1
afflicted, weak and impeded; judge the contrary, i.e. that the alteration shall be
for the worse.
[Of Mars when in his exaltation]
Again, if at the Sun his ingress, you find Mars in the 28 th degree of Capricorn,
being his exaltation, he denotes many and great mutations, yet not altogether as
notable and strange as the two preceding. The nature and quality thereof shall
be according to his own proper signification, i.e. wars, fires, combustions,
uproars, slaughters, thefts, rapines and robberies, and such like, unless he is
beheld of Saturn by a sextile or trine and Saturn is then also well dignified and
free from all manner of impediment and affliction, or behold other planets of
whom he is received and well aspected and those planets also fortunate and free
from all manner of impediment. But if otherwise, it shall be worse.
[Of the Sun]
There is nothing to be said of the Sun in this particular, who by reason of the
Revolution is still made by his return to the first point of Aries, can never be in
the point of his exaltation in any Revolution of the World. Neither indeed have
I found any of the ancients regard any of the inferior planets in this matter.
Only Bonatus 2 testifies of Albumasar 3
that in every Revolution of the World we
are to have regard to the exaltation of Mercury, which is the 15 th degree of
Virgo, and see what planet is then therein receiving Mercury, or Mercury him,
for he shall be Lord or chief indicator or significator of what is portended by
him according to his strength or weakness, as you have heard of the superiors.
1
Jupiter and the Moon
2
Obviously referring to Guido Bonatti and his opus “Liber Astronomiae”
3
i.e. Abu Ma’shār
NOTE BY RAMESEY: a most learned Arabian in this heavenly science.
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