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Book IV – Astrologia Munda
Section III – Chapter II
wealth, and honour; 1 [Mars] above Mars, houses and buildings shall be
destroyed by fire, also earthquakes and much bloodshed; [Sun] above the Sun,
mischief and much evil, and take this for a general rule, let her be significatrix
of what you will, she ever denotes mischief and misfortune if she is
under the Suns’ beams; 2
[Venus] above Venus, noble and rich women shall
increase in honour and esteem; [Mercury] above Mercury, men shall be wise,
shall choose grave and judicious counsellors, and shall make good laws and
wise acts; [Dragons Head] above the Dragons Head, she signifies damage to
rivers and fountains, springs and water places; [Dragons Tail] above the Dragons
Tail, mortality and destruction to beasts; [Blazing Stars] and lastly, above Blazing
Stars she signifies the loss of substance.
Thus, much of the significations of the planets, when exalted one
above the other, and above the Dragons Head, Tail, and Blazing Stars. It
remains therefore now to show you the significations of them 3
, being exalted
over one another, and also over the planets, and so conclude this chapter.
According then, to the same order we have hitherto followed, we are to begin
with the Dragons Head and then of the other two.
[Dragons Head exalted above]
[Saturn] Now if the Dragons Head is beheld of Saturn, and the Dragons Head at
that time exalted above him, it stirs up wars and men shall delight to bear
arms; [Jupiter] above Jupiter, 4
noble men shall increase in honour and greatness,
and all business shall succeed well with them; [Mars] above Mars, soldiers and
such as carry arms shall be prosperous, in esteem, and fortunate; [Sun] it shall
also go well with kings and the grandees of the earth when it is exalted above
the Sun; [Venus] and if it is above Venus, it signifies that women and virgins
shall be joyful and merry, and that everything shall succeed well with them in a
general way; [Mercury] above Mercury, men shall delight and addict themselves
1 I would think that this particular signification would depend somewhat on the phase of the Moon and
its condition when exalted. If the Moon is waning and ill affected then I’m not sure that this particular
signification is correct. This is true for all the significations; the effect of the exalted planet depends
greatly upon the zodiacal state of the exalted, or elevated, planet!
2 She also denotes hidden things and secret things when combust or under the beams.
3 I.e. the Dragons Head, Tail and Blazing Stars!
4 Ramesey does not tell us if Jupiter must also ’behold’ the Dragons Head as he did with Saturn. It is
not unreasonable to assume that the same conditions must exist for all the planets as he specifies for
the first planet Saturn, although he does not specifically say so!
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